Series Preview: Oakland Athletics at Cleveland Guardians

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It’s still a bad team, but maybe not as bad as a couple weeks ago

In the first of two “Didn’t the Guardians just play these guys?” series of the next week, the Guardians will play the Oakland Athletics in a three-game series beginning tonight.

The Guardians enter play at 13-6 with a +37 run differential. They’ve got a team wRC+ of 108, starting pitcher FIP of 4.20, relief pitcher FIP of 2.78, and they are ninth in MLB with 3.3 Defensive...

Rodriguez extends his on-base streak to 16 games, Cairo and Watson hit a pair of homers for Akron

Cleveland Guardians minor league recap for Friday, April 19, 2024

Box Score · Clippers fall to 7-10

Johnathan Rodriguez went 2-4 with a walk and a double. He has gotten on base at least once in every game he’s played in so far this season.

Other two-hit performances came from center fielder Myles Straw and left fielder Micah Pries. Every Clipper besides first baseman Kyle Manzardo was able to reach base safely.

Though the Clippers put on an...

News and Notes: Carrasco Frustrates Red Sox, Guards Win Series

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News and Notes for Friday, April 19th, 2024

The Guardians come back to Cleveland at 13-6, having won 3 of 4 in Boston, taking the series finale 5-4.

Manager Stephen Vogt didn't mince words after the game in saying that the team did not play well to begin the game:

By the fourth inning, the Guardians had issued three walks, made two errors (Andres Gimenez and Gabriel Arias), and had a player picked off first bass (Tyler Freeman). Brayan Rocchio...

Surprising A's face Guardians to begin 10-game trip

The Oakland Athletics appear committed not to let the franchise's uncertain future affect their on-field performance. The surprising A's begin a three-game series and 10-game road trip when they face the Cleveland Guardians on Friday.

Analyzing Our First Look at Shane Bieber’s Replacements

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Initial Analysis of Ben Lively and Xzavion Curry

With Shane Bieber set to receive Tommy John, Guardians’ fans got their first look in 2024 this week at Xzavion Curry and Ben Lively.

Both Curry and Lively had strong debuts, with Curry going five scoreless innings with two hits, one walk and three strikeouts versus the Red Sox on Monday and Lively going five innings against the Red Sox on Wednesday and giving up two runs (one on a technicality because of an...

GAME THREAD: Guardians at Red Sox, Game 19 of 162

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Let’s win a series

The Guardians and Red Sox will finish their four game series with a game beginning at 1:35PM EST, Carlos Carrasco starting for Cleveland and Brennan Bernardino opening for the Red Sox with Cooper Criswell being the bulk guy (two guys with last names for thier first names and last names for their last names!)

Here’s the Guardians’ lineup:

Last one in Beantown!#ForTheLand pic.twitter.com/U0rILgM5Pw

Jose Tena blasts two bombs in Columbus slugfest, Ralphy Velazquez homers again for Lynchburg

Cleveland Guardians minor league recap for Thursday, April 18, 2024

Box Score · Clippers fall to 7-9

Trailing 8-5 in the bottom of the ninth inning, Jose Tena rose to the occasion and blasted a game-tying three-run bomb to send the game into extra innings.

#Guardians 23yr old INF prospect Jose Tena ties the game with a 3-run HR in the 9th inning for Columbus! The HR was his 2nd of the game both traveling 420 feet with this one coming...

News and Notes: Cleveland Falls in Complete Game Shutout

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News and Notes for Thursday, April 18, 2024

The Cleveland Guardians fell to the Boston Red Sox in the first shutout loss of the season.

As aggressive as the Guardians have been so far this season, every once in a while another pitcher will come along and have a night. Boston RHP Tanner Houck was absolutely lights out in the Wednesday night matchup. Houck went 9.0 complete innings with 9 strikeouts and only 3 hits given up to Cleveland batters. The 3...

Guardians pitcher called for balk that left fans completely mystified

Lively started for Cleveland in their 2-0 loss to the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park. He was pitching with runners on second and third and two outs in the bottom of the third when he was called for a balk despite not appearing to commit an infraction.

GAME THREAD: Guardians at Red Sox, game 18 of 162

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Series win, meow?

