Allen sharp for Cleveland and Kwan homers in a 6-3 win over the Orioles
BALTIMORE -- — Logan Allen pitched impressively into the sixth inning, and the Cleveland Guardians beat the Baltimore Orioles 6-3 on Tuesday night for their sixth victory in seven games.
Allen (1-1) allowed two hits in 5 2/3 scoreless innings. He struck out six and walked two.
Steven Kwan hit a two-run homer for Cleveland in the fifth and an RBI single in the sixth.
Cedric Mullins went deep for the Orioles, who have lost four of five. Charlie Morton (0-4) allowed five runs and seven hits in five-plus innings. He became the first major league pitcher with four losses in 2025.
Angel Martinez had three hits and scored twice for Cleveland, who led 6-0 in the seventh inning before a solo shot by Mullins. The Orioles then added two runs in the eighth.
Emmanuel Clase pitched a scoreless ninth for his second save in three chances. Clase had allowed five runs in his previous four appearances.
Allen has allowed no earned runs and six hits in 10 1/3 innings over his past two starts.
Martinez led off Cleveland's three-run fifth when the wind took what looked like a routine fly to right and turned it into a triple. He scored on a sacrifice fly, and Kwan's homer to right later in the inning made it 4-0.
The top three hitters in the Baltimore lineup — Jordan Westburg, Adley Rutschman and Tyler O'Neill — went 0 for 13.
Orioles right-hander Dean Kremer (1-2) takes the mound on Wednesday. Right-hander Gavin Williams (1-0) starts for the Guardians.
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BAL wins 2-1
Game Information
- Umpires:
- Home Plate Umpire - Lance Barksdale
- First Base Umpire - Will Little
- Second Base Umpire - Ryan Additon
- Third Base Umpire - Ryan Wills
2025 American League Central Standings
Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Detroit | 60 | 46 | .566 | - | L6 |
Cleveland | 52 | 52 | .500 | 7 | W1 |
Kansas City | 51 | 54 | .486 | 8.5 | L1 |
Minnesota | 50 | 54 | .481 | 9 | L1 |
Chicago | 38 | 67 | .362 | 21.5 | L1 |