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Cleveland defeats Rangers in final game of season

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The Cleveland Baseball Club managed to win their final game of the season and their last game before changing their name for next season.

Even though the Cleveland Baseball Club finished the season with a below .500 record (80-82), they at least managed to end the season on a good note with a 6-0 win over the Texas Rangers. This was the final game for Cleveland before they change their name to the Guardians next season.

Aaron Civale was impressive as he got the call in the season finale for Cleveland. Civale allowed just three hits and one walk while striking out four in 6 innings. It was the 12th win of the season for Civale and it is performances like this that made him Cleveland’s leader in wins on the season.

Offensively the team managed seven hits in the contest, with only Franmil Reyes, Austin Hedges, and Andres Gimenez failing to record a hit. The highlight was certainly Yu Chang hitting his ninth home run of the season in the 5th inning to extend Cleveland’s lead to six.

Moving forward there will be a lot of decisions made on the roster, but there are some players worth keeping around. How the front office navigates this offseason will interesting to say the last considering they intend to contend and increase payroll. Then again, until they actually do it forgive anyone for being skeptical.

Cleveland victorious over Texas 9-6

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It was a nine run stretch in the 3rd and 4th innings that led Cleveland to victory over the Rangers.

In between the first and third out of the 2nd inning, the Cleveland Baseball Club scored four runs thanks to three hits, two walks, two stolen bases, and a wild pitch. It was a home run from Austin Hedges and a two-run single from Jose Ramirez which did most of the damage. Andres Gimenez would score on a wild pitch after singling and stealing a base earlier in the inning.

The 4th inning was strikingly similar as the scoring started with a solo home run, this time from Bobby Bradley. A walk and some infield singles later saw Cleveland take a 9-3 lead.

Even though Texas was able to come within three in the 9th, it was not a real threat as Cleveland hung on to win 9-6.

Eli Morgan drew the start for Cleveland and pitched just well enough to get the win. Morgan allowed four runs on seven hits in 5.2 innings.

The only other Cleveland pitcher to allow a run was Blake Parker. Parker allowed a two- run homer in the 9th to Jose Trevino, but managed to record the final two outs to end the game.

Both teams return to action Saturday night at 7:05 P.M. with two games left in the season.

Cleveland collects 15 hits in 10-6 win over Texas

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The Cleveland Baseball Club took the third game of their series with the Texas Rangers, winning by a score of 10-6.

After splitting the first two games of their series with the Texas Rangers, the Cleveland Baseball Club managed to come away with a 10-6 victory at home Thursday night. As a team, Cleveland totaled 15 hits while walking four times as they battled back and forth early.

It was a four run 1st for Cleveland as a leadoff home run from Myles Straw got things started on the second pitch of his at-bat. Jose Ramirez would walk and proceed to steal one of his three stolen bases in the contest. Franmil Reyes would drive in Ramirez with a one out RBI double. Bradley Zimmer would then crush a home run into the right field stands, giving Cleveland a 4-0 lead in the 1st.

By the end of the 3rd, Texas had tied things back up at four as Sam Hentges was struggling to get outs consistently. A fielding error from Jose Ramirez did not help matters as two runs, including the tying run, came across due to the error. Hentges would exit after the 4th inning, allowing four runs on rive hits and two walks.

Luckily, Cleveland was able to fight back and score four runs in the 4th along with another in the 5th on an Owen Miller homer.While Texas managed to score two more runs, Cleveland got an insurance run in the 8th from Zimmer who drove in Ramirez.

Cleveland is now back over .500 on the year (63-62) as they are set to square off with the Boston Red Sox in a three games series at home.

 

Four homers power Cleveland past Texas 7-2

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The Cleveland Baseball Club bounced back Wednesday as they homered four times in their 7-2 win over the visiting Texas Rangers.

Looking to change their fortunes from Tuesday’s 7-3 loss, Cleveland turned to the long ball. Cleveland homered four times in the contest as they came away with a 7-2 victory over Texas, a near inverse of the result from the previous day.

Oscar Mercado, Yu Chang, and Austin Hedges each hit solo home runs to get the scoring started. With Mercado homering in the 2nd while Chang and Hedges each went yard in the 5th. The Rangers were able to cut the Cleveland lead to one after a Jason Martin two-run homer in the 6th.

Even though the Rangers were doing their best to come back, Cleveland answered in the bottom half of the 6th with a RBI double from Chang and an Owen Miller RBI single.

Franmil Reyes would hit Cleveland’s fourth home run of the contest in the 7th, making it a 6-2 game. The final run of the game was scored in the 8th as Miller grounded into a fielder’s choice allowing Bradley Zimmer to score.

Zach Plesac started the game for Cleveland, scattering eight hits and three walks across 5.2 innings with 2 runs scoring. James Karinchak, Blake Parker, and Emmanuel Clase handled the final 3.1 innings, with Karinchak and Parker allowing the only Rangers hits over the final frames.

The third and final game of the series will take place 7:10 P.M. Thursday at Progressive Field as both teams look to win the series.

