Guardians vs. Pirates Prediction, Odds, Picks - September 1
Preview the September 1 matchup between the Cleveland Guardians and Pittsburgh Pirates with odds over/under, game spread, betting lines and...SEPTEMBER 1 • DATA SKRIVE
CLEVELAND GUARDIANS 92-69 · 1ST IN AL CENTRAL
92-69 · 1ST IN AL CENTRAL
Matthew Boyd strikes out Isiah Kiner-Falefa | 08/31/2024 The Official Site of Major League Baseball
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Guardians, Pittsburgh Pirates starting lineups for Aug. 31, 2024: Game 136 Matthew Boyd takes the mound Saturday night to try and extend the Guardians' win streak to three straight.
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Josh Naylor - In Saturday's lineup as DH Naylor (ankle) will serve as the designated hitter and bat cleanup against the Pirates on Saturday, Zack Meisel of The Athletic reports.
Impact A bruised left ankle forced Naylor from Friday's game, but apparently he'll be able to tough it out with the help of the DH tag. He was in the midst of a brutally cold stretch in mid-to-late August, but Naylor has turned it on recently with six hits in his last two games.
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Kyle Manzardo - Set for promotion The Guardians will recall Manzardo from Triple-A Columbus on Sunday, Francys Romero of BeisbolFR.com reports.
Impact Manzardo slashed .207/.241/.329 with seven RBI across 87 plate appearances during his first stint in the majors earlier in the season, and he'll now get another chance to prove himself in Cleveland as rosters expand to 28 players Sunday. He'll likely see most of his opportunities as a DH while with the Guardians.
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Guardians, possibly without Josh Naylor, look to top Pirates again As the Cleveland Guardians continue their push toward the postseason, they could be minus a key contributor for the immediate future.An ankl...
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Pirates bring 4-game losing streak into matchup against the Guardians
The Pittsburgh Pirates head into the matchup with the Cleveland Guardians after losing four straight gamesAUGUST 31 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Data Viz: Jhonkensy Noel's home run | 08/30/2024 Take a look at Jhonkensy Noel's home run through data visualization
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Josh Naylor exits with left ankle injury | 08/30/2024 Josh Naylor leaves the game in the bottom of the 8th with a left ankle bruise
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Guardians players talk about the victory | 08/30/2024 Andrés Giménez and Jhonkensy Noel talk about their clutch home runs while Emmanuel Clase reacts to becoming the Guardians' all-time saves le...
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Steven Kwan's RBI single | 08/30/2024 Steven Kwan lines an RBI single to center field, giving the Guardians a 4-0 lead in the bottom of the 4th inning
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Jhonkensy Noel's two-run home run (13) | 08/30/2024 Jhonkensy Noel belts a two-run home run to left-center field and puts the Guardians ahead, 7-6, in the bottom of the 5th inning
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Clase becomes Guardians' all-time saves leader | 08/30/2024 With his 150th save with Cleveland, 26-year-old Emmanuel Clase becomes the Guardians' all-time saves leader, passing Cody Allen
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Tyler Freeman - Swipes bag off bench Freeman logged a stolen base as a pinch runner in Friday's 10-8 win over the Guardians.
Impact Freeman ran for Josh Naylor, who exited the game with a bruised ankle in the eighth inning. The steal was Freeman's first in a month, though a lack of playing time is partially to blame for that. He's seen action in 19 contests in August, going a putrid 2-for-35 (.057) while getting plunked four times. Freeman is at a .206/.304/.320 slash line with 11 steals, seven home runs, 32 RBI, 48 runs scored, 14 doubles and a triple over 112 contests this season. The 25-year-old's slump has relegated him to a short-side platoon role at shortstop, and his playing time could shrink further depending on which players the Guardians call up when rosters expand Sunday.
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José Ramírez - Two thefts in Friday's win Ramirez went 2-for-4 with two stolen bases and two runs scored in Friday's 10-8 win over the Pirates.
Impact It's been a memorable month for Ramirez, as the do-it-all third baseman is batting .279 (29-for-104) with six home runs, 14 steals and 17 RBI over 28 contests in August. With his two steals Friday, he matched his career high in a season at 34, a mark he previously reached over 157 games in 2018. Ramirez is slashing a strong .276/.333/.531 with 33 homers, 104 RBI, 98 runs scored, 31 doubles and a triple over 132 contests this year, and with a full month to go, a 40-40 campaign is not out of the question.
