The Baltimore Orioles have reached the point where opportunity and urgency are inseparable. They sit at 69–70, 1.5 games behind the Cleveland Guardians for the final American League Wild Card, with 23 games remaining. The Texas Rangers share Baltimore’s record and own the head-to-head tiebreaker, so the Orioles are effectively chasing two clubs. A 7–3 […]
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The Cleveland Guardians are hanging on for dear life in the hunt for a postseason spot, and they earned a huge win over the Toronto Blue Jays on Tuesday, 6-1, which furthers their cause. They moved to 70-68 on the season, and they currently hold a 1.5-game lead over the Texas Rangers for the third […]
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Cleveland Guardians right-hander Gavin Williams has been performing so well that he finds himself alongside the best. On Tuesday, Williams set a career high with 13 strikeouts against the Toronto Blue Jays in a 6-1 win. As a result, Williams now has 217 strikeouts to his name. That means he needs 33 more strikeouts to […]
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Blue Jays 1 Guardians 6 The Jays had all sorts of troubles with Guardians starter Gavin Williams. Well, really just one trouble. They couldn’t hit him. Williams went seven innings and allowed just two hits and a walk with thirteen strikeouts. Our one run was in the fourth. Kazuma Okamoto led off with a single. […]
Shane Bieber is one of the better pitchers in recent Cleveland Guardians memory. The 31-year-old from Southern California pitched in Cleveland from 2018-2024, and he remained with the Guards for the first half of the ’25 campaign. While the end of his Guardians career was unfortunately defined by injuries, Bieber was one of the best […]
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I hate teams who start their weekday games early. Oh well, I guess it means we will win earlier too. Anyway, game one of three with the Guardians. Wins are important. Not that we should throw in the towel if we lose tonight. We aren’t going to run the table from here, so don’t get […]
We’re now into September, and things are getting serious for teams chasing a playoff spot. In the American League, the […]
The Cleveland Guardians are hot recently, with eight wins in their last 10 games. One reason for that resurgence is because of outfielder Steven Kwan. Kwan has his bat going again, and he is speaking out about what is going on. “I tried to get myself to that delusion of, ‘I need to remember who […]
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The Cleveland Guardians traded for outfielder Jo Adell before the Major League Baseball trade deadline in early August. Adell had some great success over the years playing for the Los Angeles Angels. That trade is now being applauded by a MLB insider. “Jo Adell [was] one of the best acquisitions at the Trade Deadline…” Xavier […]
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The Jays start a three-game series in Cleveland tonight. A series win would help out a lot. Starting pitchers: Tonight: 6:40 Eastern start time. Spencer Miles (2.92 ERA) opening, with Spencer Arrighetti (7.36 ERA in 7.1 innings with the Jays, 4.60 ERA in 17 games with the Astros) being the bulk man. Wednesday: 6:40 start […]
The Jays have made an interesting pitching choice ahead of their crucial series against Cleveland.
Here’s the TJStats Daily Recap for September 1, 2026, covering 15 completed games. All advanced metrics (Whiffs, CSW%, tjStuff+) are sourced from the TJStats pitch database. Starting Pitchers Pitcher Team Opp IP H ER K BB Pitches Whiffs SwStr% CSW% tjStuff+ GS Dec Gavin Williams CLE TOR 7.0 2 0 13 1 97 23 23.7% […]
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The Guardians will select right-hander Carlos Hernández onto their major league roster tomorrow, according to reports from Guardians Prospective and El Extrabase. Cleveland has had an opening on the 40-man roster since they designated Gabriel Arias for assignment at the beginning of August. Guardians Prospective reports that utilityman Daniel Schneemann will be recalled from Triple-A Columbus to […]
The White Sox continue their road trip with a stop in Houston to see the Astros, before they come back home to see another division rival. With the Guardians trying to steal first, a series win is needed as we enter September. First, a few White Sox announcements: Prior to tonight’s series opener at Houston, […]
At 5.5 games back, the Tigers enter September with ten games against the Twins and Guardians that will decide whether a third straight playoff run is real.
First Pitch (CT): 6:40 PMTV: Twins.TVRadio: TIBN/830 WCCO/102.9 The Wolf /Audacy AppKnow Yo’ Foe: Bless You Boys The Twins’ postseason hopes aren’t dead yet, but a disastrous 8-17 August has put them firmly as a long shot. They are only four games out of a playoff spot, but teams like the Guardians, Blue Jays, and […]
The Chicago White Sox have won five of their last seven games as September and the postseason nears. Sitting at 72-64, the Sox hold a 3.5-game lead over the Cleveland Guardians, who are a red-hot 8-2 in their last 10 games and getting closer with each victory. With September looming, rosters will expand across the entirety [...]
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Well, that wasn’t great. But after a rough weekend in New York the Red Sox are at home for three games against the Seattle Mariners. Boston sits at 74-63, in the second Wild Card, and has a 5.0 game lead over the Cleveland Guardians sitting in the third Wild Card. The Seattle Mariners are 5.0 […]
Days after hitting the waiver wire, reliever John Schreiber is making a new home in the Bronx. The Yankees reportedly claimed Schreiber on Monday, according to MLB Insider Joel Sherman. The Royals placed him on waivers Saturday following their 8-3 win against the Guardians. The 32-year-old right-hander joins the Yankees bullpen with a 3.65 ERA […]
Our last Monday off-day. We have three Thursday’s off, starting September 10th. Tomorrow the Jays have a three-game series with the Guardians, one of the teams they have to pass to get to the playoffs. We are just a game and a half behind the Guardians. A series win would be useful. And we have […]
Cleveland Guardians star Jose Ramirez underwent surgery for a hamate fracture earlier this season. While Ramirez was able to return in July after missing over one month of action, his numbers have been down overall this season. One has to wonder if the injury issue is still bothering Ramirez. The seven-time All-Star often avoids making […]
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The Cleveland Guardians have endured an up and down season. They are still in the American League postseason conversation, as winning the American League Central remains realistic while the ball club is currently in the AL Wild Card picture. Starting pitcher Parker Messick has somewhat quietly emerged as not just a star rookie, but one […]
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Cleveland Guardians starter Parker Messick turned in yet another impressive performance in an 11-1 win over the Kansas City Royals on Sunday. The All-Star left-hander worked six innings, surrendering one run on five hits while finishing with five strikeouts and two walks. By allowing two runs or fewer once again, Messick extended his streak to […]
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The Royals were looking to sweep the Guardians this afternoon, and finish the road trip 5-1, staying lava hot, unfortunately, Seth Lugo got crushed and the Royals lost 11-1. After a pair of groundouts to first to start the game, Jac Caglianone doubled down the right field line, Salvador Perez followed up with a bloop […]
The Cleveland Guardians and Kansas City Royals were supposed to play the final game of their series on Sunday, Aug. 30 until rain got in the way.