WEBVTT 1 00:00:00.640 --> 00:00:07.400 Welcome to Guardians Weekly on the Cleveland Guardians Radio Network. Guardians Weekly is brought 2 00:00:07.400 --> 00:00:56.039 to you by Progressive, helping Guardians fans save hundreds on car insurance. Hi 3 00:00:56.079 --> 00:01:00.399 everyone, Jim Rows in house along with you for Guardians Weekly from Anaheim, 4 00:01:00.520 --> 00:01:04.439 California this weekend, as the Guardians are on the West Coast with a three 5 00:01:04.480 --> 00:01:11.159 game series taking place against the Angels. It resumes on Saturday night with a 6 00:01:11.359 --> 00:01:15.280 nine thirty eight first pitch and wraps up on Sunday afternoon at four to seven. 7 00:01:15.359 --> 00:01:21.040 Then it's onto Colorado to take on the Rockies the first of next week 8 00:01:21.120 --> 00:01:23.680 for a three game series. Good show lined up for you this week and 9 00:01:23.760 --> 00:01:29.560 a little bit. 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At home, the welcome the Mets on Monday, 25 00:03:01.400 --> 00:03:05.520 and it was a close ballgame with Ben Lively on the mound leading it 26 00:03:05.560 --> 00:03:09.159 off for the Mets. Making his return to Cleveland was Francisco Lindor, four 27 00:03:09.280 --> 00:03:14.599 time All Star, wearing the Cleveland uniform. The pitch to him and he 28 00:03:14.759 --> 00:03:19.120 cuts and misses got him on a change up away, so Lindor strengths out 29 00:03:19.159 --> 00:03:23.800 to start tonight's ballgame, first time for Lindor back in Cleveland since he was 30 00:03:23.840 --> 00:03:28.039 traded after the twenty twenty season. In the bottom of the first inning, 31 00:03:28.080 --> 00:03:31.680 the Guardians mounted a two out rally with singles by both Jose Ramirez and Josh 32 00:03:31.800 --> 00:03:36.439 Naylor, and that brought the red hot David Frye to the plate. Now 33 00:03:36.520 --> 00:03:39.639 the one oh to fry and he slices one the right field and it'll get 34 00:03:39.680 --> 00:03:45.159 down for a base hit. Ramira scores. Here comes Taylor, he'll score, 35 00:03:45.680 --> 00:03:51.639 and Marte lops it into second. Two nothing, Cleveland on three straight 36 00:03:51.840 --> 00:03:57.960 two out singles and David Frye with an opposite field two out, two runs 37 00:03:58.039 --> 00:04:01.639 singled or right, and these stays red hot. The Mets cut the lead 38 00:04:01.680 --> 00:04:05.680 to two to one with a solo home run in the third from Tomas Nido. 39 00:04:05.759 --> 00:04:10.159 But in the fourth inning, the Guardian's got that run right back thanks 40 00:04:10.159 --> 00:04:14.560 to the rookie Kyle Manzardo. Here comes the two to one swung on and 41 00:04:14.599 --> 00:04:17.240 that's drill desc center hit well going back on it, head over the head 42 00:04:17.279 --> 00:04:23.319 of the centerfielder Bader, one hop off the wall. Manzardo chugs into a 43 00:04:23.399 --> 00:04:29.439 second, storing his fry and Manzardo delivers, the Guardians are up three to 44 00:04:29.519 --> 00:04:33.279 one. Ben Lively held the Mets to just one run through five and two 45 00:04:33.360 --> 00:04:38.399 thirds innings before he turned it over to the bullpen, starting with Nick Sandlin. 46 00:04:38.680 --> 00:04:43.600 Here's the O two pitch to Beaty swinging and a foul tip hung on 47 00:04:43.720 --> 00:04:48.800 two by Nailer Sandlan with a strakeout in this top ranked bullpen keeps getting it 48 00:04:48.839 --> 00:04:54.720 done daily. It stays Cleveland three, the Mets one, middle of the 49 00:04:54.839 --> 00:04:58.839 sixth, boy, what are you going for? Sandlan? Next Scott Barlow 50 00:04:58.879 --> 00:05:02.800 and then Kate Smith each worked a scoreless inning before a Manual Class came on 51 00:05:02.879 --> 00:05:06.199 to close it out in the ninth. They're on their feet at the corner 52 00:05:06.279 --> 00:05:12.439 of Carnegie and Ontario twenty thousand. They've had a fun homestand so far. 53 00:05:13.680 --> 00:05:17.480 The two to one pitch swinging a ground ball to first did say fair ball 54 00:05:17.519 --> 00:05:23.199 over the bank. Naylor clubs runs to first ball game. He just did 55 00:05:23.279 --> 00:05:29.800 beat Beatty in a sprint, and the Guardians keep rolling unbeat to the homestand 56 00:05:30.240 --> 00:05:34.120 and a one two three ninth inning for Emanual Colosse. The final the night 57 00:05:34.680 --> 00:05:40.360 Cleveland three and the Mets one. So a very workman like three to one 58 00:05:40.399 --> 00:05:43.959 win for the Guardians over the Mets on Monday. They tried to keep it 59 00:05:44.000 --> 00:05:46.879 going on Tuesday. The game was scoreless until the bottom half of the third 60 00:05:47.240 --> 00:05:50.639 when the Guardians got it going. With a man on and Brian Rochio at 61 00:05:50.639 --> 00:05:55.120 the plate. The switch hitter Manning left handed, hits a high chopper over 62 00:05:55.160 --> 00:05:59.319 the head of Alonso down the right field line, headed toward the corner, 63 00:05:59.360 --> 00:06:02.319 honest way to the third. Nailer's being waved home. Rochio makes the turn. 64 00:06:02.399 --> 00:06:06.160 He's going to third in with a head first slide, as Nailer in 65 00:06:06.199 --> 00:06:12.240 with a first slide. A third is Rochio and the Guardians have a one 66 00:06:12.319 --> 00:06:17.040 nothing lead. And when you're hot, you get all the mounces going your 67 00:06:17.079 --> 00:06:20.399 way. And then it was back to the top of the order and Tyler 68 00:06:20.439 --> 00:06:25.759 Freeman coming through. Now the kick in the pitch and it swung on line 69 00:06:25.800 --> 00:06:30.240 the left base hip down the line. Ricochet's into the left field corner home 70 00:06:30.319 --> 00:06:35.879 to scores Rochio the birthday boy with a stand up Arbi double. It is 71 00:06:36.000 --> 00:06:44.279 two nothing Cleveland and Tyler Freeman, who has really helped fill the void at 72 00:06:44.319 --> 00:06:48.560 the top of the order in the absence of Stephen Kwan as his eighth double 73 00:06:48.600 --> 00:06:56.040 and seventeenth RBI. Then Jose Ramirez capped off the beginning the next