A gesture may not be worth a thousand words, but if anyone saw Luis Ortiz leave the mound at Progressive Field in the sixth inning Saturday night, there was no doubt what he was feeling. Ortiz walked off the mound pounding his glove in glee and tipping his cap to the hometown crowd after striking out a career high 10 batters in the Guardians’ 6-3 win over the Royals.

El dominicano Luis Ortiz debutó en casa con Cleveland permitiendo sólo un hit y repartiendo 10 ponches, la mayor cantidad en su carrera, y los Guardianes vencieron

Luis Ortiz struck out a career-high 10 over 5 2/3 innings and Gabriel Arias homered for a second straight game as the Cleveland Guardians won their fifth straight with a 6-3 victory Saturday night over the visiting Kansas City Royals.