LANE THOMAS NEWS

Lane Thomas hits 3-run homer, Cleveland's bullpen torments Tigers as Guardians win ALDS opener 7-0

Lane Thomas hit a three-run homer in a five-run outburst before Detroit got an out, and the Cleveland Guardians unleashed their lights-out bullpen to complete a four-hitter in a 7-...

OCTOBER 5 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Guardians host the Astros on 4-game home win streak

The Cleveland Guardians, on a four-game home winning streak, host the Houston Astros

SEPTEMBER 27 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

MLB's made a lot of rule changes over the past few years. The most noticeable? A pitch clock

Major League Baseball’s rule-change bonanza of 2023 altered a myriad of the game’s details, including cutting back extreme infield shifts, bigger bases and limits on how many times...

SEPTEMBER 26 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Guardians host the Reds, try to extend home win streak

The Cleveland Guardians host the Cincinnati Reds trying to extend a three-game home winning streak

SEPTEMBER 25 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Cracks 15th homer in win Thomas went 1-for-3 with a two-run homer and an additional RBI in Tuesday's 6-1 victory over the Reds.

Impact The Cleveland outfielder hit the team's second homer of the opening frame, smacking a 370-foot, two-run homer off starter Carson Spiers. Thomas later added another RBI in the seventh inning to plate the Guardians' final run of the contest. The 29-year-old has continued to stay hot in September, as he's now hitting .291 (23-for-79) with seven homers, 12 runs scored and 20 RBI across 22 games this month. Overall, Thomas is slashing .241/.313/.408 with 15 homers, 64 runs scored, and 63 RBI while going 32-for-46 on steals across 517 plate appearances.

SEPTEMBER 25 • ROTOWIRE

Cracks 15th homer in win Thomas went 1-for-3 with a two-run homer and an additional RBI in Tuesday's 6-1 victory over the Reds.

Impact The Cleveland outfielder hit the team's second homer of the opening frame, smacking a 370-foot, two-run homer off starter Carson Spiers. Thomas later added another RBI in the seventh inning to plate the Guardians' final run of the contest. The 29-year-old has continued to stay hot in September, as he's now hitting .291 (23-for-79) with seven homers, 12 runs scored and 20 RBI across 22 games this month. Overall, Thomas is slashing .241/.313/.408 with 15 homers, 64 runs scored, and 63 RBI while going 32-for-46 on steals across 517 plate appearances.

SEPTEMBER 25 • ROTOWIRE

AL Central champion Guardians clinch first-round bye in postseason with 6-1 victory over Reds

Lane Thomas hit a two-run homer and drove in three, Josh Naylor had a pair of RBIs and the AL Central champion Cleveland Guardians clinched a first-round bye in the postseason with...

SEPTEMBER 25 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Heads to bench Sunday Thomas is not in Sunday's lineup against the Cardinals.

Impact Thomas is batting .293 with six home runs and one steal in 20 games this month. Myles Straw is drawing the start in center field and batting eighth against righty Andre Pallante.

SEPTEMBER 22 • ROTOWIRE

Cardinals and Guardians meet with series tied 1-1

Both the St. Louis Cardinals and the Cleveland Guardians are looking for a series win with a victory on Sunday

SEPTEMBER 22 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Clubs homer in win Thomas went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Friday's 5-1 win over the Cardinals.

Impact Thomas' September redemption tour has seen him slug five homers and add four doubles while supplying 14 RBI over his last 14 games. He's still striking out a lot, with 21 of them in that span. The outfielder is at a .241/.313/.404 slash line with 14 homers, 32 stolen bases, 60 RBI, 62 runs scored and a 26.2 percent strikeout rate over 124 contests between the Guardians and the Nationals this year.

SEPTEMBER 21 • ROTOWIRE

Guardians visit the Cardinals on 4-game road win streak

The Cleveland Guardians visit the St. Louis Cardinals trying to extend a four-game road winning streak

SEPTEMBER 21 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Lane Thomas' solo home run (14) | 09/20/2024 Lane Thomas crushes a solo home run to left field, his 14th of the season, to extend the Guardians' lead to 5-1 in the 8th inning

SEPTEMBER 21 • MLB.COM

José Ramírez homers and drives in a pair, Ben Lively goes 5 innings, and Guardians top Cardinals 5-1

José Ramírez had three hits including his 36th home run, drove in two and stole his 40th base as the Cleveland Guardians beat the St. Louis Cardinals 5-1 to move closer to the AL C...

SEPTEMBER 21 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Guardians clinch AL playoff berth with walk-off, 3-2 win in extra innings over Twins

Cleveland Guardians clinch a playoff berth in dramatic, fitting fashion, beating the Minnesota Twins 3-2 on a walk-off on Thursday.

SEPTEMBER 19

Guardians clinch AL playoff berth with walk-off, 3-2 win in 10 innings over Twins

Andrés Giménez singled home José Ramírez from second base in the 10th inning as the Cleveland Guardians clinched a playoff berth in dramatic, fitting fashion, beating the Minnesota...

SEPTEMBER 19 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Guardians bring 2-1 series lead over Twins into game 4

The Cleveland Guardians lead 2-1 in a four-game series against the Minnesota Twins

SEPTEMBER 19 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Cleveland Guardians face the Minnesota Twins Wednesday

The Cleveland Guardians host the Minnesota Twins on Wednesday

SEPTEMBER 18 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

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.

SEPTEMBER 18 • ROTOWIRE

Lane Thomas: Home Run Statcast Analysis | 09/17/2024 The data behind Lane Thomas' home run

SEPTEMBER 18 • MLB.COM

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

SEPTEMBER 18 • MLB.COM

Willi Castro hits a 2-run homer, Twins down Guardians 4-1 to stay locked into AL wild-card spot

Willi Castro hit a two-run homer, Matt Wallner had two RBIs and the Minnesota Twins bounced back from a crushing loss in the series opener to beat the Cleveland Guardians 4-1 and s...

SEPTEMBER 18 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Twins take road slide into matchup against the Guardians

The Minnesota Twins will attempt to break their four-game road slide in a matchup with the Cleveland Guardians

SEPTEMBER 17 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Twins try to break 3-game road skid, play the Guardians

The Minnesota Twins will aim to break their three-game road losing streak in a matchup with the Cleveland Guardians

SEPTEMBER 16 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Stays warm with homer, double Thomas went 2-for-4 with a solo home run, a double and two total runs scored in Saturday's 6-1 win over the Rays.

Impact Thomas has found his swing after a brutal August, going 18-for-49 (.367) through 13 contests in September. He's added four homers, six doubles and a stolen base in that span. The hot stretch has helped Thomas secure a starting role in center field, which had previously been a revolving door for the Guardians. He earned some extra job security when Tyler Freeman was reassigned to Triple-A Columbus before Saturday's game. Thomas is now at a .247/.319/.405 slash line with 12 homers, 58 RBI, 60 runs scored and 32 steals through 118 contests between Cleveland and Washington this year.

SEPTEMBER 15 • ROTOWIRE

Lane Thomas' solo home run (12) | 09/14/2024 Lane Thomas belts a solo home run to left field, driving in the Guardians' fifth run of the game

SEPTEMBER 15 • MLB.COM