{"id":658032,"date":"2026-04-02T03:44:20","date_gmt":"2026-04-02T03:44:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/658032\/"},"modified":"2026-04-02T03:44:20","modified_gmt":"2026-04-02T03:44:20","slug":"gavin-williams-strikes-out-10-in-guardians-victory-over-dodgers-field-level-media-professional-sports-content-solutions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/658032\/","title":{"rendered":"Gavin Williams strikes out 10 in Guardians’ victory over Dodgers – Field Level Media – Professional sports content solutions"},"content":{"rendered":"

Right-hander Gavin Williams had 10 strikeouts, Gabriel Arias and Jose Ramirez hit home runs and the Cleveland Guardians finished off a challenging season-opening road trip with a 4-1 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

Williams (1-1) gave up two hits over seven scoreless innings with three walks as the Guardians took two of three games against the two-time defending champion Dodgers. They also split a four-game series against the Seattle Mariners, who were one win away from the World Series last year.<\/p>\n

It was Williams\u2019 fifth career game with double-digit strikeouts.<\/p>\n

Cleveland won two games by scoring nine runs the entire series. Guardians pitching held the Dodgers to seven runs over the three games.<\/p>\n

Yoshinobu Yamamoto (1-1) gave up two runs on four hits over six innings as the Dodgers made history by becoming the first MLB team to start a Japanese-born pitcher in three consecutive games. Right-handers Roki Sasaki and Shohei Ohtani started the first two games of the series.<\/p>\n

Freddie Freeman hit a home run with two outs in the ninth inning for Los Angeles, his first, to spoil the Cleveland shutout bid.<\/p>\n

While Ohtani pitched well Tuesday, he is off to a slow start at the plate. He went 0-for-3 with a walk and two strikeouts Wednesday after entering the game 3-for-15, with no extra-base hits. Ohtani, Kyle Tucker and Mookie Betts are hitting under .200 for Los Angeles six games into the season.<\/p>\n

The Guardians\u2019 Daniel Schneemann doubled to lead off the third inning, stole third and scored when Dodgers catcher Will Smith threw the ball to left field on the steal attempt.<\/p>\n

Cleveland made it 2-0 in the third when Arias hit a home run to center off Yamamoto. It was the Guardians\u2019 first home run from somebody other than rookie Chase DeLauter, who hit four in the first three games at Seattle.<\/p>\n

Ramirez\u2019s first home run of the season was a two-run shot in the eighth against Tanner Scott.<\/p>\n

DeLauter did not play Wednesday after he fouled a ball off his left foot in Tuesday\u2019s game.<\/p>\n

\u2013Field Level Media<\/p>\n

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