The Cleveland Guardians are a .500 team – not just in the standings, but on the field. The offense, the starting pitchers, the bullpen, and the defense aren’t great, but they aren’t terrible, either. Cleveland sits at 35-35 in the middle of June. While the Detroit Tigers are running away with the AL Central Division,… read more

The Cleveland Guardians are a .500 team. We’ll talk about this tomorrow. Seattle completed a three-game sweep with a 6-0 victory yesterday at T-Mobile Park. The Guardians are taking the day off today, but they will travel to San Francisco to face the red-hot Giants, who just traded for Red Sox slugger Rafael Devers. Slade… read more

Closers only make headlines when they lose. Emmanuel Clase has been his old dominant self after a disastrous April, but the Seattle Mariners beat him and the Cleveland Guardians 4-3 last night. The Guardians are falling into the unfortunate pattern of losing the first two games of a series before desperately trying to win the… read more

While many of their fans slept, the Cleveland Guardians battled the Mariners in Seattle last night. Cleveland’s usually reliable bullpen fell apart as the Mariners broke a 2-2 tie and cruised to a 7-2 victory. BOMBS AWAY The Guardians took a 2-0 lead in the third inning, as Nolan Jones and Steven Kwan hit back-to-back… read more

The Cleveland Guardians’ bats finally woke up in time to salvage one of six games with the Cincinnati Reds. Carlos Santana’s grand slam fueled an 11-2 rout on a sunny Wednesday afternoon at Progressive Field. Logan Allen improved his record to 4-4 for Cleveland. He pitched six innings, giving up four hits and two runs…. read more

Andrew Abbott looked impressive when he defeated the Cleveland Guardians in Cincinnati back on May 18. He pitched five shutout innings as the Reds won 3-1. Maybe the Guardians would figure him out the second time around, right? Wrong. Abbott dominated the Guardians for all nine innings in 1-0 victory last night at Progressive Field…. read more

A well-balanced mix of star pitchers and productive position players will make up last year’s most competitive division

The Cincinnati Reds aren’t a great team on paper, but manager Terry Francona has led them to a winning record. Francona often did that during his decade as the Cleveland manager, and he returned to Progressive Field last night in the Reds dugout. Cincinnati won 7-4 to clinch a victory in the Ohio Cup series…. read more

Laying down the perfect bunt is a lost art in baseball today. Many ballplayers are content to swing for the fences, even if they end up striking out a lot. Cleveland’s Will Wilson came to the plate in the seventh inning with a 2-2 tie, no outs, and runners at first and second. Wilson had… read more

Cleveland Guardians fans must be longing for a few games against the Chicago White Sox. Their favorite team always seems to face a dominant starter (Tarik Skubal, Max Fried), a lights-out closer (Josh Hader), or a power-packed lineup (New York Yankees). For that reason, the Guardians have little margin for error. A wild pitch in… read more