Lucas Giolito struck out a season-high 12 over seven scoreless innings, Josh Naylor and Andrés Giménez each drove in three runs, and the Cleveland Guardians beat the Texas Rangers 12-3 on Friday night. Texas, which had its six-game winning streak halted, currently holds the second AL wild-card berth.
PublishedCLEVELAND — Lucas Giolito struck out a season-high 12 over seven scoreless innings, Josh Naylor and Andrés Giménez each drove in three runs, and the Cleveland Guardians beat the Texas Rangers 12-3 on Friday night.
Giolito , claimed off waivers from the Los Angeles Angels on Aug. 31, allowed two hits and one walk in 100 pitches. The right-hander had lost his previous five starts, and was 1-8 with a 6.99 ERA in 12 outings with the White Sox, Los Angeles and Cleveland since July 4. Texas got on the board in the ninth when Sam Huff homered against Eli Morgan. Backup catcher Austin Hedges, who pitched a scoreless eighth, added a two-run single.
Will Brennan had a two-run double in the sixth, when Cleveland scored five times off Andrew Heaney to go up 9-0. José Ramírez and Naylor added RBI doubles in the inning.Rangers OF Adolis García joined the team in Cleveland, but is not eligible to be activated from the 10-day injured list until Sept. 18. The two-time AL All-Star was injured in the outfield against Houston on Sept. 6.
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