💕 ▪︎ GUARDIANS 2023 ★ FIRST HALF ★ 4/1/23 to 7/13/23 ♥︎ ■ NOW unlocked .... to look back.

[mjp28]

▪︎. Upcoming Guardians Games  ▪︎.  Mon May 15  -  OFF  -   then (3) at CSX  followed by (3) at the NY Mets.  Then -HOME - for (3) verses the CSX  then  OFF  THUR  May 25.        -  WHEW  -

▪︎~▪︎~▪︎~▪︎~▪︎~▪︎~▪︎

Game 1 - Tue May 16 - CLE (19-21 .475)  at  CSX (14-28 .333)  first pitch   8:10 pm  starting pitchers -  Bieber  versus  Lynn.

Game 2 -  Wed May 17 - CLE (19-21 .475)  at CSX  (14-28 .333)  first pitch   8:10  starting pitchers  -  Battenfield  versus  Clevinger 

Game 3 - Thu May 18  -  CLE (19-21 .475)  at CSX  (14-28 .333)  first pitch   2:10  on  ESPN+ TV  starting  -  Allen  versus  Koepech

▪︎~▪︎~▪︎~▪︎~▪︎~>     ⚾     <~▪︎~▪︎~▪︎~▪︎~▪︎              Game  1 of 6 on the road.        PLAY BALL !

[mjp28]

Monday, May 15, 2023 - 01:02 PM.      Guardians have faith if Josh Naylor comes up in the eighth. 

Josh Naylor the magic man from the 8th inning on.

May 14, 2023; Cleveland, Ohio, USA; Cleveland Guardians designated hitter Josh Naylor (22) rounds the bases after hitting a home run during the eighth inning against the Los Angeles Angels at Progressive Field.

Mandatory Credit: Ken Blaze-USA TODAY SportsHitting a game-ending home run in Major League Baseball is, pretty clearly, the best — not only because your team has won the game in the last inning in thrilling fashion but also because you have dealt a blow to your opponent. It's a blow to that team's record and to its psyche, and the impact can be observed as players walk off the field in solemn defeat.

Walk-off homers are no fun if you're on the business end of one. It's a real bummer.[MoreBallySports:... Home | News | Video]  

Coming through with the big homer in the eighth inning hits the opponent a little differently, so to speak.

There's still hope to come back, or a lack of hopelessness, but there's also a rush of uncomfortable urgency — even panic. It's a different feeling, one of unsettling confusion.

What just happened? We were ahead (or tied), and now thanks to one swing we're behind with just three outs of offense to go. If we don't do something quick, we're going to lose.

This is how Cleveland Guardians slugger Josh Naylor made the Los Angeles Angels feel for three games in a row at Progressive Field over the weekend. Naylor remarkably hit a go-ahead home run in the bottom of the eighth inning on Friday night, on Saturday night and on Sunday afternoon for a wonderful trifecta.

[mjp28]

~  Time to   PLAY BALL  !  ~

Game 1 - Tue May 16 - CLE (19-21 .475)  at  CSX (14-28 .333)  first pitch   8:10 pm  starting pitchers -  Bieber  versus  Lynn.

Well Game 1 got away early on this one.  Bieber was great through 5.  Naylor got knicked up today, might not play tomorrow.   Jose Ramirez is in the DR personal business.  ......  On to Game 2 tomorrow  !  -->   

CLE  3  9  1

● WSX  8  16  1

[mjp28]

~   On to the rubber match  Game 2  ~         

◆  Wed May 17 - CLE (19-22)  at CSX  (15-28)  first pitch   8:10 pm

Starting pitchers  -  Battenfield  versus  Clevinger         ~    PLAY  BALL   !    ~   

▪︎~▪︎~▪︎~▪︎~▪︎~▪︎~▪︎~▪︎~▪︎

CSX  4    CLE. 1   bottom  5,  Chicago  keeps pecking away, a HR here and there.  Now  5-1. 

1stBell doubled to right, Kwan scored.1-02ndSheets homered to center (420 feet).1-14thVaughn homered to left center (418 feet).124thBurger homered to left (408 feet), Grandal scored.145thMoncada singled to left, Benintendi scored.1-5

● CSX WINS SECOND STRAIGHT GAME 7-2.

