Day game: Bibee 3.74 ERA sometimes as good as last year sometimes not so sharp. Brady Singer 2.63 ERA-- big things expected of him for awhile, this year is delivering.
Today's lineup for the CLE
Kwan LF
Giminez 2B
Ramirez 3B
Josh N 1B
Manzardo DH
Brennan RF
Schneemann CF
Bo N C
Rocchio SS

KC bullpen beat ours today. Our hitters were not as effective in the clutch as they've typically back this year.

I'm hoping that we can bring back Rodriguez, keep Schneemann, and demote Arias? I really like the combination of Rodriguez/Schneemann, righty/lefty combination. We have to give Rodriguez more than a week or two. Rodriguez has always started slow at each level he's played at but has always settled in. I think he's reached his potential as a minor league player. He's earned his shot.

10-DAY/15-DAY INJURED LIST

RHP Eli Morgan (right elbow inflammation)
Expected return: TBD
Morgan was evaluated by doctors and was giving the green light to begin a throwing progression, but the team isn't sure how long he may need to build up just yet. Morgan had just come back from the IL (right shoulder inflammation) and after his outing in Colorado, he reported feeling some discomfort in his elbow. (Last updated: June 6)

60-DAY IL

RHP Gavin Williams (right elbow discomfort)
Expected return: June
Williams made his long-anticipated 2024 debut in a rehab start for Triple-A Columbus May 30. He went one inning, allowing two runs (one earned) and striking out two. The righty followed that up by striking out five over 2 1/3 innings in his second start on June 4, giving up three runs on three hits and two walks.

“His velo was really good,” manager Stephen Vogt said of Williams’ outing. “Stuff looked good. Again, building up his pitch count. So he's getting to where the progression is going well.”

Williams has not played this season after he made an awkward throw during his weighted-ball workout during Spring Training and felt discomfort in his throwing elbow. He was transferred to the 60-day injured list on May 9 to clear a roster spot for right-hander Darren McCaughan. (Last updated: June 5)

RHP James Karinchak (right shoulder fatigue)
Expected return: TBD
Karinchak reported to camp with right shoulder fatigue. He was given the green light to begin a throwing program on March 11 and joined the big league team on April 25 to work with the Guardians' training staff. Assuming all goes well, his rehab assignment will be in the near future.

The Guardians have not given any indication as to when Karinchak may begin a rehab assignment. (Last updated: May 31)

RHP Daniel Espino (right shoulder capsule and rotator cuff injury; No. 5 on Guardians Top 30 Prospects list)
Expected return: 2025
Espino underwent surgery to repair his right shoulder capsule and rotator cuff injuries on March 13. He's expected to stay in Goodyear, Ariz., to work through his rehab. Although the Guardians don't have a firm timetable on when he may return to action, the team does not expect him to pitch during the 2024 season. (Last updated: May 15)

RHP Shane Bieber (right elbow injury)
Expected return: 2025
Bieber was transferred to the 60-day IL on April 10, and there's no return in sight for Cleveland's ace. He wasn't bouncing back as well as he is used to after his Opening Day start and elbow pain persisted throughout his outing in Seattle.

Bieber underwent imaging that revealed the same problems with his UCL that he had last year. He underwent UCL surgery on April 12. He'll report to Goodyear, Ariz., to begin his rehab. (Last updated: April 13)

RHP Trevor Stephan (UCL surgery)
Expected return: 2025
When Stephan's elbow was examined for discomfort on Feb. 28, a deep bone bruise was discovered. But after it continued to nag him, other opinions were needed. It was determined that his UCL is not providing adequate stability, which caused even more pain in the elbow.

Stephan underwent surgery on March 27 and was given a 12 to 16 month timetable for recovery. (Last updated: March 28)

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Guardians' dominant bullpen's scoreless streak snapped

By Mandy Bell @MandyBell02

6:40 PM EDT

CLEVELAND -- Guardians manager Stephen Vogt said it best: “When [our relievers] give up runs, we’re all gonna wonder what happened because that’s the bar they’ve set for themselves.”

For the first time in 26 innings, the Guardians’ bullpen gave up a run. And this time, it was costly. With the game tied in the top of the eighth at Progressive Field, Hunter Gaddis gave up an RBI single to Kyle Isbel that led to the Guardians dropping the series finale to the Royals, 4-3, on Thursday.

At some point, the streak was going to have to end. But the dominance that the group had collectively shouldn’t be overshadowed by the loss. The team entered the day leading the Majors in the following categories: WAR (4.0), ERA (2.38), FIP (2.67) and home runs allowed (11).

“[They] save us. Save the starters,” Guardians starter Tanner Bibee said. “I mean, I think I just saw it was 26 straight innings of not giving up a run. I mean, that’s kind of unbelievable. That’s a lot of innings. That’s a long stretch of innings. It’s been unbelievable. They’ve been able to keep us afloat and they’re gonna keep doing it.”

