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Four Guardians win Gold Gloves

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The Cleveland Guardians have four Gold Glove Award Winners.

Five members of the Cleveland Guardians were finalists for a Gold Glove and four ended up coming away with the award. Andres Gimenez, Shane Bieber, Myles Straw, and Steven Kwan won a Gold Glove at their respective positions. The lone finalist not to win was third baseman Jose Ramirez.

Defense was a trademark of the Cleveland Guardians this season so the MLB high four Gold Glove winners is hardly a surprise. In addition to leading all of baseball in Gold Gloves, this was a franchise record for the Guardians.

Notes about the winners

Steven Kwan is just the second rookie in team history to win a Gold Glove, the first being Sandy Alomar. Kwan is also the with rookie outfielder to win the award, the most recent being Luis Robert in 2020.

Myles Straw joins Kwan as the first Cleveland outfielders to win a Gold Glove since Grady Sizemore in 2008.

Andres Gimenez is the second Guardians second baseman to win a Gold Glove in the last three seasons (Cesar Hernandez 2020).

Shane Bieber is the first Cleveland pitcher to win a Gold Glove since Rick Manning in 1976.

Guardians have five Gold Glove finalists

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The Cleveland Guardians have five Gold Glove Award finalists.

Five Cleveland Guardians players have been named finalists for a Gold Glove. Myles Straw, Steven Kwan, Jose Ramirez, Andres Gimenez, and Shane Bieber are among those at their positions with a chance to take home some hardware.

A Gold Glove for any player would be the first for a Cleveland player since Cesar Hernandez and Roberto Perez won in 2020. With five potential winners there is a good chance the Guardians have at least one Gold Glove winner. The award winners will be revealed prior to Game 4 of the World Series.

Supreme Cleveland Sports Show 10/5/22

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The Cleveland Guardians shocked the baseball world this year, making an incredible run to the post season as the youngest team in baseball. Join us today for a special episode of The Supreme Cleveland Sports Show, where we will recap the inaugural season as the Guardians and analyze Cleveland’s path to the World Series! Oh and Aaron Judge did a thing so we’ll talk about that too.

Guardians: Kwan, Clase win monthly awards

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Cleveland Guardians outfielder Steven Kwan and closer Emmanuel Clase each came away with a monthly award.

Anyone who has paid attention to the Cleveland Guardians has recognized that Steven Kwan and Emmanuel Clase have been outstanding this season. Their performances have resulted in each of these players winning American League awards for the month of September.

Kwan was named the AL Rookie of the Month, slashing .325/.396./.450 with 21 runs scored, 14 RBI, three home runs, two doubles, and two triples in 28 games. The Guardians rookie outfielder also walked 13 times and stole seven bases.

Clase earned AL Reliever of the Month honors for September. The Guardians closer finished 12 games and saving 10, including his 40th of the season, Clase struck out 16 of the 64 batters faced in 17 games (16 innings).

It appears that the Guardians are having two key players peaking at just the right time. The postseason begins Friday and this is the type of momentum they need to continue for an extended run. Kwan and Clase are just two of many players that Cleveland will count in the playoffs. Things appear to be falling into place at the right time for the American League Central Champions.

Steven Kwan AL Player of the Week

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The Cleveland Guardians rookie has been named the American League Player of the Week.

Steven Kwan has been a welcome addition to the Cleveland Guardians this season as he has nailed down a spot in their lineup. Kwan impressed over the last week helping the Guardians clinch the American League Central and has been named the American League Player of the Week for his efforts.

During this stretch Kwan batted .438 with 10 runs driven in on the strength of two home runs, including his first career grand slam, in addition to two triples and scoring nine times.

Steven Kwan is slashing .298/.373/.400 with 22 doubles, seven triples, and six home runs with a WRC+ of 124 in 139 games. Kwan has also scored 84 runs, driven in 49 more and stole 19 bases this season. The young rookie outfielder solidified his spot in the lineup displaying the calm demeanor of a seasoned veteran from the jump. This uptick in production shows that there may be even more to come from Kwan in the future. Cleveland’s upcoming postseason appearance will introduce Kwan to the national baseball landscape to those who still have not become properly acquainted yet.

Guardians take down Dodgers in L.A.

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The Cleveland Guardians took two of three games from the Dodgers in Los Angeles as their hot streak continues. It was a narrow 2-1 victory Friday night which seemingly put Cleveland in a very comfortable spot to take the series. It was later learned that Jose Ramirez was dealing with a thumb injury and would miss the final two games of the series. Predictably it was a Dodger bounce back Saturday, handing Cleveland a 7-1 loss. This game always felt like an automatic loss considering the team was unveiling Sandy Koufax’ statue that day. Add in the surrender lineup that started that game and it was all just a formality. All of this set the scene for Sunday.

Even without Ramirez and losing the second game in unspectacular fashion, the Guardians still had a chance to take down the Dodgers. Both teams traded runs like heavyweight fighters in a prize fight. Just when it felt like one team was going to create separation the other answered when given the opportunity. As the game progressed one thing became abundantly clear, it is going to come down who blinks first.

