After Wittgren blew the game, Tito gave Trevor Stephan the ninth inning with the Tribe trailing —and the rookie was spectacular. He allowed a walk and run, but covered his tail by striking out two. Stephen was a Rule-5 draft pick from the Yankees who came out of nowhere to make the team. Tribe fans should be looking forward to seeing more of him. Need more heat? According to Cooper, only two pitchers—Aroldis Chapman and Jordan Hicks—have been documented to throw that fast at the major-league level.
Shohei Ohtani started living up to that Japanese Babe Ruth label on Sunday, as he took the bump for the Angles, throwing a pitch clocked at When it was his turn to hit, Ohtani blasted the hardest homer of the young campaign by any player Indians Home Opener: 3 of the best moments from past seasons by Chad Porto.
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President of Baseball Operations Chris Antonetti said at the time that he was amazed that Francona was able to manage as deep into the season as he did considering the discomfort he was experiencing. The outlook looks pretty good right now. There's no other way to phrase it in a week in which Cleveland was no-hit once and had two other near misses — Sunday's game with Lauer's bid into the sixth and Wednesday's game, in which Cleveland totaled one hit in a loss to the Minnesota Twins.
The offense began to sputter just as the pitching-heavy Brewers came to town, a rough combination for forces and timing that led to a brutally slow offensive weekend in Cleveland. Perhaps the only hitter who wouldn't qualify here is Myles Straw, who went 7-for He also drew the walk in Saturday's game to avoid the perfect game.
Though it didn't mean Burnes was a picnic to face that day ahead of Hader, who finished the ninth. You gotta come to the yard ready to compete against this guy. You tip your cap. On Saturday night, Cleveland became the first team to be no-hit three times in the same season, something the soon-to-be Guardians had almost already done considering the lineup was also no-hit in a seven-inning doubleheader game on July 7 against the Tampa Bay Rays.
A no-hitter in a seven-inning game is viewed by Major League Baseball as a "notable accomplishment" rather than a full no-no. So that leaves Cleveland with three times being no-hit, once more in a shortened game and with several near-misses after that.
The lineup has at times propped up a starting rotation ravaged by injuries, but inconsistency has led to some rough stretches as well. And now, some history. I think we might be the 18th in baseball. Other months we have been towards the top. I think it was maybe June where we were sixth in baseball in runs scored.
I think in August, maybe we were 11th. Even more historically noteworthy is that some how, some way, Zach Plesac has been Cleveland's starting pitcher in all three no-hitters.
A fun baseball-centric argument is which MLB record would be the toughest to break? Cy Young's wins is certainly a contender, considering even getting halfway there would, in today's game, be a massive achievement. Johnny Vander Meer throwing back-to-back no-hitters is often mentioned. Cal Ripken's consecutive games played streak of 2, Joe DiMaggio's game hitting streak. On and on. Plesac being the starting pitcher, three times, on the first team to ever be no-hit three times in the same season might not be at the top of the list due to its quirkiness, but it might not be too far down, either, considering it had never happened before This article originally appeared on Akron Beacon Journal: Emmanuel Clase keeps form, Cleveland lineup nowhere to be seen: 3 up, 3 down.
After Tesla deal, Hertz will add Superchargers to some Valley locations. Ohio prints 35, license plates with Wright Brothers error. Derek Jeter headlines latest Hall of Fame Class. Click to expand. Replay Video. Skip Ad. Ad Microsoft. Clase suffered the loss and blown save in Friday's loss to Oakland, allowing two hits and two runs in one third of an inning. Clase entered in the ninth protecting a one-run lead and surrendered a leadoff single to Elvis Andrus followed by a Jed Lowrie walk-off home run two batters later for his third straight blown save and third loss in four appearances.
The year-old righty has now allowed five runs in his last 3. Clase allowed a run on two hits and struck out one in one inning, taking a blown save in Friday's win over Kansas City. It's been a shaky end to the first half for Clase, who has given up seven runs four earned in his last five innings while taking two blown saves and two losses. The homer he allowed Friday was the first he's given up all year. The hard-throwing righty has a 1.
Clase blew a save and took a loss after allowing two runs on three hits and a walk against the Rays on Monday. He failed to record an out. Clase allowed three straight singles to open the inning, including an RBI base knock by Wander Franco to tie the game. After intentionally walking Austin Meadows, he forced a groundball by Yandy Diaz but the winning run still came in to score.
Clase is now for in save chances this season after his first blown save since April. He owns a 1. Clase allowed an unearned run and struck out three over two innings, taking the extra-inning loss Sunday versus Houston. The right-hander had no trouble keeping the game tied in the ninth inning. Clase's troubles occurred in the 10th, when he allowed Yuli Gurriel to reach on a wild pitch.
After a pair of fielder's choices and an error, Gurriel scored the go-ahead run and Cleveland couldn't answer it. It's been a rough stretch for Clase, who has given up four runs one earned across his last three outings. It hasn't caused much damage to his ratios -- he has a 1. Clase was charged with three runs one earned on three hits in his relief appearance during Wednesday's loss to the Tigers in the second game of a doubleheader.
With Cleveland losing three of its last four games heading into the second game of the twin bill and with the lone victory coming by a big margin, Clase was called upon in a non-save situation in an attempt to stay fresh. The hard-throwing righty wasn't at his best, but he was spared significant damage to his still-sparkling 1. With an for success rate on save chances to go with strong ratios, Clase should continue to remain relevant in the late innings for Cleveland, though he'll occasionally cede saves to co-closer James Karinchak.
Clase recorded a perfect inning to earn a hold in Sunday's win over Pittsburgh. The hard-throwing right-hander needed only nine pitches seven strikes to preserve a one-run lead in the eighth inning. Clase for in saves has held a slight edge in closing duties compared to James Karinchak 8-for-9 this season, but both relievers have pitched well in high-leverage roles. Clase has a 0. He's added three holds and a record. Track This Player.
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