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Guardians edge Dodgers 3-1 on Giménez's 2-run shot and Boyd's strong outing

LOS ANGELES (AP) Matthew Boyd outdueled Landon Knack over five scoreless innings, Andrés Giménez hit a two-run homer in the sixth and the Cleveland Guardians beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 3-1 on Friday night in a matchup of division leaders.

The NL West-leading Dodgers managed just two baserunners through five innings. Mookie Betts doubled in the first when Boyd hit Teoscar Hernández in the left foot.

Shohei Ohtani went deep in bottom of the sixth for his 45th home run and career high-tying 100th RBI of the season that left the Dodgers trailing 2-1.

The Dodgers loaded the bases with one out in the eighth. Ohtani singled, Betts doubled and Freddie Freeman was intentionally walked by reliever Hunter Gaddis. Chris Taylor, who had replaced Hernández, grounded into a double play to end the threat.

Boyd (2-1) allowed one run and three hits in six innings. The left-hander struck out six and walked none.

“It was a good day,” Boyd said. “Guys made great plays behind me, the bullpen came in and shut down so it was awesome.”

Emmanuel Clase retired the side in the ninth to earn his AL-tying 42nd save.

Bryan Rocchio singled leading off the sixth and one out later Giménez sent Knack’s first pitch into right for a 2-0 lead.

Rocchio added a solo shot off Anthony Banda that landed in the Dodgers' bullpen for a 3-1 lead in the eighth on a night when the game-time temperature was 86 degrees (30 Celsius). It soared to over 100 (37 Celsius) earlier in the day and as a result the Dodgers are skipping batting practice this weekend because of the unusual triple-digit temperatures..

Knack (2-3) didn’t allow a hit until José Ramírez singled in the fifth. It was just the second baserunner for the AL Central-leading Guardians after Kyle Manzardo walked in the second.

“Landon was a star,” Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said. “He did everything and more than we had hoped for. He's done it all year for us, given his kind of uncertain circumstances this year being up and down. He gave us a good chance to win.”

Knack was recalled before the game to make his ninth start of the season for the Dodgers. The right-hander gave up two runs and three hits in six innings. He struck out a career-high eight and walked one.

“It's hard as you continue to go up and down to not kind of like think about the future and where you kind of are,” he said. “Anytime I get an opportunity either here or there just to kind of show what we can do and just keep taking advantage of the opportunities.”

Knack will likely make his next start Friday.

TRAINER'S ROOM

Guardians: RHP Alex Cobb was scratched from his scheduled start Saturday after developing a blister on his right middle finger.

Dodgers: RHP Gavin Stone (right shoulder inflammation) went on the IL after being the only pitcher to remain healthy most of the season. ... LF Hernández has a left foot contusion after being hit by a pitch in the first inning. X-rays were negative, but he will have scans on Saturday and appears likely to go on the IL.

UP NEXT

RHP Gavin Williams (3-7, 4.55 ERA) moves up a day to start Saturday in place of Cobb. RHP Ryan Brasier (1-0, 3.38) will open for the Dodgers.

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	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Guardians CLE81-60	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	3	5	0
Dodgers LAD84-57	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	6	0

Dodger StadiumLos Angeles, CA

W: M. Boyd (2-1)L: L. Knack (2-3)S: E. Clase (42)
HR: CLE - B. Rocchio (8), A. Gimenez (9), LAD - S. Ohtani (54)

CLEGuardians

LADDodgers

.M. BoydMatthew Boyd
P
6.0 IP, ER, 6 SO, 87 P
.L. KnackLandon Knack
P
6.0 IP, 2 ER, BB, 8 SO, 91 P

HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	SO	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	FPTS
S. Kwan LF	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	.290	.356	.423	.778	1.0
A. Gimenez 2B	4	1	1	2	1	0	1	1	.251	.303	.343	.646	6.5
J. Ramirez 3B	3	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	.273	.331	.522	.853	4.0
J. Naylor 1B	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	.243	.323	.468	.791	-1.0
L. Thomas CF	4	0	1	0	0	0	2	1	.231	.309	.368	.677	0.0
K. Manzardo DH	3	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	.224	.267	.398	.665	0.0
J. Noel RF	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	.246	.316	.563	.880	-0.5
B. Naylor C	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.207	.269	.361	.630	-0.5
B. Rocchio SS	3	2	2	1	1	0	1	0	.215	.301	.331	.632	7.5

