Bo Naylor hit a home run among his three hits as the Cleveland Guardians snapped a three-game losing streak with a 4-2 victory over the visiting Houston Astros on Sunday afternoon.
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Guards win with bottom of the order offense and strong pitching!
The Cleveland Guardians were looking to avoid a series sweep in Game 3 against the Houston Astros. After two disappointing loses, it was crucial for the Guardians offense to make a splash and help out the pitching staff with some much needed run support.
Tanner Bibee got the start for Cleveland, looking his dominant self through the third. Going into the fourth inning he had...
Cleveland Guardians minor league recap for Sunday, June 8, 2025
Columbus Clippers 2, Toledo Mud Hens 1Box Score · Clippers improve to 26-33
It was a good day for the Guardians top prospects in Columbus. Chase DeLauter went 1-3 with a walk. His hit was a single that came off the bat at 104.6 MPH. He also had a lineout that came off the bat at 106.7 MPH. His slash line does not look great on the surface, but he is definitely hitting the ball well right now, he is just having some bad...
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Let's salvage one
Here's the Guardians lineup:
Salvage the series.#GuardsBall pic.twitter.com/yMd5KGheoo
— Cleveland Guardians (@CleGuardians) June 8, 2025Here's the Astros lineup:
Closing out the series.
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The Cleveland Guardians made notable roster adjustments recently, signaling strategic moves as the MLB season progresses. On a key transaction, the team optioned right fielder Jhonkensy Noel to their Triple-A affiliate, the Columbus Clippers.
The Cleveland Guardians optioned Jhonkensy Noel to Triple-A Columbus on Sunday and recalled fellow outfielder Johnathan Rodriguez from the Clippers. Noel, 23, has struggled to find his stroke after belting 13 homers in 67 games during his rookie season in 2024.
Adéntrate en un juego de cartas donde armas tu baraja y eliges tu alineación. En esta campaña fantástica, el béisbol de los Guardianes se convierte en una búsqueda coleccionable.
Guardianes: El Encuentro – Estrategia del Roster de los Guardianes de Cleveland como un Juego de Cartas de Fantasía— por Mario Crescibene
En tus manos tienes un paquete brillante y nuevo de tarjetas de béisbol…
Sientes la emoción de no saber qué hay dentro, mientras sueñas con...
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News and Notes for Sunday, June 8th, 2025
The Guardians have lost two games to the Astros and their hitting looks horrendous. Happy Sunday, everyone.
They have to at least swap Jhonkensy Noel (who has a wRC+ of 4) for Johnathan Rodríguez at this point. I realize they probably want to wait for Lane Thomas. Too bad.
Also, Will Wilson now has a 92 wRC+ vs LHP (1 wRC+ vs RHP), is striking out 37.5% of the time. I can accept him being on the roster if...
Step into a card game where you build your deck and draft your lineup. In this fantasy campaign, Guardians baseball becomes a collectible quest.
Guardians: The Gathering – Cleveland Guardians Roster Strategy as a Fantasy Card Game — by Mario CrescibeneIn your hands you hold a shiny, new pack of baseball cards…
You feel the excitement of not knowing what lies inside, while dreaming of the endless possibilities. But this isn’t just any ordinary pack of baseball cards.
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Houston got an outstanding bullpen performance in a 5-3, 10-inning win over the host Cleveland Guardians on Saturday, and the Astros will likely need another strong outing from their relievers if they want to complete a three-game sweep on Sunday.
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ALL REPLIES MUST BE CAPITALIZED
THE GUARDIANS ARE BAD AND ALL THE ANNOYING TWITTER TWINS PEOPLE WERE RIIIIIGHT!
JOSE RAMIREZ WAS SO CLUTCH UNTIL JOSH HADER WAS ON THE MOUND!
WHY IS JHONKENSY NOEL STILL ON THIS TEAM?????????¿??????¿????????¿??????????
HUNTER GADDIS, BAD TIME FOR A HICCUP, BUDDY!
WILL WILSON. WE TRIED IT. HE IS NOT A MAJOR LEAGUER, ANTONETTI. HE HAS ME LONGING FOR THE BRAYAN ROCCHIO EXPERIENCE!
WE HAVE TO GET MORE FROM...
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Can they get to Hunter Brown?
Here's the Astros lineup:
Peña SS
Paredes 3B
Altuve LF
Walker 1B
Caratini DH
Diaz C
Meyers CF
Dubón RF
Rodgers 2B
Brown SP
Here's the Guardians lineup:
Kwan LF
Martínez CF
Ramírez DH
Manzardo 1B
Schneemann 2B
Arias SS
Naylor C
Jones RF
Wilson 3B
Williams SP
Let's go, Guardians!
The Clippers and RubberDucks fall, but the Captains and Hillcats are victorious.
Columbus Clippers (25-33) - AAABox Score
TOL 8 - COL 3
The Columbus Clippers were bested by the Toledo Mud Hens on Friday night. Parker Messick got his second loss of the season, throwing five complete innings. He gave up four earned runs on five hits and two walks, striking out seven in the process. RHP Bradley Hanner was the only relief pitcher to not allow a run, he pitched the ninth. Nick Mikolajchak...
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News and Notes for Saturday, June 7th, 2025
The Guardians are getting beat by good teams and so everyone is sad.
Maybe people who insisted they weren't good and their run differential would catch up to them are happy, I don't know. The Guardians lost 4-2 to the Astros last night.
Tim Stebbins wrote about how David Fry could be a good solution for the number two spot in the lineup. He doesn't address how they are going to fit him in without taking out their...
The Guardians released right-hander Cody Bolton, according to the MLB.com transaction log. Cleveland had designated him for assignment a week ago when they needed a 40-man roster spot to activate David Fry from the injured list.
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Some things need to change
This won't be a fun game to recap or read about.
The Guardians got a bad scouting report on Astros' left-fielder Maurice Dubon, apparently, as both Angel Martinez and Jose Ramirez smoked singles to him and were thrown out trying to make them doubles in the first inning. Looked to me like they both ignored stop signs from Sandy Alomar at first.
These aren't mistakes the team can afford to make against teams like the Astros,...
The Guardians announced that they have selected the contract of catcher Dom Nuñez. Fellow backstop Austin Hedges has been placed on the seven-day concussion-related injured list.
The Cleveland Guardians’ starting rotation ran into more bad news on Friday. The team scratched ace Shane Bieber from a rehab start after dealing with elbow soreness.
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Can the Guardians please hit the ball tonight?
Here's the Astros lineup:
The road trip continues.
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Here's the Guardians lineup:
Friday baseball in Cleveland. Hard to beat.#GuardsBall | #VoteGuards pic.twitter.com/dCeP7AyrdI
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Another nemesis arrives
The Cleveland Guardians and Houston Astros will meet for a three-game series this weekend at Progressive Field.
The Guardians are 33-28 with a -17 run differential, 20th in team wRC+ at 94, 13th in baserunning runs above average at 0.4, fourth in Defense at 4, 26th in starting pitcher SIERA at 4.44, and fifth in bullpen SIERA at 3.39.
The Astros are 34-28 with a +21 run differential, 14th in team wRC+ at...