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Jhonkensy Noel - Clobbers homer in win Noel went 1-for-5 with a two-run home run in Friday's 10-8 win over the Pirates.
Impact Noel helped the Guardians answer a fifth-inning rally from the Pirates. His homer put Cleveland ahead 7-6, and the hosts didn't trail again in the contest. Noel has gone 11-for-34 (.324) with four homers and nine RBI over his last nine games. For the year, he's up to a .262/.333/.611 slash line with 13 homers, 26 RBI, 22 runs scored and five doubles across 45 contests. While he has a 31.2 percent strikeout rate, Noel has proven more than capable of making his contact loud.
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Pedro Avila - Collects fifth win Avila (5-1) retired both batters he faced, including one via strikeout, to earn the win Friday over the Pirates.
Impact Avila got the last two outs of the fifth inning after starter Ben Lively was chased following a barrage of hits from the Pirates in that frame. The Guardians replied with a four-run rally of their own and led the rest of the way, giving Avila his second win in 14 appearances this month. He's allowed six runs on 12 hits and five walks while striking out 16 over 14.2 innings in that span. For the year, Avila has done fairly well in a middle-relief role with a 3.95 ERA, 1.26 WHIP and 74:31 K:BB over 70.2 innings between the Guardians and the Padres.
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Top of the Clase: Cleveland closer Emmauel Clase sets team saves record, joins Cy Young conversation
Emmanuel Clase’s career as a closer with Cleveland began with a major blemishAUGUST 31 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Emmanuel Clase records the final out | 08/30/2024 Emmanuel Clase gets Bryan De La Cruz to line out to first for the final out to seal Cleveland's 10-8 win
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Andrés Giménez - Homer and steal in win Gimenez went 3-for-5 with a solo homer, a steal, and an additional run scored in Friday's win versus Pittsburgh.
Impact The Cleveland second baseman slugged a 375-foot solo shot off Carmen Mlodzinski in the fifth inning for his sixth long ball of the year. Gimenez later swiped second base in the seventh to collect his ninth steal in the month of August and 25th of the season. The 25-year-old is now slashing .254/.305/.333 with 57 runs scored and 53 RBI across 528 plate appearances.
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Emmanuel Clase - First in AL to 40 saves Clase picked up a one-inning save in Friday's 10-8 victory over the Pirates, working around solo homer while striking out one.
Impact With this 13-pitch effort, Clase reached the 40-save plateau for the third time in his career and trails only Ryan Helsley (41) for the MLB lead. It wasn't a clean save though, as the Cleveland closer allowed his second homer of the season -- a leadoff solo shot by Andrew McCutchen -- snapping a streak of nine straight scoreless appearances. Overall, Clase now sports a paltry 0.71 ERA, 0.68 WHIP and K:BB across 63.1 innings this season.
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Clase passes Allen to become Cleveland's all-time saves leader CLEVELAND -- Emmanuel Clase's save on Friday night looked a lot like the other saves he’s recorded in his nearly four years with the Guardia...
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Josh Naylor knocks in 4 but exits as Guardians top Pirates Josh Naylor had three hits and four RBIs before leaving late with an injury, Jhonkensy Noel and Andres Gimenez hit back-to-back homers in th...
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Josh Naylor knocks in 4 but exits as Guardians top Pirates Josh Naylor had three hits and four RBIs before leaving late with an injury, Jhonkensy Noel and Andres Gimenez hit back-to-back homers in th...
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Ben Lively - Clobbered in no-decision Lively did not factor into the decision in Friday's 10-8 win against Pittsburgh, allowing six runs on nine hits and one walk over 4.1 innings. He struck out three.
Impact The Cleveland righty pitched fewer than five innings for just the fourth time this season, as he allowed a season-worst nine hits. All six Pittsburgh runs came in the fifth inning, as Lively yielded six hits -- including for three extra bases - on 27 pitches before being relieved by Pedro Avila. The 32-year-old has now pitched to a 3.92 ERA, 1.23 WHIP and 105:42 K:BB across 131 innings this season. He is scheduled to make his next outing against the division-rival Royals on the road.
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