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Gavin Williams has broken out in a massive way for the Cleveland Guardians in the last year-plus.
They call him the "Big Rig," and he's an underratedly dominant right-handed pitcher.
Never has that been more clear than Thursday's fourth inning against the Minnesota Twins.
That's when Williams took the mound and fired an Immaculate Inning.
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What's an Immaculate Inning?
An Immaculate Inning is when a pitcher throws nine pitches to get three outs. They're all strikes, so it accounts for three strikeouts.
Strike one, strike two, strike three, one out.
Strike one, strike two, strike three, two outs.
Strike one, strike two, strike three, three outs.
Here's how it looked for Williams:
— MLB (@MLB) July 23, 2026Maybe most impressive on this particular day: Williams did it against 2-3-4 in the Minnesota order, a strong trio of Byron Buxton, Ryan Jeffers and Josh Bell.
Yeah, pretty darn immaculate.
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