CLEVELAND — The Guardians are coming off a rough road trip on which they went 1-5. They now return home looking to rebound in the friendly confines of Progressive Field.
The Guardians open this homestand with a three-game series against the Texas Rangers before the Kansas City Royals come to Cleveland for a four-game set, including a doubleheader Monday. The extended homestand will then conclude with a three-game series against the Pittsburgh Pirates.
Tanner Bibee takes the mound opposite Nathan Eovaldi Friday night as the Guardians look to get back on track with the divisional race heating up.
Check back here for live score updates, analysis and highlights from Friday's game
The Guardians lost 5-3 to the Rangers Friday night. They've now lost five of their last six games.
With two on and two out in the eighth, Lane Thomas — representing the potential go-ahead run — struck out against David Robertson to end the inning with the Rangers still leading 5-3. Thomas exchanged some words with the home plate umpire before manager Stephen Vogt pulled him away to avoid being ejected.
Adolis Garcia doubled in a run off Cade Smith to give the Rangers a 5-3 lead and some breathing room.
Nathan Eovaldi's day is done as well entering the seventh inning.
Tanner Bibee recovered nicely after his four-run second inning to pitch into the sixth inning, tossing 5⅔ innings. It easily could have been a much longer night for the Guardians bullpen. Over the course of a season, that kind of recovery to at least offer the bullpen some length can have some hidden benefits, especially for the Guardians, who have been adamant about not overworking their league-best bullpen .
Entering the bottom of the sixth, the Rangers lead the Guardians 4-3.
The Guardians are chipping away.
With a runner in scoring position, Bo Naylor lined a single to right field to slice the Rangers' lead to 4-3 in the fourth inning.
Tanner Bibee has settled in after his disastrous second inning.
With Brayan Rocchio already on base, Daniel Schneemann scored him with a single that has the Guardians trailing the Rangers 4-2 in the third inning.
Schneemann is in the No. 2 spot in the lineup tonight.
Lane Thomas, statistically, has had a pretty brutal introduction with the Guardians, but he came through in the third inning with a sacrifice fly that has cut the Rangers' lead to 4-1.
Corey Seager two-run double extends Rangers lead over Guardians
The Guardians' fortunes from the road seemed to have followed them home.
Still with two outs, Tanner Bibee couldn't get out of the inning. Corey Seager drilled a double off the wall that got past Brennan on the rebound, and the Rangers extended their lead to 4-0.
Sometimes, a little luck goes a long way in baseball.
With two on and two out in the second inning, Leody Taveras came through with a broken-bat single that fell just in front of Will Brennan in right field, scoring two and giving the Rangers an early 2-0 lead against Tanner Bibee and the Guardians.
And after a walk, Bibee will have thrown at least 40 pitches before the second inning is done.
Below is some pregame information
MGK tossed the ceremonial first pitch, but he did so in an interesting manner that was anything but traditional .
Jhonkensy Noel's renewed approach on putting the ball in play has led to breakout 2024 season
Jhonkensy knows he has the power. It took a new focus on contact and mobility to lead to his great rookie season thus far.
Cade Smith among the league's top relievers as a rookie in 2024
Cade Smith has been a massive factor in the Guardians building the league's top bullpen this season .
Along those lines, the Guardians figuring out their starting rotation is their No. 1 priority in an effort to not overwork that bullpen.
Guardians name CC Sabathia to team Hall-of-Fame
CC Sabathia is now in the Guardians' Hall-of-Fame, and he offered a two-part message to Cleveland fans .
Jose Ramirez passes Albert Belle for second place on Guardians all-time home run ranks
Jose Ramirez made history this week by taking sole possession of second place on Cleveland's franchise home run list — and he passed some serious names in Cleveland baseball history along the way .
Grading the Guardians' trades at the 2024 deadline
Here's a breakdown and some grades on the Guardians' deadline moves .
The Guardians addressed their pitching depth issues by dealing for right-hander Alex Cobb from the San Francisco Giants .
Guardians clubhouse reacts to Lane Thomas trade
The Guardians were thrilled (and in a way, relieved) to see Lane Thomas added to the roster .
Jackson grad Dillon Dingler makes MLB debut against Guardians
Jackson High School graduate Dillon Dingler made his major league debut Monday, and he got his big moment in the seventh inning .
Guardians No. 1 overall draft pick Travis Bazzana meets Jose Ramirez, wants to grow the game in Australia
It all finally sank in for Travis Bazzana , the top overall draft pick in the draft, when he stepped onto the field at Progressive Field and met Jose Ramirez and others.
Cleveland Guardians schedule
Major League Baseball released the 2025 schedules .
2024 National Sports Card Convention comes to Cleveland
The National Sports Card Convention was in Cleveland recently. We broke down how we'd spend $100 , ranked the most mind-blowing items we could find and listed the top collectibles for under $50 .
The game will be televised on Bally Sports. It'll be broadcast on the radio by WTAM (1100-AM) and WMMS (100.7-FM).
The Guardians begin a 10-game homestand against the Texas Rangers, Kansas City Royals and Pittsburgh Pirates Monday.
This article originally appeared on Akron Beacon Journal: Cleveland Guardians vs. Texas Rangers recap; Guards' skid continues
Local Cleveland, OH
Most Popular
Comments / 0