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Guardians Continue Home Dominance of Angels with Narrow Win
Angel Martínez hit his sixth homer and Cleveland pitchers struck out 13 as the Guardians improved to 29-4 against the Angels at home since 2015.
On Tuesday, Angel Martinez homered and Cleveland's pitchers struck out 13 as the Cleveland Guardians defeated the Los Angeles Angels 3-2 at Progressive Field.
Cleveland has dominated this matchup at home, improving to 29-4 against the Angels at Progressive Field since 2015, while the Angels have not won consecutive games in the city in 13 years.
Guardians starter Slade Cecconi tossed four scoreless innings, striking out seven with an 89-pitch count, while Patrick Bailey drove in a run with a fifth-inning groundout.
Vaughn Grissom homered for the Angels in the eighth, but Cade Smith secured his 12th save in 14 opportunities by retiring all four batters he faced.
Guardians manager Stephen Vogt returned to the dugout following a two-game absence, with the team preparing for Wednesday's series finale against Angels LHP Reid Detmers.