-  Getaway Game 3 first at   2:10 pm    Thursday May 18  - today -  .

[mjp28]

-  "Must win Game 3"  today   -

Game 3 - Thu May 18  -  CLE (19-23)  at CSX 16-28)  first pitch         2:10 pm EDST.      ● on ESPN+     starting  -  Allen  versus  Koepech:

★ And the Guardians came through with the   "must win"   Game 3 win  ★ 3-1 and Sandin (W)  Clase (SV) 15.      ~  Now out to close out this road trip with  (3)  at  the NY Mets  before returning home.

[DieHardBrownsFan1]

Indians in a slump.

[mjp28]

17 hours ago, DieHardBrownsFan1 said:

Indians in a slump.

Yes .... the Cleveland INDIANS are in a 2+ year slump since they won their last game.    Now the second place  Cleveland GUARDIANS  (-3.5) and  (20-23)  5-5 L10  are in a definite hitting slump this season playing in a whole lot of 1-2 run games. 

 That needs to improve to push them past Minnesota (24-20) into 1st place.  Now the 2022 Cleveland GUARDIANS   surprised everyone everyone last season going  (92-70  +22)  and winning the AL Central Championship   .   

GO GUARDIANS   ...... even though we say INDIANS  in this house.      

[mjp28]

Fri May 19 - Game 1 -  CLE (20-23)  versus   NY Mets (22-23) First pitch 7:10 pm. Starting pitchers Quantrill  vs  Carrasco.

Sat May 20 - Game 2 - CLE (20-*24)  vs  NY Mets (*23-23) first pitch  4:10 pm  Starting pitchers Bibee  vs  Scherzer

Sun May 21 - Game 3 - CLE (20-23)  vs  NY Mets (22-23)  first pitch  7:00 pm  on ESPN  Bieber vs Verlander 

▪︎~▪︎~▪︎~▪︎~▪︎~▪︎~>    🌭🌭     <~▪︎~▪︎~▪︎~▪︎~▪︎~▪︎     and then a trip back HOME !

[mjp28]

Fri May 19 - Game 1 -  CLE (20-23)  versus   NY Mets (22-23) First pitch 7:10 pm. Starting pitchers Quantrill  vs  Carrasco.

CLE 4   NYM 0 - bottom 2.  ★ Naylor ★ 3R HR (7).

7-7  top 8,  a real screwball game.  Josh Naylor 5 RBIs.

● NYM 10    x CLE 9  final in 10.   How do you blow a 5 run lead ?  Just did it.    ~  See you Saturday at 4:10 pm !   Good evening everyone.       

[mjp28]

~  Another  "must win "  Game after blowing a 5 run lead,   but wasn't lack of hitting or scoring this time. ~

Sat May 20 - Game 2 - CLE (20-*24)  vs  NY Mets (*23-23) first pitch  4:10 pm   ◆ Starting pitchers Bibee  vs  Scherzer

▪︎~▪︎~▪︎~▪︎~>   ⚾   <~▪︎~▪︎~▪︎~▪︎  Some classic pitching names in these next two games.   - PLAY BALL  ! 

Sat May 20 - Game 2 - 1st inning, 

[mjp28]

~  NO BEISBOL TODAY  !  ~ 

NEW YORK -- Saturday’s game between the Guardians and Mets was postponed due to rain. The two teams will play a split doubleheader on Sunday at Citi Field, with Game 1 at 1:40 pm  and  Game 2 scheduled for 7:10 pm.

In the afternoon affair, right-hander Tanner Bibee will take the mound for Cleveland. In his last start against the Angels on May 14, Bibee pitched his best game of the season, throwing 7 2/3 innings, allowing one run on two hits and striking out seven. He ended up with a no-decision in a 4-3 victory.

[mjp28]

~  And in Game 2  at about  7 pm  on ESPN.  ~

Right-hander Shane Bieber will pitch the nightcap for Cleveland. He hopes to pitch better than he did in his last start this past Tuesday against the White Sox, in which he lasted 4 2/3 innings and allowed five earned runs on 12 hits. 

The Guardians look to rebound after losing to New York, 10-9, in 10 innings on Friday night. It was Cleveland’s fourth walk-off loss of the season.         

