CLEVELAND (Interstat) — Angel Martinez’s leadoff homer sparked the Cleveland Guardians to a 4-2 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Wednesday afternoon at Progressive Field, completing a three-game sweep.

Parker Messick (5-1) allowed two runs and four hits over 6 2/3 innings, striking out seven. The left-hander overcame early control issues, walking two in the first two innings before settling in. Eric Sabrowski and Cade Smith each struck out the side in the eighth and ninth, respectively, with Smith earning his 13th save.

Cleveland took a 2-0 lead in the first on a groundout by David Fry that scored Jose Ramirez, with Chase DeLauter advancing to second. Martinez scored on a sacrifice fly by DeLauter in the third to make it 3-0.

The Angels answered in the fifth when Zach Neto hit a two-run homer off Messick, scoring Oswald Peraza and cutting the deficit to 3-2.

Cleveland added an insurance run in the sixth on Daniel Schneemann’s single to center, scoring Rhys Hoskins.

Reid Detmers (1-4) took the loss, allowing three runs on six hits in 5 2/3 innings, striking out six. Attendance was 21,142, and the game lasted 2 hours, 29 minutes.

The Guardians improved to 24-21, while the Angels dropped to 16-28.