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Guardians spring training preview for March 4

By Joe Noga

Published: Mar. 04, 2023, 10:36 a.m.

CLEVELAND, Ohio —

Shane Bieber makes his second spring training start of 2023 on Saturday when the Guardians travel to Mesa to take on Oakland at 3:05 p.m. EST. Cleveland is 4-4 in its first eight Cactus League games and is facing the Athletics for the first time in exhibition play this spring.

Brennan has hits in each of his last three games, including doubles against the Cubs and Brewers, and sports a 1.080 OPS.

PLAY OF THE DAY

Petey Halpin’s three-run double in the eighth inning gave Cleveland a 7-4 lead and eventually the win against Milwaukee on Friday. Halpin also drew a walk and scored a run in three plate appearances.



GUARDIANS ON THE MOUND

Bieber went two innings in his spring debut on Monday, allowing a hit and a walk with one strikeout. He threw 13 pitches in that outing and could get out to three innings against the A’s. Scheduled to follow Bieber to the mound are James Karinchak, Trevor Stephan, Konnor Pilkington, Touki Touissant, Caleb Simpson and Michael Kelly.

GUARDIANS AT THE PLATE

Infielder Juan Brito has appeared in seven spring games and walked six times. Acquired from the Rockies in a January trade for Nolan Jones, Brito has yet to strike out and has scored six runs. His six walks lead all of baseball in exhibition play, and his .615 on-base percentage is second among Guardians players with at least seven at-bats behind Meibrys Viloria.

GUARDIANS ON THE MEND

Below is a list of Guardians players and prospects currently dealing with injuries.

LHP Sam Hentges Left shoulder strain Out Week-to-week
OF George Valera Right wrist soreness Out Day-to-day
RHP Cody Morris Right teres strain Rehab Throwing daily
RHP Nick Sandlin Right lat strain Rehab Live BP this week

KEY UPCOMING DATES

March 8: Guardians vs. Team Mexico at Goodyear Ballpark.
March 8-21: World Baseball Classic.
March 30: MLB opening day. Guardians at Seattle, 10:10 p.m.
April 7: Guardians home opener at Progressive Field vs. Seattle, 4:10 p.m.

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12:50 PM · Mar 3, 2023

The Boston Red Sox attempted to beat MLB's new defensive shift ban during their spring training game against the Minnesota Twins on Friday.

Red Sox rearranging their outfield alignment to put an extra man on the right side against, of course, Joey Gallo.

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Top 4th

Pop Out
Cam Gallagher pops out to second baseman Tony Kemp. 3 outs
Pries on 1st, Gonzalez on 2nd

Walk
Micah Pries walks. Oscar Gonzalez to 2nd.

Pitching Substitution
Pitching Change: Chase Cohen replaces Adam Oller.

Mound Visit

Strikeout
Gabriel Arias strikes out swinging. 2 outs
Gonzalez on 1st

CLE 1,
OAK 0

Single
Oscar Gonzalez singles on a ground ball to center fielder Esteury Ruiz. Will Brennan scores.
Brennan on 3rd

Groundout
Josh Naylor grounds out, second baseman Tony Kemp to first baseman Ryan Noda. Will Brennan to 3rd. 1 out
Brennan on 2nd

Double
Will Brennan doubles (3) on a fly ball to right fielder Denzel Clarke.

Bottom 3rd

Groundout
Esteury Ruiz grounds out, shortstop Andres Gimenez to first baseman Josh Naylor. 3 outs

Groundout
Denzel Clarke grounds out, second baseman Tyler Freeman to first baseman Josh Naylor. 2 outs

Groundout
Yohel Pozo grounds out, second baseman Tyler Freeman to first baseman Josh Naylor. 1 out

Top 3rd

Strikeout
Andres Gimenez strikes out on a foul tip. 3 outs
Quinn on 1st

Walk
Roman Quinn walks.

