Rangers vs. Guardians Probable Starting Pitchers Today - September 17

The Cleveland Guardians (71-78) have a 2-0 series lead and hope to sweep the Texas Rangers (82-66) on Sunday at Progressive Field, at 1:40 PM ET.

This contest's pitching matchup is set, as the Rangers will send Cody Bradford (4-1) to the mound, while Gavin Williams (2-5) will take the ball for the Guardians.

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Rangers vs. Guardians Pitcher Matchup Info

• Date: Sunday, September 17, 2023
• Time: 1:40 PM ET
• TV: MLB Network
• Location: Cleveland, Ohio
• Venue: Progressive Field
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• Probable Pitchers: Bradford - TEX (4-1, 3.80 ERA) vs Williams - CLE (2-5, 3.43 ERA)

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Rangers Probable Starting Pitcher Tonight: Cody Bradford

• Bradford (4-1) will take the mound for the Rangers, his seventh start of the season.
• The left-hander last pitched on Thursday against the Toronto Blue Jays, throwing 2 2/3 scoreless innings of relief and allowing one hit.
• The 25-year-old has pitched to a 3.80 ERA this season with 8.4 strikeouts per nine innings compared to 2.3 walks per nine across 17 games.
• Bradford has not earned a quality start in six starts this season.
• Bradford has started six games this season, and he's lasted five or more innings four times. He averages 2.8 innings per appearance.
• He is looking for his sixth appearance in a row with no earned runs allowed.

Cody Bradford vs. Guardians

• The Guardians are batting .249 this season, 15th in MLB. They have a team slugging percentage of .380 (28th in the league) with 114 home runs.
• The Guardians have gone 3-for-12 with two doubles, a home run and two RBI in one game against the left-hander this season.

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Guardians Probable Starting Pitcher Tonight: Gavin Williams

• Williams (2-5) gets the starting nod for the Guardians in his 16th start of the season. He has a 3.43 ERA in 76 2/3 innings pitched, with 74 strikeouts.
• The righty last appeared on Tuesday against the San Francisco Giants, when he tossed six innings, allowing three earned runs while giving up five hits.
• During 15 games this season, the 24-year-old has a 3.43 ERA and 8.8 strikeouts per nine innings, while allowing a batting average of .221 to opposing batters.
• Williams has three quality starts under his belt this season.
• Williams will try to continue a three-game streak of pitching five or more innings (he's averaging 5.1 innings per outing).
• He has had four appearances this season that he held his opponents to zero earned runs.

Gavin Williams vs. Rangers

• The opposing Rangers offense has a collective .266 batting average, and is second in the league with 1368 total hits and third in MLB action with 816 runs scored. They have the third-ranked slugging percentage (.455) and are sixth in all of MLB with 209 home runs.
• Head-to-head against the Rangers this season, Williams has thrown five innings, giving up two earned runs on four hits while striking out four.

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