Aug 18, 2025
Cleveland Guardians’ Steven Kwan hits a single through the fourth inning of a baseball sport towards the Atlanta Braves, Sunday, Aug. 17, 2025, in Cleveland. (AP Picture/David Dermer)
CLEVELAND (AP) — Jurickson Profar hit a go-ahead, two-run homer within the sixth inning, and the Atlanta Braves received their season-best fifth straight sport, rallying previous the Cleveland Guardians 5-4 on Sunday to finish a three-game sweep.
With one out within the sixth, Profar pulled a 3-2 slider from Nic Enright (2-1) over the wall in proper area to place the Braves forward. Atlanta trailed 4-1 after 4 innings.
Aaron Bummer (3-2) labored two innings of scoreless aid, and Dylan Lee, Pierce Johnson and Raisel Iglesias pitched a scoreless body every, with Iglesias changing his nineteenth save. Left fielder Profar made a diving catch of a liner by Gabriel Arias for the second out within the ninth.
Bo Naylor had 4 hits and Daniel Schneemann had a two-run triple for the Guardians, who had labored their manner again into playoff competition with 11 wins in 14 video games earlier than getting swept by the Braves.
Cleveland had scored one run in its first two losses to Atlanta however jumped on Braves starter Logan Allen within the third, getting a sacrifice fly by Kyle Manzardo and an RBI double by Naylor. Schneemann’s triple within the fourth made it 4-1.
Atlanta acquired an RBI single by Ozzie Albies in a two-run fifth.
Key second
Johnson walked two batters to start out the eighth. He retired the subsequent two, then deliberately walked José Ramírez and acquired Manzardo to hit a fly ball to heart.
Key stat
Atlanta’s Michael Harris II went 1 for five, ending his franchise record-tying streak of multi-hit video games at eight.
Up subsequent
The Braves host the Chicago White Sox for 3 video games beginning tonight, with Spencer Strider (5-10, 4.69 ERA) on the mound for Atlanta.
Gavin Williams (7-4, 3.38), who took a no-hitter into the ninth inning earlier this month, begins the Guardians’ collection opener at Arizona tonight.
SATURDAY
Braves beat
Guardians 10-1
CLEVELAND (AP) — Michael Harris II homered and doubled, Nacho Alvarez Jr. and Nick Allen every had three hits and the Atlanta Braves beat the Cleveland Guardians 10-1 on Saturday night time.
The Braves have received 4 straight and eight or their final 10 video games, each season highs.
Ronald Acuña Jr. and Marcell Ozuna had two hits apiece for the Braves. Joey Wentz (4-3) allowed one run and three hits in six innings, hanging out 5.
The Braves struck first within the high of the second, as Alvarez drove in a run earlier than Allen doubled in two.
Bryan Rocchio hit a solo homer within the third to convey the Guardians inside two runs, however Atlanta answered with seven runs within the center innings. Hunter Stratton pitched the ultimate three innings for his first save.
Slade Cecconi (5-6) allowed eight runs (six earned) and 10 hits in 4 2/3 innings.
Key second
Between the fourth and sixth innings, Atlanta prolonged their lead from 3-1 to 10-1, keyed by Harris’ two-run homer to proper.
Key stat
Harris prolonged his multi-hit streak to eight video games, the longest within the majors this season and the longest for a Braves participant since Chris Johnson had eight straight in 2013. Harris is batting .500 through the run, and eight of his 17 hits have gone for further bases.
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