 

Cleveland not able to keep up with Texas, lose 7-3

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The Cleveland Baseball Club was outscored by four and outhit by nine in a 7-3 loss at home to the Texas Rangers.

The first game back from the Little League Classic did not go well for the the Cleveland Baseball Club. Texas totaled 15 hits compared to just six for Cleveland which contributed to the four-run loss.

Eli Morgan started for Cleveland and really was not fooling anyone. Morgan allowed four runs on eight hits with two walks in just 4.1 innings. The Rangers stuck early with as Nate Lowe hit a three-run homer in the 1st, the bulk of the runs scored against Morgan. A fourth run came across to score in the 5th against Morgan, eventually leading to his exit.

The Rangers did not do all of their damage against Morgan as they managed to score three runs in the 9th off of Bryan Shaw. Shaw allowed two singles while recording two outs in the final frame, but allowed a three-run homer to DJ Peters ending his outing.

Cleveland did get two homers from non-lineup regulars, Daniel Johnson and Yu Chang. Neither player sees the field all that much and it is more than likely they are not on the roster next season.

Wednesday presents an opportunity to even up the series with Texas as Game 2 is scheduled for 7:10 P.M.

MLB Trade Deadline winners and losers

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The 2021 MLB trade deadline was one to remember as many franchise cornerstone players were on the move. As with any deadline, there are clear winners and losers of the day, let’s take a look.

Winners

Los Angeles Dodgers 

This one is obvious. Los Angeles swung a deal with the Washington Nationals landing both Max Scherzer and Trea Turner. Adding Scherzer to their rotation when they are currently without Clayton Kershaw due to injury and the unknown status of Trevor Bauer, who may never throw another pitch as a Dodger, is a huge win. Inserting Turner into the mix lengthens their lineup and with another year of control after this season gives them a consistent presence beyond this season.

New York Yankees

There are two criticisms when evaluating the lineup of the New York Yankees, too right handed and too all or nothing. They addressed the two areas by acquiring Joey Gallo from the Texas Rangers and Anthony Rizzo from the Chicago Cubs, both are left-handed bats. While Gallo is another all-or-nothing guy, Rizzo has the ability to be more of a consistent source of at least decent batting average. Sure they have some work to do in regards to the playoff hunt, but they can’t be counted out just yet. Additionally, the short porch in right field should be quite nice for both new faces in The Bronx.

New York Mets

The Bronx Bombers were not the only team making moves in New York. The Mets made a big splash of their own, acquiring Javier Baez from the Cubs. At the moment the Mets are without Francisco Lindor, so Baez can slide into the shortstop position for the time being. When Lindor does return Baez can shift to a different position, something he said he would only do for Lindor. Are there concerns with the bat of Baez? Sure, but the Mets do not need him to be The Guy in their lineup, but just another contributor for their offense. While adding another starting pitcher could have helped, they did add Rich Hill and saw the debut of Carlos Carrasco Friday night, two options they could rely on in some capacity down the stretch. At the end of the day it was an overall great deadline for the Mets.

Chicago White Sox

The White Sox have essentially already won the division, so they were looking to solidify a few positions. Adding Cesar Hernandez was a solid option for a team that would later move the injured Nick Madrigal in a deal that saw Craig Kimbrel moving from the north to the south side of Chicago. Additionally, the team also acquired Ryan Tepera from the Cubs in a deal from the previous day. The White Sox are loading up on their bullpen and now have a three headed monster featuring Liam Hendriks in addition to their new acquisitions of Kimbrel and Tepera. Come playoff time the back end of the White Sox bullpen could be scary.

Chicago Cubs

Let’s face it, the Cubs had to blow it up. They had a roster full of extremely talented players on expiring contracts that extension talks had broken down with. Moving Anthony Rizzo, Kris Bryant, Javier Baez, Craig Kimbrel, and Ryan Tepera had to be done. While they could open up contact talks after the season when most of the aforementioned names become free agents. In the end the Cubs had to turn the page on the World Series winning core and begin a new era in Chicago.

Losers

Colorado Rockies

There was speculation that the Rockies could move Trevor Story and Jon Gray. Flash forward to after the deadline and both players remain in Colorado. If the Rockies were going to actually have a successful deadline they needed to move Story and Gray. The fact both are still on the roster is team building malpractice and they deserve all the criticism they get.

Boston Red Sox

This was an underwhelming deadline for the Boston Red Sox. They had the opportunity to bring two former players back in Anthony Rizzo and Craig Kimbrel, yet the only move they made was for Kyle Schwarber. Schwarber is currently injured, but when he comes back there will be a logjam of where to play him. As everyone knows, Schwarber is defensively challenged. There is another defensively challenged outfielder on the roster in JD Martinez, who is currently their designated hitter. Because of this, putting Schwarber at DH, an option that would make sense for most American League clubs, is not available to the Red Sox.