offering from 74 00:06:56.079 --> 00:07:00.680 the right hander and it swung on line the fairly deep field Marte hes he 75 00:07:00.800 --> 00:07:05.639 go over his head on his way to a second with an RBI double is 76 00:07:05.839 --> 00:07:12.240 Ramirez. He makes the turners Marte butchers in again in right field and the 77 00:07:12.319 --> 00:07:18.839 Hoses at third with an RBI double and an air on starling Marte. The 78 00:07:18.879 --> 00:07:21.639 Mets struck for two runs in the top half of the fifth to cut the 79 00:07:21.639 --> 00:07:26.600 Guardians lead to one, but in the bottom half of the fifth, Freeman 80 00:07:26.720 --> 00:07:30.839 walked, setting the stage once again for Jose Ramirez. The three to two 81 00:07:30.879 --> 00:07:35.360 pitch swung on and lifted high in the air to right deep back on it 82 00:07:35.399 --> 00:07:46.519 as Marte at the wall pom run Jose, they pitched to him and he 83 00:07:46.639 --> 00:07:55.319 made. The Mets paid a two run bomb for Ramirez and the Guardians are 84 00:07:55.439 --> 00:08:01.240 now in front five to two. New York scored two runs in the top 85 00:08:01.279 --> 00:08:03.279 of the six to get back to within one, but once again the Guardians 86 00:08:03.319 --> 00:08:07.519 responded in the bottom of the inning, this time David Fry with the big 87 00:08:07.560 --> 00:08:11.160 blow. The pitch and it's hit high in the air, fairly deep right. 88 00:08:11.399 --> 00:08:15.800 Beck goes Marte on the track at the wall, he leaps, it 89 00:08:16.000 --> 00:08:24.199 is gone. A two run home run just snuck over the nine foot wall 90 00:08:24.560 --> 00:08:31.279 near the right field corner, and David Fry with a pinch at two run 91 00:08:31.399 --> 00:08:37.440 home run the other way, and the Guardians back on top by three at 92 00:08:37.480 --> 00:08:43.480 seven to four. David Fry's fifth home run in the eighth, another two 93 00:08:43.559 --> 00:08:48.039 run home run from the Mets made it seven to six Guardians, but it 94 00:08:48.039 --> 00:08:52.600 would be up to Emmanuel Classe in the ninth to try and preserve that one 95 00:08:52.679 --> 00:08:56.399 run lead. Now the pitch swung on grounded the first handle by Nailor to 96 00:08:56.559 --> 00:09:03.799 second one Rochio relay the first bubble pin ball game, Hawsey took the return 97 00:09:03.960 --> 00:09:11.879 fro from Rokio. How about that for an ending three six one, A 98 00:09:11.039 --> 00:09:18.000 game ending double play, and the Guardians keep finding different ways to win, 99 00:09:18.679 --> 00:09:24.600 and tonight they knocked off the New York Mets by a final score of seven 100 00:09:24.679 --> 00:09:30.919 to six. So the Guardians were in line for another series sweep. Could 101 00:09:30.960 --> 00:09:35.200 they do it on Wednesday afternoon? Well, looking for that sweep, they'd 102 00:09:35.200 --> 00:09:37.919 have to play catch up in this one as The Mets hit three solo home 103 00:09:39.000 --> 00:09:41.639 runs in the first four innings, and they held onto that three to nothing 104 00:09:41.720 --> 00:09:46.519 lead until the sixth, when the Guardians finally got something going. Starting with 105 00:09:46.679 --> 00:09:52.720 a gutsy at bat from Austin Hedges. Hedges bunch third bay side, trickling 106 00:09:52.799 --> 00:09:56.799 down the line, still down the line, it comes to a dead stop 107 00:09:56.360 --> 00:10:03.080 fair halfway to third. A bunch single for Austin Hetches. Now what, 108 00:10:03.240 --> 00:10:07.200 that's a good idea, any way to get on, anyway to maybe disrupt 109 00:10:07.759 --> 00:10:15.279 Jose Kintana And a perfect bunt single by Austin Hetches down the third base line, 110 00:10:15.399 --> 00:10:20.159 Cleveland's second hit. Two batters later, Tyler Freeman doubled, making it 111 00:10:20.240 --> 00:10:24.759 runners at second and third with two outs for Andre Semenez. Kintana's ready the 112 00:10:24.840 --> 00:10:31.480 three to one delivery swung on hit high, deep to right center field. 113 00:10:31.960 --> 00:10:43.960 This ball is gone. We are tied at three. Andre Semenz well a 114 00:10:45.240 --> 00:10:52.879 towering three run home run to right center and just like that, the Guardians 115 00:10:52.919 --> 00:10:58.519 are back to Evan and Hemenez continues to be as good as anybody in the 116 00:10:58.559 --> 00:11:05.399 game when the chips are on the table and the game is on the line. 117 00:11:05.960 --> 00:11:09.799 Wow. And in the seventh David Fry led off with a single. 118 00:11:09.879 --> 00:11:13.960 He moved up to second on a wild pitch that brought Jonathan Rodriguez to the 119 00:11:15.000 --> 00:11:18.759 plate. Now the two to two swung on a chopper. Why the first 120 00:11:18.799 --> 00:11:22.039 in the hole in the right base hit coming home is Fry. Here's Stuart's 121 00:11:22.039 --> 00:11:28.159 throat of the plate got in time. Guardians take the lead on the first 122 00:11:28.159 --> 00:11:37.480 major league hit of Jonathan Rodriguez. Rodriguez got a pitch away and he poked 123 00:11:37.519 --> 00:11:43.960 it the other way, and for some reason they threw him a fastball. 124 00:11:43.960 --> 00:11:50.600 And Jonathan Rodriguez has delivered an Army iye single to right and the Guardians have 125 00:11:50.759 --> 00:11:56.840 taken a four to three lead. In the eighth inning, the Guardians we're 126 00:11:56.840 --> 00:11:58.240 looking to add to that one run lead, and with a man on, 127 00:11:58.399 --> 00:12:05.960 Jose Miraz delivered. Now the pitch runner goes pitch hit pretty well toward the 128 00:12:05.000 --> 00:12:09.679 gap deep left center. This ball is off the wall on his way to 129 00:12:09.799 --> 00:12:15.840 third heading home as Heimaaz. That's a huge run. A stand up RBI 130 00:12:16.000 --> 00:12:20.360 double off the base of the wall and left center by Jose Ramirez and the 131 00:12:20.440 --> 00:12:28.240 Guardians now leaded by a score of five to three. Hell Jose Ramirez double 132 00:12:28.360 --> 00:12:39.840 number nine rby I number forty five tops in the American League and the song 133 00:12:41.000 --> 00:12:48.879 serenading Jose