Kwan and Bazzana lift streaking Guardians to 4-3 comeback win over Angels

Cleveland Guardians' Steven Kwan hits an RBI ground run double... — Cleveland Guardians' Steven Kwan hits an RBI ground run double during the ninth inning of a baseball game against the Los Angeles Angels, Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2026, in Anaheim, Calif. Credit: AP/Mark J. Terrill

By The Associated PressAugust 26, 2026 7:23 pm

ANAHEIM, Calif. — Steven Kwan hit a tying double in the ninth inning, Travis Bazzana followed with a sacrifice fly and the Cleveland Guardians rallied past the Los Angeles Angels 4-3 on Wednesday for their seventh straight victory.

Hunter Gaddis (2-3) retired the final two batters in the eighth to earn the win. Erik Sabrowski worked a scoreless ninth for his second major league save and first since 2024.

With a runner on second, Sabrowski struck out pinch-hitter Travis d’Arnaud and got pinch-hitter Oswald Peraza to pop up to second as Cleveland completed a three-game sweep.

Chase DeLauter, slowed this week by left hamstring tightness, sparked the winning rally with a one-out single off reliever Ryan Watson (1-1) in the ninth.

Petey Halpin ran for DeLauter and went to second on Brayan Rocchio’s single. Kwan roped a ground-rule double to right field for a 3-all tie, and Bazzana's sac fly sent the Angels to their 10th loss this season when leading after eight innings.

Los Angeles starter Grayson Rodriguez gave up one run and seven hits in 5 2/3 innings, striking out four and walking one. Guardians starter Joey Cantillo allowed two hits in six innings but issued a career-high seven walks and committed a first-inning error that led to a run.

Zach Neto led off the bottom of the first with a single and scored when Cantillo fielded Vaughn Grissom’s one-out dribbler and threw the ball into right field.

Los Angeles Angels first baseman Vaughn Grissom tosses the ball,... — Los Angeles Angels first baseman Vaughn Grissom tosses the ball, along with his sunglasses, to first as he fails to throw out Cleveland Guardians' Travis Bazzana during the third inning of a baseball game Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2026, in Anaheim, Calif. Credit: AP/Mark J. Terrill

The Angels extended the lead to 3-0 in the second when Cantillo walked the bases loaded with one out, hit Neto with a pitch to force in a run, and Mike Trout added a sacrifice fly.

Cleveland cut it to 3-1 in the fifth when Rocchio doubled, went to third on Kwan’s groundout and scored on Bazzana’s sacrifice fly. The Guardians pulled to 3-2 in the eighth when Bazzana bunted for a single, Jo Adell walked and Nathaniel Lowe flared an RBI single to left-center.