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Betts had four singles in the first six innings and had a two-run double in the eighth for the NL West-leading Dodgers, who are 18-3 in August. The seven-time All-Star, who also had five hits for Boston against Kansas City on Aug. 26, 2016, is hitting .561 during an 11-game hitting streak and is averaging .456 this month.
The teams would play their regularly scheduled game later on Thursday, with the Guardians’ Gavin Williams taking on Ryan Pepiot.
Los Angeles led 3-1 after two innings Wednesday when heavy rain forced play to be suspended after a 1 hour, 37-minute interruption. Another round of storms came after the end of the eighth Thursday, delaying the game for 72 minutes.
Gus Varland (1-0) pitched 1 1/3 innings for his first major league win when seven pitchers combined for a four-hit game. Guardians starter Xzavion Curry (3-2) allowed three runs in three innings.
Kiké Hernández had a two-run double, Freddy Freeman had three hits and an RBI and Will Smith added a sacrifice fly for the Dodgers.
Cleveland’s only run came in the first inning when José Ramírez homered off Clayton Kershaw, who struck out four in two innings in his third start since returning from a sore left shoulder.
The Guardians completed their first suspended game at home since June 24-25, 1994, when they lost to the Yankees at Cleveland Stadium.
2023-08-24 22:20:25
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