Blairs across progressive field. Two batters later, Kyle Mansardo followed up 134 00:12:48.919 --> 00:12:52.120 with another big bass hit a look back at second the next delivery runner goes 135 00:12:52.200 --> 00:12:56.600 pitch swung on drill deep left field. This ball is on its way to 136 00:12:56.639 --> 00:13:01.799 the wall, off the wall in the scar Ramirez throughout a second feet first 137 00:13:01.799 --> 00:13:09.120 slide and RBI double for Kyle Mansardo and the Guardians breaking it open late six 138 00:13:09.200 --> 00:13:15.879 to three. Why that's the most power we have seen from Manzardo. The 139 00:13:16.000 --> 00:13:22.080 other way, he hammered one about this six feet up the nineteen football in 140 00:13:22.279 --> 00:13:28.320 left and a huge two out RBI double by Kyle Manzardo and the Guardians have 141 00:13:28.480 --> 00:13:35.360 played it two here in the eighth and without emmanual class to save it today. 142 00:13:35.960 --> 00:13:41.159 These are mammoth insurance runs and in the ninth the annual Class A. 143 00:13:41.320 --> 00:13:46.159 He was unavailable after working the previous three games, so Kate Smith got the 144 00:13:46.200 --> 00:13:50.559 call with a chance to save it. Smith is ready here it comes a 145 00:13:50.639 --> 00:13:56.000 swing and a mess ball game. Oh he reared back for a little extra 146 00:13:56.720 --> 00:14:03.360 and blew away Pete Alonso and the Guardians sweep a homestand, and for the 147 00:14:03.360 --> 00:14:09.480 first time this year, they have won six in a row. The final 148 00:14:09.519 --> 00:14:16.360 today Cleveland six, the Mets three. What a homestand for the Guardians as 149 00:14:16.399 --> 00:14:20.399 they sweep the home stand, winning all six games. Thursday was an off 150 00:14:20.480 --> 00:14:24.919 day and they open up a new road trip in Anaheim against the Angels. 151 00:14:24.960 --> 00:14:28.799 Right here on Friday night and man. After a quick jump for the Angels 152 00:14:28.799 --> 00:14:33.919 on a solo home run by Luis Renhifo in the first inning, the Guardians 153 00:14:33.919 --> 00:14:37.480 came right back with two men on and Gabrielarius at the plate. In the 154 00:14:37.559 --> 00:14:41.600 second. Here's Sandobal's pitch and it swung on, bounced past the second basement 155 00:14:41.639 --> 00:14:43.840 into right center at base at this will tie it up. Fry, We'll 156 00:14:43.879 --> 00:14:50.639 score. On his way to third is Rodriguez and Gabrielarius comes through with an 157 00:14:50.720 --> 00:14:56.240 RBI single. We are tied at one. They took the lead later on 158 00:14:56.320 --> 00:14:58.240 in the second inning thanks to a wild pitch, and then in the third, 159 00:14:58.320 --> 00:15:03.360 with a runner on, Jose Ramirez got into one. Here's the two 160 00:15:03.399 --> 00:15:09.320 to one and Ramirez launches one high and deep left center home run. Jose 161 00:15:09.679 --> 00:15:16.000 Ramirez speaking of hitting something into the rock pile. Ramirez goes to the rocks 162 00:15:16.200 --> 00:15:24.039 exactly. A two run bomb for Jose Ramirez and the Guardians are now in 163 00:15:24.120 --> 00:15:31.960 front four to one. As Ramirez just continues to sizzle. Home run number 164 00:15:33.039 --> 00:15:39.360 thirteen, he's driven in an American League best forty seven. Angels scored a 165 00:15:39.440 --> 00:15:41.720 run in the bottom of the third to make it four to two, but 166 00:15:41.879 --> 00:15:46.840 in the fourth, Tyler Freeman got that run right back with a sack fly, 167 00:15:46.000 --> 00:15:50.120 making it five to two, and then with two men on, Jose 168 00:15:50.279 --> 00:15:54.399 Ramirez was back at it. The two to one swung on and there's another 169 00:15:54.559 --> 00:16:00.759 drive to center deep back is polar at the wall. Gone. Home run 170 00:16:02.159 --> 00:16:08.480 Jose Ramirez, his second on the night, just to the left of center. 171 00:16:11.080 --> 00:16:17.759 Wow, he's had big nights and this one's really shaping up to be 172 00:16:17.799 --> 00:16:22.840 a big one. A pair of two run home runs. Ramirez now with 173 00:16:22.039 --> 00:16:30.799 fourteen bombs forty nine runs driven in. Next up Josh Naylor. Josh Naylor 174 00:16:30.840 --> 00:16:34.600 steps in and he drives one to right. This one's deep, way back 175 00:16:36.360 --> 00:16:45.759 gone. Naylor goes back to back after Ramirez launches one and the Guardians are 176 00:16:45.879 --> 00:16:56.080 piling it on. Josh Naylor makes it eight to two. Guardians and here 177 00:16:56.120 --> 00:17:03.480 comes Ron Washington making that long slow walk to the mound that got away from 178 00:17:03.680 --> 00:17:08.480 sand of ball in a hurry, and after the Angels made a pitching change, 179 00:17:08.640 --> 00:17:15.160 David Fry got into the act. David Fry leans into one, drives 180 00:17:15.200 --> 00:17:22.240 it high and deep to left into the bullpen. Another home run, the 181 00:17:22.279 --> 00:17:30.200 third straight for the Guardians, Ramirez, Nailer, and Fry back to back 182 00:17:30.279 --> 00:17:37.440 to back, nine to two Cleveland for Fry number six on the season, 183 00:17:37.359 --> 00:17:45.000 and a rude greeting for left hander Jose Suarez. The route was on as 184 00:17:45.039 --> 00:17:49.079 the Guardians added one more in the fifth on an Andre Simenez RBI infield single 185 00:17:49.519 --> 00:17:52.279 and made it ten to two on the way to a tend to four win. 186 00:17:53.039 --> 00:17:56.640 What a start to the weekend series in Anaheim, and we'll see what 187 00:17:56.680 --> 00:18:00.440 transpires. The remainder of the road trip is clean, heading into play on 188 00:18:00.519 --> 00:18:04.920 Saturday as one seven in a row. Stay with us, We'll have more 189 00:18:04.960 --> 00:18:37.240 to come after this time out on the Cleveland Clinic Guardians Radio Network, Durand's 190 00:18:37.279 --> 00:18:41.559 ready in the pitch to Will Brennan. I'm swinging a drive hi deep to 191 00:18:41.799 --> 00:18:55.079 ride this ball do and I walk up three run home run for Will Brennan 192 00:18:55.640 --> 00:19:00.759 and I'm not seeing at