After returning from a West Coast road trip that saw them struggle to do much of anything at the plate in a four-game series against the Mariners, the Cleveland Guardians’ bats came alive in their return to Progressive Field, besting the Baltimore Orioles by a score of 5-1.
Baltimore starting pitcher Spenser Watkins breezed through the first three innings, retiring the first 11 batters he faced. But then José Ramírez reached on an opposite-field single with two outs in the fourth. Pitching out of the stretch for the first time all game, Watkins surrendered a two-run homer to Josh Naylor, giving the Guardians their first lead of the game.