HITTERS	AB
S. Kwan LF	3
A. Gimenez 2B	4
J. Ramirez 3B	3
J. Naylor 1B	4
L. Thomas CF	4
K. Manzardo DH	3
J. Noel RF	4
B. Naylor C	3
B. Rocchio SS	3

HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	SO	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	FPTS
S. Ohtani DH	4	1	2	1	1	0	1	0	.291	.376	.617	.993	6.5
M. Betts RF	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	.305	.396	.505	.902	4.0
F. Freeman 1B	3	0	1	0	0	1	2	1	.288	.383	.494	.877	1.0
T. Hernandez LF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.266	.331	.488	.819	1.0
C. Taylor PR-LF	3	0	0	0	0	0	2	4	.173	.280	.265	.545	-1.0
W. Smith C	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	.242	.324	.420	.744	-0.5
T. Edman CF	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.270	.300	.570	0.0
M. Rojas SS	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.286	.326	.409	.735	1.0
G. Lux 2B	3	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	.253	.315	.396	.712	-1.0
E. Hernandez 3B	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.216	.272	.347	.619	0.0
a- M. Muncy PH-3B	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.225	.335	.478	.812	0.0

HITTERS	AB
S. Ohtani DH	4
M. Betts RF	4
F. Freeman 1B	3
T. Hernandez LF	0
C. Taylor PR-LF	3
W. Smith C	4
T. Edman CF	4
M. Rojas SS	4
G. Lux 2B	3
E. Hernandez 3B	2
a- M. Muncy PH-3B	1

a-flied out for Hernandez in the 8th

2B - L. Thomas (21)
HR - A. Gimenez (8), B. Rocchio (8)
RBI - A. Gimenez 2 (57), B. Rocchio (32)
Runners left in scoring position, 2-Out - J. Naylor, L. Thomas

2B - M. Betts 2 (23)
HR - S. Ohtani (45)
RBI - S. Ohtani (100)
Runners left in scoring position, 2-Out - W. Smith

SB - J. Ramirez (35)
CS - L. Thomas (13)

DP - (Rocchio-Gimenez-Naylor)

PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA	WHIP	FPTS
M. Boyd (W, 2-1)	6.0	3	1	1	0	6	1	2.20	0.77	26.0
C. Smith (H, 23)	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	2.15	0.96	2.5
H. Gaddis (H, 31)	1.0	2	0	0	1	0	0	1.55	0.78	0.0
E. Clase (S, 42)	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0.69	0.66	10.5

PITCHERS	IP
M. Boyd (W, 2-1)	6.0
C. Smith (H, 23)	1.0
H. Gaddis (H, 31)	1.0
E. Clase (S, 42)	1.0

PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA	WHIP	FPTS
L. Knack (L, 2-3)	6.0	3	2	2	1	8	1	3.00	0.96	14.0
D. Hudson	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2.44	0.94	2.0
A. Banda	1.0	1	1	1	2	1	1	2.91	1.27	-0.5
R. Brasier	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3.38	0.84	3.5

PITCHERS	IP
L. Knack (L, 2-3)	6.0
D. Hudson	1.0
A. Banda	1.0
R. Brasier	1.0

Pitches-Strikes - M. Boyd 87-54, C. Smith 18-12, H. Gaddis 14-10, E. Clase 7-6
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - M. Boyd 5-7, C. Smith 2-1, H. Gaddis 1-1, E. Clase 1-1
Batters Faced - M. Boyd 22, C. Smith 4, H. Gaddis 5, E. Clase 3

Pitches-Strikes - L. Knack 91-62, D. Hudson 10-6, A. Banda 20-11, R. Brasier 12-9
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - L. Knack 2-6, D. Hudson 1-1, A. Banda 1-1, R. Brasier 1-1
Batters Faced - L. Knack 22, D. Hudson 3, A. Banda 6, R. Brasier 3

.M. BoydMatthew Boyd
P
6.0 IP, ER, 6 SO, 87 P
.L. KnackLandon Knack
P
6.0 IP, 2 ER, BB, 8 SO, 91 P

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Guardians CLE81-60	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	3	5	0
Dodgers LAD84-57	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	6	0