The Guardians and Red Sox will tangle at Fenway tonight, with newcomer Ben Lively facing off against Tanner Houck.

Here’s the Guardians’ lineup:

Tried a great local coffee shop earlier. Bostonians rave about it.

If you're in the Boston area, stop by a place called Dunkin'.#ForTheLand pic.twitter.com/quM0Dnedfc

Here’s the Red Sox lineup:

Let’s go, Guardians!

Guardians acquire RHP Pedro Avila from Padres

The Cleveland Guardians acquired right-hander Pedro Avila from the San Diego Padres for cash on Wednesday. In a corresponding move, the Guardians transferred infielder Angel Martinez to the 60-day injured list.

D-backs Select Logan Allen, Transfer Eduardo Rodriguez To 60-Day IL

The D-backs announced Wednesday that they’ve selected the contract of left-hander Logan Allen from Triple-A and transferred lefty Eduardo Rodriguez from the 15-day IL to the 60-day IL to open a roster spot.

Fair or Foul — Where will the Guardians be come the Summer?

Making predictions on where the Guardians will stand when June and the Summer weather rolls in

Welcome all to the first edition of Fair or Foul, an article that I will do once every other month that will be full of predictions about the Guardos as we move forward in the season. This time, I will take a look at an aspect of every position group (starters, relievers, infielders, outfielders, hot dog venders, etc.) and make a prediction on what it will look like or where a player will...

Chase DeLauter and Ralphy Velazquez homer in offense-filled day for Guards affiliates

Cleveland Guardians minor league recap for Wednesday, April 17, 2024

Box Score · Clippers improve to 7-8

After falling behind 2-0, the Clippers scored seven unanswered runs on Tuesday, which was more than enough to pull off the victory.

Jose Tena was the offensive star of the day, going 3-for-4 with a double and three runs batted in. Daniel Schneemann also had a big day at the dish, going 1-for-2 with a double and two walks while Juan Brito went...

Road-tested Guardians go for third straight win in Boston

The Cleveland Guardians are getting comfortable with life on the road, which resumes Wednesday when they face the Boston Red Sox in the third game of a four-game series.

Guardians beat Red Sox to claim MLB’s best record

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4/16 recap & “4/17 news and notes”

Guardians 10, Red Sox 7

Let’s get the elephant in the room out of the way at the start:

The best record in baseball (12-5) belongs to….. the Cleveland Guardians.

Getting there was a lot more complicated.

Tanner Bibee pitched his best game of the young season, and the offense provided him with plenty of support. A 5-1 lead when your starting pitcher exits after 5 innings...

Three-run 11th inning sends Guardians past Red Sox

Jose Ramirez hit a tiebreaking single in the 11th inning and Estevan Florial followed with a two-run single as the Cleveland Guardians earned a 10-7 road victory over the Boston Red Sox on Tuesday.

GAME THREAD: Guardians at Red Sox, game 17 of 162

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Let’s win three in a row

Tanner Bibee vs. Garrett Whitlock tonight as the Guardians look to take the first two games of the series.

Here’s the Guardians lineup:

It is no longer Patriots' Day.#ForTheLand pic.twitter.com/mzEnJKj7Al

Here’s the Red Sox lineup:

Tuesday's squad. pic.twitter.com/rZ82qjwX2r

Let’s go, Guardians!

The Competition for No. 1 Overall Has Become a Two-Horse Race

The Guardians have a big decision to make come draft day

All eyes are peering in on college baseball as the race to determine who will serve as the best option for the Guardians at first overall has become an all-out battle.

Since the Guardians have landed the No. 1 pick in the 2024 MLB Draft, many within the Guardians fandom have been speculating who will emerge as the head of the table once the All Star Break rolls around. With the college baseball season just entering the final...

Takeaways from the first week of the Minor League Season

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It was a long off-season, but minor league baseball is finally back! It felt nice having to use 3 monitors at once again, while I had the Guardians on one monitor, the RubberDucks and the Hillcats on the other two. It was an extremely fun week, and here are some of my takeaways. Now remember, these are all very small sample sizes, so we shouldn’t overreact(unless it’s a positive overreaction, those are OK).