Flyout
Tyler Freeman flies out to right fielder Denzel Clarke. 2 outs

Groundout
Cam Gallagher grounds out, second baseman Tony Kemp to first baseman Ryan Noda. 1 out

Bottom 2nd

Flyout
Brent Rooker flies out to right fielder Oscar Gonzalez. 3 outs

Strikeout
Jace Peterson strikes out swinging. 2 outs

Groundout
Ramon Laureano grounds out, shortstop Andres Gimenez to first baseman Josh Naylor. 1 out

Top 2nd

Groundout
Micah Pries grounds out to first baseman Ryan Noda. 3 outs

Groundout
Gabriel Arias grounds out, second baseman Tony Kemp to first baseman Ryan Noda. 2 outs

Groundout
Oscar Gonzalez grounds out, shortstop Aledmys Diaz to first baseman Ryan Noda. 1 out

Bottom 1st

Flyout
Ryan Noda flies out to center fielder Roman Quinn. 3 outs
Diaz on 1st

Single
Aledmys Diaz singles on a soft ground ball to third baseman Gabriel Arias.

Groundout
Tony Kemp grounds out, shortstop Andres Gimenez to first baseman Josh Naylor. 2 outs

Strikeout
Esteury Ruiz strikes out swinging. 1 out

Top 1st

Strikeout
Josh Naylor strikes out swinging. 3 outs

Pop Out
Will Brennan pops out to third baseman Jace Peterson in foul territory. 2 outs
Gimenez on 2nd

Double
Andres Gimenez doubles (2) on a fly ball to right fielder Denzel Clarke.

Pop Out
Roman Quinn pops out to third baseman Jace Peterson in foul territory. 1 out

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Bottom 4th

Flyout
Jace Peterson flies out to center fielder Roman Quinn. 3 outs

Mound Visit
Laureano on 1st, Diaz on 2nd

Walk
Ramon Laureano walks.

Strikeout
Ryan Noda called out on strikes. 2 outs
Diaz on 2nd

Balk
With Ryan Noda batting, Aledmys Diaz advances to 2nd on a balk.
Diaz on 1st

Walk
Aledmys Diaz walks.

Groundout
Tony Kemp grounds out to first baseman Josh Naylor. 1 out

Pitching Substitution
Pitching Change: James Karinchak replaces Shane Bieber.

Top 5th

Flyout
Will Brennan flies out to left fielder Brent Rooker. 3 outs
Gimenez on 2nd

Fielders Choice Out
Andres Gimenez reaches on a fielder's choice out, pitcher Austin Pruitt to shortstop Aledmys Diaz to third baseman Jace Peterson. Tyler Freeman out at 2nd. Andres Gimenez to 2nd. 2 outs

Strikeout
Roman Quinn strikes out swinging. 1 out
Freeman on 2nd

Stolen Base 2B
Tyler Freeman steals (2) 2nd base.
Freeman on 1st

Single
Tyler Freeman singles on a ground ball to left fielder Brent Rooker.

Batter Timeout

Pitching Substitution
Pitching Change: Austin Pruitt replaces Chase Cohen.

Bottom 5th

Flyout
Jace Peterson flies out to left fielder Micah Pries. 3 outs
Laureano on 1st, Noda on 2nd, Diaz on 3rd

Walk
Ramon Laureano walks. Aledmys Diaz to 3rd. Ryan Noda to 2nd.Pitching Substitution

Pitching Change: Caleb Simpson replaces Trevor Stephan.
Mound Visit
Noda on 1st, Diaz on 2nd

Walk
Ryan Noda walks. Aledmys Diaz to 2nd.
Mound Visit

Diaz on 1st

Walk
Aledmys Diaz walks.

Flyout
Tony Kemp flies out to right fielder Oscar Gonzalez. 2 outs
Bases empty

CLE 1,
OAK 3

Home Run
Esteury Ruiz homers (1) on a fly ball to left center field. Brent Rooker scores. Denzel Clarke scores.
Clarke on 1st, Rooker on 2nd

Walk
Denzel Clarke walks.

Lineout
Yohel Pozo lines out to right fielder Oscar Gonzalez. 1 out
Rooker on 2nd

Double
Brent Rooker doubles (3) on a fly ball to right fielder Oscar Gonzalez.

Pitching Substitution
Pitching Change: Trevor Stephan replaces James Karinchak.

