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in Minneapolis where the Guardians are taking on the Minnesota Twins this weekend. Good
show lined up for you today. A little bit later on, we will
hear from a couple of Guardians relief pitchers, Kate Smith, the rookie who
made his major league debut and fine style in the Oakland Series to start the
season, and Tyler Beatty, who has been terrific out of the bullpen as
well for the Guardians for a bullpen that is fair quite well so far this
season. We'll also be joined by Seattle Mariners outfielder but Cleveland native Dominic Canzone,
who hit his first home run of the season against Cleveland in the Seattle
Series, and we'll hear from him a little bit later on in our show
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Target Field in Minneapolis this week and it is a long road trip to start
the season. Three cities, ten games and it began in Oakland with the
Guardians taking three out of four from the Athletics, and then earlier this week
it was on to Seattle where Monday night, the Mariners came away with a
five to four win in the series opener, but the Guardians would battle back
and even up the series on Tuesday night behind the strong right arm of Shane
Bieber, who has been terrific so far in the young season. He won
on opening night, and this time he was matched up with Luis Castill in
a tremendous pitching matchup in Seattle on Tuesday night, and for the Guardians,
Bieber was sharp early in his second start of the season. Now Bieber the
wine and the payoff pitch to can zone and it's strike three call looking at
a slider. So Bieber gets his first strikeout. Now the wine. Now
the pitch swing and a miss. Good slider got him. Bieber looks like
he's getting sharper. Three in the books, Cleveland and Seattle scoreless. Cleveland
got the scoring started in the fourth inning with a runner on and Will Brennan
at the plate. Another two pitch coming to Brennan. Here it is swung
on line dry base hit in the right field. Ramirez makes the turnhill head
to and it's bobbled out there by Hanneger. Ramirez rounding thirties, heading for
home. There'll be no relay. Jose Ramirez scores from first base thanks to
the error by the right fielder Mitch Hanneger, and Will Brennan with a base
head ends up at second base and the Guardians have the lead won nothing,
and then bow Naylor put a charge into one. Here's the pitch swung on
and here's a high fly ball deep right field, way back there. Home
run bow Naylor, and just like that, the Guardians are in front three
nothing on Naylor's first home run of the season. The Guardians added to their
lead in the fifth. Brian Rochio got it started with a double and then
Stephen Kwan delivered top of the lineup. Stephen Kwan steps in bunts third base
side of the mount. Good bunt picked up by the third baseman Rojas,
and he throws it away past the first baseman that will allow Rochio to score
and the Guardians now lead it for nothing. Sloppy defense strikes again for the
Mariners, and the Guardians take full advantage and they now lead it by four
runs. And with a four to nothing lead, Bieber went back to work.
Here's the one too swing and I miss strike three and Bieber with a
show of emotion as he strikes out Crawford. He's pumped up. This is
not a good matchup from Mitch Garver. Shane Bieber pretty much owns him now.
The two strike delivery swinging and a miss sona slider, Bieber gets his
ninth strikeout, wipes out Garver. Six. In the books, Cleveland four,
Seattle nothing. In the seventh, it was back to back singles from
Jose Ramirez and Josh Naylor that brought Tyler Freeman to the plate. Right hander,
he's ready, and Freeman, with a runner going sends one in the
air to right going back as Hannager, he'll make the catch in front of
the track. He'll throw the first back with the slightest nailer tagging and scoring
is Ramirez. So Tyler Freeman comes through with good situational hitting with a drive
to fairly deep Rite and the sackfly puts Cleveland on top five to nothing.
Freeman has four RBIs on the ear. The Mariners broke up the shutout bid
with two runs in the seventh inning, making it five to two, and
then e Manuel Classe came on in the ninth looking to nail down his second
save of the season. Now the O two pitch, straight three call ball
game, Crawford is out looking. The Guardians pitching staff strikes out a dozen
and the Guardians tonight, behind the right arm of Shane Bieber, have even
the series, beating c five to two. The rubber match Wednesday afternoon at
T Mobile Park in Seattle, and it was a quick start for the Guardians
offense against Seattle starter George Kirby. They had two men on in the first
inning with Jose Ramirez stepping in. Now the two to one pitch swung and
ripped a deep right field and this ball is going to short hop the wall.
