Cal Quantrill won his 10th straight decision, the best streak of his career, rookie Oscar Gonzalez hit two home runs and the Cleveland Guardians moved closer to winning the division title, beating the Texas Rangers 4-2 on Saturday.
The Guardians posted their 17th win in 20 games. At the beginning of the day, his “magic number” of games was three to be crowned in the Central Division of the American League.
Quantrill (14-6) hasn’t lost in 15 starts, since July 5, and has posted the most wins of his career. He allowed one run on Marcus Semien’s solo homer in the third inning.
He distributed four strikeouts and delivered three walks.
González’s two homers opened innings, the fifth and ninth, for him to reach 11 for the season. For the second time this season, he hit two home runs in the same game.
Andres Gimenez also homered in the seventh off Brock Burke (7-4) to give Quantrill a 2-1 lead.
For the Guardians, the Dominicans Amed Rosario 4-2 with an RBI, José Ramírez 3-0, González 4-2 with two runs scored and two RBIs. The Venezuelan Giménez 4-2 with a run scored and an RBI.
For the Rangers, Dominican Leody Taveras 3-1.