CLEVELAND GUARDIANS NEWS

Jhonkensy Noel homers for the second straight game as the Guardians beat the Rangers 4-2

Jhonkensy Noel homered for the second straight game and Matthew Boyd pitched six effective innings for his first win in more than a year, helping the Cleveland Guardians beat the T...

AUGUST 25 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Guardians take advantage of opportunities in 4-2 win against Rangers Jhonkensy Noel blasted a solo home run in the second inning as Cleveland took an early lead.

AUGUST 25 • CLEVELAND.COM

Matthew Boyd strikes out four in six frames | 08/25/2024 Matthew Boyd tosses six strong innings, striking out four batters in his stellar outing against the Rangers

AUGUST 25 • MLB.COM

Jhonkensy Noel's solo homer (12) | 08/25/2024 Jhonkensy Noel cranks a solo home run to center field for his 12th home run of the season, extending the Guardians lead to 2-0 in the 2nd

AUGUST 25 • MLB.COM

Austin Hedges - Filling in for resting Naylor Hedges will start at catcher and bat ninth in Sunday's game against the Rangers.

Impact With top backstop Bo Naylor getting the afternoon off with a lefty (Cody Bradford) on the mound for the Rangers, Hedges will get the nod behind the dish. Hedges, who is hitting .152 over 105 at-bats this season, will likely continue to see limited usage down the stretch while Naylor is healthy.

AUGUST 25 • ROTOWIRE

Brayan Rocchio - Not starting Sunday Rocchio is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Rangers.

Impact Rocchio has a .721 OPS with two homers and two steals through 19 games in August and will hit the bench Sunday after starting the previous three contests. Tyler Freeman will step in at shortstop and bat eighth.

AUGUST 25 • ROTOWIRE

Bo Naylor - Resting against lefty Naylor is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Rangers.

Impact With the Guardians concluding their series against the Rangers with a day game and with Texas sending a lefty (Cody Bradford) to the bump, the lefty-hitting Naylor will get the afternoon off. Austin Hedges will check in for Naylor behind the plate.

AUGUST 25 • ROTOWIRE

Will Brennan - Out against southpaw Brennan is not in the lineup for Sunday's game versus the Rangers.

Impact Brennan started the previous three games and went 3-for-11 with a walk, two doubles, an RBI and two runs. He'll sit Sunday against Texas lefty Cody Bradford, which opens up the DH spot for David Fry.

AUGUST 25 • ROTOWIRE

Cleveland Guardians, Texas Rangers starting lineups for Aug. 25, 2024: Game 130 Matthew Boyd and the Guardians take on the Rangers at Progressive Field.

AUGUST 25 • CLEVELAND.COM

Jose Ramirez joins MLB's 30/30 club for second time: Crowquill Ramirez is first Guardian to make 30/30 club twice

AUGUST 25 • CLEVELAND.COM

Guardians seek series win over Rangers, breathing room in AL Central The Cleveland Guardians will try to maintain some wiggle room atop the American League Central when they face the visiting Texas Rangers in...

AUGUST 25 • SACBEE.COM

Guardians and Rangers play, winner takes 3-game series

The Cleveland Guardians and Texas Rangers play on Sunday with the winner claiming the three-game series

AUGUST 25 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Bo Naylor - Pops 10th homer Naylor went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in Saturday's 13-5 win over the Rangers.

Impact Naylor's up to 10 homers on the year, three of which he's hit over his 18 games in August. Despite the slight uptick in power, he's batting just .226 (12-for-53) this month, though that's a little better than his .207 batting average for the year. The catcher has added a .626 OPS, 36 RBI, 34 runs scored and four stolen bases over 311 plate appearances. The Guardians have mostly stuck to a strict platoon at catcher between the left-handed Naylor and right-handed Austin Hedges in August, so Naylor should continue to see a healthy share of playing time.

AUGUST 25 • ROTOWIRE

Josh Naylor - Homers in Saturday's win Naylor went 1-for-3 with a solo home run, an additional RBI, one walk and two total runs scored in Saturday's 13-5 win over the Rangers.

Impact Naylor entered Saturday stuck in an 0-for-18 slump. He extended it with a groundout in the first inning that generated a run, and then he finally put it to rest with a sixth-inning homer. The first baseman is hitting .222 (18-for-81) over 22 contests in August, though he's offset his struggles partially by drawing 11 walks and driving in 17 runs in that span. For the year, Naylor has 28 homers, 91 RBI, 71 runs scored, five stolen bases and a .238/.319/.469 slash line through 121 games.

AUGUST 25 • ROTOWIRE

José Ramírez - Lifts 33rd homer Ramirez went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in Saturday's 13-5 win over the Rangers.

Impact Ramirez snapped his longest power drought of August, a six-game stretch in which he collected just one hit. This was his first multi-hit effort since Aug. 12. The third baseman is batting .263 (21-for-80) with six homers, 15 RBI and 10 stolen bases over 22 contests this month. For the year, he's maintained a .273/.333/.532 slash line with 33 homers, 102 RBI, 94 runs scored, 30 steals, 27 doubles and a triple through 126 games.

AUGUST 25 • ROTOWIRE

Bo Naylor's solo homer (10) | 08/24/2024 Bo Naylor smashes a solo homer to right field, his 10th of the season, increasing the Guardians' lead to 12-3 in the 7th inning

AUGUST 25 • MLB.COM

Daniel Schneemann's RBI single | 08/24/2024 The Official Site of Major League Baseball

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José Ramírez's solo homer (33) | 08/24/2024 José Ramírez crushes a solo homer to right field, his 33rd of the season, making the score 10-1 in the bottom of the 6th inning

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Daniel Schneemann's sliding catch | 08/24/2024 Daniel Schneemann makes a sliding catch in center field to deny Carson Kelly of a hit in the top of the 2nd inning

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Ben Lively's four strikeouts | 08/24/2024 Ben Lively tallied four strikeouts through 6 2/3 innings of work in his start against the Rangers

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Stephen Vogt on the Guardians' 13-5 win over Rangers | 08/24/2024 Stephen Vogt talks about Steven Kwan opening up the scoring with his two-run double in the 2nd, Jhonkensy Noel's three-run homer and more

AUGUST 25 • MLB.COM

Guardians crush four homers in win over Rangers | 08/24/2024 Jhonkensy Noel, José Ramírez, Josh Naylor and Bo Naylor go deep for the Guardians in their 13-5 win over the Rangers

AUGUST 25 • MLB.COM

Guardians crush four homers in win over Rangers | 08/24/2024 Jhonkensy Noel, José Ramírez, Josh Naylor and Bo Naylor go deep for the Guardians in their 13-5 win over the Rangers

AUGUST 25 • MLB.COM

Jhonkensy Noel - Goes yard in blowout win Noel went 3-for-5 with a three-run home run, a double and two additional runs scored in Saturday's 13-5 win over the Rangers.

Impact Noel's third-inning blast turned the game into a rout. While he's struggled for consistency at times, Noel has slugged five homers and added 10 RBI over his last 10 contests, going 11-for-33 (.333) in that span. The 23-year-old is up to a .266/.331/.615 slash line with 11 homers, 22 RBI, 17 runs scored and no stolen bases over his first 40 major-league games. His power is legit, but it's come with a 29.8 percent strikeout rate so far.

AUGUST 25 • ROTOWIRE

Ben Lively - Cruises to win Saturday Lively (11-8) allowed three runs (two earned) on five hits and a walk while striking out four over 6.2 innings to earn the win over the Rangers on Saturday.

Impact Lively snapped a three-start winless stretch, riding an explosion of offense from the Guardians to his first win since Aug. 1. He's posted quality starts in three of his five outings this month, allowing 14 runs (13 earned) across 27.1 innings. Lively is now at a 3.62 ERA, 1.19 WHIP and 102:41 K:BB through 126.2 innings over 23 starts this year, which has been his best in the majors. His next start is expected to come at home versus the Pirates.

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