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Giants at Guardians



Ramírez's first-inning single put Cleveland ahead for good, and Bailey backed it up with a two-hit night to send the Guardians past San Francisco 5-2. Both sides left plenty of runners on base, but Cleveland made its early chance count and the Giants couldn't recover. Guardians improve to 62-66 while the Giants drop to 52-75, and Cleveland now leads the season series 2-1.
Ramírez's single to center in the first inning brought home Kwan and pushed Bazzana to third, and that go-ahead run held up as Cleveland beat San Francisco 5-2.
Bailey led the Guardians offense, going 2-for-3 with an RBI, while both teams struggled to clear the bases, with the Giants stranding 9 runners and the Guardians leaving 9 of their own.
The win moves Cleveland to 62-66 on the season and drops the Giants to 52-75, with the Guardians now up 2-1 in the season series.
The Guardians sit 2nd in the AL Central, 2½ games back, winners of 7 straight, 8-2 over their last 10. The Giants sit 4th in the NL West, 26 games back, coming off a loss, 3-7 over their last 10.
The Guardians are up next home vs Royals (Aug 28-30). The Giants are up next home vs Diamondbacks (Aug 27-29).
We ranked every clip from this game by how much it swung the win probability, kept the biggest, and play them back in the order they happened. Pick any play to jump straight to it.
Ranked by win probability added: how far each player's plays moved this game's odds, not how their box-score line reads. A single with the bases loaded in the ninth outranks a home run in a blowout, because that is what actually decided it.



Guardians to winHit
CLE -1.5 · 65%HeldGraded against the closing line across 6 books.
Runs by inning across the top, then every batter and pitcher underneath. The pills switch clubs; the totals column is each side’s own line, not a comparison.
| Inn | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SFSan Francisco Giants | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2 |
| CLECleveland Guardians | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 0 |
| Player | H-AB | AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Drew Gilbert | 0-3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 13 | .236 | .322 | .363 |
Andrew Knizner | 0-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | .000 | .222 | .000 |
Rafael Devers | 1-3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 19 | .244 | .320 | .470 |
Willy Adames | 1-4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 12 | .229 | .288 | .421 |
Bryce Eldridge | 1-3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 16 | .247 | .341 | .438 |
Jung Hoo Lee | 1-4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 | .293 | .328 | .433 |
Osleivis Basabe | 1-4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | .250 | .279 | .422 |
| Turner Hill | 0-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .222 | .273 | .333 |
Victor Bericoto | 0-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .253 | .263 | .443 |
| Drew Cavanaugh | 0-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | .235 | .340 | .247 |
| Jonah Cox | 0-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | .244 | .244 | .439 |
Christian Koss | 0-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 23 | .191 | .234 | .236 |
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA | PC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Landen Roupp | 5.1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 90-54 | 4.34 | 90 |
Sam Hentges | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13-8 | 3.00 | 13 |
Carson Seymour | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14-11 | 5.79 | 14 |
JT Brubaker | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 22-14 | 3.53 | 22 |
Every plate appearance as it happened, newest first, with the scoring plays called out. Baseball Savant gamefeed.
| Inn | Play | Win probability | Swing |
|---|---|---|---|
| T9 | CLE 100.0 | 3.6 | |
| T9 | CLE 96.4 | 2.4 | |
| T9 | CLE 98.8 | 0.8 | |
| T9 | CLE 99.6 | 1.1 | |
| T9 | CLE 98.5 | 1.9 | |
| B8 | CLE 96.6 | 0.3 | |
| B8 | CLE 96.9 | 0.4 | |
| B8 | CLE 97.3 | 1.7 |
Win probability after each plate appearance, with the side in front named. Swing is how far that plate appearance moved it. Plays that scored a run are set in bold. Baseball Savant gamefeed.
The full ladder, with both clubs marked.