The Guardians beat the Angels 4-2 on August 24.
Cleveland leaned on pitching and one key swing to stay in the playoff pack. Jo Adell singled in Brayan Rocchio in the fifth, then Austin Hedges gave the Guardians separation with a two-run homer in the sixth.
Parker Messick earned the win, giving Cleveland 6 innings with 1 earned run, 4 strikeouts, and 1 walk. Cade Smith closed it with the save.
What It Means
The Guardians improve to 66-66. The Angels fall to 52-80.
BaseChaser lists Cleveland at 42.7% to make the playoffs and Los Angeles at 0.0%.
Cleveland remains right in the chase pack, keeping pressure on a crowded middle of the board.
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