Gavin Williams is the reason why the Cleveland Guardians won. On Wednesday, April 29, the Guardians played host to the Tampa Bay Rays for the final outing of a three-game series from Progressive Field, downing them, 3-1 . Starting on the mound for the Guardians was Gavin Williams, who produced an incredible outing. He struck out nine batters across 7.2 innings of action, giving up five hits and one unearned run. For the first time since August 10, 2024 , Williams finished a start with no walks. It's also just the third time in his career he has completed such a feat. "Oh man, everything," Guardians manager Stephen Vogt said about what part of Williams' game impressed him. "I mean, that was one of the better fastballs he's had, but he was just ahead the whole day. It seemed like every hitter, you know, 0-1, a lot of second pitch outs on weak contact. But that was pretty special.…