GAVIN WILLIAMS NEWS

Slade Cecconi loses no-hit bid in 8th, Guards rout Royals 10-2, stay in thick of AL wild card race

Slade Cecconi took a bid to end Cleveland’s long no-hitter drought into the eighth inning, and the Guardians rolled to a 10-2 win over Kansas City and leapfrogged the Royals in the...

SEPTEMBER 9 • Associated Press

No no-no: Slade Cecconi flirts with ending Guards' long no-hitter drought in 10-2 romp over Royals

Slade Cecconi didn’t need anyone to tell him he was throwing a no-hitter

SEPTEMBER 9 • Associated Press

Sharp again, picks up 10th win Williams (10-5) earned the win over the Rays on Friday, allowing one run on seven hits and three walks while striking out three over seven innings.

Impact Williams worked around traffic most of the night, allowing at least one baserunner in each frame until he finished with a clean seventh. The right-hander's lone blemish was a solo homer by Junior Caminero in the sixth, marking the sixth time in his last nine starts that he's limited opponents to one run or fewer. The 26-year-old will take a 3.17 ERA, 1.29 WHIP and 146:76 K:BB through 150.2 innings into his next scheduled outing, a favorable matchup against Kansas City.

SEPTEMBER 6 • ROTOWIRE

Guardians end Rays' winning streak at 7 with 7-1 victory

José Ramírez had three hits and two RBIs and the Cleveland Guardians had a five-run second inning in a 7-1 victory over Tampa Bay on Friday night, snapping the Rays’ season-best wi...

SEPTEMBER 6 • Associated Press

Rays try to keep home win streak alive, host the Guardians

The Tampa Bay Rays host the Cleveland Guardians looking to continue a six-game home winning streak

SEPTEMBER 5 • Associated Press

Rays beat the Guardians 4-2 and extend their winning streak to a season-best 7 games

Ryan Pepiot struck out six in five hitless innings and Christopher Morel had three hits and an RBI as the Tampa Bay Rays defeated the Cleveland Guardians 4-2

SEPTEMBER 5 • Associated Press

Fans eight in victory Williams (9-5) earned the win over Seattle on Saturday, allowing one run on four hits and one walk while striking out eight batters over seven innings.

Impact Williams got through six scoreless frames before serving up a solo homer to Jorge Polanco in the seventh. That was the only run the Mariners managed against the righty hurler, who racked up 16 whiffs. This was an excellent bounce-back effort for Williams, who gave up three runs and lasted just 3.1 innings against the Rangers in his previous start. Despite that rough outing, Williams has been very good in the second half of the season, recording a 2.33 ERA, 0.99 WHIP and 48:16 K:BB through 46.1 frames.

AUGUST 31 • ROTOWIRE

Kyle Manzardo's 2-run HR helps Guardians beat Mariners 4-3 to tighten AL wild-card race

Kyle Manzardo had a two-run homer in the sixth inning, Gavin Williams struck out eight over seven innings and the Cleveland Guardians beat the Seattle Mariners 4-3

AUGUST 31 • Associated Press

Mariners try to end 6-game road losing streak, play the Guardians

The Seattle Mariners will attempt to break their six-game road slide in a matchup with the Cleveland Guardians

AUGUST 30 • Associated Press

Steven Kwan hits sacrifice fly in 9th to lift the Guardians past the Mariners, 5-4

Brayan Rocchio singled in Nolan Jones with the tying run, then scored on Steven Kwan’s sacrifice fly in the ninth inning in the Cleveland Guardians’ 5-4 victory over the Seattle Ma...

AUGUST 30 • Associated Press

Struggles with control in loss Williams (8-5) took the loss Sunday at Texas, conceding three runs on three hits and four walks over 3.1 innings. He struck out three.

Impact The Cleveland right-hander failed to put away hitters, as he labored over this 90-pitch outing. This marks the eighth time Williams has issued four or more free passes this season out of 26 total starts. Things unraveled for Williams in the fourth after he tossed three scoreless frames, as the 26-year-old yielded a two-run homer to Rowdy Tellez before being lifted after allowing a Josh Jung single (Jung later scored on a single given up by reliever Matt Festa). Despite an elevated walk rate (4.7 BB/9), Williams has been a solid fantasy contributor this season, sporting a 3.36 ERA, 1.32 WHIP and 135 strikeouts in 136.2 total innings. He currently lines up to make his next appearance at home against Seattle next weekend.

AUGUST 25 • ROTOWIRE

Struggles with control in loss Williams (8-5) took the loss Sunday at Texas, conceding three runs on three hits and four walks over 3.1 innings. He struck out three.

