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Guardians Reach 10,000 Wins with 1-Hitter vs Padres

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CLEVELAND -- A milestone win that included a bunch of zeros felt even bigger for the Cleveland Guardians. Joey Cantillo and three relievers combined on a one-hitter as Cleveland became the third American League franchise to reach 10,000 victories with a 6-1 win over the San Diego Padres on Saturday night. Cantillo (9-7), who was drafted by San Diego in 2017, gave up a single in the first and pitched the first six innings before Colin Holderman, Hunter Gaddis and Erik Sabrowski put the finishing touches in ending the Padres' six-game winning streak. The Guardians, who were founded in 1901, joined the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox as the only AL teams at the 10K plateau. Eight NL franchises have gotten to 10,000 wins.

"It's cool," said Cantillo, who got his first win since July 12. "That's a lot of wins. Good franchise and obviously, it's been around for a long time. So obviously, we want to keep getting some wins and the wins that matter."

Those have been hard to come by lately for the Guardians, who have struggled since the All-Star break (9-18) and were beginning to fade in the playoff race. But Cantillo's outing, combined with star third baseman Jose Ramirez having one of his best games since undergoing hand surgery, some solid defense and aggressive baserunning, had manager Stephen Vogt and several players feeling much better about things.

"This is what we've been talking about, a game like this where we executed offensively," said Vogt. "Obviously, Joey, holy smokes. That was super impressive. I mean, 27 straight outs by the pitching staff without a hit. A really, really fun night."