Guardians fend off Angels for ninth straight win
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Ben Lively threw seven strong innings and got just enough support from the bullpen to lead the Cleveland Guardians to a 5-4 victory over the Los Angeles Angels Sunday afternoon in Anaheim, Calif., completing a three-game sweep and extending their winning streak to nine games.
Lively yielded a two-run homer to Angels catcher Matt Thaiss in the fifth inning and nothing else,