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A Jose Ramirez grand slam capped off yet another Guardians series win
The sun was out on Thursday afternoon, and the big bat of Jose Ramirez was awake.
The cold weather tempered chances on Wednesday, but a nice breeze was all it took for the Guardians to get back to their early 2024 form against the Red Sox, beating the team from Beantown 6-4.
Will Brennan continued his recent hot streak, powering out a solo shot in the bottom of the second inning to give...
Longtime ESPN reporter Tim Kurkjian appeared Thursday on 92.3 The Fan in Cleveland. During the appearance, Kurkjian shared some surprising information about the former Cleveland Guardians manager.
In a thrilling matchup that had baseball fans on the edge of their seats, the Cleveland Guardians emerged victorious against the Boston Red Sox, thanks to a game-changing grand slam by none other than José Ramírez.
Cleveland Guardians minor league recap for Thursday, April 25, 2024
Columbus Clippers 0, Syracuse Mets 4Box Score · Clippers fall to 8-14
Wednesday was a brutal one for the Columbus Clippers offense, which managed just one hit and a pair of walks in a shutout loss.
Johnathan Rodriguez had the team’s lone hit, going 1-for-3.
The lone highlight was the bullpen. Starting pitcher Will Dion struggled, allowing four runs on seven its in three innings with two strikeouts and a walk. He...
Longtime ESPN baseball analyst Tim Kurkjian supplied a significant on Thursday morning regarding the future of former manager Terry Francona.
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Let's win a series
Here's the Red Sox lineup:
Thursday matinee. pic.twitter.com/kcfCodz6BP
— Red Sox (@RedSox) April 25, 2024Here's the Guardians lineup:
Last one before we hit the road. #ForTheLand pic.twitter.com/6H18Eh4zWI
— Cleveland Guardians (@CleGuardians) April 25, 2024Let's Go, Guardians!
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News and Notes for April 25th, 2024
The Boston Red Sox blanked the Cleveland Guardians for the 2nd Wednesday in a row.
Carlos Carrasco made his 200th career start in a Cleveland uniform last night. Unfortunately for the beloved right-handed pitcher, this start did not go well. Cookie gave the team 5 innings but gave up 9 hits, 5 runs (3 of which were homers), and 1 walk with only 4 strikeouts. Tyler Beede would take over in the...
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News and Notes for Thursday, April 25th, 2024
The Guardians’ six-game win streak came to an inglorious end as they were shutout 8-0 by the Boston Red Sox.
Let’s say some positive things. It was Carlos Carrasco’s 200th start as a Guardian and 100th at Progressive Field. Josh Naylor was very kind to a woman under hospice care prior to the game. The Guardians hit some balls hard only to have almost all of those hard hits...
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Can they win yet another series?
The Guardians will try to win their sixth in a row tonight as they take on the Red Sox in game 2 of a three-game series at 6:10pm. Cooper Criswell will lead a bullpen game for Boston and Carlos Carrasco will try to do his veteran magic on the mound.
Here’s the Red Sox starting lineup:
Game 2 pic.twitter.com/UbUlNY1XTB
— Red Sox (@RedSox) April 24, 2024Here’s the same for the Guardians:
We, personally,...
The 24-year-old was Cleveland’s first-round pick in 2021 and debuted in 2023 with considerable fanfare. He entered last season ranked among the sport’s top 50 prospects.
Cleveland has spent years searching for offensive firepower to complement José Ramírez and a great pitching-heavy system. Naylor has represented one of few acquisitions or homegrown bats that have actually developed into a quality offensive contributor.
Cleveland Guardians minor league recap for Wednesday, April 24, 2024
Columbus Clippers 3, Syracuse Mets 6Box Score · Clippers fall to 8-13
Death, taxes, Kyle Manzardo homering again.
Manzardo wasted zero time this game, putting Columbus on top 2-0 in the first inning with a two-run bomb, his fourth home run in the past three games. It also put his season OPS into four digits at 1.002.
Kyle Manzardo connects on a home run for a THIRD straight game.
MLB's No. 53 prospect...
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4/23 recap & 4/24 news and notes
Semi-wise fans spent Tuesday looking at the forecast and thinking a rainout might not be so bad, with Tanner Houck due to face the Guardians for a second time in the young season. Houck dominated the CLE hitters last week in a Maddux that took less than 2 hours for him to pitch.
The rain did arrive. But it was never severe enough to stop play. And that was a good thing, because it allowed us to see our promising ballclub beat...
Amid their stellar start to the season, the Cleveland Guardians have taken advantage of the injury-plagued Boston Red Sox. Winners of five in a row, the Guardians aim for their fifth win in six games against the visiting Red Sox on Wednesday night.
Ben Lively allowed one run over 6 1/3 strong innings, and Will Brennan's double sparked a two-run rally in the seventh, as the Cleveland Guardians won their fifth straight, 4-1 over the visiting Boston Red Sox on Tuesday night.
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Let’s get it started in here
Ben Lively and Tanner Houck will face each other as the Guardians and Red Sox begin a three-game series
Here’s the Red Sox lineup:
Cleveland pic.twitter.com/Y6KSg6i7e8
— Red Sox (@RedSox) April 23, 2024Here’s the Guardians lineup:
This time Boston shipped down to us.#ForTheLand pic.twitter.com/j1CA9V2DWZ
— Cleveland Guardians (@CleGuardians) April 23, 2024Let’s go, Guardians!
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Familiar faces in new places
The Red Sox and Guardians meet for the second time in the span of a week, Cleveland having taken 3 of 4 in Boston.
The Red Sox are 13-10 with a team wRC+ of 98, a starting rotation FIP of 2.93, and a bullpen FIP of 3.71. They have produced -10.7 Defensive WAR but really put on a clinic when the Guardians were in town a week ago.
The Guardians are 16-6 with a team wRC+ of 115, a starting rotation FIP of 4.42, and a bullpen FIP of...
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Adding a fifth option to our list
Four potential options for the first pick in the MLB draft? Yoda voice: “No. There is another.”
The college baseball regular season, including conference tournaments, will conclude by the end of May. For any teams who qualify, the College World Series will commence on June 14th and end on June 24th. Then, the Guardians will have their choice of any baseball player they want on Sunday, July...
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Austin Hedges and Josh and Bo Naylor were spotted at the Cavaliers game 2 win over the Orlando Magic yesterday.
Matan K @mk237700 on Twitter posted updated stats for the hitters vying for top slot in the MLB draft:
Batter Elo updated through this past weekend. Charlie Condon widens his lead as the clear #1 college hitter this season. Caglianone continues to rise. Grant Knipp has been dominant, albeit in a smaller sample size against weaker competition....
Opening up the 2024 MLB season, the American League Central felt like one of the divisions that’d be wide open. There’s no team clearly above the rest.