David Fry saves Guardians in walk-off win over Braves


Jul 4, 2023; Cleveland, Ohio, USA; Cleveland Guardians catcher David Fry (12) tags out Atlanta Braves center fielder Sam Hilliard (14) in the tenth inning at Progressive Field.

Jul 4, 2023; Cleveland, Ohio, USA; Cleveland Guardians catcher David Fry (12) tags out Atlanta Braves middle fielder Sam Hilliard (14) within the tenth inning at Progressive Area.
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Cleveland catcher David Fry made a run-saving tag at residence plate within the high of the tenth after which drove within the game-winning run with a single within the backside of the inning because the Guardians walked off with a 6-5 victory over the visiting Atlanta Braves on Tuesday

Ozzie Albies hit a pair of residence runs, together with a blast within the high of the ninth off Cleveland nearer Emmanuel Clase that tied the sport at 5-5, because the Braves had their season-best successful streak snapped at 9

Clase was vying for what would have been his major-league-leading twenty fifth save, however as an alternative was caught together with his seventh blown save of the season.

Atlanta may have taken the lead within the high of the tenth, however Guardians middle fielder Myles Straw gunned down pinch runner Sam Hilliard, who was attempting to attain on a shallow fly ball. Fry dove throughout the plate to make an acrobatic tag and protect the tie

The Guardians had rallied to take a 5-4 lead within the seventh. Steven Kwan’s two-out single drove in Tyler Freeman, and Kwan scored when Amed Rosario lashed an RBI single down the proper subject line off Atlanta reliever Kirby Yates

Atlanta went forward 4-2 with a four-run fifth inning that drove Cleveland ace Shane Bieber from the sport.

The rally began when Kwan appeared to catch Ronald Acuna Jr.’s sinking liner, however the play was overturned after a replay assessment. Albies adopted with a line-drive homer into the proper subject bleachers to tie the sport at 2.

Travis d’Arnaud then delivered an RBI single to seize the lead earlier than Eddie Rosario’s double scored Matt Olson.

However Amed Rosario introduced the Guardians inside 4-3 within the backside of the sixth when he cracked a solo homer to left middle off Braves starter Kolby Allard’s final pitch of the sport

Cleveland opened the scoring with two outs within the backside of the third inning, when Amed Rosario doubled to drive in Tyler Freeman and Kwan for a 2-0 Guardians lead

Bieber lasted simply 4 2/3 innings, giving up 4 runs on six hits and 5 walks in opposition to 4 strikeouts. Allard allowed three runs on 4 hits over 5 innings.

Enyel De Los Santos (4-1) bought the win in reduction, whereas Braves nearer Raisel Iglesias (3-3) took the loss

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