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seven games in a row hard to to put that behind you and just focus on the task at hand when you get out there I mean that that's just baseball really uh you can't you can't look at all the games you lost there's 162 games for a reason and uh I mean you just got to take it one game at a time all right Gavin thanks a lot for coming by always a pleasure to have you on yeah thank you for having me that's Gavin Williams Guardian starting pitcher who's starting to get it locked in and and rolling nicely stay with us we'll have more to come after this timeout drivers who switch and save with Progressive could save hundreds which could be lifechanging I mean you could put that money towards concert tickets for your daughter to see that singer who sings about painful breakups and one song will inspire your little beauty to break up with that Beast she's dating Brian instead she'll date someone who's nice and worthy of her love not someone who addresses you and your spouses bro and it's all 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as the pitching tandem of Gavin Williams on Saturday night and Tanner BBY yesterday afternoon got the Guardians back in the wind column they went a long way toward that with Williams pitching six Innings of one-run baseball Saturday night BBY 5 and 2/3 of one-run baseball yesterday both wins that helped snap the seven game losing skid and they have the Guardians rolling once again after a split of the series against the Twins and for their efforts Bobby and Williams are new wave energy Hot players of the weekend presented by new wave energy Cleveland and Progressive Fields Natural Gas provider if you want to check it out for the best rates possible go to newwave energy.com stay with us we'll have more to come after this on the Cleveland Clinic Guardians Radio Network Georgio's Pizza locally owned and operated for nearly 25 years serves up the best pies in the clle for all fans who check in at today's game using the MLB Ballpark app if the Guardians score the first one you get a free 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the wall won't get it de has homered in his fifth straight game the den ties a franchise record with a homer in his fifth consecutive game for the Red Sox his hitting streak will be extended to nine games holy moly how long does this go when with a kid like this you just never know [Music] Corbin Fly ball right field it's gone it's gone and they walk it off they were down 6 nothing and they win it 9 to8 his first ever walkoff home run wow it doesn't get any better than this Corvin Carol of all guys he gets a split finger up in the zone and hammers it out of here with any kind of Panic or any kind of uh- oh he had the same demeanor as he does on every single pitch and right when he punched punched the guy out um you just felt good about the end of the the the rest of the game isn't it something though bases were loaded he'd been about 97 998 with a cutter Bases Loaded nobody out 101 101.5 yeah I guess you know maybe I maybe we wouldn't have been as nervous watching if we could throw 102 with cut but um he's just he's incredible what he's doing this year what he's done this year and what he means to our team you can't you can't put a price on that look you know better than anybody how important a bullpen is you've had to go to it a lot and a lot of times you've made changes with two outs and then a guy comes back for the next inning how what goes into all of this is it pitch counts is there any concern about up and downs how does this all work out voter yeah we we try to be mindful of how much our guys are throwing I mean it's no secret our Bullpen guys are up there on the appearances list and you know so when we talk about what our guys can do each day some of it is pitch count some of it is hey can they go back out do we want to have them go up and get hot again you know and um so yesterday the way the game worked out it was hey we're going to have to you know use guys for multiple UPS today and we also want to be mindful of pitch count you know and it's it is about winning but we feel like all of our Bullpen guys can get the job done and you know in in some circumstances I might leave a guy in a little bit longer in some circumstances it's hey he's pitched two out of the three days before this we don't want him starting a guy over a certain pitch count we have to think longevity here and it's really hard that's what makes this job and watching really really difficult is it's not just about this game yes we're trying to win this game we're trying we're do everything we can every night to win but there's some days and there's some nights where we need to think about how this guy's going to feel a month from now two months from now a week from now tomorrow and that's what makes this job really difficult and you know I'm the one making those decisions and it's I'm not always popular we'll put it that way well one of those key arms that you're missing is Sam henches any word yeah so you know we we brought Sam back from his rehab um and he saw our team doctors and you know he he got some news and we don't know the extent of it yet but he's going to go get a second opinion so uh you know Sam we're we're we're thinking about it we're hoping that this this situation you know comes out comes out good on the other side is this season ending uh we don't know yet we're going to wait till