Dodger StadiumLos Angeles, CA

HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	SO	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	FPTS
S. Kwan LF	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	.290	.356	.423	.778	1.0
A. Gimenez 2B	4	1	1	2	1	0	1	1	.251	.303	.343	.646	6.5
J. Ramirez 3B	3	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	.273	.331	.522	.853	4.0
J. Naylor 1B	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	.243	.323	.468	.791	-1.0
L. Thomas CF	4	0	1	0	0	0	2	1	.231	.309	.368	.677	0.0
K. Manzardo DH	3	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	.224	.267	.398	.665	0.0
J. Noel RF	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	.246	.316	.563	.880	-0.5
B. Naylor C	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.207	.269	.361	.630	-0.5
B. Rocchio SS	3	2	2	1	1	0	1	0	.215	.301	.331	.632	7.5
Total	31	3	5	3	2	3	10	7	-	-	-	-	-

HITTERS	AB
S. Kwan LF	3
A. Gimenez 2B	4
J. Ramirez 3B	3
J. Naylor 1B	4
L. Thomas CF	4
K. Manzardo DH	3
J. Noel RF	4
B. Naylor C	3
B. Rocchio SS	3
Total	31

HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	SO	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	FPTS
S. Ohtani DH	4	1	2	1	1	0	1	0	.291	.376	.617	.993	6.5
M. Betts RF	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	.305	.396	.505	.902	4.0
F. Freeman 1B	3	0	1	0	0	1	2	1	.288	.383	.494	.877	1.0
T. Hernandez LF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.266	.331	.488	.819	1.0
C. Taylor PR-LF	3	0	0	0	0	0	2	4	.173	.280	.265	.545	-1.0
W. Smith C	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	.242	.324	.420	.744	-0.5
T. Edman CF	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.270	.300	.570	0.0
M. Rojas SS	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.286	.326	.409	.735	1.0
G. Lux 2B	3	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	.253	.315	.396	.712	-1.0
E. Hernandez 3B	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.216	.272	.347	.619	0.0
a- M. Muncy PH-3B	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.225	.335	.478	.812	0.0
Total	32	1	6	1	1	1	8	8	-	-	-	-	-

HITTERS	AB
S. Ohtani DH	4
M. Betts RF	4
F. Freeman 1B	3
T. Hernandez LF	0
C. Taylor PR-LF	3
W. Smith C	4
T. Edman CF	4
M. Rojas SS	4
G. Lux 2B	3
E. Hernandez 3B	2
a- M. Muncy PH-3B	1
Total	32

a-flied out for Hernandez in the 8th

2B - L. Thomas (21)
HR - A. Gimenez (8), B. Rocchio (8)
RBI - A. Gimenez 2 (57), B. Rocchio (32)
Runners left in scoring position, 2-Out - J. Naylor, L. Thomas

2B - M. Betts 2 (23)
HR - S. Ohtani (45)
RBI - S. Ohtani (100)
Runners left in scoring position, 2-Out - W. Smith

SB - J. Ramirez (35)
CS - L. Thomas (13)

DP - (Rocchio-Gimenez-Naylor)

PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA	WHIP	FPTS
M. Boyd (W, 2-1)	6.0	3	1	1	0	6	1	2.20	0.77	26.0
C. Smith (H, 23)	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	2.15	0.96	2.5
H. Gaddis (H, 31)	1.0	2	0	0	1	0	0	1.55	0.78	0.0
E. Clase (S, 42)	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0.69	0.66	10.5
Total	9.0	6	1	1	1	8	1	-	-	-

PITCHERS	IP
M. Boyd (W, 2-1)	6.0
C. Smith (H, 23)	1.0
H. Gaddis (H, 31)	1.0
E. Clase (S, 42)	1.0
Total	9.0

PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA	WHIP	FPTS
L. Knack (L, 2-3)	6.0	3	2	2	1	8	1	3.00	0.96	14.0
D. Hudson	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2.44	0.94	2.0
A. Banda	1.0	1	1	1	2	1	1	2.91	1.27	-0.5
R. Brasier	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3.38	0.84	3.5
Total	9.0	5	3	3	3	10	2	-	-	-

PITCHERS	IP
L. Knack (L, 2-3)	6.0
D. Hudson	1.0
A. Banda	1.0
R. Brasier	1.0
Total	9.0

