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Gavin Williams dominates with 7 shutout frames as Guardians edge Athletics to stay atop AL Central

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Reedy, J. (2026, September 20). Gavin Williams dominates with 7 shutout frames as Guardians edge Athletics to stay atop AL Central. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/sports/baseball/gavin-williams-dominates-with-7-shutout-frames-as-guardians-edge-athletics-to-stay-atop-al-central/article_9c03ae79-a433-5177-8072-8965abfe8c03.html

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Toronto Star · collected 2026-09-20 · by Joe Reedy

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Gavin Williams pitched seven shutout innings with nine strikeouts as the Cleveland Guardians beat the Oakland Athletics 1-0 on Sunday. Jo Adell’s RBI infield single was the only run of the game, scoring José Ramírez who had advanced to third earlier in the inning. The win keeps the Guardians (81-75) in first place in the AL Central by 1.5 games over the Chicago White Sox. Williams now leads major league baseball with 244 strikeouts for the season.
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On Sunday, Gavin Williams pitched seven shutout innings, striking out nine batters, as the Cleveland Guardians narrowly beat the Athletics 1-0. Jo Adell's RBI infield single scored a run in the fourth inning, securing the victory. With this win, the Guardians improved to an 81-75 record and maintained their lead over the Chicago White Sox by 1.5 games atop the AL Central division. The team will conclude the season with road series against Boston and Kansas City. Williams' performance also boosted his strikeout count to 244, placing him first in major league baseball for strikeouts this season, one more than Jacob Misiorowski of Milwaukee.

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Athletics ORG · 5× Boston GPE · 2× CLEVELAND GPE · 2× Guardians ORG · 2× Gavin Williams PERSON · 1× Jo Adell PERSON · 1× Steven Kwan PERSON · 1× the AL Central ORG · 1× the Chicago White Sox ORG · 1× the Cleveland Guardians ORG · 1×

Narrative

CLEVELAND (AP) — Gavin Williams threw seven shutout innings, Jo Adell had an RBI infield single and the Cleveland Guardians beat the Athletics 1-0 Sunday to remain atop the AL Central.
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🔮 CLEVELAND (AP) — Gavin Williams threw seven shutout innings, Jo Adell had an RBI infield single and the Cleveland Guardians beat the Athletics 1-0 Sunday to remain atop the AL Central.
2026-09-20 · Toronto Star
Gavin Williams dominates with 7 shutout frames as Guardians edge Athletics to stay atop AL Central · assertive framing

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CLEVELAND (AP) — Gavin Williams threw seven shutout innings, Jo Adell had an RBI infield single and the Cleveland Guardians beat the Athletics 1-0 Sunday to remain atop the AL Central. asserted
Guardians → throw → Central
Steven Kwan added three hits for Cleveland, which posted its seventh series sweep of the season and third at home. asserted
which → add → home
They finish the season on the road with series against Boston and Kansas City. asserted
They → finish → Boston
Williams (14-8) gave up three hits and struck out nine to move into the major-league lead with 244 strikeouts. asserted
Williams → give → strikeouts
He has one more than Milwaukee’s Jacob Misiorowski. asserted
He → have → Misiorowski
It is the 13th time in 31 starts this season that the right-hander has had at least nine strikeouts. asserted
hander → have → strikeouts
Cade Smith worked 1 1/3 innings for his 39th save in 44 opportunities. asserted
Smith → work → opportunities
The Athletics were swept for the second straight series and lost all six games on their road trip. asserted
Athletics → sweep → trip
José Ramírez led off the fourth with a double down the right-field line, advanced to third on Chase DeLauter’s fly out to left and scored on Jo Adell’s infield single. asserted
Ramírez → lead → single
Pitcher Jack Perkins (3-12) fielded the soft grounder on the grass in front of the mound, but his throw hit Adell in the back as he was in the basepath. asserted
he → field → basepath
Athletics manager Mark Kotsay was ejected for the third time this season for agruing the call. asserted
Kotsay → eject → call
Perkins went six innings and allowed one run on four hits. asserted
Perkins → go → hits
The Athletics’ best chance came in the eighth inning when they had runners on second and third with one out. asserted
they → come → out
Hunter Gaddis struck out pinch-hitter Carlos Cortes and Smith whiffed Henry Bolte. asserted
Smith → strike → Bolte
LHP Brady Brasso (1-3, 4.50 ERA) will take the mound. asserted
Brasso → take → mound
Guardians: LHP Parker Messic (12-9, 2.57 ERA) goes on Tuesday to start a three-game series at Boston. asserted
Messic → go → Boston
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