Fans holding paid tickets for the game originally scheduled to be played on Saturday may use them for the rescheduled game on Sunday at 1:40 p.m. 

Season Ticket Members may exchange their May 20 tickets for a 2023 regular-season game at Citi Field (excluding June 13-14 Subway Series vs. Yankees), subject to availability, up until May 21 at 10 a.m.

[mjp28]

~  Well after a  brutal  1-5  road trip the Guardians return home for a 6 game home stretch beginning with the CSX at 6:10 pm on Monday night.    Better luck Guardians  ! 

★ Game 1 -  ★  CLE 3    CSX 0  final.  In a brilliant pitching start and league leading SAVE #16 Clase.

Game 48  or Game 2 - 6:10 -  And ● CSX 4   x CLE 2  final.  Another low scoring disappointing  LOSS.

Game 49 or Game 3 - 1:10  - ★ And  21-27  -4.0 GB  ★ Top 3 ALC  4-6, 4-6, 4-6  THEY ALL STINK !

▪︎~▪︎~▪︎~▪︎~>     ⚾     <~▪︎~▪︎~▪︎~▪︎    A much needed win versus the WSX,  a second would be nice. LOSS !

     21-27  this is getting old fast.  Thank goodness MIN & DET also are mired in mud.     

And 30% of the 2023 season is over  this Wednesday. Only two three game losing streaks now.

Game 48 last year they were 23-25 with one 7 game losing streak

Games 50-52 home vs St Louis Cards at 7:10, 7:15 on FOX and 1:40.  A win streak would be nice.

SO there you go and   GO GUARDIANS,  just win a few ......  baby.

[mjp28]

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*     IF YOU REMEMBER.    *

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2021  Game  48 -  27-21   Finished  80-82.   Game 48 is 30% done,  70% to go.

★★ 2022  Game  48 -  23-25. Finished.  ★ 92-70.  WON  ALC  !  On July 25 were 48-47.      Had a fantastic September. 

2023  Game  48 -  21-27 ??   Is this team good enough ?     ( The manager is ! )

 

[mjp28]

~  Home,  Sweet Home. ~

Game 49 -  Game 3  -  1:10 pm,  CSX (20-30 -5.5)   versus   CLE (21-27 -4)   Starting pitchers  Quantrill  vs Koepech

▪︎~▪︎~▪︎~▪︎~>     ⚾     <~▪︎~▪︎~▪︎~▪︎       A must  win afternoon delight.     Now   PLAY BALL  !

CSX 6   CLE 0    mid 4.  Chicago scores 5 in top 4 in 8 hitters,  looks like another dreary LOSS.

● CSX 6   CLE 0   bottom 9.   Attendance 17,767 saw a stinker, not good for future games

●●● CSX  swept  CLE 0-3.   Enjoy your beautiful Wednesday and  OFF DAY Thursday.       

[mjp28]

~  Time to like and play baseball for the game.  And let Tito Francona work his magic.  ~

◆  OFF THURSDAY  ◆

Game 50 -  7:10   ▪︎  STL (22-28 -5 GB)  at  CLE (21-27  -3.5 GB)  Starting pitchers Liberatore vs  Bieber 

Game  51 -  7:15 on FOX  ▪︎  STL  (22-28)   at  CLE (21-27)   Starting pitchers - Flattery  vs. Bibee

Game 52  -  1:40. ▪︎. STL  (22-28)  at   CLE  (21-27)  Starting pitchers  -  Montgomery vs  Gaddis 

▪︎~▪︎~▪︎~▪︎~▪︎~>     🏈     <~▪︎~▪︎~▪︎~▪︎      The Guardians need a day off and come back ready.     ⚾

 

 

 

[mjp28]

★ Game 50 -   CLE 4. STL 2,  bottom 8.  Bieber pitched a solid game.  Bring on Clase in the 9th.    

Attendance tonight: 31,303 (?)  largest since opening day.  Uh-oh    ★  CLE 4-3.

CLE (22-27)  4    STL (22-29) 3  final.   Beiber (W)  Clase save (17). See you Saturday on ESPN !  

▪︎~▪︎~▪︎~▪︎~▪︎~▪︎~▪︎~>     ⚾     <~▪︎~▪︎~▪︎~▪︎~▪︎~▪︎~▪︎.     Need two in a row !