Extra mass for Ramirez on his way to second in the scores. Kwan
on his way to third. He Meenez and Cleveland jumps out to a one
nothing lead. Three batters in an absolute missile that never got very high off
the ground and short hopped the wall in right field in Jose Ramirez as his
first double of the year, is fifth RBI of the year, and Cleveland's
got a chance to have a big first inning. Josh Naylor followed with an
RBI ground out to make it to nothing, and then Will Brennan kept the
biginning going. Now the pitch swung on, pulled on the ground a second
off the glove of Polanco, rolls towards shallow right. Safe at first is
Brennan in the scores Ramirez three nothing Cleveland with the infield drawn in a sharply
hit ground ball to the second baseman Polanco and it kicked off his glove and
rolled into shallow right and the Guardians have a three to nothing lead. They
still have a runner at first. There is still only one out RBI number
two for Will Brennan. In the second. It was Brian Rochio and Stephen
Kuan with singles to bring Andre Simenez to the play. With men in scoring
position, Kirby hands held just above the belt. Runner goes Pitt swung on
smaster first under the glove of France in the right field on his way to
third, ist Kwan into scores rochio, head first, slide into second.
Jimenez is there and the guardians keep pouring it on four nothing Cleveland still nobody
out runners at second and third. And that should be an air on France
at first, who went to backhand that sharp ground ball? And now they're
ruling this up bee he's hitting an RBI. Well, Jimenez will take it.
I guarantee you. George Kirby thought that play should have been made at
first, and so give Jimenez his sixth RBI right in pencil, folks.
Two batters later, Josh Naylor knocked in another run in field in here's the
pitch, a swing and a fly ball shallow left more coming in tagging at
third as Kwan catches made Quan's coming home throw the plate off target, the
slide safe advancing to third on a tag is Jimenez. The throw was a
little bit outside the foul line near home plate, so it took the catcher
Zavalla to his left, and then Kwan slid in feet first, the inside
a home plate man, it was close. Meanwhile on the mound, Logan
Allen, the lefty, he had it all working. Logan Allen checks first,
he'll come to the plate and straight three call. Ron Regez didn't like
to call. Thought the changeup was high. He has words leaving home plate.
He has struck out twice. That's four for Logan Allen. Then the
offense was back at it in the fourth inning, a single from Quan,
another from Jimenez. That's set the table for Jose Ramirez. Kirby from the
stretch delivers and there's a swing of the line. Drive hit high and deep
toward right and it plugs against the bottom of the fence. Extra bases for
Ramirez. A run is in. That's Kwan advancing. The third is Jimenez
and Jose Ramirez. Now a pair of RBI doubles has helped the Guardians tack
on another run. It is now six nothing Cleveland. Josh Naylor followed a
sackfly for his third run, batted in on the day despite going hitless,
and that made it seven to nothing Cleveland. When Will Brennan kept the rally
going, here's his pitch, swung online drive right center base hit Brennan.
That'll bring in another run and it is now eight nothing Cleveland on the RBI
single for Brennan, his third run driven in on the year, and the
beat goes on for Cleveland and good for Will Brennan. He has at least
three extremely well hit balls that have been turned into outs with great defensive plays
this season. So there he kind of looked like he caught one maybe off
the end of the bat and just kind of floated it out into right center
field and rewarded with a basit for putting it in play. With two strikes,
Logan Allen, along with the bullpen combo of Nick Sandl and Cade Smith
well they kept the Mariners off the board through eight and then Tim Herron was
on in the ninth to try and complete the shutout. The pitch swung on
a little floater shallow left, Kwan coming in makes the running catch, ball
game and the Guardians take another series as they beat up the Seattle Mariners today
eight to nothing, their second shutout of the campaign. Logan Allen with six
and two thirds scoreless innings and Cleveland now at five and two, so a
solid win to take a series from the Mariners. Ate nothing on Wednesday at
Seattle and a leighty flight to Minnesota had the Guardians ready to go for the
Twins home opener on Thursday afternoon at Target Field in Minneapolis. First meeting of
the season between the two AL Central Division rivals, Pablo Lopez versus ten Or
Bibby was the pitching matchup. Bases loaded, two down, the payoff pitch
straight three call, painted the inside corner with that same slider. Bibby get
the call this time. He screams into his glove, heading to the third
base, dugout the next offering, hit on the ground again to the second
basement, another easy ending. Julian throws over and I don't know if Lopez
has broke a sweat yell. He is making it look easy. He is
perfect through three and we are scoreless. In the third, the two to
two swinging and a mess got him with another good slider. Biby has struck
out six and he had his best standing by far three in the books.
