Cleveland Guardians at Los Angeles Angels: Final Score & Recap
Line Score
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| LAA | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | 4 | 6 | 1 |
The Story
The Los Angeles Angels defeated the Cleveland Guardians 4-1 on February 29, 2024, at Tempe Diablo Stadium, with the DiamondIQ model's estimate of a home win probability moving from 54% before the game to 100% by its conclusion. The Angels built their lead methodically through the middle innings, holding Cleveland to a single run on four hits while committing one error against the Guardians' none.
The pivotal sequence began in the bottom of the third when Zach Neto connected on a home run off Tim Herrin, a swing that added 10.9% to the Angels' win probability and set the tone for what followed. The fourth inning proved equally decisive for Los Angeles, as Mike Trout delivered a double off Anthony Banda worth 5.8% in win probability, and Anthony Rendon followed with a run-producing single adding another 5.2%. Cleveland's David Fry grounded out in the top of the fourth against Chase Silseth, a sequence that shifted the win probability 4.4% further in the Angels' favor and effectively ended any momentum Cleveland might have generated. A Taylor Ward groundout into a double play in the bottom half, while technically a negative outcome for the batter, resulted in a 6.1% win-probability gain for Los Angeles by ending a Cleveland threat.
Among individual performers, Neto led all batters with a WPA of plus 10.4% and a RE24 of plus 0.7, while Rendon and Trout contributed plus 5.4% and plus 4.7% in win probability added, respectively. On the mound, Chase Silseth paced all pitchers with a WPA of plus 11.1%, with Gavin Williams adding plus 6.7% and Davis Daniel contributing plus 5.0% in support of the Angels' complete team effort in the victory.