It was a huge win for the Guardians as they regained first place in the AL Central standings and continue to destroy the Tigers season. Winning this game against Skubal was great not only in the standings but it also had to demoralize the Tigers players. A 3 run HR from Schneemann was all we needed today after a great start from Cantillo where he didn’t walk a single batter, which is absolutely massive for him. I know there has been some panic over the bullpen, but I feel really good about all 3 of
Holderman, Gaddis, and Smith right now. I think they’re gonna be just fine, especially when we get the likes of Aleman, Espino, and Walters settled in.
Now for the bad news…José Ramírez fractured his hamate bone and will be out for 4-6 weeks. Gabriel Arias was scratched from the AAA lineup so I think it’s probably fair to assume he will get the bulk of the ABs at 3B, which I am ok with. Chase DeLauter and Angel Martinez were also both removed from the game due to injury, but neither injury appears particularly serious. Martinez had x-rays on his foot and they came back negative, thankfully. DeLauter left the game with a right ribcage bruise, let’s hope he doesn’t miss too much time with that.
We are really going to see what this team is made of over the next month and a half. They will look to sweep the Tigers tomorrow at 1:40 pm ET. It will be Gavin Williams vs Casey Mize.
