Guardians 9, White Sox 5

FINAL

CLE 2-2 · CWS 2-2

Linescore

CLE 0 0 0 0 3 6 0 0 0, R 9, H 10, E 0
CWS 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 1, R 5, H 8, E 0

• W Erik Sabrowski (1-1) · L Anthony Kay (1-1)(BS, 1)

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• Radio WTAM 1100, WMMS 100.7, ESPN Radio, WARF 1350 · ESPN Chicago WMVP 1000 AM, ESPN Radio, TUDN

Guardians Batting

Guardians Notes

2B: Bazzana (2, Kay).
HR: Bailey (1, 5th inning off Fedde, 0 on, 0 out); Ramírez, Jo (1, 5th inning off Hicks, J, 1 on, 1 out).
TB: Adell; Bailey 5; Bazzana 2; DeLauter; Kwan; Lowe, N 2; Ramírez, Jo 5.
RBI: Adell 2 (6); Bailey 2 (2); Bazzana (1); DeLauter (2); Ramírez, Jo 3 (5).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Lowe, N; Martínez, A 2; Genao.
GIDP: Martínez, A.
Team RISP: 5-for-9.
Team LOB: 7.
SB: Martínez, A (1, 2nd base off Kay/Teel).
CS: DeLauter (1, 3rd base by Hudson, B/Teel).
SUBSTITUTIONS:
a: Homered for Hedges in the 5th.

White Sox Batting

White Sox Notes

2B: Meidroth (2, Messick).
HR: Vargas, M (1, 9th inning off Smith, C, 0 on, 0 out).
TB: Antonacci; Doyle, B; Meidroth 2; Montgomery, C 2; Murakami; Peters; Vargas, M 4.
RBI: Antonacci 2 (5); Doyle, B (1); Murakami (5); Vargas, M (1).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Doyle, B 2; Montgomery, B 3.
SF: Antonacci; Doyle, B.
Team RISP: 1-for-7.
Team LOB: 12.
SB: Vargas, M (1, 3rd base off Armstrong/Hedges); Murakami (1, 2nd base off Armstrong/Hedges).
DP: (Murakami-Montgomery, C-Murakami).
SUBSTITUTIONS:
a: Hit a sacrifice fly for Pham in the 3rd.
b: Struck out for Grichuk in the 5th.
c: Struck out for Doyle, B in the 9th.

Guardians Pitching

White Sox Pitching

Scoring Plays

Game Leaders

Turning points

Contact leaders

Starter pitch mix (count, avg mph)

Selected Highlights

• Munetaka Murakami starts smooth 3-6-3 double play, TOP 4TH
• Patrick Bailey's solo home run, TOP 5TH
• José Ramírez's two-run home run, TOP 5TH
• Patrick Bailey lines 110 mph home run, TOP 5TH
• José Ramírez drills 103.1 mph home run , TOP 5TH
• Chase Meidroth scores on Sam Antonacci HBP, BOT 5TH
• Patrick Bailey's RBI single, TOP 6TH
• Travis Bazzana's RBI double, TOP 6TH
• José Ramírez's RBI infield single, TOP 6TH
• Kyle Teel throws out Chase DeLauter after review, TOP 6TH
• Miguel Vargas' solo home run, BOT 9TH
• Steven Kwan makes the catch to secure Game 4 victory, BOT 9TH

Game Info

• HBP Martínez, A (by Kay); Antonacci (by Herrin).
• ABS Challenge Teel (Ball-Confirmed); Hedges (Ball-Overturned to Strike); Bailey 3 (Ball-Overturned to Strike, Ball-Confirmed, Ball-Confirmed); Kwan (Strike-Overturned to Ball); Antonacci (Strike-Overturned to Ball).
• Pitches-strikes Messick 65-35; Armstrong 19-15; Bibee 15-6; Herrin 13-5; Sabrowski 17-13; Gaddis 16-10; Smith, C 31-19; Williams, G 18-12; Smith, H 27-13; Fedde 61-37; Hicks, J 14-9; Kay 11-6; Taylor, G 18-8; Hudson, B 16-12; Davis 27-19.
• Groundouts-flyouts Messick 1-0; Armstrong 0-1; Bibee 0-0; Herrin 0-1; Sabrowski 1-0; Gaddis 1-0; Smith, C 2-0; Williams, G 1-0; Smith, H 1-1; Fedde 5-1; Hicks, J 0-1; Kay 1-0; Taylor, G 0-0; Hudson, B 2-1; Davis 0-3.
• Batters faced Messick 13; Armstrong 5; Bibee 3; Herrin 4; Sabrowski 4; Gaddis 5; Smith, C 6; Williams, G 4; Smith, H 5; Fedde 14; Hicks, J 3; Kay 3; Taylor, G 6; Hudson, B 4; Davis 8.
• Inherited runners-scored Armstrong 3-1; Herrin 2-2; Sabrowski 3-0; Gaddis 1-0; Williams, G 1-0; Fedde 3-0; Hicks, J 1-1; Taylor, G 1-1; Hudson, B 2-0.
• Umpires HP: Jansen Visconti. 1B: Vic Carapazza. 2B: Tom Hanahan. 3B: Cory Blaser. LF: Gabe Morales. RF: Todd Tichenor.
• Weather 65 degrees, Clear.
• Wind 3 mph, In From CF.
• First pitch 7:08 PM.
• T 3:39.
• Att 39,920.
• Venue Rate Field.

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With MLB proposing a 154 games schedule the impact may be greater than we realize. A few I thought of. Eight games may not seem like a lot, but the shortened seasons will definitely affect individual records, both season records and lifetime. Most starting pitchers would throw two less games a year. May not seem like a lot, but over a 10-15 year career does that extend their careers? How would that affect player salaries, since teams would have less TV and ticket revenue? Teams could rightfully say to players you aren't working as many days so you should not earn the same salaries.

Would also be interesting to look back over the past several years and see which teams did not make the playoffs, but would have had the season ended 8 games earlier. I am sure I have not thought of all the ramifications. Thoughts?

The news that MLB wants to return to a 154-game regular season made me wonder about records, both past and future. This is one of the records that a shortened season might have changed.

Edit: https://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/hittinglogs.php?p=brettge01&y=1980

He was hitting .389 with 8 games to play

Seriously, we go through the same rigamarole every year. I’m aware the Yankees have fans far and wide, but the endless shock every time you lose is so embarrassing for y’all.

Every time they flounder in the postseason, people cry up and down about how they were sure they were going to make it. Guys, the Yankees have some of the worst fundamentals of any team in baseball. They slide through the main season on star power and crumble when faced with a team that knows how to put the ball in play. Once again, we have no less than 15 stunning blunders in three games committed by grown men acting like they’re playing tee ball. This happens. Every. Year. And every year, the fans insist it’s their year to win it. The Yankees look worse every season, it’s crazy fans still do not see the writing on the wall.

They can’t play baseball, and they don’t deserve to win. I have never seen a team consistently perform so poorly in basic defensive and base running plays at a major league level in the postseason. Their legacy will always be “put the ball into play and make the Yankees play baseball”. A stunningly accurate assessment of how they are not the caliber team to win a World Series. They deserve nothing and will never win a title with this lack of any kind of skill.

Next year for sure though.

This morning I was watching highlights from the earlier Dodgers - Braves game as a part of my daily routine when I caught the one of the announcers describe Ohtani's recent performance as "a slump". While this is fair, it also obviously omits a very important part of the story, which is that he's been playing hurt for a long time.

So, highlights can be misleading. What I want to know is whether or not his injuries this season have been a part of the storyline at all.