Cleveland and Minnesota no score in the fourth, the Guardians got things going with
singles from Stephen Kuan and Andre Cimenez, and then it was Jose Ramirez continuing
to rack up the RBIs. Here comes his payoff pitch swung on line drive
right center field base it scoring is Kwan. On his way to third is
he Menez, and Jose Ramirez comes through with an RBI single to put the
Guardians in front one nothing, just like they would draw it up with the
lineup back to back singles by Kwan and Jimenez, and then Ramirez with a
single to right center. Two batters later, Tyler Freeman's strong start to the
season continued. Here comes the one swung online right side, sinking fast,
shallow right, and it falls in for a base hit. Ramirez scores,
Naylor makes it to third, stops there, and Tyler Freeman gives the Guardians
a two run lead with an opposite field single to shallow right center, and
the Guardians continue to click here. In the fourth inning, Will Brennan followed
with a sack fly to make it three to nothing Cleveland. Then the Twins
got on the board in the fifth on a solo home run from Edward Julian,
but the Guardians got that run right back in the sixth thanks to some
sloppy defense from Minnesota. Payoff pitch swung out a broken bat chopper in the
hole booted by Correa, and everybody moves up a base now going too far
around second is nailer Now the throat of the plate Loreano and a run down
between home and third, and the ball bottled the throw and he is tagged
out at the plate and the throw hung on to by Carlos Santana who made
the tag at home plate. A Naylor ran Cleveland out of the inning after
Carlos Carrea booted the ball at short Brennan scores a gift run. The bases
still should be loaded, but a base running mistake costs Cleveland, and we
will go to the bottom of the sixth with Cleveland up four to one.
And then in the bottom of the sixth the ink Tanner Bibby continued to pile
up the strikeouts. Here's the wine and by these two to two pitch straight
three call painted the outside corner, strikeout number nine for Biby. Correa retired.
Here is Carlos Santana badding left handed. Biby's day is done. What
an effort. He gives up one run He'll leave here. In the sixth,
Cleveland up four to one. The Twins got a little closer with a
run in the seventh that made it four to two. Scott Barlow worked a
scorelet eighth, and then in the ninth it was a Manuel class A on
to try and close it out. Now the one oh pitch swung on line
to center field. But right there is Freeman ballgame and the Guardians keep on
rolling. They take care of the Twins in Game one and our winners by
a final score of four to two. So I start to the series in
Minnesota for the Guardians with that four to two victory over the Twins on Thursday
afternoon. Stay with us when we come back. We'll head to that Guardian's
bullpen. We'll hear from Brookie, Kate Smith, and veteran Tyler Beattie.
That's coming your way next on the Cleveland Clinic Guardians Radio, and work boy.
This has got a chance to be another fun summer off the shores of
Lake Geary. The major league debut of Cade Smith. Smith with that mid
nineties fastball. He's also got the slider and the split finger six' five
two thirty out of Vancouver. The next, offering a swing and a mess
cage, Smith strikes out the first major league hitter he faces right on right
here's the pitch, swinging a mess with a wicked slider. Cag Smith.
