Williams Shuts Down Jays With 13 Ks | MLB News

0:00It's September 2nd. I'm Cory with the story, and this is MLB News, today baseball news powered by AI. Gavin Williams was straight fire on the mound Tuesday night, racking up a career high 13 strikeouts. He only gave up two singles in seven innings, shutting down the Toronto Blue Jays and helping the Cleveland Guardians secure a 6-1 victory. This win is big for Cleveland, keeping them in the thick of the American League wildcard race. The Guardians' offense came through two. Patched Bailey, Angel Jineo, and Angel Martinez all blasted two run homers. Since August 12th, Cleveland has been on a roll, winning 11 games out of 15. They went into this match up holding on to the third wildcard spot by a thread. Williams, who's now 13 and 7 on the season, started September off strong. He allowed just one unearned run, bouncing back after a rough outing last week. He didn't even give up a hit until the fourth inning, and then he finished strong striking out five of the last six batters he faced.

1:01This was his tenth game this season, with double digit strikeouts. The bullpen sealed the deal. Hunter Gattis and Matt Festa each pitched an inning to close out the game, holding the Blue Jays to just three hits total. Earlier in the game, Bailey's eighth homer put the Guardians up two to one in the fifth. Then Jineo, pinch hitting, extended the lead with a massive 426-foot blast in the seventh. Martinez added his 14th homer in the eighth to put the game out of reach.