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Guardians answer the Giants with a 6th-inning burst at Scottsdale Stadium

The Cleveland Guardians moved to 13-14 after a 10-7 game at the San Francisco Giants, who improved to 19-9 at Scottsdale Stadium.


Sep 18, 2023; Kansas City, Missouri, USA; Cleveland Guardians relief pitcher Enyel De Los Santos (62) delivers a pitch against the Kansas City Royals in the eighth inning at Kauffman Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Denny Medley-USA TODAY Sports

First inning


The Guardians opened with 1 hit while the Giants scored 0 runs.


Second inning


The Guardians added 1 hit in the inning and the Giants again put up 0 runs.


Third inning


The Giants struck for 3 runs on 4 hits while the Guardians were held without a hit.


Fourth inning


The Giants built the lead with 4 runs on 4 hits, and the Guardians were charged with their only error of the day in a scoreless inning.


Fifth inning


The Guardians got on the board with 1 run on 1 hit, and the Giants replied with 1 run on 3 hits.


Sixth inning


The Guardians produced the inning’s defining swing with 5 runs on 4 hits as part of a 10-hit day, and the Giants went scoreless.


Seventh inning


The Giants added 2 runs on 3 hits, and the Guardians posted 1 hit but 0 runs.


Eighth inning


The Guardians recorded 1 hit but no run, and the Giants were held scoreless.


Ninth inning


The Guardians pushed across 1 run on 1 hit, and the Giants closed it out without batting in the bottom half as the home team.


Guardians post-match stats showed the Tribe finished with 10 hits, 0 errors, and 13 runners left on base, while the Orange and Black ended with 14 hits and 1 error.


The Guardians vs Giants review centered on Cleveland’s 3 home runs and a team .859 on-base plus slugging mark, while San Francisco’s lineup produced 10 runs and 2 home runs.


The Guardians vs Giants result analysis also pointed to Cleveland’s pitching line allowing 10 earned runs with an 11.25 earned run average, while the Giants held the Guardians to 2 hits in 7 at-bats with runners in scoring position.


Among game-changing plays Guardians vs Giants, Tanner Bibee’s start was tagged for 8 earned runs with a 15.429 earned run average, and Bo Naylor reached base at a .800 on-base rate in his previous game.


The Guardians are scheduled to host the Reds on 3/22/2026 at 3:05 PM EDT at Goodyear Ballpark in Goodyear, Arizona, and the broadcast is listed on CINR.


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