home and through it all. Oh, the Guardians 193 00:19:02.119 --> 00:19:08.480 have beaten the Twins and sweep them out of Cleveland today five to two on 194 00:19:08.559 --> 00:19:15.519 a two out, game winning three run home run to right by Will Brennan, 195 00:19:15.000 --> 00:19:21.759 Cleveland's fourth walk off win of the year, their first walk off home 196 00:19:21.880 --> 00:19:29.720 run, and some way, somehow, this ball club continues to find ways 197 00:19:29.759 --> 00:19:34.799 to win games, and they do it today in dramatic fashion. They walk 198 00:19:34.960 --> 00:19:41.680 Josh Naylor and Will Brennan with a walkoff three run homer. The Guardians beat 199 00:19:41.799 --> 00:19:51.000 the Twins five to two. Welcome back to Guardians Weekly, Jim Rosenhouse back 200 00:19:51.039 --> 00:19:55.200 with you in Anaheim, California, where the Guardians are taking on the Angels 201 00:19:55.200 --> 00:19:59.440 this weekend. Will Brennan has had a good start to his season. He 202 00:19:59.519 --> 00:20:03.279 hit a game I'm winning three run home run in the ninth inning last Sunday, 203 00:20:03.640 --> 00:20:06.559 you know, win over the Twins, and I gave the Guardians a 204 00:20:06.559 --> 00:20:10.200 sweep of that series. We caught up with Brennan the following day and he 205 00:20:10.279 --> 00:20:15.000 talked about what it felt like rounding the bases after his first ever major league, 206 00:20:15.000 --> 00:20:18.960 minor league, college, high school, first ever walk off home run, 207 00:20:21.000 --> 00:20:23.079 I mean, yeah, first time, it was just pure you know, 208 00:20:23.279 --> 00:20:27.240 simon jubilation. I think I blocked out. I don't really remember if 209 00:20:27.240 --> 00:20:30.920 anything was said. You know that my mom would be upset about. I'm 210 00:20:30.920 --> 00:20:33.119 sorry, but it was. Yeah, it was awesome, and I'm just 211 00:20:33.119 --> 00:20:37.000 to get you know, mob by our teammates. There's no better feeling. 212 00:20:37.640 --> 00:20:38.960 And when you look at that at bat, I thought it was interesting. 213 00:20:40.000 --> 00:20:44.960 After the game you mentioned with the hitter in front of you being walked that 214 00:20:45.319 --> 00:20:48.640 Josh Naylor said, hey, take that personal. But baseball seems to be 215 00:20:48.720 --> 00:20:51.240 a game where you have to kind of keep your emotions in check. How 216 00:20:51.240 --> 00:20:53.480 do you balance that when you come to the plate. Yeah, I mean 217 00:20:55.920 --> 00:21:00.279 he's always told me to take things personal. And you know they're trying to 218 00:21:00.279 --> 00:21:03.039 to pitch around a guy to get to you or you better take that personal 219 00:21:03.079 --> 00:21:06.119 and you better use that to your advantage. But Hall staying calm. You 220 00:21:06.160 --> 00:21:08.599 know, you got to stay calm and know that you still have a job 221 00:21:08.640 --> 00:21:11.920 to do. And you know, luckily they're just swinging a good pitch and 222 00:21:12.079 --> 00:21:15.480 put him player. That's all you can really ask for in that situation. 223 00:21:15.759 --> 00:21:18.079 And you swing in a good pitch from a guy who has one hundred plus 224 00:21:18.200 --> 00:21:22.799 fastball, yet it's a curveball that you get. How big an adjustment do 225 00:21:22.839 --> 00:21:26.440 you have to make during the ad bat to make sure you make good contact 226 00:21:26.519 --> 00:21:30.640 on that. Yeah, you're just trying to, you know, see things 227 00:21:30.759 --> 00:21:34.160 up and you know, luckily this curveball popped a little bit. I don't 228 00:21:34.160 --> 00:21:37.599 think you're ever really sitting on a curveball with a guy throwing a hundred. 229 00:21:37.680 --> 00:21:40.160 So it just kind of reacted and it was down and end kind of in 230 00:21:40.160 --> 00:21:44.759 that lefty honey hole, and you know, thankfully went out. Will the 231 00:21:44.839 --> 00:21:48.079 team's I think the fourth team now in baseball that has thirty or more wins. 232 00:21:48.480 --> 00:21:51.279 When you get off to a good start, everyone says, hey, 233 00:21:51.319 --> 00:21:53.720 it's a good start. When is it turned into something different where maybe you 234 00:21:53.799 --> 00:21:57.519 have a really good team here. How's that feeling going? It feels good. 235 00:21:57.519 --> 00:22:00.519 We're gonna, you know, keep the prepper that we've had throughout spring 236 00:22:00.559 --> 00:22:03.400 training into the first couple of months all the way through the season. That's 237 00:22:03.440 --> 00:22:07.039 one thing that we're going to stay consistent with. We're not going to change 238 00:22:07.079 --> 00:22:08.759 and you know, good times and bad times, we're going to stay the 239 00:22:08.759 --> 00:22:12.440 same with that preparation or always going to communicate, have good plans, and 240 00:22:12.920 --> 00:22:15.799 go out there and play the game the right way. So that's what we 241 00:22:15.839 --> 00:22:18.640 do. And you're also showing the ability to come from behind and do good 242 00:22:18.680 --> 00:22:23.480 things late. Where does that come from? And how does it keep going 243 00:22:23.519 --> 00:22:29.279 where it's on a regular basis then, I mean, I think it's been 244 00:22:29.279 --> 00:22:33.119 instilled in us for all of our careers with Cleveland to really never give up 245 00:22:33.200 --> 00:22:34.440 and play hard. I think that's just kind of the players that they draft 246 00:22:34.519 --> 00:22:38.200 and develop, and so I kind of think it's in our DNA from the 247 00:22:38.279 --> 00:22:42.359 jump. But we know we're never down and out. And even if you 248 00:22:42.400 --> 00:22:45.359 are, if you can't show that, you got to keep playing hard through 249 00:22:45.400 --> 00:22:48.559 all twenty seven outs. And that's the most important thing. And it's not 250 00:22:48.599 --> 00:22:52.079 always perfect. You're in the outfield when the ninth inning is going to right, 251 00:22:52.240 --> 00:22:56.680 when your team's in the field, what's going through your mind when when 252 00:22:56.720 --> 00:23:00.200 all that's happening to try and stay positive. Obviously, you feel for your 253 00:23:00.200 --> 00:23:03.599 teammates and you want to pick them up the best you can, So you 254 00:23:03.680 --> 00:23:07.079 use folks on that next pitch. You know, on defense, you want 255 00:23:07.079 --> 00:23:07.759 that ball, You want to be able to make that next play. I 256 00:23:08.480 --> 00:23:11.759 know both those guys next time that happens, they're gonna make those plays. 