You can't do better in a major league debut than what he did. He
strikes out the side. Welcome back to Guardians Weekly, Jim Rosen House along
with you from Target Field in Minneapolis, where the Guardians are taking on the
Twins this weekend. They won the opener of the series on Thursday afternoon,
and it's been a solid road trip so far. Cleveland now six and two
to start the season heading into their off day on Friday. And one of
the reasons why good work by the bullpen from some unexpected sources. Kate Smith
made his major league debut last weekend in Oakland after making the ball club out
of spring training. It wasn't easy. There was a numbers game going on
that potentially could have seen him left off the roster, but he was named
to the roster the day before the opener, and he has been solid so
far in his major league debut. Against the Athletics, it was two scoreless
innings with five strikeouts, and after that game he talked about how it felt
to be out there facing major league hitters for the first time. Well,
I think the cool thing about it was that it wasn't too different from you
know, from what screen training felt like, being able to just go out
there and compete like normal, trust my stuff and not you know, not
expected to be a different game. It's still the same game. So I'm
still going to go out and try and do the same things that I do
and trust my stuff and you know, not feel like I have to do
anything more or anything less just because it is a regular season game. You
hear players say that all the time and coaches say that to players. How
were you able to actually do that though? Yeah, it's just about kind
of taking the time to breathe and slow down and enjoy the moment and you
know, not start to rush and move too quick, but really just to
be present. You mentioned enjoying the moment, and from our vantage point up
in the booth, we could see your family behind the first base dug out.
Uh. Were you able to acknowledge them on the way back that the
two innings that you worked. Yeah, I got to see them when I
came off the field after myding, but it looked like they were having fun.
They're cheering and standing insagreement, So it was really cool and everybody has
a different journey because of where you're from. What did it mean to you
that they were able to get here and what were some of the challenges that
they had. Well, it was it wasn't really for sure that they'd be
able to come. There was a lot of uncertainty this week leading up to
it. But then the whole story with my dad having to get squeezed in
to see the cardiologist at lunchtime on Tuesday, I think, and get cleared
to fly the next day. And really up until that point we weren't sure
he would be able to come. But I mean God opens some closed his
doors as he sees fit, and thankfully he was able to come down and
be a part of that. Kate, A little bit unusual for you in
terms of how you were told you had made the team because it wasn't one
hundred percent And how was that week where you were kind of in limbo and
not one hundred percent sure that you were on the opening day roster. Yeah,
it was the same thing when you deal with any type of uncertainties,
you don't want to let yourself get to you high, you know, and
let yourself get too low, just you know, trust like I said,
guy's going to open and closed doors. He sees fit. So all I
can do is kind of take it one day at a time, do what
I can, you know, do what I do, focus on what I
can control, and not let those things that are outside of my control bother
me or affect, you know, the way I go about my business and
how I treat people. With that said, when you did finally find out,
officially, explain that moment, how you found out and what that was
like. Well, I think it was when the Guardians posted the opening day
roster. My name was on it, and my family was like, are
we allowed to celebrate right now? And so briefly they did, and then
we went straight back to hanging out and playing cards because you know, like
I said, I'm not trying to get too high or too low, but
just say, even killed as best I can and continue with my work and
just do it that way, I guess. And oh, by the way,
you had a really good debut with a ton of strikeouts over two innings.
Not that you need validation of your stuff because you were in spring training
and as you've worked your way up, but does it kind of validate that
you belong up here and that your stuff's good enough to play. I think
so for sure. And you know it's good to get the first one out
of the way and just start looking forward to the next one, right,
And that's what it comes down to, is taking it one day at a
time, being ready every game, trying to help the team win and do
what I can to contribute in that way. Okay, congratulations, Thank you.
Had his young heart throwing right hander Kate Smith, who figures to be
a key part of this bullpen as the season develops. Another key pitcher in
the early going has been veteran Tyler Beatty. And Beatty He's been in the
major leagues quite some time with the San Francisco Giants, but last year pitched
in Japan. Now he's back and after signing a minor league deal with the
Guardians, he had to make the roster as a non roster invite. He
did, and at the end of spring training it was his former catcher with
the Giants, Stephen Vote, who told him the good news that he would
be on the ball club for opening Day. Yeah, it was incredible,
special moment for Vote and I you know, he you know, had mentioned
that this was his first meeting of the day where he had good news for
someone and was appreciative that it was me, And yeah, we we have,
you know, a history together as player, as teammates, and so
now to have sort of our first interaction as coach or manager and player,
be that making the team incredible. You sign here as a non roster invite,
so there's a chance that things don't go the way they've worked out.
