Matthew Boyd outdueled Landon Knack over five scoreless innings, Andrés Giménez hit a two-run homer in the sixth and the Cleveland Guardians defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers 3-1 in a matchup of division leaders. Shohei Ohtani went deep in bottom of the sixth for his 45th home run and 100th RBI of the season that left the Dodgers trailing 2-1. The Dodgers loaded the bases in the eighth, but Chris Taylor hit into an inning-ending double play. Boyd got the win, allowing one run and three hits in six innings. Emmanuel Clase earned his 42nd save. Knack took the loss, giving up two runs and three hits in six innings. He struck out a career high eight.