Luckily for Cleveland, Los Angeles blinked.

Opting to go with Craig Kimbrel in a 3-3 game in the ninth, the Dodgers committed the cardinal sin of pitching a closer in a non-save situation. This decision would come back to bit them as predictably Kimbrel did not have his best outing. Josh Naylor would follow Oscar Gonzalez’ one out walk with a double. Steven Kwan was issued an intentional walk which set the stage for Andres Gimenez. Gimenez would line a bases loaded single to drive in Gonzalez and give the Guardians a one run lead. Ernie Clement would follow with a sacrifice fly that allowed Naylor to score making it 5-3. This series events set up Emmanuel Clase well in the bottom half of the inning. Clase would face just three batters as he shut the door to secure the win.

What’s next?

This was the sixth straight series win for Cleveland as the team continues to build confidence. Before this run the Guardians were yet to win consecutive series this season. Being able to stack series wins on top of each other in this manner builds confidence and shows that this team is no pushover. Cleveland has won eight of their last 10 games and is 16-5 over the previous 21 which predates their series winning streak.

The Guardians find themselves one game behind of the Minnesota Twins at 34-28. Worth mentioning is that Minnesota has played six more games than Cleveland with two more losses than the Guardians. After an off day Monday it will be a three-game series with the division leading Twins which could see the American League Central have a new leader when all is said and done.

Guardians complete sweep of Royals, win 4-0

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The Cleveland Guardians were able to take care of business with a 4-0 win Wednesday in what was the final game of their series and brief home stand. This victory completed a three-game sweep of the Kansas City Royals with wins of 7-3 and 8-3.

While not a blowout or seemingly dominant, the Guardians were able to keep the Royals off the scoreboard despite multiple scoring chances. Cleveland’s pitching staff was able to limit Kansas City to a 1-6 line with runners in scoring position, but with no runs allowed. This is in addition to stranding nine Royals baserunners over the course of the game.

Konnor Pilkington did find himself walking a tightrope at times, allowing five hits and two walks. Pilkington did find himself in a bases loaded situation with one out in the 4th inning, but was able to get a strikeout and groundout to dance out of trouble. It was a career-high 5 innings pitched and eight strikeouts for Pilkington. Eli Morgan would follow Pilkington allowing two hits and striking out four in 2 innings.

Offensively the Guardians got some help from the top of the order. Steven Kwan and Amed Rosario each had two hits. Rosario was able to get Cleveland on the board with a 3rd inning RBI single.

From the bottom third of the order it was Andres Gimenez going 2-4 with a double and his RBI single in the 4th allowing Owen Miller to come around to score.

Jose Ramirez did not collect a hit, but was still able to drive in a run with a RBI groundout in the 5th inning.

Another member of the bottom third, Richie Palacios, also had two hits on the afternoon. Palacios’ RBI double in the 8th allowed Gimenez to score Cleveland’s fourth and final run.

What’s next?

The Guardians have an off day Thursday before heading to Camden Yards Friday for a three game set against the Orioles. Cleveland will head into play sitting at 22-24 against a 21-30 Baltimore squad. There is a very real chance for the Guardys to get above .500 with a sweep of the Orioles. This is a great opportunity for a young team to stack successive series on top of each other for consecutive series wins for the first time this season.

Ramirez, Gimenez homer in Guardians win

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After a disappointing series in Detroit, the Cleveland Guardians came home to take on the lowly Kansas City Royals. Facing this opponent at home was what the Guardians needed as they came away with a 7-3 win.

Home runs from Jose Ramirez and Andres Gimenez drove in five of Cleveland’s seven runs. Ramirez hit a two-run homer in the 3rd to break a 1-1 tie. Gimenez broke a 3-3 tie in the 5th with a three-run shot.

Zach Plesac was the Guardians starting pitcher and had a bounce back performance on the mound. Plesac allowed one run on hits and a walk while striking out five in 6 innings. This is the polar opposite of his last outing which saw Plesac surrender seven runs on nine hits in just 4.2 innings.

Eli Morgan, Trevor Stephan, Nick Sandlin, and Emmanuel Clase. Morgan and Clase were spectacular as they combined for four strikeouts while the latter allowed one hit. Stephan failed to record an out while allowing two runs on three hits. Sandlin did not allow a hit or run, but walked three batters.

Other Guardians of note

Oscar Gonzalez keeps chugging along with another 2-4 day. Gonzalez is currently hitting .438 in four games this season.

Steven Kwan was 1-3 with his second triple of the season. Kwan’s steal of second in the 2nd was his second stolen base of the year.

What’s next?

The series at home continues as the Guardians look to secure a win before the final game of the series. Cleveland’s starter is Cal Quantrill while Kansas City will start Daniel Lynch.

First pitch is scheduled for 6:10 P.M.

Guarding The Corner Ep. 12 – Rocked in Detroit

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Guarding The Corner Episode 12 – Rocked in Detroit: James and Bryan discuss the Guardians dropping two of three to Detroit, the upcoming series with Kansas City, and trivia.

Guarding The Corner Ep. 12 – Rocked In Detroit by This Is Believeland