There's some risk involved, I guess is the best way to put it.
The way it turned out, though, did it reaffirm maybe what you thought
of this organization coming in. Yeah, I like the way you put that
there is risk involved. I just knew that this was the best place for
me as a player and as a person too. I think that's been affirmed
over the weeks that I've been here, with the interactions I've had, conversations
I've had. But you know, the pitching group is obviously well known,
highly recognized. The way that they've developed pictures, the rotation that they constantly
have is always high, high level. So I knew that I would benefit
from being here making the team. It wasn't like an expectation that I put
on myself, So I just wanted to come into camp and just be myself,
kind of put on display what I've learned over the last twelve months being
in Japan, how I've sort of revamped myself and see where the chips would
fall. You know, I was happy being in Columbus if that was the
play, just so you know I can continue to grow and develop. And
but obviously you know static that I made the team you mentioned in Japan,
and you had a really short window to make that decision on going there.
Tell us about that and what led you there in a very much positive way.
Yeah, the essentially became a free agent in twenty twenty three off season,
sorry, twenty twenty two off season, and was first contact I had
was from Tokyo Giants, and they basically gave me a forty eight hour window
to make the decision. The way the things work over there is they have
a list of guys they sort of try to go down throughout the off season,
and they don't want to take too long so that they don't miss out
on certain other guys. Right if I were to say no, but ended
up being a decision that my wife and I were really ecstatic about. Honored
by such a storied franchise over there, sort of like the Yankees of Japan,
and was able to have the chance to go over there, and it
was a special year. Really. It really was our first Our first son
was born and sort of had his first year of life over there. So
it was just a really incredible year for us, and yeah, set us
up for this opportunity to come back. Not everyone embraces that, the going
over to Japan. They're so much different. Why did you like it so
much? Yeah, I mean, gosh, the people are incredible. I
think that's the first thing that I always try to say is they're so friendly,
supportive, just like adored my family and made us feel special at home
over there in a different country. It's just a really beautiful place to be,
fun place to travel around, super clean. They love baseball. I
mean you're playing in front of incredible crowds and atmospheres from spring training Game one
all the way to the end of the season, so just so many memorable
moments. But it had a lot to do with the fans that my teammates
and just the people I interacted with over there. Tyler Beattie joining us,
he's made the ball club and obviously pitching wise, What did that season in
Japan do for you in terms of changes that you've been able to implement?
Now, Yeah, you know, I developed a lot of confidence in myself
over there, a lot of things that I wanted to work on and just
discover about myself and really just own who I was as a player in as
a person. So I just got to really, you know, put put
things into play over there and experience things from a pitching standpoint that I really
hadn't given myself the freedom to explore over in the States more more just kind
of room to do that over there versus the confines of sort of professional baseball
here in the States. And so you know, anytime you see guys go
over there, it's sort of that they've given that opportunity to to be themselves
in that atmosphere. So you know, I got to you know, really
compete in the zone more than I have before, and just learn how my
stuff plays in the zone to different types of hitters, and learn a few
new pitches that I wanted to experiment with, and you know, ended up
being successful for me enough to want them to be my main pitches coming back
in the States. And so really those things in total, we're kind of
what set me up to feel confident in coming back to compete for an MLB
roster spot. And you obviously make an opening day roster at a very different
stage in your career than that maybe the first time. But can you tell
us about the first time you made a major league roster and how different it
was compared to what you went through this week? Yeah, you know this.
I don't want to say that this one feels more special than the first
one, because it's all your first one is always pretty special. This one
just feels more I'll just be transparently, it just feels more deserved, you
know. I just feel like I really showcased, you know, certain things
about my game that feel, you know, have led the compelled the club
to add me to the roster. And the first time was special, obviously
with San Francisco, and loved that group that I came up with and got
to be a part of for Opening Day there in San Francisco. But this
one just feels a little bit more special, and I'm grateful for it.
