Robbie Ray owned the Cleveland Guardians this afternoon.
It was exactly the kind of pitching performance that, from time to time, makes a certain recap author howl at the moon or stumble into syntactical realms heretofore hypothetical.
For today, let’s keep it plain: In seven shutout innings, Ray allowed three hits and no walks while striking out seven.
Erik Swanson and Paul Sewald swooped in for the eighth and ninth. They, too, kept things tidy.
A couple of home runs carried Seattle’s offense. The first — a three-run shot from the bat of Dylan Moore — busted a scoreless tie.