So much for Southern hospitality

 So much for Southern Hospitality.

The Atlanta Braves smacked up Cleveland pitchers for three home runs in a six-run sixth inning as they bested the Guardians 11-6 on April 10.
Cleveland led 2-1 heading into the faithful bottom of the sixth.
Matt Olson, Ronald Acuna Jr., and Michael Harris II all homered for Atlanta.
The loss dropped Cleveland to 8-6.
Slade Cecconi took the loss as he fell to 0-2. He allowed five runs on seven hits while striking out three and walking one. The Guardians' bullpen arms of Matt Festa, Peyton Pallette, and Kolby Allard were lit up for six runs.
Good news for Cleveland came in the form of Kyle Manzardo, who hit his first home run of the season in the top of the fourth to tie the game at 1.
Steve Kwan’s RBI single in the fifth inning gave Cleveland a brief 2-1 lead.
Guards need to get back on track tonight. Detroit won last night 2-0,  so you don’t want them to get hot. Kansas City downed the Chicago White Sox 2-0, and Toronto thrashed Minnesota, 10-4.

Opening Day Damage
I surveyed what I spent on attending Opening Day. I have a Ballpark Pass that I purchased for $59 per month, which allows me to attend the game; therefore, that is not included in this total.
I spent $7.50 on Rapids fees; $5 for Cracker Jack; $7.02 for a Diet Pepsi, $7 for a pre-game Pizza and $4.49 for a soda and gum at the Indian store in Tower City. Grand total: $34.01. Now that’s the National Pastime.
What’s next: Cleveland plays Game 2 of a three-game series tonight in Atlanta. Parker Messick goes for the Guardians against lefty Martin Perez.

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Guards blow one late in loss to Cards

 The Guardians lost a heartbreaker in St. Louis. St. Louis came from behind to beat Cleveland 6-5 in 10 innings. The Guards looked on the road to a win. With two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning, Juan Brito booted an easy ground ball on what should have been the third out. The boot extended the inning, allowing St. Louis to eventually tie the game at 5. Jose Ramirez continued his hot hitting with two hits and his third home run of the season to lead the Cleveland offense. Daniel Schneeman also homered for Cleveland, which fell to 10-8 on the season. Joey Cantillo started for Cleveland but did not register a decision. Steven Kwan made a sensational diving catch in center field, but that great defense was undone by Brito’s boot. We must not be too hard on Brito. He is a rookie. It was just last week that he was rushed up to the Majors after Gabe Arias blew out his hamstring. The great thing about baseball is that there is another game tonight. Game 3 of the series is in St. Lou...
Read more

Guards bounce back for split

The Guardians had their own little resurrection story on Easter Sunday. Down 3-0 in Game 2 of a doubleheader vs. the Cubs, Cleveland rallied for a 6-5 win. CJ Kayfus came off the bench and supplied a game-tying homer in the 8th inning and as well as a pinch hit RBI single  in the sixth inning that started the comeback. Cleveland's offense had been in hibernation until Kayfus came up with his pinch hit in the sixth inning. The game was played in chilly conditions that included temperatures in the 40s. It was the second game of a doubleheader. Who goes to a game on Easter, let alone a doubleheader. Although the listed attendance was 19,791, there were probably only 1,000 fans left at the end of the second game. Gabe Arias collected two hits and drove in two runs for the Guardians, who host Kansas City tonight in the first of a three-game series. Cade Smith allowed the winning run to come to the plate, but was able to close out the game for the save. The Guardians are 6-4. Smith made ...
Read more

Guards get win in St. Louis

 The Guardians bounced back with a big offensive night to knock off the St. Louis Cardinals, 9-3, on April 13. Gavin Williams started and picked up the win. He had a rough first inning. He steadied himself going forward and ended up pitching well enough to earn the win. He ended up working five innings and giving up two earned runs while striking out four. Angel Martinez and Brayan Rocchio homered for Cleveland, which improved to an American League best 10-7. Cleveland is tied with division-rival Minnesota for the best record in the AL. Daniel Schneeman drove in a pair of runs with a single to shallow right field in the top of the fourth inning to break a 1-1 tie. Steven Kwan put the icing on the win with a two-run single in the top of the 8th inning to increase the  Guardians lead to 9-2. Not much to add to this. The Guardians controlled the game early and poured it on offensively. Williams had to fire 36 pitches in the first frame. St. Louis loaded the bases but scored just ...
Read more