Impact The Cleveland right-hander failed to put away hitters, as he labored over this 90-pitch outing. This marks the eighth time Williams has issued four or more free passes this season out of 26 total starts. Things unraveled in the fourth after three scoreless frames, as the 26-year-old yielded a two-run homer to Rowdy Tellez before being lifted after allowing a Josh Jung single (Jung later scored on a single given up by reliever Matt Festa). Despite an elevated walk rate (4.7 BB/9), Williams has been a solid fantasy contributor this season, sporting a 3.36 ERA, 1.32 WHIP and 135 strikeouts in 136.2 total innings. He currently lines up to make his next appearance at home against Seattle next weekend.

AUGUST 25 • ROTOWIRE

Homers by Tellez and Pederson back Kelly's pitching as Rangers blank Guardians 5-0 to sweep series

Rowdy Tellez and Joc Pederson homered, and Merrill Kelly earned his first win with Texas by pitching seven terrific innings as the Rangers beat the Cleveland Guardians 5-0 to sweep...

AUGUST 24 • Associated Press

Guardians bring 4-game losing streak into matchup against the Rangers

The Cleveland Guardians enter the matchup against the Texas Rangers as losers of four in a row

AUGUST 24 • Associated Press

Jack Leiter strikes out career-high 10 as Rangers blow out Guardians 10-0

Jack Leiter struck out a career-high 10 in seven innings, Adolis García, Josh Jung and Cody Freeman each connected on a two-run homer and the Texas Rangers routed the Cleveland Gua...

AUGUST 24 • Associated Press

Why Gavin Williams has become the ace of the Guardians' staff The Cleveland Guardians have been searching for a true ace to anchor their pitching staff since Shane Bieber suffered his arm injury in 2023...

AUGUST 21 • AWAYBACKGONE.COM

The rise of Gavin Williams: How Guardians' young arm is becoming an elite starter Cleveland's Gavin Williams has quietly transformed himself into one of baseball’s most intriguing young pitchers.

AUGUST 19 • CLEVELAND.COM

Guardians top Diamondbacks to end skid C.J.Kayfus and Brayan Rocchio homered, Gavin Williams threw 5 1/3 scoreless innings, and the Cleveland Guardians broke a three-game losing s...

AUGUST 19 • THENEWSTRIBUNE.COM

Guardians score vs Diamondbacks | CJ Kayfus, Brayan Rocchio hit home runs in Cleveland win CJ Kayfus and Brayan Rocchio homered, Gavin Williams pitched 5⅓ scoreless innings and the Cleveland Guardians beat the Arizona Diamondbacks...

AUGUST 19 • BEACONJOURNAL.COM

Bounces back for eighth win Williams (8-4) allowed four hits and one walk while striking out five over 5.1 innings to earn the win over the Diamondbacks on Monday.

Impact Williams was back on track Monday after giving up four runs over three innings in his previous start. He's allowed just five runs in 23 innings across four starts in August, adding a 23:8 K:BB in that span. The right-hander has had some trouble with walks throughout the season, and getting that issue under control has likely helped his performance this month. Overall, he has a 3.24 ERA, 1.30 WHIP and 132:68 K:BB through 133.1 innings over 25 starts. Williams is projected for a road start versus the Rangers this weekend.

AUGUST 19 • ROTOWIRE

Rocchio hits a 2-run homer and the Guardians hold on in the 9th to beat the Diamondbacks 3-1

Brayan Rocchio hit a two-run homer and rookie C

AUGUST 19 • Associated Press

Naylor leads Guardians against the Diamondbacks after 4-hit outing

The Cleveland Guardians play the Arizona Diamondbacks after Bo Naylor had four hits on Sunday in a 5-4 loss to the Braves

AUGUST 18 • Associated Press

Jurickson Profar's go-ahead 2-run shot helps Braves rally past Guardians 5-4 for 3-game sweep

Jurickson Profar hit a go-ahead, two-run homer in the sixth inning, and the Atlanta Braves won their season-best fifth straight game, rallying past the Cleveland Guardians 5-4 on S...

AUGUST 17 • Associated Press

From No-hit bid to blowout: How 126 pitches caught up to Gavin Williams in Guardians' lopsided loss Austin Hedges pressed into action on the mound as Cleveland suffers its worst defeat since April, highlighting the delicate balance of pitch...

AUGUST 14 • CLEVELAND.COM

Williams falters in first start since near no-hitter CLEVELAND -- Gavin Williams returned to the mound on Wednesday for the first time since his near no-hitter Aug. 6 against the Mets. There wa...

AUGUST 14 • MLB.COM