Stephen Vogt laid his cards on the table in the Cleveland’s 7-0 win over Detroit to open the playoffs. The Guardians manager unleashed an offense that had been waiting for nearly a week to hit something. Cleveland scored five runs before making an out. Then, with the game well in hand, Vogt showed off all… read more

During the MLB offseason, I was on Twitter talking about the Pirates and their reputation as a small-market franchise that doesn’t know how to win and has an owner–Bob Nutting–with no real desire to try to win. I contended that, yes, it had been 45 years since Pittsburgh last appeared in and won a World… read more

The Cleveland Guardians didn’t have to wait long to find out their opponent in the American League Division Series. The Detroit Tigers bounced the Houston Astros out of the playoffs with a 5-2 win yesterday. Detroit swept the best-of-three series on the road. Pinch hitter Andy Ibanez broke a 2-2 tie in the eighth with… read more

Jose Ramirez has a chance to join one or two rare baseball clubs today. As the Cleveland Guardians face the Houston Astros in the season finale, Ramirez is one home run away from joining baseball’s 40/40 club. That means 40 homers and 40 stolen bases. Coming into this year, the club included Jose Canseco (1998),… read more

The Cleveland Guardians can just play baseball for the fun of it this weekend. For the first time all season, nothing will be on the line. That’s because the New York Yankees clinched the top spot in the American League playoffs with Cleveland’s 5-2 loss to Houston. It was Progressive Night at the ballpark, as… read more

Emmanuel Clase picked up his record-shattering 47th save as the Cleveland Guardians beat the visiting Cincinnati Reds 5-2 last night. This wasn’t his usual blow-away performance, as Clase loaded the bases in the ninth before finishing off the Reds with a fielder’s choice ground ball. Clase had shared the record with Jose Mesa of the… read more

The Cleveland Guardians clinched one of the top two spots in the American League playoffs with a 6-1 win over Cincinnati last night. That means Cleveland will avoid the dangerous wild card round, in which a great team could easily lose a best-of-three series. Tanner Bibee (12-8) pitched like an ace for seven innings, giving… read more

Andre Pallante dominated Cleveland Guardians hitters as the St. Louis Cardinals scored a 2-1 victory yesterday at Busch Stadium. Pallante (8-8) had a no-hitter until Myles Straw broke it up with a single in the sixth. Straw stole second and third base before scoring on a beautiful squeeze bunt by Austin Hedges to give the… read more

Magic numbers can do magical things, like allowing the losing team to celebrate after the game. The Cleveland Guardians clinched the AL Central Division championship on Saturday when the Kansas City Royals lost their sixth straight game. That means the Guardians didn’t have to win, and they didn’t. They put up a good fight in… read more