257 00:23:11.839 --> 00:23:15.839 Rokyo especially, he's a wizard out there, and you know, I mean 258 00:23:17.079 --> 00:23:21.720 Classe deserves every save that he goes out there and gets. So I know 259 00:23:21.759 --> 00:23:23.240 those guys are feeling for the next play. And that's that's all you can 260 00:23:23.279 --> 00:23:27.480 ask. Well, all right, we'll finish with the important stuff. There's 261 00:23:27.519 --> 00:23:32.480 twenty six players that are part of this, but there's a small army that 262 00:23:32.519 --> 00:23:37.640 gets you ready and in the hallway outside the clubhouse. I mean it's less 263 00:23:37.640 --> 00:23:42.240 than twenty four hours and there's a photo of you circling the bases after the 264 00:23:42.279 --> 00:23:48.079 walk off yesterday. Part of a collection of fun moments is that taking it 265 00:23:48.160 --> 00:23:51.599 up a notch and making sure everyone's involved. I think so. I think 266 00:23:51.680 --> 00:23:55.480 Russ, our team photographer, does a great job of getting you know, 267 00:23:55.640 --> 00:24:00.400 content out and you know, celebrating wins is a huge deal. Winning's awesome 268 00:24:00.440 --> 00:24:04.359 and there's nothing like winning. So yeah, you want to celebrate those moments 269 00:24:04.359 --> 00:24:07.920 and put as many as those moments off in the cluboss as you possibly can. 270 00:24:08.200 --> 00:24:11.519 Now yours is the latest. Will thanks a lot for coming by. 271 00:24:11.480 --> 00:24:14.319 I appreciate it. Thank you. Rosie. Always fun to catch up with. 272 00:24:14.359 --> 00:24:17.039 Will Brennan, I mean, a good start to his season. Kyle 273 00:24:17.079 --> 00:24:21.559 Manzardo, recently up from the minor leagues for his rookie major league season. 274 00:24:21.839 --> 00:24:23.319 Took him a while to get going, but he has started to swing the 275 00:24:23.319 --> 00:24:27.680 bat well over the last several games and at bats, and we caught up 276 00:24:27.680 --> 00:24:32.960 with him and he talked about how much more comfortable he's been feeling with each 277 00:24:33.000 --> 00:24:37.759 passing at bat. Yeah, I've been feeling feeling good, especially this last 278 00:24:37.960 --> 00:24:41.559 few days or so. So just trying to, you know, keep helping 279 00:24:41.599 --> 00:24:45.799 the team win games and keep everything trended in the right direction. What is 280 00:24:45.839 --> 00:24:48.960 the biggest difference from say that, you know, the first couple of games 281 00:24:48.960 --> 00:24:55.519 to where you are now. I don't know, the games just kind of 282 00:24:56.039 --> 00:25:00.839 I guess slowed down in some sense, kind of just the nature of it, 283 00:25:00.880 --> 00:25:04.279 I think. So, yeah, just trying to keep enjoying it. 284 00:25:04.640 --> 00:25:08.039 Anything surprise you at all that I know everyone says, hey, you be 285 00:25:08.119 --> 00:25:11.839 yourself and all that kind of stuff, the cliches, But anything surprise you 286 00:25:11.880 --> 00:25:17.599 about these these first couple of weeks in the Major League's competition wise? Uh? 287 00:25:17.759 --> 00:25:19.319 Yeah, I mean it's it's exactly what I expected. You know, 288 00:25:19.400 --> 00:25:23.960 a lot of the best, you know players in the world, So of 289 00:25:25.000 --> 00:25:27.960 course, you know, I knew it was going to be challenging whenever I 290 00:25:29.000 --> 00:25:33.000 showed up, but kind of just trying to figure out that adjustment has been 291 00:25:33.720 --> 00:25:40.079 interesting. Kyle Manzardos joining us coming off a strong game on Monday night against 292 00:25:40.119 --> 00:25:44.160 the Mets. Teams playing well, and now you mentioned winning's most important thing. 293 00:25:44.200 --> 00:25:45.960 That you come into a team that has a winning environment. What are 294 00:25:45.960 --> 00:25:51.319 you noticing in here that that makes that especially helpful, especially for you to 295 00:25:51.319 --> 00:25:56.000 to try and get comfortable at this level. Yeah, I mean, there's 296 00:25:56.079 --> 00:25:59.880 just there's kind of a winning culture, man, where you know, everybody 297 00:26:00.960 --> 00:26:04.000 only real concern out there is you know, doing what they can to try 298 00:26:04.000 --> 00:26:10.640 to help the team win the game that night. So it's it's just been 299 00:26:10.680 --> 00:26:14.000 really cool to just kind of, you know, falling fall back into just 300 00:26:14.079 --> 00:26:18.079 like trying to, you know, help the team win the games and stuff 301 00:26:18.119 --> 00:26:21.440 like that. It's been a lot of fun, and you're doing it as 302 00:26:21.440 --> 00:26:25.200 a designated hitter, which for a young player sometimes can be a challenge. 