Pitches-Strikes - M. Boyd 87-54, C. Smith 18-12, H. Gaddis 14-10, E. Clase 7-6
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - M. Boyd 5-7, C. Smith 2-1, H. Gaddis 1-1, E. Clase 1-1
Batters Faced - M. Boyd 22, C. Smith 4, H. Gaddis 5, E. Clase 3

Pitches-Strikes - L. Knack 91-62, D. Hudson 10-6, A. Banda 20-11, R. Brasier 12-9
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - L. Knack 2-6, D. Hudson 1-1, A. Banda 1-1, R. Brasier 1-1
Batters Faced - L. Knack 22, D. Hudson 3, A. Banda 6, R. Brasier 3

SCORING

ALL PLAYS

6TH INNING
A. Gimenez homered to right, B. Rocchio scored 2 0
S. Ohtani homered to center 2 1
8TH INNING
B. Rocchio homered to left 3 1

6TH INNING
	A. Gimenez homered to right, B. Rocchio scored	2	0
	S. Ohtani homered to center	2	1

8TH INNING
	B. Rocchio homered to left	3	1

1ST INNING
Guardians
L. Knack Pitching:
S. Kwan: Strike looking, Ball, Strike swinging, Ball, Foul, Kwan lined out to center
A. Gimenez: Foul, Ball, Foul, Ball, Gimenez lined out to right
J. Ramirez: Strike looking, Ball, Strike looking, Foul, Ball, Foul, Foul, Foul, Ramirez grounded out to second
Middle of the 1st (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
Dodgers
M. Boyd Pitching:
S. Ohtani: Strike looking, Strike looking, Ball, Ohtani flied out to deep center
M. Betts: Strike looking, Ball, Betts doubled to deep right
F. Freeman: Foul, Ball, Ball, Strike swinging, Strike swinging, Freeman struck out swinging
T. Hernandez: Ball, Hernandez hit by pitch
Chris Taylor ran for Teoscar Hernandez
W. Smith: Ball, Strike swinging, Ball, Foul, Foul, Ball, Smith flied out to right
End of the 1st (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
2ND INNING
Guardians
Chris Taylor in left field
J. Naylor: Foul, Foul, Strike looking, Naylor struck out looking
L. Thomas: Ball, Strike swinging, Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Thomas struck out looking
K. Manzardo: Ball, Ball, Foul, Ball, Ball, Manzardo walked
J. Noel: Ball, Strike looking, Strike swinging, Strike swinging, Noel struck out swinging
Middle of the 2nd (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
Dodgers
M. Boyd Pitching:
T. Edman: Foul, Foul, Ball, Edman grounded out to third
M. Rojas: Ball, Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Rojas grounded out to third
G. Lux: Strike swinging, Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Foul, Strike swinging, Lux struck out swinging
End of the 2nd (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
3RD INNING
Guardians
L. Knack Pitching:
B. Naylor: Strike looking, Strike looking, Ball, Foul, Ball, Ball, Strike swinging, Naylor struck out swinging
B. Rocchio: Strike looking, Foul, Strike swinging, Rocchio struck out swinging
S. Kwan: Strike looking, Kwan lined out to second
Middle of the 3rd (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
Dodgers
M. Boyd Pitching:
E. Hernandez: Ball, Hernandez flied out to deep center
S. Ohtani: Foul, Ball, Strike swinging, Ball, Strike swinging, Ohtani struck out swinging
M. Betts: Betts flied out to right
End of the 3rd (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
4TH INNING
Guardians
L. Knack Pitching:
A. Gimenez: Strike looking, Foul, Ball, Ball, Ball, Strike swinging, Gimenez struck out swinging
J. Ramirez: Ramirez singled to right
J. Naylor: Naylor flied out to center
L. Thomas: Ball, Pickoff attempt, Strike looking, Strike swinging, Ball, Ramirez stole second, Foul, Foul, Foul, Ball, Strike swinging, Thomas struck out swinging
Middle of the 4th (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
Dodgers
M. Boyd Pitching:
F. Freeman: Ball, Strike looking, Ball, Foul, Strike swinging, Freeman struck out swinging
C. Taylor: Strike looking, Strike swinging, Ball, Ball, Ball, Strike swinging, Taylor struck out swinging
W. Smith: Strike looking, Ball, Smith flied out to center
End of the 4th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
5TH INNING
Guardians
L. Knack Pitching:
K. Manzardo: Ball, Strike looking, Foul, Ball, Ball, Strike swinging, Manzardo struck out swinging
