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LEAGUE NEWS:
AL POTW: Tyler O'Niell, LF, BAL (.368, 4 HR, 8 RBI)
NL POTW: Fernando Tatis Jr., RF, SD (.500, 1 HR, 3 RBI)

March 31st
Guardians 3, Padres 1
WP: Vince Velazquez (1-0, 1.50) LP: Kyle Hart (0-1, 3.18) SV: Emmanuel Clase (3, 0.00)
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CLE: Jose Ramirez (2), Lane Thomas (1)
SD: None

The Guards keep rolling with their 4th straight! Vince Velazquez, in his first start in over a year, was dealing allowing just 1 run over 6 innings on 3 hits. The Guards used a couple solo shots today, with Ramirez opening the scoring in the 4th, and then Lane Thomas getting to Hart to break a 1-1 tie in the 6th. Cooper Ingle's first MLB hit drove a big insurance run in with a single in the 7th

LEAGUE NEWS
Texas LF Joc Pederson and Cincinnati LHP Nick Lodolo will sit out 4 and 6 games, respectively, for a fight
Atlanta 1B Matt Olson will miss 4 weeks with an oblique strain

April 1st
Guardians 3, Padres 1
WP: Ben Lively (1-0, 1.50) LP: Dylan Cease (0-1, 2.53) SV: Emmanuel Clase (4, 0.00)
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CLE: Kyle Manzardo (2)
SD: Fernando Tatis Jr. (2)

Cleveland keeps rolling with their 5th straight! Manzardo opened things with a 2 run shot in the first and the Guards kept the lead. Ben Lively went 6 innings allowing just 1 run on a solo Tatis shot. From there, the back end of the bullpen did its thing.

LEAGUE NEWS
Braves RHRP Craig Kimbrel and Red Sox LHRP Justin Wilson have both announced they will retire at season's end
We have another fight! This time, Rays Rookie CF Jake Mangum and Pirates LHP Andrew Heaney have been suspended 5 and 11 games, respectively

April 2nd
Guardians 5, Padres 6 (11 innings)
WP: Adrian Morejon (3-0, 0.00) LP: Tim Herrin (0-1, 0.00)
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CLE: Carlos Santana (2)
SD: Jason Heyward (1), Fernando Tatis Jr. (3)

It took a wild, 11 inning thriller, but the Guardians win streak has been snapped. Carlos Santana broke a 1-1 tie with a 2 run shot in the 6th, but the Padres quickly bounced back, and Tatis hit a solo shot off Bibee in the 8th to give the Padres a 4-3 lead. Guardians magic continued and after a Cooper Ingle leadoff double, Jose Ramirez brought him in to tie the game down to their last out! After both teams scored in the 10th, that magic unfortunately ran out as the team failed to score in the 11th, allowing the Padres to manufacture the ghost runner across, culminating in a Jose Iglesias walk off sac fly. Tim Herrin takes the loss despite not allowing an earned run over 2 innings of work.

April 3rd
Off Day

April 4th
Guardians 2, Angels 1
WP: Gavin Williams (1-0, 0.90) LP: Yusei Kikuchi (1-1, 1.35) SV: Emmanuel Clase (5, 0.00)
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CLE: None
LAA: Taylor Ward (1)

Today, 2 runs was all it took, as Gavin Williams and the rest of the Cleveland staff took care of business, with Ward's solo HR in the 5th off Williams the only mark. Yusei Kikuchi takes a tough loss after allowing 2 runs in 7.2 IP

LEAGUE NEWS
Nationals LHRP Jose Ferrer will miss the 2025 season after undergoing elbow reconstruction surgery

April 5th
Guardians 7, Angels 8
WP: Reid Detmers (2-0, 4.05) LP: Luis Ortiz (1-1, 3.60) SV: Kenley Jansen (2, 6.75)
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CLE: Carlos Santana (3), Gabriel Arias (1)
LAA: Mike Trout (2), Nolan Schanuel (1), Jorge Soler (4)

Luis Ortiz gave up a pair of 2 run shots to Trout and Schanuel in the first, and a costly Jose Ramirez error in the 2nd led to 3 more unearned runs, forcing Ortiz out of the game after just 3 innings. The Guardians nearly clawed all the way back (down 8-2) but fell just short, as Kenley Jansen shuts the door after giving up a run

April 6th
Guardians 3, Angels 1
WP: Jakob Junis (1-0, 2.25) LP: Tyler Anderson (1-1, 2.53) SV: Emmanuel Clase (5, 0.00)
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CLE: Lane Thomas (2), Jose Ramirez (3)
LAA: Luis Rengifo (1)

Once again, a couple of long balls is enough to do the trick as the Guardians take the series thanks to good pitching. Vince Velazquez gave up a leadoff home run to Luis Rengifo but finished with 4.1 IP allowing just 1 run over 3 hits while walking 3 and K'ing 4. Lane Thomas tied the game with a solo shot in the 4th, and Jose Ramirez delivered the knockout blow in the 6th. Jakob Junis threw 2 shutout innings to earn the win

Team Record: 7-2