Cleveland Guardians face the Minnesota Twins Wednesday
The Cleveland Guardians host the Minnesota Twins on WednesdaySEPTEMBER 18 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
CLEVELAND GUARDIANS 92-69 · 1ST IN AL CENTRAL
92-69 · 1ST IN AL CENTRAL
Lane Thomas - Provides lone run in loss Thomas went 1-for-3 with a solo home run and a walk in Tuesday's 4-1 loss to the Twins.
Impact Thomas provided the Guardians' lone run when he went deep in the fourth inning. He's surged in September, going 19-for-60 (.317) with five homers and 16 RBI across 16 contests this month. That has helped improve his slash line to .243/.315/.404 with 13 homers, 32 stolen bases, 59 RBI and 61 runs scored over 121 games between Cleveland and Washington for the year. Thomas is the Guardians' top option in center field and seems likely to hold that job into the postseason.
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Brayan Rocchio's smooth diving stop | 09/17/2024 Brayan Rocchio flashes his glove at shortstop, diving to make a smooth stop and firing to first for the out
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Lane Thomas' solo home run (13) | 09/17/2024 Lane Thomas cranks a solo home run to center field for his 13th home run of the season, tying the game at 1 in the 4th
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Willi Castro hits a 2-run homer, Twins down Guardians 4-1 to stay locked into AL wild-card spot
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Gavin Williams - Fans seven in loss Williams (3-10) took the loss Tuesday against the Twins, allowing two runs on five hits and two walks over five innings. He struck out seven.
Impact The Cleveland right-hander's losing streak now stands at three; although, he performed much better in this 89-pitch outing. Williams entered having allowed eight runs across his last six innings and managed to generate a solid 16 whiffs en route to his seven punchouts. The 25-year-old just couldn't handle Matt Wallner, as the Minnesota slugger drove in both runs allowed via a pair of RBI singles. Williams has now pitched to a 5.12 ERA, 1.39 WHIP and 76:30 K:BB across 70.1 innings this season. He lines up to make his next start against the Cardinals in St. Louis this weekend.
SEPTEMBER 18 • ROTOWIRE
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Guardians place All-Star OF Steven Kwan (back) on 10-day injured list The Cleveland Guardians placed All-Star outfielder Steven Kwan on the 10-day injured list on Tuesday because of mid-back inflammation.The mo...
SEPTEMBER 17 • SUNHERALD.COM
Guardians place All-Star OF Steven Kwan (back) on 10-day injured list The Cleveland Guardians placed All-Star outfielder Steven Kwan on the 10-day injured list on Tuesday because of mid-back inflammation.The mo...
SEPTEMBER 17 • NEWSOBSERVER.COM
Guardians juggle roster with Kwan (back) headed to 10-day IL CLEVELAND -- The Guardians had hoped that All-Star left fielder Steven Kwan might avoid hitting the injured list with the mid-back inflammat...
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Emmanuel Clase keeps blazing his own trail as Guardians' record-setting closer Emmanuel Clase ties Jose Mesa for Guardians' single-season save record at 45.
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Carlos Carrasco - Removed from 40-man roster The Guardians designated Carrasco for assignment Tuesday.
Impact Carrasco is in the middle of rehabbing his injured hip that he suffered in the first half of August. He had just began a rehab Assignment Friday with Double-A Akron, allowing two runs in three innings. The 37-year-old's struggles in 2024, hip injury, and emergence of rookie Joey Cantillo in the back end of the rotation shrunk Carrasco's chances of a return to the Guardians. In a corresponding move, Myles Straw was selected from Triple-A Columbus.
SEPTEMBER 17 • ROTOWIRE
Guardians place All-Star OF Steven Kwan on injured list
Guardians All-Star left fielder Steven Kwan has been placed on the 10-day injured list with mid-back inflammation, an injury that may have contributed to the leadoff hitter’s secon...SEPTEMBER 17 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Myles Straw - Set for big league return Straw was selected from Triple-A Columbus on Tuesday.
Impact Straw's promotion comes with Steven Kwan heading to the 10-day injured list and Carlos Carrasco being designated for assignment. Straw has not appeared in the majors since the end of the 2023 season for Cleveland. The 29-year old has slashed .243/.317/.351 for Triple-A Columbus since the start of September.
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Emmanuel Clase closing in on Guardians' save record | 09/17/2024 Xavier Scruggs breaks down Emmanuel Clase closing in on the Guardians' single-season save record with his arsenal of 100+ mph pitches
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Steven Kwan - Lands on injured list Kwan (back) was placed on the 10-day injured list Tuesday.
Impact Kwan had missed five consecutive starts due to back discomfort and now his absence will be even longer than anticipated. The outfielder had medical tests done over the weekend, but no structural damage was present and an injured list stint was thought as not likely. In a corresponding move, Myles Straw was selected from Triple-A Columbus.
SEPTEMBER 17 • ROTOWIRE
Cleveland Guardians, Minnesota Twins starting lineups for Sept. 17, 2024: Game 152 Gavin Williams and the Guardians face the Twins at Progressive Field.
SEPTEMBER 17 • CLEVELAND.COM
Steven Kwan - Still out with back issue Kwan (back) remains out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Twins.
Impact Kwan has now missed five starts in a row because of back discomfort. He doesn't have any structural damage and there's been no indication that it's more than a day-to-day injury, but clearly he's not feeling well enough yet to play. Angel Martinez will get another start in left field and will bat leadoff for the Guardians.
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