J. Noel: Foul, Strike looking, Foul, Ball, Noel popped out to shortstop
B. Naylor: Foul, Strike looking, Ball, Naylor flied out to deep center
Middle of the 5th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
Dodgers
M. Boyd Pitching:
T. Edman: Strike looking, Ball, Strike swinging, Edman lined out to shortstop
M. Rojas: Strike looking, Foul, Rojas grounded out to shortstop
G. Lux: Strike swinging, Strike swinging, Ball, Ball, Lux lined out to left
End of the 5th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
6TH INNING
Guardians
L. Knack Pitching:
B. Rocchio: Rocchio singled to shallow right
S. Kwan: Ball, Kwan flied out to center
A. Gimenez: A. Gimenez homered to right, B. Rocchio scored
J. Ramirez: Strike looking, Foul, Ramirez flied out to center
J. Naylor: Strike swinging, Naylor flied out to left
Middle of the 6th (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
Dodgers
M. Boyd Pitching:
E. Hernandez: Strike looking, Hernandez grounded out to shortstop
S. Ohtani: Ball, S. Ohtani homered to center
M. Betts: Strike swinging, Ball, Foul, Betts flied out to shallow second
F. Freeman: Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Ball, Freeman singled to center
C. Taylor: Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Pickoff attempt, Foul, Strike swinging, Taylor struck out swinging
End of the 6th (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
7TH INNING
Guardians
Daniel Hudson relieved Landon Knack
L. Thomas: Ball, Strike swinging, Ball, Strike looking, Thomas doubled to deep left
K. Manzardo: Ball, Thomas caught stealing third, catcher to third, Manzardo flied out to right
J. Noel: Strike swinging, Ball, Noel grounded out to third
Middle of the 7th (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
Dodgers
Cade Smith relieved Matthew Boyd
W. Smith: Foul, Ball, Strike swinging, Foul, Ball, Smith grounded out to third
T. Edman: Ball, Foul, Edman flied out to left
M. Rojas: Strike looking, Rojas reached on an infield single to shortstop
G. Lux: Strike looking, Ball, Strike (foul tip), Ball, Ball, Foul, Strike looking, Lux struck out looking
End of the 7th (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
8TH INNING
Guardians
Anthony Banda relieved Daniel Hudson
B. Naylor: Ball, Foul, Naylor popped out to third
B. Rocchio: Ball, B. Rocchio homered to left
S. Kwan: Ball, Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Foul, Ball, Kwan walked
A. Gimenez: Strike (foul tip), Foul, Gimenez grounded out to shortstop, Kwan to second
J. Ramirez: Intentional ball, Intentional ball, Intentional ball, Ramirez intentionally walked
J. Naylor: Ball, Foul, Ball, Foul, Ball, Strike swinging, Naylor struck out swinging
Middle of the 8th (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
Dodgers
Hunter Gaddis relieved Cade Smith
Max Muncy hit for Enrique Hernandez
M. Muncy: Ball, Ball, Muncy flied out to shallow left
S. Ohtani: Foul, Ohtani singled to right
M. Betts: Ball, Betts doubled to left, Ohtani to third
F. Freeman: Intentional ball, Intentional ball, Intentional ball, Freeman intentionally walked
C. Taylor: Strike swinging, Foul, Ball, Foul, Foul, Foul, Taylor grounded into double play shortstop to second to first, Freeman out at second
End of the 8th (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
9TH INNING
Guardians
Max Muncy at third base
Ryan Brasier relieved Anthony Banda
L. Thomas: Strike looking, Thomas flied out to deep right
K. Manzardo: Foul, Ball, Foul, Ball, Strike swinging, Manzardo struck out swinging
J. Noel: Ball, Foul, Strike (foul tip), Foul, Noel grounded out to third
Middle of the 9th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
Dodgers
Emmanuel Clase relieved Hunter Gaddis
W. Smith: Strike looking, Strike looking, Strike swinging, Smith struck out swinging
T. Edman: Edman grounded out to second
M. Rojas: Ball, Strike swinging, Rojas flied out to deep center
End of the 9th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)