Everyone in Cleveland’s ‘pen pitched at least one inning in this span, but the three biggest contributors all worked the late innings of games. Emmanuel Clase has allowed just one earned run across 30 1/3 innings this season (0.30 ERA). Gaddis had a 13 1/3 scoreless streak prior to Thursday’s hiccup. But Cade Smith’s 1 2/3 scoreless innings against Kansas City increased his own streak to 12 straight frames without allowing a run.

Everyone would’ve probably predicted that Clase would be lights-out again this year, even after he simultaneously led the league in saves and blown saves in ‘23. Gaddis, a starter-turned-reliever, emerged as a pleasant surprise for this group, earning his way into a high-leverage role. And for Smith…well, he couldn’t have asked for a better start to his Major League career.

He was the last man to make the Guardians’ Opening Day roster. Smith pitched well enough in Cactus League play to earn the job, but Cleveland still wanted to look externally to see if someone with more experience should round out the bullpen instead. Luckily for the organization, they didn’t find anyone. His season ERA has now dropped to 1.57 after escaping jams with two double plays on Thursday.

“He just keeps getting better,” Vogt said. “We’re joking with him that he’s a ground ball pitcher now. Three or four double plays his last couple outings. He just attacks the zone. His split’s getting better. His slider’s getting better. But he’s still got a really good fastball.”

With how dominant this group has been, it made the one blemish even harder to accept. Gaddis got two quick outs to start the eighth inning, but a double by Adam Frazier set up Isbel to score on the hard-hit single to right.

“Got to credit them,” Vogt said. “They got good at-bats off of our guys and they found a way to scrap across runs and we didn’t and that was the difference in the game.”

The Guardians knew what was at stake for this divisional matchup. They would’ve liked to capitalize even more on the limited opportunity they had to gain ground over the second-place Royals since Wednesday’s contest was postponed due to rain. Now, they sit four games ahead of Kansas City. And they know that there are plenty of matchups ahead.

“We’re gonna lose sometimes. We’re not always gonna get the big hit,” Vogt said. “We had pressure on [Royals starter Brady] Singer every single inning and just didn’t quite get that big hit that we’ve typically gotten and that’s OK. We’re going to have games like this.”

The one measly run allowed by the bullpen doesn’t mean much in the big picture. The Guardians know that this group has been the reason for most of their success this year and they know that they can trust them to continue that moving forward.

“They’ve done everything we’ve asked of them and more,” Vogt said. “They continue to just be incredible.”

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1st MLB homer for Rocchio
2 sold HRs against Allen
2-2 in the 7th

Forum Favorite Gabriel Arias got a hit today, so he's up to 214.
His most striking statistic is 38 strikeouts and 5 walks.

imperfect bullpen again. Can't complain about that part of our team.

What is it about last place teams with double the amount of losses compared to wins that we can't beat? If we had, our lead would be 7 games over kc and 9 over the twins. Looks like we prefer to play down to their level. We'll see if they bounce back and take a must win series.

joe, you seem more desparate than me for the Gs to actually win it all during your lifetime. If lived 73 years without a world championship and will call my life a success even if they don't and I'll blame it on the economics of the sport. The past 30 years of mostly very competitive teams and a bunch of playoff experiences has met my criteria of success.

Kwan had one of his fairly typical nights on Saturday, two hits two walks and even better one of the hits was his 4th homer. His average is now 371!
He'll have to play everyday to get his plate appearances up to the level required to qualify for the league leadership but here's an rather amazing stat:

He has 56 hits in 151 at bats. I believe he is 29 plate appearances short of qualifying [3.1 per game] A guy who is short of required minimum can still win the title if you assume he has the necessary additional at bats with no hits.
Try that with Kwan: if you had 29 hitless at bats his average is 311. and that would put him 3rd in the league!

He better not get overlooked in All Star voting. I've seen some "experts" listing him as AL all star LF but Peter Gammons seems to have forgotten his existence.

I was 4 years old the last time we won the world series,Civ. So. Iguess I'm one up on you

another excellent job by Ben Lively, he left after 5 shutout innings since he stiffened up during the Guardians' long 6-run inning He's now 6-2 and 2.59 ERA
Where'd that come from? Before this year the 32 year had an unimpressive 8-17 record with ERA over 5.

I was Negative 3.
At 4, did you have any awareness of the Big News? My baseball memory begins midseason 1958 at age 7.

I used to think that I'd follow my Dad's footsteps: they won the Series when he was 13 but we fell far short in 1964. Then again when he was 41. But 1992 was not time either.

Who is Pedro Avila? Relate to fella in days gone by? Who is Emmanuell Rivera? The guy with an 18.o era who topped out at 79mph? A couple of pitches in the 50's. All of his pitches were between 55 and 79 except one heater at 94. Mowed through the middle of the line up.