Category: Cleveland Guardians
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Kenley Jansen is pitching well again for the Dodgers
September 16, 2019 Los Angeles Dodgers – Dave Roberts told Kenley Jansen that he would pitch the eighth inning on Sunday, and Jansen came through with a solid 1-2-3 frame to keep the game tied at 2-2. After the Dodgers took the lead in the top of the ninth, Adam Kolarek got the first out…
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James Karinchak debuts and keeps racking up strikeouts
September 15, 2019 Cleveland Indians – James Karinchak made his debut yesterday and did not disappoint. He recorded three strikeouts in 1.1 innings of work (although he actually recorded five outs since one of his strikeouts reached on a wild pitch). With Brad Hand out at least through today and Nick Goody (at least 1…
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Cleveland calls up a fireballing rookie
September 13, 2019 Cleveland Indians – The Indians have called up their top relief prospect, James Karinchak. Karinchak sports a high-90s fastball that he rode to an 81% strikeout rate in the minors this year. Karinchak still has a lot of work to do on his command, and the Indians may be reluctant to throw…
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Brad Hand day-to-day after a negative MRI on his arm
September 12, 2019 Seattle Mariners — No word on what has happened to Matt Magill. On Wednesday, Sam Tuivailala got the first crack at the save with a two-run lead, and when he ran into trouble, Anthony Bass nailed it down. We’re not sure what’s going on, but we’ll slide Bass up to the top…
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The struggles continue for Brad Hand
September 5, 2019 Cleveland Indians – Given a four-run lead, Brad Hand gave up a two-run homer, then loaded the bases with one out in the ninth. Nick Wittgren came in to bail him out, but it was Oscar Mercado who really deserved the save. Hierarchy remains: Hand | Goody | Wittgren. San Francisco Giants…