Angels struggle against Guardians pitcher Gavin Williams in series loss
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CLEVELAND — José Ramírez homered during a three-run fourth inning, Gavin Williams gave up only one hit in 6⅔ innings and the Cleveland Guardians defeated the Angels 4-2 on Sunday.
Ramírez extended Cleveland’s lead to 2-0 when he connected on a slider from Angels starter Jack Kochanowicz (3-7) and put it into the stands in right-center for his team-leading 11th homer to lead off the fourth.
Nolan Jones added a two-run single with the bases loaded for the other runs in the inning as the Guardians took two of three games in the weekend series.
Cleveland’s Gabriel Arias hit a go-ahead two-run double with two outs in the seventh inning to help end the Angels’ eight-game road winning streak.
Williams (5-3) had a no-hitter through 5⅔ innings until Zach Neto‘s single to right field in the sixth inning. Williams gave up two unearned runs with two walks and six strikeouts.
It was the first time in 44 major league starts that the 25-year old right-hander had not yielded a hit through five innings.
Emmanuel Clase retired the Angels in order in the ninth for his 13th save.
Key moment: Angels slugger Mike Trout was not in the starting lineup, but came in during the seventh inning and had an RBI single. Trout was activated on Friday after missing nearly a month because of a bone bruise on his left knee and went five for 10 in the series.
Key stat: Ramírez has an on-base streak of 28 games. He is batting .394 (43 for 109) with six home runs, 15 RBIs and a 1.115 OPS since it began on April 30.
Up next for the Angels: Continue their road trip with a three-game set in Boston. Left-hander Tyler Anderson (2-2, 3.39 ERA) takes the mound Monday.
José Soriano throws six scoreless innings and Mike Trout picks up a hit in his return from injury as the Angels defeat the Cleveland Guardians 4-1.
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