San Diego Padres

The San Diego Padres were on the cusp of acquiring Max Scherzer until the Dodgers swooped in and got the deal done for themselves. Missing out on a player like Scherzer is bad enough, but losing him to a division rival and one that is looking to create separation is not a great outcome.

St. Louis Cardinals

The Cardinals added two pitchers on expiring deals in Jon Lester and J.A .Happ. St. Louis is 9.5 games back in the division and trails by 6.5 games in the Wild Card race. The moves overall are confusing and don’t make a lot of sense. Neither pitcher has been necessarily good this season and are not the answer to fix a rotation they once were. This really seems like they made moves for the sake of making moves.

Delino DeShields signs with Rangers

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The former Cleveland Baseball Club outfielder is returning to the Texas Rangers.

Any fan of the Cleveland Baseball Club that was worried about the team re-upping with Delino DeShields can now breathe a sigh of relief. DeShields has agreed to a minor-league deal with his former club, the Texas Rangers.

Delino DeShields came to Cleveland in the trade that sent Corey Kluber to Texas. DeShields came along with Emmanuel Clase who was suspended for a PED violation. Considering that Texas only had Kluber for all of 1 inning and the disappointing return in Cleveland, the trade was really a wash for both sides. The fact that Texas is bringing DeShields back maybe tips it towards them, but that may be a bit of a stretch considering his underwhelming performance.

It was only 37 games in Cleveland for Delino DeShields and disappointing is really the best way to describe it. While DeShields has never been a prolific hitter, it was an especially light season for the 28-year old outfielder. DeShields only managed 3 doubles and 2 triples with a slash line of .252/.310/.318 and an OPS of .628. The lack of production from DeShields only made the outfield production for Cleveland a much larger issue. Cleveland’s outfield has been struggling to produce for some time and having a non-factor in the lineup just brought everything down that much more.

The fact that the two sides (DeShields and Cleveland) are going their separate ways is best for all involved. Cleveland can focus on other outfield options while Delino DeShields returns to his former club where he experienced moderate success.

Joey Gallo mentioned in trade discussions

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The Texas Rangers have held trade discussions about power hitting outfielder Joey Gallo ahead of Monday’s trade deadline.

This could be a big time move for a team looking to add a power bat to their lineup. ESPN’s Jeff Passan has reported that the Texas Rangers have had discussions about a potential trade of Joey Gallo.

While Joey Gallo isn’t hitting for a high average this season (.188), he is still hitting for power with 7 home runs and 4 doubles. Gallo has a career slash line of .211/.331/.511/.842 with 64 doubles and 117 home runs, so the low average is not a new development. As long as Gallo continues hitting for extra-bases, the strikeouts and low average is a bit easier to swallow.

Even though the asking price is high (as it should be), Texas really needs to explore any and all options with their current roster. Trading someone like Gallo could net the team multiple impact players which could help them in the future. Gallo landing on a contending team may lead to winning the World Series, which at the end of the day is the ultimate goal for every team.

Corey Kluber has teres major muscle tear

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Texas Rangers starting pitcher Corey Kluber has a grade 2 tear of his teres major muscle and will be shut down immediately.

The Texas Rangers got an update on the health of Corey Kluber and the news is not good. Kluber has a grade 2 tear of the teres major muscle.

Kluber had an MRI on Sunday evening which revealed the severity of the injury. For the time being Kluber is shut down for at least four weeks and then he will be reevaluated. As the above tweets mentions, any return for Kluber would be that of a reliever due to be unable to fully build back up to handling the workload of a starting pitcher.

This injury should sound familiar to fans of the baseball team in Cleveland. Kluber’s former teammate Mike Clevinger suffered a strain of the teres major last season. Former Texas Rangers reliever Emmanuel Clase also suffered a strain earlier this year with Cleveland.

Depending on where the Rangers are in the standings could very well decide if Corey Kluber returns or not. If Kluber could make an impact for a playoff push/run a potential return would make sense. If Texas is out of contention it is possible that all Texas sees of Kluber this season are his 18 pitches he threw on Sunday.

Corey Kluber exits after 1 inning in Rangers debut

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Texas Rangers starting pitcher Corey Kluber had an early exit in his team debut as he was dealing with right shoulder tightness.

Corey Kluber did not have the start he wanted in his Texas Rangers debut. After just 1 inning of work the two-time Cy Young Award winner had to leave due to injury.

Kluber was dealing with shoulder tightness and will be examined on Monday, This is not a great sign for Texas’ recently acquired right hander. Leaving after only 1 inning and the fact it was getting progressively tighter is not something that Texas wants to hear. Even if Kluber is able to come back soon this will be a situation that will require monitoring all season long.

Corey Kluber has shown the toughness from time to time to pitch through these injuries. While there have been a few starts missed, he seemingly is always able to be ready for the playoffs. Unfortunately he wasn’t quite right as he allowed 9 runs in 6.1 innings during the 2017 ALDS and 4 runs in 4.2 innings in the 2018 ALDS. Things just haven’t gone right for Kluber in the postseason since the 2016 run. Hopefully Kluber can return to the mound healthy sooner rather than later.