APRIL 18, 2023 • CLEVELAND.COM
Tigers deal James Karinchak and the Guardians a 4-3 defeat with walk-off home run Kerry Carpenter's solo blast off James Karinchak in the ninth wins the game for Detroit.
'Those are the moments you live for': Karinchak shines in big spot CLEVELAND -- James Karinchak stood on the mound, roaring, with his arms flexed below his waist like a bodybuilder. He pounded his chest thre...
APRIL 11, 2023 • MLB.COM
Bieber recovers from slow start, Guardians edge Yankees 3-2
Shane Bieber shook off a rough first inning to pitch seven, and Josh Naylor hit a tiebreaking sacrifice fly in the seventh to give the Cleveland Guardians a 3-2 win over the New Yo...APRIL 11, 2023 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
James Karinchak And The Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Opening Week Cleveland Guardians pitcher James Karinchak has struggled to start the 2023 MLB season.
APRIL 5, 2023 • STAR-TELEGRAM.COM
Takes second loss Karinchak (0-2) allowed a run on a hit and walk with one strikeout over two-thirds of an inning, taking the loss against the Athletics on Tuesday.
Impact It's been a less-than-steallar start to the season for Karinchak, who has racked up two losses and two holds through four appearances. He walked the leadoff batter in the ninth inning Tuesday, then allowed a walkoff single to Tony Kemp after getting two outs. Karinchak has had some issues with walks, posting a 5:3 K:BB over three innings so far. The Guardians' bullpen has been a strength dating back to last season, so Karinchak could move down the hierarchy if he can't get his early struggles under control quickly.
APRIL 5, 2023 • ROTOWIRE
Kemp's RBI single in 9th gives A's 4-3 win over Guardians
Tony Kemp hit a game-ending single in the bottom of the ninth inning to give the Oakland Athletics a 4-3 win over the Cleveland GuardiansAPRIL 5, 2023 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Guardians' Aaron Civale opens in style, James Karinchak tames crowd, clock Aaron Civale threw seven scoreless innings in his season debut in a 2-0 win over Seattle.
APRIL 2, 2023 • CLEVELAND.COM
Charged with loss in opener Karinchak (0-1) allowed three runs on a hit, a walk and a hit batsman in one-third of an inning, taking the loss Thursday versus the Mariners.
Impact Karinchak was rattled early by a pitch-clock violation, and he then plunked Kolten Wong before Ty France took him deep in the eighth inning. After an uneven spring that saw Karinchak post a 12:5 K:BB and a 4.66 ERA over 9.2 innings, it's a little concerning to see him struggle in a high-leverage situation. The right-hander had a 2.08 ERA over 39 innings last season, but he also carried a 4.8 BB/9, which is something he'll need to get in check to continue to have success as a setup man. With the Guardians locking up Trevor Stephan on a four-year deal Wednesday, Karinchak's place as a setup man is far from guaranteed.
MARCH 31, 2023 • ROTOWIRE
James Karinchak becomes first Guardians pitcher to be penalized by MLB's pitch clock rule James Karinchak's pitch clock violation, which proceeded the eighth inning unraveling, exemplified the possible impact the new rule could ha...
MARCH 31, 2023 • BEACONJOURNAL.COM
James Karinchak, the pitch clock and a Cleveland Guardians Opening Day loss "When atmospheres get like that," Mike Zunino said, "they're fun to play in, but there are going to be some challenges."
MARCH 31, 2023 • THEATHLETIC.COM
James Karinchak Talks About Disappointing Outing In Loss To The Mariners James Karinchak talks about the Cleveland Guardians’ loss to the Seattle Mariners after he gave up a three-run home run to Ty France in the...
MARCH 31, 2023 • NEWSOBSERVER.COM
Controversial Call Costs Guardians The Lead In Eighth Inning Against Mariners James Karinchak gives the Seattle Mariners the lead in the eighth inning after an apparent foul ball isn’t called.