we find the answers um you know Sam's resilient Sam wants to pitch he's going to do everything he can but you know we got to we got to get all the information before we can really know what we're dealing with I don't know if it's just the Minnesota staff voter or if it was the advance report or whatnot but I'm sure a lot of these guys on your ball Club went to bed last night dreaming of changeups because wow it seemed like everybody was throwing a boatload of change UPS do you think that's the plan of attack or was that just their staff I didn't see any change UPS what are you talking about um no I you know I think we've seen this trend earlier in the year you know the white socks one of the first series we played them they beat us with a ton of [Music] and he's going the throw down is late the Atlanta Brands career stolen base record belongs to Ronald aunia Jr that's number 190 I'm if he dos he's in a pretty deep conversation over there and the fans giving him the Ovation that he deserves almost if someone told him hey man take a look at the big board you are now the boss of stolen bases here in [Music] Atlanta there's a high drive deep center field it's not coming back all the way into the bullpit Josh Naylor with his second home run in his many games center field deep let your back on the track out of room out of here back come the Guardians on one swing of the bad by Baylor the Home Run Brothers for Cleveland here in the fourth [Music] now Heim has a chance at Redemption infield moves back and he rifles one to Right Center he is going to get the planter peanuts your perfect travel companion for making the best out of the nuttiest 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Guardians and cubs getting ready for the opener of this three-game series time now for the pitching matchup left-hander shoda imanaga the 30-year-old firste major leager from Japan he's been terrific for Chicago 9-2 on the season and earned run average of 3.06 he's coming off of Beauty in a win against the twins his last time out striking out 10 and allow just two runs over seven Innings of work on the mount for the Guardians it's right-hander Ben Lively who has been so consistent this season 10 wins seven defeats in ER solid at 3.59 that's your pitching matchup and that for Guardians warm-up stay tuned the starting lineups and the first pitch come your way next the Guardians warm-up show has been brought to you by B 365 and here's another one believe went off the scoreboard if you miss in the middle of the plate with Max Muny he's good look at that level swing right there and and he's a hitter but what I love watch him watch him drop he he what he does is he moves his hands and he loads into the back leg here you see the knob facing the catcher which I really love cuz that's the power position for any power hitter and he's going the throw down is late the Atlanta brvs career stolen base record belongs to Ronald aunia Jr that's number 190 I wonder if he knows he's in a pretty deep conversation over there the fans giving him the Ovation that he deserves almost if someone told him hey man take a look at the big board you are now the boss who stolen bases here in Atlanta this is what you stay for sh Otani with the game on the line two on Two Out game tied at two here it comes Otani with a base hit to right field Hayward comes home to score a showstopper and game Ender the second career walk-off hit for sh oton and the show rolls on at Dodger Stadium with quality replacement window Windows Doors and sighing all with everyday low pricing exceptional service and the strongest warranty in the industry to learn more contact windowworld at800 next window visit us at 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games we as a group really just try to help each other different guys are stepping up every single night a different hero or Heroes each and every day that's the mark of a deep team they have a great team team here great camaraderie here it's just a good recipe for Success this team's going to be really dangerous folks strap yourselves in Cleveland Guardians baseball is brought to you by Cleveland Clinic proud to be the official healthc care provider of the Cleveland Guardians by Progressive bundle home and auto and save at progressive.com by Dollar Bank proud banking partner of the Cleveland Guardians by Marathon join Marathon reward WS today and start earning on every filli good evening once again everyone welcome back to Progressive Field downtown Cleveland Guardians getting ready to take on the Cubs in the opener of this three-game series time now for the starting lineups first for Chicago and their manager Craig Council leading things off Ian hap the left fielder Michael Bush the first baseman bats second seya Suzuki in right field will hit third and Cody Bellinger the designated hitter cleanup ESO Paredes is the third baseman hitting fifth Nico goor at second base will bat sixth Dansby Swanson the shortstop hits seventh Pete Crow Armstrong in center field bats eighth and Miguel Amaya does the catching and will hit [Music] nin for [Music] now it's time for eyes on the ball player can you find Aaron judge in this seat of Yankee fans that one is drill drill a judgy in blast that is absolutely crushed Jud has done it again Sant it is going to be caught by judge how about that so much fun to watch and there he is pay off in a big spot right here sends it deep the other way Donovan backing up to the track to the wall and paven Smith hits one off the wall this will get two runs home 8 to one paven Smith the other way and paven trying to unload sends one out to right and it's in the bullpen for a grand slam for paven Smith and it's 14 to one he's having quite a night six RBI here two is in center field and that's the ball game what a game that was a jam of a game goes to the Dodgers in 11 innings was PK Hernandez that twice got it here and it was Will Smith that ended it darned if you do darned if you don't and that's life against the [Music] [Music] along driven into left center field and deep Mar roara back turning looking it's out the base of the wall Soto will stop at second no he's going to go for three the toyota.com Toyota Let's Go Places if you own a business in Ohio what you do in the next 2 minutes could save you up to 65% on your workers comp premiums that's all it takes to visit Ohio BWC discounts.com and get your fast free quote Ohio BWC discounts.com has saved businesses tens of millions of dollars on their workers comp premiums how much could you save find out today at Ohio BWC discounts.com don't forget the Doom ohiobwc discounts.com nothing goes better with America's favorite pastime than a clear sunny day and a crisp and 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Cleveland with a rugged road trip this weekend to First Place Milwaukee and first place New York so the month of August as we have talked about all season long was going to be a brutal stretch and this is part of it now the Cubs are certainly not a playoff team as we speak but they're on the periphery and they're a ball club that has been playing some of its best baseball and that'll bring up Rizzo sitting on 299 career home runs highfly ball deep Right Center that ball is gone see you home run number 300 for Anthony Rizzo a two-run shot and the Yankees lead 15 to5 16 first player in big league history to hit that number 300 Harper looking for his first hit Fly ball left center field pretty well hit Benson's going back it's gone first home run of the year as rice Harper hooks one out toward right pretty deep it is gone it's his second home run of the night yeah it's hook deep to right center field no doubt about it a thre Homer game he capts it off with a grand slam that's a tank out to left Center Westberg splashes down do it Westy think of like young guys coming up ell De La Cruz my teammate gunar Henderson I enjoy golfing um getting into hunting I enjoy hanging out with friends and family uh watching movies my dad I think that's who kind of cultivated the Love of the Game um early on just remember being in the backyard playing W ball with him and I wish I could say thank you to everybody along the way but uh it's not possible in this short video tonight three decks starting out in left center with that party deck a top the up and right they curl around gray pants just an absolutely perfect night for baseball or anything else for game one and for the Cubs this is an incredible stretch of games from the standpoint point they're a national leue league team obviously they're in the midst of playing 14 consecutive inner League games never heard of that before but that's our new schedule and uh the Chicago Cubs have just completed five straight against the American League and they've got nine more to curve slider and change up he has had two rough outings against the Cubs in his career Life Time 0 and2 against Chicago giving up 19 runs in nine innings but he is having a career year and that's pretty much a moot point what happened in the past one pitch one out and we're underway at the corner of carnegi and Ontario with a game time temperature of 74° Micha Michael Bush will be the batter left-handed hitting first baseman Bush batting 262 16 homers 45 RBI he takes a look at a pitch outside ball one Ben Lively had eight career wins in four years in the major leagues already 10 with Cleveland the pitch inside 2 and0 Lively a record of 10 and seven earned run average 359 21st start no complete games not quite six Innings to start the next pitch is a change up strike two and one the count on the left-handed hitting Bush Lively averaging eight strikeouts three walks per nine innings now the pitch strike two called and the count two and two Bush the one-time Los Angeles Dodger Lively's 2-2 delivery and it is strike three called a delayed call by Mark rippinger and that is out number two strike out number one and that'll bring to the plate seya Suzuki right-handed hitting right fielder Suzuki batting 266 16 homers 54 RBI the pitch and it's upstairs a ball Cubs running into a money issue as they didn't print media guides this year Ben Lively with two down in the scoreless first delivers and the pitch is a little bit wide ball two two and0 Steven Quan in left blae Thomas in Center John Kenzie Noel in right field Lively into the motion the two- pitch Bullseye Josh Naylor at first Andre simz at second Tyler Freeman at Short Jose Ramirez at third and Austin Hedges doing the catching Suzuki takes the swing lines one to Center but it hangs up Lane Thomas grabs it so a couple of line drive outs to straightway Center Lively with a one two three first inning Cubs do not score and the Guardians coming to B Dollar Bank is a proud partner of 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having a great first year in the major leagues he was an Allstar for the Cubs 9-2 with an ER of 306 he delivers and the pitch