303 00:26:26.519 --> 00:26:29.680 What makes it a challenge for you to to try and get the job done 304 00:26:29.799 --> 00:26:33.200 and what can be a difficult situation. Yeah, Yeah, it's just it's 305 00:26:33.240 --> 00:26:37.440 interesting just because you kind of got to find find a way to you know, 306 00:26:37.640 --> 00:26:41.839 make your own routine and stuff like that to try to you know, 307 00:26:42.359 --> 00:26:47.000 keep your body ready to go hit every every time you come up in the 308 00:26:47.000 --> 00:26:51.599 lineup, so that that part of it is is different. You know, 309 00:26:51.640 --> 00:26:55.480 I've been kind of trying to mess around and figure out like a routine in 310 00:26:55.559 --> 00:26:59.400 between at bats that I can kind of get dialed in and you know, 311 00:26:59.599 --> 00:27:02.960 help my self stay ready for the next step at is some of that not 312 00:27:03.039 --> 00:27:04.680 thinking too much between that bats because it seems like you have a lot of 313 00:27:04.680 --> 00:27:08.039 time to do that. Yeah, that's certainly. Certainly part of it is, 314 00:27:08.200 --> 00:27:12.119 uh, you know, being able to put your last setbat behind you, 315 00:27:12.160 --> 00:27:18.480 whether you know he failed or succeeded. So that's yeah, that's I 316 00:27:18.480 --> 00:27:21.359 mean, that's part of it for sure. We'll close with this. You 317 00:27:21.359 --> 00:27:23.960 were mentioning earlier that your dad was a big influence on you growing up. 318 00:27:25.000 --> 00:27:27.839 He was a college coach for a little bit. How did he help you 319 00:27:27.880 --> 00:27:33.279 and how did that how did he lay that foundation of good hitting principles for 320 00:27:33.359 --> 00:27:37.279 you? Uh? I mean a lot of it was just work, work 321 00:27:37.319 --> 00:27:41.200 ethics, stuff, just stuff I've learned learned from him over you know, 322 00:27:41.359 --> 00:27:45.319 growing up with him and stuff. He uh, he's a very like detail 323 00:27:45.319 --> 00:27:49.119 oriented type of guy. So I don't know, kind of growing up with 324 00:27:49.200 --> 00:27:53.960 him in the house and him as a coach and stuff. He definitely I 325 00:27:53.960 --> 00:27:59.960 think rubbed off some of those characteristics onto me. And obviously you have other 326 00:28:00.079 --> 00:28:02.480 coaches. Now, do you still lean on your dad every now and again 327 00:28:03.559 --> 00:28:07.119 for certain things that might be helpful? Yeah, yeah, every every now 328 00:28:07.160 --> 00:28:10.920 and again. Well we'll talk hitting, but I don't know. For the 329 00:28:10.920 --> 00:28:14.680 most part, I think he just enjoys watching nowadays. Kyle, thanks a 330 00:28:14.680 --> 00:28:17.720 lot for coming by. I appreciate it. Thank you, and man Sardo 331 00:28:17.839 --> 00:28:21.720 continues to roll. He had a double in the series opener against the Angels 332 00:28:21.759 --> 00:28:26.680 on Friday night. Another young player, Jonathan Rodriguez, more recently called up 333 00:28:26.880 --> 00:28:30.359 to make his major league debut. We had a chance to visit with him 334 00:28:30.400 --> 00:28:36.599 recently, along with translator Augi Rivero. After Rodriguez picked his first major league 335 00:28:36.680 --> 00:28:41.400 hit and run batted in on Wednesday in a win over the Mets, and 336 00:28:41.519 --> 00:28:44.799 he talked about what it was like getting that first hit out of the way. 337 00:28:45.480 --> 00:28:49.400 I thought, I Followingeah. I mean, it was a great sensation 338 00:28:49.519 --> 00:28:52.400 to be there and bring that run in, especially to go ahead run in 339 00:28:52.400 --> 00:28:56.119 that particular moment. So that's the only thing you think of the moment, 340 00:28:56.160 --> 00:28:57.960 like trying to hel the team. But once you get to that point where 341 00:28:59.000 --> 00:29:00.319 you say, okay, help the t him, you just want to say, 342 00:29:00.359 --> 00:29:03.440 hey, let's keep going, let's make this happen, and I want 343 00:29:03.440 --> 00:29:07.240 to look forward to keep helping the team win. Everyone says when when you 344 00:29:07.279 --> 00:29:11.119 go to spring training, major league camp you have a chance to impress, 345 00:29:11.680 --> 00:29:14.359 you still have to go back to Triple A and they say, take care 346 00:29:14.400 --> 00:29:17.599 of business and if you get hot, maybe good things will happen. How 347 00:29:17.640 --> 00:29:19.519 difficult is that though, to make sure that you get off to a good 348 00:29:19.519 --> 00:29:22.960 start at the triple A level so that you're on the radar, so to 349 00:29:23.000 --> 00:29:30.559 speak, at the disciplina at at the Yeah, I think obviously it comes 350 00:29:30.559 --> 00:29:33.440 down to the discipline, right. Obviously, I'm aware they didn't have my 351 00:29:33.480 --> 00:29:37.279 best showing in spin training, but I was very clear with the manna. 352 00:29:37.319 --> 00:29:40.079 You're told me to keep working hard and keeping control the things that I could 353 00:29:40.119 --> 00:29:42.759 control, and luckily I was able to put that and you can play when 354 00:29:42.799 --> 00:29:47.400 I was in Triple A and especially when he called me to come back to 355 00:29:47.440 --> 00:29:48.759 the team where the team is winning and helping the team in this way. 356 00:29:48.799 --> 00:29:52.640 So it's very special for me. And you put up good numbers in the 357 00:29:52.640 --> 00:29:56.000 minor leagues a year ago. Was there anything specific that you felt you improved 358 00:29:56.039 --> 00:30:03.319 in this year at the Triple A level? The software? Yeah, I 359 00:30:03.359 --> 00:30:07.000 mean obviously the kind of like a very simple message was to like run from 360 00:30:07.039 --> 00:30:10.799 hard the basis and everything that that implies. Right, I have all the 361 00:30:10.880 --> 00:30:12.480 changes that that implied for your game. So for me, it was able 362 00:30:12.519 --> 00:30:15.200 to put it in practice from last year and a little bit this year and 363 00:30:15.240 --> 00:30:18.400 obviously being able to you know, play the game the right way running the 364 00:30:18.440 --> 00:30:22.920 base hard is what helped us to you know, for them to consider me 365 00:30:22.960 --> 00:30:25.759 to help the team like the way I'm doing it now. You played winter 366 00:30:25.880 --> 00:30:30.200 ball back home in Puerto Rico. How does that help you from from year 367 00:30:30.240 --> 00:30:33.480 to year? If you can do that to play in the winter time like 368 00:30:33.480 --> 00:30:40.799 that, it's super healthful and anyway you see it, I mean, it 369 00:30:40.799 --> 00:30:42.400 helps you to just to keep moving, to get more base, to keep 370 00:30:42.400 --> 00:30:45.519 continuing. You know, there are two extra months of baseball that normally you 371 00:30:45.519 --> 00:30:48.920 don't get anyone else. And I'm really thankful to the organization because they allowed 372 00:30:48.960 --> 00:30:52.799 me to play there when I when I did. But while while you're there, 373 00:30:52.839 --> 00:30:55.440 you get to talk to many different players that you face them doing the 374 00:30:55.440 --> 00:30:57.240 season here, so when you get there, you get to hear a little 375 00:30:57.240 --> 00:31:00.599 bit what they think about the game, how they played the game, and 376 00:31:00.599 --> 00:31:03.160 obviously playing against different people as well, so they helped you a lot. 377 00:31:03.240 --> 00:31:04.960 And and for me, the because advantages that you're kind of like on the 378 00:31:06.000 --> 00:31:07.799 same page where you're ready to go right when you get to sprint training. 