I'm thirty now, I know these opportunities are few and far between. At
any point, this New Jersey could could be taken off and it could be
done, but I'm just really trying to soak this one in. I know
this doesn't happen too often. Grateful for a second chance and excited to help
this ball club win games this year. It's veteran pitcher Tyler Beatty talking about
some of the things that hopes makes him a key part of this ball club
throughout the season. Stay with us when we come back. It's our final
segment after this time out the Cleveland Clinic Guardians Radio Network. Now the next
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his first army eyes. Wow, that's a Hollywood script. Welcome back
to Guardian Weekly. Jim Rosenhouse along with you for our final segment as the
Guardians are taking on the Twins this weekend here at Target Field in Minneapolis.
Earlier on the road swing, they ran into Seattle outfielder Dominic Canzone, who
hit a home run in the series opener there on Monday night, and for
can Zone it was something special. He's a Cleveland native, went to Walsh
Jesuit High School and also Ohio State, so the Cleveland roots run deep.
He was a Cleveland Indians fan growing up, and we'll hear about just how
much of an Indians fan he was in just a little bit. But he
hit that three run home run to help lead the Mariners to a win on
Monday night. We caught up with them the following day, and he talked
about how special that was, just facing the team that he grew up rooting
for for the first time. That definitely had a huge impact. That was
a truly special moment just for me, not just myself, but my family
and friends watching from back home. Just overall, just a great night and
interesting. We saw you out taking early batting practice yesterday. Sometimes when you
work on something, it doesn't click in for an extended period of time,
but it sounded like it clicked right in for you. Were you working on
something specific that really helped last night? Uh? Yeah, I was just
trying to get get back to the roots and get on time for the heater,
and we did a lot of machine work with that yesterday before everything kind
of started up. So that was the biggest thing. Is just yesterday,
just trying to get off a couple of good swings and try to beat myself.
Born and raised Northeast, Ohio and still live there. How long have
you been back in the day a Tribe fan and growing up and all that
my whole life, My whole life for sure. I grew up going to
trib games. So yeah, again, it was just great to be able
to play against him and just a privilege really just to have everybody watching from
back home. When someone says November two, twenty sixteen, what does that
mean to you, I'm pretty sure those games. Yeah, I was at
that game. I was up the first baseline about the second deck with my
dad, I think a friend or his, a friend of his or two.
And yeah, it was just obviously it didn't turn out the way that
he wanted, but still just probably one of the most historical baseball games of
all time. When you look at growing up as a baseball fan, all
of a sudden, you're in high school and then you have a chance maybe
to go on and play at the next level. Ohio State is where you
did that. How early did that come about? And what did it mean
to you to be able to play for the Buckeyes. It was another just
kind of dream come true. Where I've been a Buckeye fan my whole entire
life as well, so grew up watching all the football games. So that
was as soon as they called, I was on board. It didn't matter
what what they could, they could throw it on my way. I was
going there. So that that was truly special as well. It works out
you have some time in the major leagues with Arizona and now is Seattle.
But in the wintertime, you're back home in northeast Ohio. What's your set
up back there? And then why do you head back to that part of
the country when so many guys will end up setting up shop near spring trainings
in Florida or Arizona just friends and family. Really, I just got a
place in Cleveland, so just to be able to spend time with them,
it's really it's really hard to stay in contact with them, just being on
the West Coast most of the year. So whenever I can be home,
I'm more of a homebody. So I like to be home. And when
you look at your opportunity here interesting somewhere for you and that you would reach
the major leagues with Arizona. But from your perspective, what did you think
of the trade and how's it working out? Again? At first you're like,
oh, gosh, I I got to go away from all my buddies.
I grew up in the system with Ale Corbyn, Fletcher, all the
pitchers, Nelson Jamison, So it was versus like dang, like those are
those are my best friends and most reliable guys. But at the same time.
I knew from a career standpoint, it was best best for me to
go elsewhere, and it definitely worked out for both sides. Arizona got to
make the World Series, which is great seeing them, and then from the
Mariner's side, just being able to get some really good pieces offensively. So
it worked out for both sides, and I'm really just happy it happened.
A nice moment for you last night, for sure. Thanks a lot for
Comby. I appreciate it, appreciate you guys having me on. Nice to
meet Dominic. Canzona's off to a good start this season with Seattle as he
tries to solidify a spot on a major league roster this season. That's going
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