Defensive Sub

Defensive Substitution: Juan Brito replaces second baseman Tyler Freeman, batting 9th, playing second base.

Defensive Substitution: Brayan Rocchio replaces shortstop Andres Gimenez, batting 2nd, playing shortstop.

Defensive Substitution: Connor Kokx replaces center fielder Roman Quinn, batting 1st, playing center field.

Top 6th

Groundout
Brayan Rocchio grounds out, shortstop Aledmys Diaz to first baseman Ryan Noda. 3 outs
Kokx on 1st, Brito on 2nd, Gallagher on 3rd

Hit By Pitch
Connor Kokx hit by pitch. Cam Gallagher to 3rd. Juan Brito to 2nd.
Brito on 1st, Gallagher on 2nd

Walk
Juan Brito walks.
Gallagher on 2nd

Wild Pitch
Wild pitch by pitcher Austin Briggs. Cam Gallagher to 2nd.

Pitching Substitution
Pitching Change: Austin Briggs replaces Austin Pruitt.
Mound Visit

Gallagher on 1st

Single
Cam Gallagher singles on a line drive to left fielder Brent Rooker.
Bases empty

CLE 3,
OAK 3

Home Run
Micah Pries homers (2) on a fly ball to right field. Gabriel Arias scores.
Arias on 1st

Field Error
Gabriel Arias reaches on a fielding error by shortstop Aledmys Diaz.

Strikeout
Oscar Gonzalez strikes out swinging. 2 outs

Groundout
Josh Naylor grounds out, shortstop Aledmys Diaz to first baseman Ryan Noda. 1 out

Bottom 6th

Strikeout
Kevin Smith called out on strikes. 3 outs
Offensive Substitution

Offensive Substitution: Pinch-hitter Kevin Smith replaces Esteury Ruiz.
Clarke on 3rd

Triple
Denzel Clarke triples (1) on a fly ball to center fielder Connor Kokx.

Lineout
Yohel Pozo lines out to right fielder Julian Escobedo. 2 outs

Groundout
Brent Rooker grounds out, second baseman Juan Brito to first baseman David Fry. 1 out

Pitching Substitution
Pitching Change: Konnor Pilkington replaces Caleb Simpson.

Defensive Sub
Defensive Substitution: Bo Naylor replaces catcher Cam Gallagher, batting 8th, playing catcher.

Defensive Substitution: Chris Roller replaces left fielder Micah Pries, batting 7th, playing left field.

Defensive Substitution: Angel Martinez replaces third baseman Gabriel Arias, batting 6th, playing third base.

Defensive Substitution: Julian Escobedo replaces right fielder Oscar Gonzalez, batting 5th, playing right field.

Defensive Substitution: David Fry replaces first baseman Josh Naylor, batting 4th, playing first base.

Top 7th

Flyout
Julian Escobedo flies out to right fielder Trenton Brooks. 3 outs

Strikeout
David Fry strikes out swinging. 2 outs

Flyout
Bryan Lavastida flies out to right fielder Trenton Brooks. 1 out

Offensive Substitution
Offensive Substitution: Pinch-hitter Bryan Lavastida replaces Will Brennan.

Pitching Substitution
Pitching Change: Trevor May replaces Austin Briggs.

Defensive Sub
Defensive Substitution: Trenton Brooks replaces right fielder Denzel Clarke, batting 9th, playing right field.

Defensive Substitution: Kyle McCann replaces catcher Yohel Pozo, batting 8th, playing catcher.

Defensive Substitution: Tyler Wade replaces third baseman Jace Peterson, batting 6th, playing third base.

Defensive Substitution: Dermis Garcia replaces first baseman Ryan Noda, batting 4th, playing first base.

Defensive Substitution: Cal Stevenson replaces shortstop Aledmys Diaz, batting 3rd, playing center field.

Defensive Substitution: Pablo Reyes replaces second baseman Tony Kemp, batting 2nd, playing second base.

Defensive Switch
Kevin Smith remains in the game as the shortstop.

