Carlos Carrasco hadn’t won a game since May 5. The Cleveland Guardians offense (and the Toronto defense) made it easy for him. The Guardians exploded for seven runs in the second inning and cruised to a 7-1 victory, their third in a row. Carrasco (3-6) did his part on the mound, pitching six innings while… read more

After three straight Guardians losses, radio announcer Tom Hamilton called on starter Tanner Bibee to pitch a shutout. Bibee had some help, but he did it. Bibee (5-2) and four relievers only gave up three hits and struck out 14 batters in an 8-0 rout of the Seattle Mariners on Tuesday night at Progressive Field…. read more

If you’re a member of Generation X, the only time you got to see Willie Mays play was in the 1989 baseball comedy, Major League. Actually, people my age didn’t get to see the real Willie Mays; we got to watch actor Wesley Snipes play Willie Mays Hayes, a fictional character, who was more a… read more

The Cleveland Guardians usually enjoy timely hitting and solid starting pitching. They had neither last night in an 8-5 loss to the visiting Seattle Mariners. Cleveland took a 1-0 lead on an RBI groundball by Daniel Schneemann, but Seattle exploded for four runs in the third inning to knock out Guardians starter Triston McKenzie (3-4)…. read more

I was going to predict that the Pirates would take two of three from the Rockies at Coors Field over the weekend, with both wins happening on very effective bullpen days, and the loss coming via a pummeling of Jared Jones, but I forgot. In all seriousness, Pittsburgh did take two of three from the… read more

The Cleveland Guardians will welcome Jose Ramirez back from the paternity list on Tuesday night against Seattle. Without him, they lost on Saturday and Sunday in Toronto. Cleveland lost 5-0 on Saturday but put up a much better fight on Sunday, falling short to the Blue Jays by a 7-6 score. Ben Lively (6-3) had… read more

Timely hitting. Solid pitching. Lights-out bullpen. The Cleveland Guardians don’t need to deviate from this script. They opened a three-game series with a 3-1 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays on Friday night. The Cleveland fans may not have expected a first-place team, especially when Shane Bieber got hurt, but that’s exactly what they are… read more

Tanner Bibee dominated Cincinnati hitters for five innings … except for the one guy who had his number. Jeimer Candelario bashed two home runs off Bibee to spoil an otherwise outstanding performance as the Reds beat the Cleveland Guardians 4-2 on Wednesday night. The Reds third baseman opened the scoring with a solo home run… read more

There are few major cities in the United States where baseball, our former national pastime, still reigns supreme over football and the NFL. St. Louis, home of the baseball Cardinals, is one of those towns. Cards fans have celebrated 19 National League pennants and attended 11 World Series parades. They’ve cheered for some of the… read more

Steven Kwan has joined the list of obvious All-Star selections for the Cleveland Guardians. Kwan collected three hits and two RBI as the Guardians opened the two-game Ohio Cup series with a 5-3 win over the Reds in Cincinnati. With a .380 batting average, Kwan joins Jose Ramirez and Emmanuel Clase as likely choices to… read more