News Category: Cleveland Guardians

Steven Kwan looks to lead Guardians past Astros again

After reaching base in all five plate appearances in a series-opening defeat on Tuesday, Cleveland left fielder Steven Kwan had his fingerprints all over the Guardians’ 3-2, 10-inning victory over the Houston Astros on Wednesday. Kwan and the Guardians will chase a series victory on Thursday as the three-game set concludes in Houston. In the top of the 10th on Wednesday, Kwan delivered the go-ahead run with an RBI double. In the bottom of the

New-look Astros seek back-to-back wins vs. Guardians

Hours after the Astros made the shocking move of optioning veteran first baseman Jose Abreu to allow him to work on his swing at its Florida spring training facility, his replacements played a role in Houston’s 10-9, 10-inning victory over the Cleveland Guardians on Tuesday. The Astros claimed the opener of this three-game series, set to continue on Wednesday in Houston, by erasing a three-run, first-inning deficit and later getting a two-run, walk-off homer from

After slow start, Astros on upswing heading into Guardians series

Time will tell if the Astros have dug themselves a hole too deep for them to escape, but following a successful weekend in Mexico City, Houston has generated a measure of hope. The Astros completed a two-game sweep of the Colorado Rockies with an 8-2 victory on Sunday behind left-hander Framber Valdez, who returned from a stint on the 15-day injured list by allowing two runs on five hits with six strikeouts over five solid

Division leaders Guardians, Braves square off in rubber game

Atlanta’s Bryce Elder and Cleveland’s Ben Lively will try to continue the string of good starting pitching throughout the weekend series between division-leading-teams when they take the mound Sunday afternoon in the deciding game of the three-game set in Atlanta. The Guardians, tops in the American League Central, evened the series at a game apiece with a 4-2 win in 11 innings on Saturday, a contest that began with Cleveland’s Tanner Bibee and Atlanta’s Charlie

Braves, RBI leader Marcell Ozuna look to drive home another win vs. Guardians

Atlanta’s Marcell Ozuna is having a start that rivals some of the franchise’s greatest players. Ozuna drove home two more runs on Friday to set a franchise record for most RBIs before May 1. He has a major league-leading 31 RBIs and broke the mark of 29 he previously shared with Atlanta greats Dale Murphy (1985) and Chipper Jones (1998). The Braves beat the Guardians 6-2 in the opener of a three-game series between two

Surging Guardians looking to avoid letdown vs. Red Sox

Amid their stellar start to the season, the Cleveland Guardians have taken advantage of the injury-plagued Boston Red Sox. Winners of five in a row, the Guardians aim for their fifth win in six games against the visiting Red Sox on Wednesday night. At 17-6 with eight wins in the last nine games, Cleveland is off to its best start since 1999. The Guardians, who have a major-league-best plus-55 run differential, have outscored the Red

Guardians take another swing at Tanner Houck in Red Sox rematch

The Cleveland Guardians took three of four at Boston last week. However, they didn’t have an answer for Tanner Houck, who recorded his first career complete game against them. Looking for a better effort against Houck, the host Guardians aim to cool off the Red Sox while trying for a fifth consecutive victory Tuesday night. Under first-year manager Stephen Vogt, Cleveland entered play Monday with a major league-best 16-6 record and plus-52 run differential, plus

Surging Guardians have sights set on sweeping A’s

The Cleveland Guardians are off to their best start since 1999, but first-year manager Stephen Vogt is taking the early success in stride. Cleveland sits atop the American League Central at 15-6 and will look for a three-game sweep of the visiting Oakland Athletics when the teams meet Sunday afternoon. The Guardians beat the A’s 6-3 on Saturday for their sixth victory in their past seven games. Josh Naylor hit a two-run homer and singled

A’s hope to turn the tide against dominant Guardians

The Oakland Athletics entered this weekend’s three-game road series against the Cleveland Guardians on a high note, but that came to an abrupt halt on Friday. After winning the series opener 10-2, Cleveland will look to continue its dominance over the A’s when the teams meet again Saturday evening. Tyler Freeman hit a two-run homer and Josh Naylor added a solo shot Friday to lead the Guardians, who sit atop the American League Central at

Surprising A’s face Guardians to begin 10-game trip

The Oakland Athletics appear committed not to let the franchise’s uncertain future affect their on-field performance. The surprising A’s begin a three-game series and 10-game road trip when they face the Cleveland Guardians on Friday. Cleveland improved to 13-6 with a 5-4 victory over the Boston Red Sox on Thursday. Oakland begins the series on a hot streak after winning seven of its past 11 games, including a 6-3 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals