ANAHEIM, Calif.—Ben Lively pitched seven innings of two-run ball, and the Cleveland Guardians beat the Los Angeles Angels 5–4 on Sunday for their ninth consecutive win.
It’s the longest winning streak for Cleveland since it won an American League-record 22 in a row from Aug. 24 to Sept. 14, 2017. It also matched the best 53-game start in franchise history at 36–17, also accomplished in 1920, 1954, and 1995. The team reached the World Series in all three of those seasons, winning in 1920.