379 00:31:07.880 --> 00:31:11.599 So once you report the camp, you feel that there hasn't been a long 380 00:31:11.680 --> 00:31:15.880 time since you were playing competitive base And along those lines you mentioned spring training 381 00:31:15.880 --> 00:31:18.039 didn't go the way you wanted, But what were you able to get out 382 00:31:18.079 --> 00:31:30.720 of that Being around some of the established major league players following, I think 383 00:31:30.759 --> 00:31:33.400 it's very nice to be around them, especially the one thing that you're focus 384 00:31:33.440 --> 00:31:36.079 on those guys, we are more experiences seeing how they run the basis, 385 00:31:36.400 --> 00:31:38.200 how they run from home to first, how how they turn hard after the 386 00:31:38.279 --> 00:31:41.000 base hit, And obviously I was able to see that in practice and then 387 00:31:41.039 --> 00:31:44.720 put it myself in practice while I was in Triple A, and I feel 388 00:31:44.720 --> 00:31:48.039 that's one of the main reasons why the manager decided to give me this opportunity 389 00:31:48.960 --> 00:31:52.039 and what will close with us. It's still your first week in the major 390 00:31:52.119 --> 00:31:56.200 leagues, but it seems like you're comfortable. What does this group do to 391 00:31:56.480 --> 00:31:59.400 help a young player feel comfortable because you're not the first that's come up this 392 00:31:59.519 --> 00:32:07.200 year and and had some success early on. So at the ramire, thank 393 00:32:07.319 --> 00:32:08.759 god I had the portunity to be here, and I think the main focus 394 00:32:08.799 --> 00:32:13.400 is just to I feel comfortable enough to just because I know I can help 395 00:32:13.400 --> 00:32:15.160 the team, and I think that goes a long way for Ramirez. We 396 00:32:15.160 --> 00:32:19.640 had a conversation with the sprint training where he told me be ready that whenever 397 00:32:19.680 --> 00:32:22.319 you get called up, you're going to be helping the team. So I 398 00:32:22.359 --> 00:32:23.759 think by hearing that, he just gave me that confidence that I knew that 399 00:32:23.799 --> 00:32:27.160 as soon as I come here, it will be one of the guys, 400 00:32:27.160 --> 00:32:30.200 and that's what we've been doing. Yeah, help the team on Wednesday, 401 00:32:30.279 --> 00:32:32.000 no question about it. Jonathan, thanks for coming back, Thank you, 402 00:32:32.400 --> 00:32:37.920 Ogi, thank you, thank you guys. That's rookie outfielder Jonathan Rodriguez. 403 00:32:37.279 --> 00:32:40.079 We'll take a time out. Come back with our final segment. We'll visit 404 00:32:40.119 --> 00:32:44.920 with Joe Torres, the assistant pitching coach for the Guardians. After this, 405 00:32:46.680 --> 00:32:53.119 why did the kid jump off the boat? Look what peer pressure? Good 406 00:32:53.160 --> 00:32:58.079 one ed. It isn't funny, But ned owns the boat and you don't. 407 00:32:58.319 --> 00:33:00.559 So every time that tells another one of his unfunny boat puns, you're 408 00:33:00.599 --> 00:33:04.720 going to laugh, woud and keep on laughing until you get a boat of 409 00:33:04.759 --> 00:33:08.799 your own. Appear Yeah, I get it. And when you do get 410 00:33:08.799 --> 00:33:12.279 a boat of your own, make sure you say money by bundling it with 411 00:33:12.319 --> 00:33:15.079 your home auto or other vehicles with Progressive provision Kensilte Insurance company that we have 412 00:33:15.119 --> 00:33:27.440 another insurers not available in those states. Welcome back to Guardians Weekly. Jim 413 00:33:27.519 --> 00:33:30.720 Rosenhouse back with you from Anaheim, California, where the Guardians are playing the 414 00:33:30.759 --> 00:33:36.720 Angels this weekend. Joe Torres is the assistant pitching coach for the Guardians in 415 00:33:36.759 --> 00:33:40.839 his third season now in that role, and he explains how his role has 416 00:33:40.960 --> 00:33:45.839 changed. Part of a group of coaches that work with one of the league's 417 00:33:45.839 --> 00:33:49.839 top pitching staffs. I appreciate you having me on Rosie. It's hard to 418 00:33:49.839 --> 00:33:52.880 say. It's kind of like we're all just kind of balancing each other's strengths 419 00:33:52.960 --> 00:33:55.720 and then taking on different roles each day. So it's like it's a little 420 00:33:55.759 --> 00:34:00.200 jack of all trades where I'm trying to support any way I can with with 421 00:34:00.279 --> 00:34:02.680 Carl and with BG. So I mean it's a little mix of everything. 