Minor League Recap for Saturday, May 4th Columbus Clippers (12-18) - AAA TOL 6 - COL 4 Box Score The Columbus Clippers fell to the Detroit Tiger’s AAA Affiliate, the Toledo Mud Hens 6 to 4 Friday night. Starting pitcher Xzavion Curry got the loss pitching 4 innings, with 5H, 5R, 4BB, and 2K. He is now 0-3 in Columbus. Columbus offense recorded 8 hits on the night. Juan Brito starting the scoring in the 1st inning with a 410 ft homerun to center. Both Juan Brito and Jose Tena recorded 2 hits while Myles Straw, Jhonkensy Noel, and Daniel Schneemann recorded 1 hit a piece. 3B Daniel Schneemann w ..read more

Photo by Frank Jansky/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images News and Notes for Saturday, May 4th, 2024 Shut down the Braves, get tattooed by the Angels: Ah, the duality of man seen in Tanner Bibee. The less said about last night’s 6-0 loss to the lowly Angels by the Guardians, the better. It was good to see Bo Naylor (two 107 mph hits resulting in a single and an error) and Jose Ramirez (two lineouts at 104 and 103 mph) hit the ball hard. Steven Kwan had another couple hits and a walk. Gabriel Arias had a single... and three strikeouts... and Brayan Rocchio went 1 for 3 with a hard-hit single. I’m ..read more

Brett Davis-USA TODAY Sports I used to have a guardian angel shoulder pin when I was a sheltered child The Guardians and Angels open a three-game series tonight at 7:10PM EST with Tanner Bibee facing off against Jose Soriano. Here’s the Guardians’ lineup: M̶U̶L̶C̶H̶ I̶S̶ GUARDS ARE HERE!#ForTheLand pic.twitter.com/EuTwoYoVMW — Cleveland Guardians (@CleGuardians) May 3, 2024 Here’s the Angels’ lineup: Cleveland : @BallySportWest : @AngelsRadioKLAA #RepTheHalo x @FBMSupply pic.twitter.com/fRIT4GZwAg — Los Angeles Angels (@Angels) May 3, 2024 Let’s go, Guardians ..read more

Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports Back to playing teams that should finish below .500 Michael (Trout), Gabriel (Arias), the Guardian-Angels series has arrived. Ok, sadly, Mike Trout is out. But, the Angels are still here for a three-game series against the Guardians. Let’s take a look at the respective teams. The Guardians are 20-11, +40 run differential, 10th in MLB with a team wRC+ of 107, fifth in MLB with 5.2 Defensive WAR, 23rd in MLB with a 4.26 starting pitcher FIP and first in MLB in relief pitcher FIP at 2.70. The best hitters on the Guardians currently are David Fry at 165 wRC+, Steve ..read more

Cleveland Guardians minor league recap for Friday, May 3, 2024 Columbus Clippers 3, Toledo Mud Hens 7 Box Score · Clippers fall to 12-17 The Clippers were able to snatch three runs from Toledo, but it wasn’t enough as Hunter Stanley gave up 7 total runs (3 earned) to the Mud Hens offense. Stanley’s final line: 5.0 IP, 9 H, 7 R, 3 ER, 4 BB, 5 K, 1 HR Jhonkensy Noel hit a solo shot, his 5th of the year, while Kyle Manzardo doubled and Micah Pries went 2-4 with two singles. Wes Parsons and Randy Labaut were able to finish off the game unscathed, K’ing 3 total. Akron RubberDucks 4, Richmond Flyin ..read more

The Plain Dealer Nick Wittgren speaks about his career in the overlooked role of middle relief When you think of your favorite team, who’s the first player you think of? The star shortstop leading the team in OBP? The Cy Young-winning starter? The All-Star closer that throws 100+ miles per hour? Surely, those are the most important players, right? Think deeper. While those players in the spotlight are vital to the team’s success, so are the smaller guys. The backup catcher can be the hero of an 11th-inning walk-off. The pinch runner can be the reason the tying run comes home on an out to right ..read more

Eric Canha-USA TODAY Sports News and Notes for Friday, May 3rd, 2024 Betrayal produces feelings of anger. And I feel betrayed. I had assumed that the Guardians would not play Gabriel Arias in centerfield unless they were sure he was capable of playing the position. Last night, it became clear that my trust in the Guardians was misplaced and that makes me feel betrayed. Arias has the athleticism to pursue fly balls in centerfield but he does not currently have the experience and training to effectively catch those balls at a major league level. The Guardians’ 8-2 loss to the Astros wasn’t all b ..read more

Photo by Logan Riely/Getty Images The Guardians will attempt to leave Houston with a series win Logan Allen and Spencer Arrighetti face off today as the Guardians and Astros conclude a three-game series at the odd time of 8:10PM EST on a getaway day. Here’s the Guardians’ lineup: Let's win one more before we head home, huh?#ForTheLand pic.twitter.com/rFtlIjK9Zs — Cleveland Guardians (@CleGuardians) May 2, 2024 Here’s the Astros’ lineup: Game 3 ⚾️: 7:10pm ️: Closed : @SpaceCityHN | @MLBNetwork ️: @SportsTalk790 | Spanish: 93.3 FM#Relentless x @reliantenergy pic.twitter.com/Ci4MTw8Vpq — Ho ..read more

Cleveland Guardians minor league recap for Thursday, May 2, 2024 Columbus Clippers 14, Toledo Mud Hens 8 Box Score · Clippers improve to 12-16 Wednesday was the much-anticipated season debut of No. 6 Guardians outfield prospect George Valera, who was sidelined with a hamstring injury in Spring Training. He didn’t disappoint. Valera reached base safely four times, going 2-for-3 with a double and two walks. Cleveland #Guardians 23yr old OF prospect George Valera reached base 4x times tonight (2-3 2R 2B RBI 2BB) for Columbus playing in his 1st game of the 2024 season returning from a hamstring ..read more

Ken Blaze-USA TODAY Sports Help should be on the way for the Guardians ‘pen soon...and they need it Coming into 2024, the talk of the town was starting pitching. Shane Bieber, Triston McKenzie, Gavin Williams, Tanner Bibee, Logan Allen. That’s as strong as a 1-through-5 as you were set to find in the bigs. Unfortunately, we never even saw this turn through the rotation once this season. Instead, Bieber is done, Gavin hasn’t pitched, and it’s been a mix and match combo of Sticks trying to return to form (which appears to be happening!), a struggling Logan Allen, Tanner Bibee, the emergence of B ..read more