Brewers, Logan Allen and The Guardians
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The Cleveland Guardians host the Milwaukee Brewers in an MLB game Monday, May 12. Follow along for live updates from Game 1 of a three-game series.
CLEVELAND, Ohio — Carlos Santana entered play Sunday having reached base safely in 13 straight games since Game 1 of a doubleheader against Boston on April 26. The 16-year major league veteran was hitting .293 with a pair of home runs, 12 RBI and an .878 OPS in that stretch.
Cleveland's rotation has been stellar of late, producing a 0.67 ERA the past five games and a 2.47 ERA this month. It's something the Guardians will hope to maintain after putting right-hander Ben Lively on the 15-day injured list due to a right flexor tendon strain on Tuesday.
Rocchio was handed the starting shortstop position out of spring training, but in 35 games has hit just .165 with six errors and -1.0 bWAR.
The Guardians spent less than 24 hours playing the three games in Washington D.C., May 6-7, and totaled 26 runs in that time period. Washington threw seven wild pitches over the course of the three games, with Cleveland scoring on four of those.
Cleveland Guardians pitching prospect Andrew Walters has the potential to be a closer at some point in his career.
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Just how promising is the future of the Cleveland Guardians?The Cleveland Guardians have been one of the best teams in major league baseball from a wins and losses standpoint for quite some time now. Cleveland has gone 1036-842, good for a .552 winning percentage and third-best in the sport behind the Los Angeles Dodgers and New York Yankees.
The Guardians shut out the Brewers last night, 2-0. Logan Allen and three relievers combines to shut down Milwaukee allowing just three hits and but four baserunners all night. Milwaukee has been shut out on consecutive nights after scoring just ten runs the previous four games.