422 00:34:02.720 --> 00:34:07.039 And we're all we're all working together doing game prep stuff, We're working through 423 00:34:07.079 --> 00:34:09.440 guys deliveries. I mean, it's a little bit of everything. So like, 424 00:34:09.599 --> 00:34:12.719 uh, forcuning out, I'm glad to be part of it all. 425 00:34:13.159 --> 00:34:16.280 And you see what you're doing and what Carl does and and Brad does with 426 00:34:16.400 --> 00:34:22.480 the the the bullpen pitchers. You're not that far away from from your pitching 427 00:34:22.559 --> 00:34:27.440 career as a player, But how different is it from from when you pitch 428 00:34:27.519 --> 00:34:31.000 in terms of the availability of coaching and information and things like that. Yeah, 429 00:34:31.159 --> 00:34:34.559 you say it wasn't too long ago. It feels like light years ago. 430 00:34:34.639 --> 00:34:37.519 Right. The game has changed a lot in the last you know, 431 00:34:37.679 --> 00:34:43.159 seven years, they'll say, And and part of that is that the coaches 432 00:34:43.159 --> 00:34:46.519 and the resources that are around each player. So obviously we know the analytics 433 00:34:46.519 --> 00:34:50.920 and all the information, the data that's out there, but now having a 434 00:34:50.960 --> 00:34:53.880 group of coaches to be there for all the players. It's a necessity really 435 00:34:53.920 --> 00:34:59.719 because because of the information and things happen so much faster that you know, 436 00:35:00.079 --> 00:35:02.079 we need each one of the coaches to be in tune with things that that 437 00:35:02.119 --> 00:35:05.440 can maybe help a player out. And it might be in a different realm, 438 00:35:05.800 --> 00:35:07.320 but like it's sometimes it's hard for just one person to do all that. 439 00:35:07.920 --> 00:35:12.840 And when you look at from the pitching perspective, how they balance that 440 00:35:12.960 --> 00:35:15.360 information. Maybe it's scabbing reports on the other team, maybe it's about their 441 00:35:15.400 --> 00:35:21.159 delivery. How much does it always come back to what they do best and 442 00:35:21.360 --> 00:35:23.280 trying to take advantage of some of those other things based on what they do 443 00:35:23.360 --> 00:35:25.280 best. Yeah, for sure, I'm glad you brought that up. I 444 00:35:25.280 --> 00:35:30.000 mean, everybody's everybody's here for a reason. You're in the major leagues for 445 00:35:30.079 --> 00:35:32.039 a reason. There's something you do well and you want to leverage that, 446 00:35:32.159 --> 00:35:35.719 right, I mean pitching to your strengths or hitting, you know, it's 447 00:35:35.760 --> 00:35:38.360 your strengths, whatever the case may be. You gotta lead with that because 448 00:35:38.360 --> 00:35:43.519 if if you're out there chasing other people's weaknesses all the time, you're gonna 449 00:35:43.519 --> 00:35:45.079 be chasing your own tail. It's gonna be a different game. The game 450 00:35:45.119 --> 00:35:47.280 will chew you up. So, you know, a lot of times, 451 00:35:47.320 --> 00:35:51.679 anchoring our guys back to who they are, you know, helping them remember 452 00:35:51.679 --> 00:35:53.559 who they are and what got them here is the best place to start. 453 00:35:53.599 --> 00:35:59.000 Having that strong foundation. Assistant pitching coach Joe Torres is joining us, and 454 00:36:00.000 --> 00:36:01.800 you know what a great start for the pitching staff as a whole for the 455 00:36:01.800 --> 00:36:07.360 most part, even with some injuries. And it's such a cliche they always 456 00:36:07.400 --> 00:36:10.159 say next man up, But how do you view that when someone goes down 457 00:36:10.280 --> 00:36:14.760 like as Shane Bieber earlier in the season, Gavin Williams in spring training, 458 00:36:14.760 --> 00:36:19.400 and some of the relievers too, how do you present that to the guys 459 00:36:19.440 --> 00:36:22.440 who stay and then some of the new arms that are expected to take over. 460 00:36:22.239 --> 00:36:24.239 Yeah, I think there's definitely a balance to that, right. So 461 00:36:24.440 --> 00:36:29.079 the guys that maybe you know, start your in the rotation that were expected 462 00:36:29.079 --> 00:36:31.599 to be in the rotation, not putting too much pressure on themselves and being 463 00:36:31.639 --> 00:36:36.239 themselves, not trying to, you know, pick up for somebody else, 464 00:36:36.239 --> 00:36:38.280 which they it's not possible to do. And then for the new guys that 465 00:36:38.360 --> 00:36:42.719 come in and do take a spot. It's an opportunity, right, someone 466 00:36:42.760 --> 00:36:45.199 like Ben Lively jumping in and saying, Hey, I'm going to relish every 467 00:36:45.239 --> 00:36:49.599 minute of this and take every second and do what I can to work towards 468 00:36:49.719 --> 00:36:53.440 helping this team, which is pretty cool because that's what we're seeing collectively here 469 00:36:53.559 --> 00:36:58.159 as a group is everybody's just pulling for each other in a way that that 470 00:36:59.119 --> 00:37:00.079 you know, of course it's all well, you know, they do care 471 00:37:00.119 --> 00:37:04.719 about themselves in their own performance, but they're challenging each other each day and 472 00:37:04.760 --> 00:37:07.920 they're seeing how the guy's Pittsburg nine before, I want to go out and 473 00:37:07.920 --> 00:37:10.280 do the same thing. And you know, it's all for wins and off 474 00:37:10.320 --> 00:37:14.480 of the team. And it's been part of what has been a tremendous star 475 00:37:14.559 --> 00:37:16.559 team wise for the Guardians. Joe Torres, thanks a lot for coming by. 476 00:37:16.599 --> 00:37:20.599 Appreciate it, Yeah, sure thing, appreciate it. Rosen and Joe 477 00:37:20.599 --> 00:37:24.360 Torre as the assistant pitching coach for the Guardians and wow, he Carl Willis 478 00:37:24.400 --> 00:37:29.519 Brad Goldberg the new bullpen coach. They have done great work bringing along one 479 00:37:29.519 --> 00:37:32.360 of the top pitching staffs in all of baseball. It's all added up to 480 00:37:32.400 --> 00:37:36.920 a big start for the Guardians, who head into play on Saturday still in 481 00:37:36.960 --> 00:37:40.639 first place with one of the best records in baseball as they sit atop the 482 00:37:40.719 --> 00:37:45.119 American League's Central Division. That's going to do it. For this week's edition 483 00:37:45.280 --> 00:37:49.760 of Guardians Weekly, thanks as always to Brian Motse for all of his help. 484 00:37:50.320 --> 00:37:52.519 We will join you next week when the team is back home in downtown 485 00:37:52.559 --> 00:37:58.039 Cleveland at Progressive Field. Until then, this is Jim Rosenhouse reminding you that 486 00:37:58.119 --> 00:38:19.719 you've been listening to Guardians Weekly on the Cleveland Clinic Guardians Radio Network. Guardians 487 00:38:19.760 --> 00:38:24.159 Weekly has been brought to you by Progressive, helping Guardians fans save hundreds on 488 00:38:24.280 --> 00:38:57.920 car insurance sh