● Game  51 -  7:15 on FOX  ▪︎  STL  (22-28)   at  CLE (21-27)   Starting pitchers - Flattery  vs. Bibee

1-1 bottom 4.  All pitchers so far.  To the top of 5. ......  ●  STL 2 2 1   CLE 1 8 0  final/10.....  geeezzz.

▪︎~▪︎~▪︎~▪︎~▪︎~▪︎~▪︎~

★★ Game 52 -  1:40  - Well this was a nerve-wracking game,  STL got three 1 R HRs in the 5th.  Then the Guardians finally came back down 3-2 in the 9th  -and-  Jose comes through  !  ★ CLE 4   STL 3.

Now on the road (3) at BAL  then  (4) at 1st place MIN,  time to win it back in ! 

.....  Good Sunday evening everyone  !        

[mjp28]

~  On the road again  !  (3)  at BAL (34-*20) then  (4) at MIN (27-26).  Time to earn it back in......

▪︎~▪︎~▪︎~▪︎~▪︎~▪︎~▪︎~>       ⚾     <~▪︎~▪︎~▪︎~▪︎~▪︎~▪︎~▪︎

★ Game 53 - 1:05  CLE  (*24-29)  Starting pitchers  -  Allen (W) versus  Wells

Game 54 - 7:05. CLE  (24-29)  Starting pitchers  -  Quantrill versus  Gibson 

Game 55 - 3:05. CLE  (24-29)  Starting pitchers  -  Bieber  versus  ??

▪︎~▪︎~▪︎~▪︎~~~▪︎~▪︎~>     ⚾     <~▪︎~▪︎~▪︎~▪︎~▪︎~▪︎~▪︎

Game 56 - 7:40

Game 57 - 8:10 on Apple TV 

Game 58 - 7:15 on FOX

Game 59 -  2:10

[mjp28]

Game 53,  Game 1 - 1:05  CLE  Starters - Allen vs Wells 6' 8" a horse !  0-0 Bottom 4.  To top 5 -->

CLE 1   BAL 0  -  To bottom 5,  CLE double, balk, run. nice. Both pitchers Ks. 8/7. Arias at 3B whoa !

CLE 3   BAL 0, top 7  GUARDIANS hustling !  Wells OUT.  Now 5-0 running  the bases ! Great game  !

★ CLE 5. BAL 0, top 9,  great pitching game, BAL 0 3 2,  ★ Cleveland just came out ready to play.

Allen (W)  2-2 10 K, 2.72 ERA - Wells (L) 7 K, 3-2  3.29 ERA  ÷  A solid shutout verses a good team.

~  Enjoy your Memorial Day Monday evening.   See you tomorrow.         ★ CLE 5-0  Final.

[Brownsfan92]

I mean the offense has to get better.....right?

[mjp28]

1 hour ago, Brownsfan92 said:

I mean the offense has to get better.....right?

And the Cleveland GUARDIANS are leading the MLB in one run games...... by far.   They lead the pack in nail-biters so far the MLB.   ■  Here it is !

From the ABJ .....

■  CLEVELAND — Finally, for a moment, the Guardians could exhale a bit. But if you're a Cleveland fan, you haven't had the luxury of a no-stress game very often during the team's run of near-constant one-run games.

■  It seems as though just about every inning the Guardians have played could be described as high leverage. Through the club's first 52 games, they've played 25 one-run games. No other team in baseball has more than 20. Two of the Guardians' last three series have included three consecutive one-run games.

Shuffle the deck: Triston McKenzie, Aaron Civale nearing return from injured list — now what?

■  Time and time again, a talented pitching staff combined with a badly struggling offense has left every run coming at a premium — and just about every day, the potential tying run has been at the plate with two outs in the ninth.

■  It's a high-intensity way to play night after night. It's also something the Guardians, in a way, have relished.

"I say pressure either busts pipes or makes diamonds, and I like to shine," said reliever Xzavion Curry. "That's when you're really getting tested. Your mental and your physical — can you sit there and weather the storm of whether your body's feeling good, whether your mind's feeling good. So I like the pressure situations because it really shows what you're made of."

