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Guardians edge Cardinals 4-3

Guardians edge Cardinals 4-3
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By The Associated Press
May. 27, 2023 | CLEVELAND
By The Associated Press May. 27, 2023 | 05:42 AM | CLEVELAND
Shane Bieber worked into the seventh inning, Amed Rosario hit a three-run double and closer Emmanuel Clase survived another stress-filled ninth inning as Cleveland won its MLB-high 23rd one-run game, 4-3 over the St. Louis Cardinals on Friday night.

The Guardians are 10-13 in one-run games, and hope the experience helps them for the long haul.

“When we come out on the positive end of it, it obviously builds character in a positive way,” said Bieber, who threw 108 pitches. “And when we don’t, you try and twist it in your favor and be better for it. We’ll mix in some routs here and there, but ultimately the goal is to play playoff baseball to go deep to win the last game of the season.

Nolan Arenado and Alec Burleson hit sacrifice flies for the Cardinals, who are 13-6 since May 7.

Making just his second start this year, Liberatore held the light-hitting Guardians, who entered the series last or near last in every offensive category, to just an infield single by Mike Zunino in the third inning.

However, the left-hander helped ignite Cleveland’s big fifth by hitting Andrés Giménez leading off. Zunino and Myles Straw hit singles to load the bases.





Cleveland Guardians second baseman Andres Gimenez, left, tags out St. Louis Cardinals' Lars Nootbaar on an attempted steal of second during the third inning of a baseball game Friday, May 26, 2023, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)



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