Nothing separated the teams through three innings Saturday night in Miami. Then Steven Kwan doubled to left in the fourth, Arias and Halpin scored, and the Guardians had all the separation they needed. Cleveland won 4-1, extending its winning streak to three games.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 0 |
| MIA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1 |
Tanner Bibee was the story on the mound. The right-hander worked 6.2 innings, allowing 1 run on 5 hits with 4 walks and 3 strikeouts on 94 pitches. He picked up his third win against nine losses, carrying a 3.90 ERA. Colin Holderman closed it out with a perfect ninth for his first save of the season. The Cleveland bullpen combined to cover 2.1 innings without allowing a run.
Kwan's double was the game's go-ahead play, scoring both Arias and Halpin to put Cleveland up 2-0. Patrick Bailey extended the lead in the eighth, doubling to left to score Manzardo and Watson and push it to 4-1. Gabriel Arias reached base three times in four at-bats for the Guardians, finishing 3-for-4.
Eury Perez absorbed the loss for Miami, giving up 2 runs on 8 hits over 6 innings with 2 walks and 6 strikeouts. He falls to 5-7 with a 3.78 ERA. The Marlins managed their only run in the seventh, when Hicks singled to left to score Mack, but Miami's offense could not generate enough against Bibee and the Cleveland bullpen. Miami's relievers allowed 2 runs over 3 innings after Perez departed.
Liam Hicks went 2-for-3 with an RBI for the Marlins, who dropped to 52-44 and have lost two straight. Cleveland improved to 50-46. Holderman, who earned his first save, is four appearances away from 200 games played in his career.