Bottom 7th

Caught Stealing 2B
Logan Davidson caught stealing 2nd base, catcher Bo Naylor to shortstop Brayan Rocchio. 3 outs
Davidson on 1st

Forceout
Logan Davidson grounds into a force out, third baseman Angel Martinez to second baseman Juan Brito. Cal Stevenson out at 2nd. Logan Davidson to 1st. 2 outs

Offensive Substitution
Offensive Substitution: Pinch-hitter Logan Davidson replaces Ramon Laureano.
Stevenson on 1st

CLE 3,
OAK 4

Single
Cal Stevenson singles on a line drive to right fielder Julian Escobedo. Pablo Reyes scores.

Reyes on 3rd
Wild Pitch
Wild pitch by pitcher Konnor Pilkington. Pablo Reyes to 3rd.

Strikeout
Dermis Garcia strikes out swinging. 1 out
Reyes on 2nd

Double
Pablo Reyes doubles (1) on a line drive to center fielder Connor Kokx.

Defensive Switch
Bryan Lavastida remains in the game as the designated hitter.

Top 8th

Strikeout
Connor Kokx strikes out swinging. 3 outs
Naylor on 2nd

CLE 4,
OAK 4

Wild Pitch
Wild pitch by pitcher Drew Steckenrider. Chris Roller scores.

Strikeout
Juan Brito strikes out swinging. 2 outs
Naylor on 2nd, Roller on 3rd

Double
Bo Naylor doubles (1) on a line drive to right fielder Trenton Brooks. Chris Roller to 3rd.
Roller on 1st

Single
Chris Roller singles on a line drive to left fielder Brent Rooker.

Groundout
Angel Martinez grounds out, shortstop Kevin Smith to first baseman Dermis Garcia. 1 out

Pitching Substitution
Pitching Change: Drew Steckenrider replaces Trevor May.

Defensive Switch
Logan Davidson remains in the game as the designated hitter.

Bottom 8th

Strikeout
Trenton Brooks strikes out swinging. 3 outs
Schuemann on 2nd

Groundout
Kyle McCann grounds out, second baseman Juan Brito to pitcher Touki Toussaint. Max Schuemann to 2nd. 2 outs

Offensive Substitution
Offensive Substitution: Pinch-runner Max Schuemann replaces Brent Rooker.
Rooker on 1st

Walk
Brent Rooker walks.

Groundout
Tyler Wade grounds out, first baseman David Fry to pitcher Touki Toussaint. 1 out

Pitching Substitution
Pitching Change: Touki Toussaint replaces Konnor Pilkington.

Top 9th

Strikeout
Angel Martinez strikes out swinging, catcher Kyle McCann to first baseman Dermis Garcia. 3 outs

Batter Timeout

Strikeout
Julian Escobedo strikes out swinging. 2 outs
Lavastida on 2nd, Rocchio on 3rd

Groundout
David Fry grounds out, third baseman Tyler Wade to first baseman Dermis Garcia. Bryan Lavastida to 2nd. 1 out
Lavastida on 1st, Rocchio on 3rd

Single
Bryan Lavastida singles on a ground ball to left fielder Max Schuemann. Brayan Rocchio to 3rd.
Rocchio on 1st

Field Error
Brayan Rocchio reaches on a throwing error by shortstop Kevin Smith.

Pitching Substitution
Pitching Change: Calvin Coker replaces Drew Steckenrider.

Defensive Switch
Max Schuemann remains in the game as the left fielder.

Bottom 9th

Pitching Substitution
Pitching Change: Michael Kelly replaces Touki Toussaint.

Strikeout
Kevin Smith called out on strikes. 1 out
(Batter Violation called out on strikes on a 2-2 pitch)

Flyout
Pablo Reyes flies out to right fielder Julian Escobedo. 2 outs

Single
Dermis Garcia singles on a line drive to center fielder Connor Kokx.

Offensive Substitution
Offensive Substitution: Pinch-runner Brett Harris replaces Dermis Garcia.

Flyout
Cal Stevenson flies out to left fielder Chris Roller. 3 outs

Final (NO EXTRA INNINGS):

CLE 4,
OAK 4