JAMES KARINCHAK NEWS

Guardians beat Twins 7-6 in 15 innings, sweep doubleheader

Austin Hedges scored on an error by shortstop Jermaine Palacios in the 15th inning and the AL Central-leading Cleveland Guardians beat the Minnesota Twins for the eighth straight t...

SEPTEMBER 17, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Tallies third save Karinchak allowed one hit and struck out one across a scoreless ninth inning to earn the save Wednesday against the Angels.

Impact Karinchak was called upon to protect a two-run lead and did so successfully to earn his third save of the season. He won't see save opportunities regularly going forward, but Emmanuel Clase had worked two consecutive days and was likely unavailable. Karinchak owns an impressive 1.47 ERA and 49:18 K:BB across 30.2 innings for the season.

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Ramírez homers as Guardians beat Angels for 6th straight win

José Ramírez hit a tiebreaking two-run homer in the eighth inning, and the Cleveland Guardians beat the Los Angeles Angels 5-3 for their sixth consecutive victory

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Trout's HR streak ends at 7 games; Guardians win 5th in row

Angels star Mike Trout’s streak of consecutive games hitting a home run ended at seven, one shy of the major league record, and the AL Central-leading Cleveland Guardians beat Los...

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

James Karinchak doesn't think he'll be searched again: Guardians takeaways MLB contacted manager Terry Francona over the James Karinchak search on Friday night and came away satisfied from the conversation.

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022 • CLEVELAND.COM

Bieber leads Guardians to 4-1 win and sweep of Twins

Andrés Giménez and Steven Kwan hit solo homers to back another strong start from Shane Bieber and the Cleveland Guardians finished off a sweep of the Minnesota Twins with a 4-1 win

SEPTEMBER 11, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Terry Francona questions timing of foreign substance check on James Karinchak: Guardians Takeaways Friday's Guardians vs. Twins game featured an umpire giving Cleveland's relief pitcher a head massage.

SEPTEMBER 11, 2022 • CLEVELAND.COM

Guardians' James Karinchak subjected to MLB's little-used noogie rule: The week in baseball The Guardians have protested to MLB about how and when the search on James Karinchak was conducted.

SEPTEMBER 10, 2022 • CLEVELAND.COM

Guardians' response to failed foreign substance inspection on James Karinchak: 'There should be a punishment for being wrong' Cal Quantrill had strong words for Twins manager Rocco Baldelli after Minnesota went after Karinchak in the eighth.

SEPTEMBER 10, 2022 • CLEVELAND.COM

Gonzalez homers twice, Guardians hold on to beat Twins 7-6

Oscar Gonzalez hit two home runs and drove in five runs, and Austin Hedges added a solo homer as the Cleveland Guardians held on for a 7-6 win against the Minnesota Twins after rai...

SEPTEMBER 10, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Quantrill, Guardians toss 1-hitter, beat Orioles 5-1

Cal Quantrill combined with three relievers for a one-hitter, rookie center fielder Will Benson made a pair of terrific leaping catches at the wall and the AL Central-leading Cleve...

AUGUST 31, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Guardians solve Mariners bullpen, rally for 4-3 victory

José Ramírez homered and sparked an eighth-inning comeback with an RBI double, Zach Plesac won for the first time since early June and the Cleveland Guardians rallied for a 4-3 vic...

AUGUST 28, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Cueto sharp for 8 2/3 innings, White Sox blank Guardians 2-0

Johnny Cueto scattered five hits over 8 2/3 innings and José Abreu had an RBI double, sending the Chicago White Sox to a 2-0 victory over the AL Central-leading Cleveland Guardians

AUGUST 21, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Schoop, Carpenter homer, Tigers split DH with Guardians

Jonathan Schoop and rookie Kerry Carpenter hit back-to-back homers in the sixth inning, and the Detroit Tigers rallied for a 7-5 win over the Cleveland Guardians in the second game...

AUGUST 15, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Back with team Karinchak was reinstated from the restricted list Monday, Mandy Bell of MLB.com reports.

Impact Karinchak will return to the team after missing the three-game series versus the Blue Jays while on the restricted list. The reliever has produced a 1.72 ERA and 1.02 WHIP with 28 strikeouts over 15.2 innings in 14 appearances since joining the big-league roster July 3.

AUGUST 15, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Canadians Quantrill, Naylor lead Guardians over Jays 8-0

Cal Quantrill pitched seven shutout innings and won his fifth straight decision, Josh Naylor hit a two-run home run and the surging Cleveland Guardians won their sixth straight, ro...

AUGUST 13, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Placed on restricted list Karinchak was placed on the restricted list Friday.

Impact Karinchak is unvaccinated and will be unable to travel with the Guardians for their weekend series in Toronto. The right-hander should rejoin the team ahead of Monday's series opener against the Tigers, while Peyton Battenfield's contract was selected to provide additional bullpen depth this weekend.

AUGUST 12, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Guardians top Tigers in 10 innings, extend win streak to 5

Oscar Gonzalez knocked in the go-ahead run with a two-out single in the 10th inning and the Cleveland Guardians extended their winning streak to five games, beating the Detroit Tig...

AUGUST 11, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Guardians' James Karinchak on walking the tightrope and being unvaccinated James Karinchak has made 12 straight scoreless appearances out of the G's bullpen, but he won't be in Toronto this weekend.

AUGUST 11, 2022 • CLEVELAND.COM

Guardians beat Tigers 3-2 after Detroit fires GM Al Avila

Steven Kwan hit a leadoff triple and scored to help Cleveland Guardians get off to a solid start and James Karinchak struck out three to strand three runners in the eighth inning t...

AUGUST 11, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Peyton Battenfield will replace James Karinchak in Toronto: Guardians takeaways Terry Francona, Chris Antonetti comment on outfielder George Valer'a promotion to Class AAA Columbus.

AUGUST 11, 2022 • CLEVELAND.COM

Bieber's strong outing leads Guardians past Tigers, 5-2

Shane Bieber pitched seven dominant innings, Oscar Gonzalez drove in two runs and the Cleveland Guardians beat the Detroi Tigers 5-2 for their third straight win

AUGUST 10, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Guardians unvaccinnated James Karinchak won't make trip to Toronto Manager Terry Francona said James Karinchak is the only Guardians' player who won't make the trip to Toronto for a three-game series this we...

AUGUST 9, 2022 • CLEVELAND.COM

Pitching Ninja's Five Filthiest Pitches: Jacob deGrom's slider is silly

Is Jacob deGrom actually a baseball cyborg? Pitching Ninja dissects the Mets' ace's slider in this week's Five Filthiest Pitches.

AUGUST 8, 2022

Quantrill throws 6 shutout innings, Guardians top Astros 4-1

Cal Quantrill pitched six scoreless innings and Amed Rosario had a two-run single, lifting the Cleveland Guardians to a 4-1 victory over the AL West-leading Houston Astros

AUGUST 7, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS