I didn’t have my hopes up and yet, I am still left disappointed.
Things were looking alright for the Cleveland Guardians as they tried to salvage the series against the Texas Rangers. With Gavin Williams on the mound, the game stayed scoreless for the first three innings. In the bottom of the fourth, Adolis García drew a lead off walk. Rowdy Tellez hit a home run to center to put the Rangers up 2-0. Gavin got one out and gave up another single. Stephen Vogt then turned to Matt Festa. Williams went
3.1IP, 3H, 3R/ER, 4BB, 3K on the night.
Festa gave up a two more singles, giving the Rangers two more runs and forcing another pitching change. Tim Herrin got the final out of the fourth. Herrin stayed on for the bottom of the fifth, recording two outs and allowing a double. Jacob Junis punched out Kyle Higashioka for the final out, staying on for the sixth and retiring the side.
Erik Sabrowski replaced Junis in the bottom of the seventh. He gave up a solo homer and two walks before Vogt went to the bullpen again. Nic Enright recorded the final two outs of the seventh and stayed on for the eighth. Enright allowed two singles but retired the side.
There were very few highlights for the Guardians, but the defense did pull out some gems. Angel Martínez made a rough catch in center to retire the side in the top of the first. Martínez has picked up the habit of using the wall to stop his momentum. Gabriel Arias turned another beautiful play, catching the ball and quickly pivoting to get the runner out at first. Arias had another stellar play in the fourth, showing off his arm strength with a jump throw to throw out the runner at first. Bo Naylor made a fantastic throw down to second to prevent a stolen base.
