Cleveland Put Its Chase Work In Early

The Guardians beat the Rockies 7-2 on August 23.

Cleveland did most of its damage right away, scoring five runs over the first two innings. Chase DeLauter tripled home Steven Kwan in the first, then scored on a Jo Adell single as the Guardians built the early cushion.

DeLauter kept driving the offense, finishing 3-for-4 with two triples, a walk, and two RBI. Adell added a double and two RBI.

Foster Griffin earned the win, giving Cleveland 5 innings with 2 earned runs, 4 strikeouts, and 3 walks.

What It Means

The Guardians improve to 65-66. The Rockies fall to 50-80.

BaseChaser lists Cleveland at 37.4% to make the playoffs and Colorado at 0.0%.

Cleveland stayed in the chase pack, keeping pressure on a crowded middle of the board where every clean win still matters.

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