■  .......   The Guardians have been in a proverbial Finals Week lately, with one exam after another. Manager Terry Francona noted recently that the offense, especially, was being tested in a lineup-wide slump. Nearly always playing in one-run or tied games doesn't exactly relax the nerves, either.

The Guardians. ■ lost three consecutive one-run games to the New York Mets a week ago. Then Friday night against the St. Louis Cardinals, Emmanuel Clase bent but didn't break, as he turned it into a one-run score but ultimately converted the save in the ninth.

That was followed by a rough 2-1 loss in which the Guardians pitching staff allowed just two hits, but the offense couldn't make it count. And on Sunday, the lineup finally came through in a clutch situation, as Jose Ramirez — the club's last hope in the ninth — lined a ball into the right-center gap that scored two runs and gave the Guardians a walk-off 4-3 win.

It was the first deep breath in quite some time for an offense that was begging to support its pitching staff in a big moment. On a day when the lineup needed something to happen that would lead to a celebration, Ramirez ended up with a bubble gum bucket on his head. The one-run games are difficult enough. The Guardians were need of a finish like Sunday's game.

■■   "This is a hard game. It's not going to be always come our way, and this is a long season," said Ramirez. "We're going to prepare because something's going to happen, positive and negative, but we have to be ready for all of those."

Ryan Lewis can be reached at rlewis@thebeaconjournal.com. Read more about the Guardians at www.beaconjournal.com/sports/cleveland-guardians. Follow him on Twitter at @ByRyanLewis.

■  This article originally appeared on Akron Beacon Journal: Cleveland Guardians lead Major League Baseball in 1-run games in 2023. 

■   The Cleveland GUARDIANS are the best at it in baseball  !

[Dutch Oven]

3 hours ago, Brownsfan92 said:

I mean the offense has to get better.....right?

For the love of everything holy, it can't get worse, could it? 

[Dutch Oven]

2 hours ago, mjp28 said:

■   The Cleveland GUARDIANS are the best at it in baseball  !

 

It's been almost two years since the name change was announced, mjp, I think it is time to retire the name "Tribe Board" and embrace the Guardians name, fully.

The new name for this forum is so obvious:

The G Spot! 😉

[Brownsfan92]

1 hour ago, Dutch Oven said:

For the love of everything holy, it can't get worse, could it? 

Nope.

-Opened ESPN app to check Guardians score.

-Quickly closed and threw phone.

 

[Dutch Oven]

43 minutes ago, Brownsfan92 said:

Nope.

-Opened ESPN app to check Guardians score.

-Quickly closed and threw phone.

 

Hey, they've scored three times so far already! 😜

[Brownsfan92]

12 runs on 17 hits?   Bless my heart.

Didn't like Beiber getting shelled but beggars can't be choosers.

[Dutch Oven]

Holy shitballs, the Gs have won two series in a row! 

[mjp28]

6 hours ago, Brownsfan92 said:

12 runs on 17 hits?   Bless my heart.

Didn't like Beiber getting shelled but beggars can't be choosers.

What a great game to watch out on the deck today !   CLE 12   BAL 8   Final.

Naylor is carrying this team until Jose gets his playing ability back to 100% .... then lookout.

Exciting game to watch today.

[mjp28]

~  The next  (4)  big games in MIN.  Then back  HOME  (3)  more big games verses  BOS  and   (3)  verses  HOU.

Game 56 - Game  1 - 7:40. CLE in MIN - Pitchers -  Bibee versus López 

Game 57 - Game  2 - 8:10 on Apple TV - Pitchers - Civale versus Ober

Game 58 - Game  3 -7:15 on FOX - Pitchers - Allen versus Gray

Game 59 - Game  4 - 2:10  - Balley TV - Pitchers  - ? Now McKenzie  versus  Ryan 

▪︎~▪︎~▪︎~▪︎~▪︎~>     ⚾     <~▪︎~▪︎~▪︎~▪︎~▪︎     A very big series against MIN in the AL Central.  --   ⚾    -- PLAY BALL -->  

◆ And then on the road for the usual  (3) and (3) with the next  -OFF DAYS- MON 6/5 and 6/12.  -Oh the MLB  life !   

 

[Brownsfan92]

I'll gladly take a 5-5 record over the next three series.  Boston could be a 2-1 series as long as they don't try to slug with them 😁