For a first-place team, the Cleveland Guardians are in a very uncomfortable position. Losing to the New York Yankees 6-0 yesterday afternoon, the Guardians are clinging to a two-game lead over the Kansas City Royals and Minnesota Twins. CLEVELAND’S OFFENSE Steven Kwan opened the game with a single. The Guardians also drew six walks. BRONX… read more

Aaron Judge is becoming baseball’s version of Bo Jackson from Tecmo Bowl. He’s on a different level than anyone else to the point that it’s unfair. Judge hit two more home runs in the New York Yankees’ 8-1 demolition of the Cleveland Guardians on Wednesday night. The Yankees center fielder is batting .334, which is… read more

Twelve-inning games are not rare in baseball history. But with the new “ghost runner on second” rule, they don’t happen often these days. The Cleveland Guardians outlasted the New York Yankees 9-5 on Tuesday night, exploding for six runs in the 12th inning. This was the longest major-league game of the season at four hours… read more

Most lost weekends in Milwaukee involve drinking too much beer. The Cleveland Guardians finished a weekend of punchless offense with a 2-0 loss yesterday at American Family Field. Steven Kwan and Will Brennan hit singles with two outs in the sixth inning. That’s it. Nobody even drew a walk! So that means Colin Rea (11-4)… read more

Tanner Bibee has bounced back to his form as Cleveland’s ace starter since returning from a brief injury layoff. Unfortunately last night, Milwaukee Brewers starter Freddy Peralta was even better in a 2-1 victory over the Guardians. The Brewers stuck with the playbook that worked on Friday night by jumping into the lead in the… read more

Whether they are winning five in a row or losing seven straight, the Cleveland Guardians have been playing some of the best teams in the American and National leagues. The Milwaukee Brewers used to be in the AL, but the Guardians made a rare visit to the now-NL Brewers in a 5-3 loss last night… read more

The Cleveland Guardians had some offensive highlights in last night’s 6-1 victory over the Chicago Cubs, but it was all about the pitching. Alex Cobb won his first game in a Cleveland uniform since arriving in a deadline trade with the San Francisco Giants. Cobb pitched 5 2/3 innings, giving up just three hits and… read more

Can a closer win the Cy Young Award? Cleveland Guardians fans are happily asking this question after last night’s 2-1 victory over the Chicago Cubs at Progressive Field. Emmanuel Clase saved his fourth game in four days. Of course, that means Cleveland has won four in a row after a seven-game losing streak. The last… read more

In a rematch of the 2016 World Series, the Cleveland Guardians beat the Chicago Cubs 9-8 last night at Progressive Field. This game could be described as … ·      A wild and woolly encounter ·      A romp ‘em, stomp ‘em affair ·      A real “ring-a-ding-dong dandy” While Cleveland blew a five-run lead, the Guardians overcame… read more

The Cleveland Guardians won their second straight game in Minnesota, splitting the series and restoring the 3½-game lead they had when they came to town. Cleveland won 5-3 yesterday after breaking a seven-game losing streak that threatened their position atop the AL Central Division. Tanner Bibee (10-4) made a welcome return to the starting rotation… read more