MARCH 31, 2023 • CHARLOTTEOBSERVER.COM
Pitch clock sparks Mariners rally for 3-0 win over Guardians
JMARCH 31, 2023 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Clean outing Tuesday Karinchak struck out one over 1.1 scoreless innings in Tuesday's Cactus League loss to the Dodgers.
Impact Karinchak has covered 7.1 innings this spring, though he's allowed five home runs, five hits and five walks with nine strikeouts. There shouldn't be too much concern for his performance this spring, as long as he can leave his uneven pitching in Arizona when the Guardians begin the campaign. Karinchak should serve in a high-leverage role as a setup man to Emmanuel Clase.
MARCH 22, 2023 • ROTOWIRE
Roughed up in first spring game Karinchak allowed two runs on two hits and a walk with two strikeouts over one inning in Sunday's Cactus League loss to the Rangers.
Impact Karinchak enters 2023 after a sharp second half of the 2022 season. After recovering from a shoulder injury, the right-hander logged a 2.08 ERA, 1.10 WHIP, three saves, eight holds and 62 strikeouts over 39 innings. He is poised to again serve as a setup man to closer Emmanuel Clase, though Karinchak will need to clean up his early spring struggles to avoid losing his grip on a high-leverage role.
FEBRUARY 27, 2023 • ROTOWIRE
James Karinchak plays beat the clock and wins: Guardians takeaways Terry Francona says hitters may have more problems with MLB's pitch clock than pitchers.
FEBRUARY 22, 2023 • CLEVELAND.COM
33 players left in arbitration as 170 reach agreements
A total of 170 major league players agreed to contracts in the hours before Friday night’s arbitration deadline to exchange proposed salaries with teams, and just one reached a mul...JANUARY 14, 2023 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Bieber, Guards reach $10.01 million contract for '23 season
The Cleveland Guardians reached agreement with pitcher Shane Bieber on a $10.01 million contract for next season and avoided salary arbitrationJANUARY 14, 2023 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Varsho, Arozarena, Gonsolin make MLB arbitration cutoff
Arizona catcher Daulton Varsho was the last of 30 players who made the cutoff for salary arbitration, which was set at 2 years, 128 days of major league service, up from 2 years, 1...OCTOBER 31, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Guardians-Yankees rained out, to play ALDS Game 5 on Tuesday
The decisive Game 5 of the AL Division Series between the New York Yankees and Cleveland Guardians has been postponed by rain and rescheduled for Tuesday at 4:07 p.m. Both teams to...OCTOBER 18, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
ALDS Game 5 between Yanks, Guardians delayed by rain
The decisive Game 5 of the AL Division Series between the Cleveland Guardians and New York Yankees did not start on time because of rainOCTOBER 17, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Guardians rally past Yankees 4-2 in 10 innings, tie ALDS 1-1
Oscar Gonzalez singled in the go-ahead run with Cleveland’s second straight bloop hit in the 10th inning, and the Guardians overcame a two-run deficit to beat the New York Yankees...OCTOBER 14, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
My Two Cents: James Karinchak Is Ideal Extra Innings Reliever Karinchak’s combination of power, competitive mentality and twitchiness make him the perfect guy with the game on the line.
SEPTEMBER 29, 2022 • NEWSOBSERVER.COM
Earns win Wednesday Karinchak (2-0) struck out the side to earn the extra-inning win over the Rays on Wednesday.
Impact Karinchak needed 15 pitches (10 strikes) to keep the game tied at 1-1 in the 10th inning, and Amed Rosario delivered a walkoff single in the bottom half of the frame. Over his last six innings, Karinchak has a 9:1 K:BB and he's allowed only two hits without surrendering a run. The righty owns a 1.45 ERA, 1.02 WHIP and 59:19 K:BB with three saves, eight holds and a blown save through 37.1 innings this year.
SEPTEMBER 29, 2022 • ROTOWIRE
Rosario has pinch single in 10th, Guardians beat Rays 2-1
Pinch-hitter Amed Rosario had a base-loaded single in the 10th inning to give the Cleveland Guardians a 2-1 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays on Wednesday nightSEPTEMBER 29, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
