The Guardians’ pitching staff turned in quite a performance yesterday, throwing a shutout against the Milwaukee Brewers, striking out 16, and winning 1-0.
It was, admittedly, the B-team for Milwaukee as far as hitting goes, but it was still good to have Slade Cecconi be sharp for four innings, allowing two hits and one walk and striking out six, Cade Smith be dominant again striking out two, Erik Sabrowski striking out the side, and Connor Brogdon and Codi Heur striking out two, and Will Dion finishing with a scoreless ninth as well, striking out one batter.
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Chase DeLauter had a walk and scored a run, Kyle Manzardo singled him home, Rhys Hoskins and Gabriel Arias had singles and Angel Martinez hit a double… that’s about all the offense did.
For those worried about Kahl Stephen, he spoke to the media yesterday, so seems like he’s ok:
For those worried about Jace LaViolette, assistant GM James Harris spoke highly of him to the media, mentioning his blazing speed:
The blue seats are almost all installed at Progressive Field and will be completed by Opening Day:
Tim Stebbins of MLB.com caught up with Travis Bazzana in his return from the World Baseball Classic.
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The Athletic’s Zack Mesiel offered some notes from Guardians’ camp. Everyone is very excited about Bo Naylor’s good spring.
Korea and the Dominican Republic face off at 6:30PM ET today, with the USA and Canada following at 8PM ET. The Angels and Guardians play at 4:10PM ET.