Cantillo strikes out nine as Guardians top Marlins 5‑2
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (Interstat) — Joey Cantillo struck out nine over five innings and the Cleveland Guardians defeated the Miami Marlins 5-2 on Sunday afternoon at loanDepot Park to complete a three-game sweep.
Cleveland scored two runs in the first inning on an RBI single by Brayan Rocchio and a run-scoring single by Kyle Manzardo. The Guardians added single runs in the fifth, seventh and ninth. Rocchio later homered and finished with two RBIs. Chase DeLauter also homered.
Miami got a run in the third on Xavier Edwards’ single and another in the ninth but could not overcome the early deficit.
Cantillo (8-4) allowed six hits and one earned run while walking none. Tyler Phillips (2-4) took the loss. Cade Gibson threw two scoreless innings for Miami.
Cleveland outhit Miami 11-8. The game lasted 3 hours, 2 minutes in front of 17,147 fans. The Guardians improved to 51-46, while the Marlins fell to 52-45.