The Guardians lost to the Twins 2-1 and frustrations are high.
The Guardians went 1 for 13 with runners in scoring position. Two innings, a fly ball to medium deep outfield would have scored the winning run, as would likely a deep ground ball. The offense was pathetic against a horrible Twins bullpen.
With that said, Stephen Vogt either allowing or calling for Angel Martinez to sacrifice against a pitcher who had yet to throw a strike was dumb, but not quite as dumb as not intentionally walking the only player in the Twins lineup who is any good in the 11th. But, I suppose he saved us all another inning of frustration.
On the bright side, Tanner Bibee was very, very good, as was the bullpen. Peyton Pallette especially stood out. Both Bibee and Pallette made one mistake- to Byron Buxton who made them pay both times (not even sure Bibee’s pitch that Buxton hit for a homer was a mistake).
The Guardians managed to address their team problems yesterday by trading for Patrick Bailey who currently has a wRC+ of 16. Sense my sarcasm, please. It’s a fine trade but I hope everyone realizes that Bailey coming here is likely the end of Hedges’ tenure in Cleveland come 2027. That’ll be a tough pill to swallow for some. And I hope no one thinks Bailey will be a good hitter because he will not. Our hitting team is not capable of “fixing” anyone. Breaking someone? Yes.
They released another Guardians’ Weekly yesterday. Rosenhaus interviews David Fry and Rhys Hoskins.
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The Royals beat the Tigers and the White Sox beat the Mariners.
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