waved at good splitter you'll get that from him a lot mostly fast balls and Splitters that accounts for 85% of his pitches fast balls and Splitters the pitch and it's in the dirt another splitter one and two the count he'll also throw the curve slider and change up imanaga first time Cleveland's ever seen him he works from a set position first bace side of the rubber the left Tander kicks and delivers and Thomas takes a little bit High two and two you can hear him grunt from up here imanaga got a four-year contract to leave Japan and sign with the Cubs he delivers and it's swung on yank to left foul he is like so many that have come from Japan whether it's a windup whether it's coming out of a set they'll lift that front leg and pause and sometimes they'll vary that pause and then continue just enough to upset The Hitter timing now the 2-2 check swing he went around for the strikeout on a splitter well he averages nine strikeouts and only only one walk per nine innings imanaga with that -2 record 306 ER 22nd start six Innings per start nine strikeouts one walk per nine innings Jose Ramirez batting right-handed two down nobody on scoreless in the first as imanaga pitch is in there Ian Hamp is your left fielder Pete Crow Armstrong is in Center and SE Suzuki in right give you the Cubs infield in a moment now the 01 pitch swinging a ground ball up the middle on the left side of second backhanded by the second baseman corner with a strong throw across the body got Ramirez so good play by the second baseman going to the other side of the infield to make the play on Jose after one no score in downtown Cleveland there are trucks then there's the truck GMC sier [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] tomorrow afternoon starting at 3 on WT 1100 second inning no score Cody Bellinger the longtime Dodger back with the Cubs and also back off the injured list he had a broken finger and he's dhing tonight left-handed hitter takes a strike boy has he been hot since coming off the injured list in the last 10 games batting 359 three homers he looks at a fast ball for strike two Cody Bellinger the Cubs just have not been hitting this year they pitch well they just don't hit the pit swung on Grounded up the middle to his right sliding back and at stop humanz up throwing he got him again man oh man just give him the gold glove and get it over with now no need to wait until the end of the year and another nice play going to his right with a knee slide and a stop popped up quickly and threw out Bellinger and that is out number one and the amount of base hits that himz takes away at second base is hard to comprehend here's isach Paredes taking down and Away a ball right before the All-Star break we saw him because he was with the Tampa Bay Rays and then right before the deadline Tampa Bay traded him to the Cubs good power he takes inside 2 and0 parades on the year batting 240 18 homers 63 RB disastrous trade when they sent him to Tampa for Austin Meadows and he blossomed into a star with Tampa he drills one foul down the left side I think a lot of people were surprised when Tampa traded him but it always comes down to money when it comes down to Tampa Bay making trades and the Cubs have themselves a third baseman who can hit the pitch outside a ball three and one the count no score second inning from downtown Cleveland the wind up and delivery and it's in there called strike kind of surprised him with a curveball and the count is full that's the thing about Ben Lively he said the key to his success this year his ability now to throw any pitch at any time he's ready here it comes and he missed outside with it and parades gets the first walk so so he's aboard with a one down second inning no score for Nico hoer the right-handed hitting second baseman when you've got bust to rust to bust use PB Blaster now PB Blaster is a Cleveland original since 1957 PB Blaster always working like a pro no score one out one on the pitch to Herer the right-handed hitter looks at a curveball that's high hey don't forget if has a 4-run inning in any of the first four Innings then Gerald nemis of Alyria is going to get four Bridgestone tires from the good Folks at Conrads now the 1 up High 2 and0 Gerald nemis from Alyria has already won the ultimate car wash from Blue Falls Car Wash looking to get those tires from conrades out to the mound as catcher Austin hedges as he spotted something and having Austin Hedges catch you is like having another pitching coach Cubs coming into this ball game 11th in the National League and run scor just a little over four runs a game they're 11th in the National League and homers 12th in the National League in Ops just not a very good offensive club that pitch outside 3 and0 but they've won eight out of their last 10 games and in those 10 games they've averaged six runs a game if they start to hit look out because they've pitched well all year Warner taking it's in there 3 and one Cubs have the second best earned run average in the National League 373 just about the same as Cleveland it's just that they can't score that's why they're a 500 Club the pits fouled out of play to the right Full Count Cleveland 376 ER Cubs 373 but the difference is Cleveland scores about a half a run a game more than the Cubs thus one team's in first one teams on the outside looking in runner goes pitch fou down the right side lower deck will do it again at three and two on Nico Herer a 56 hitter five homers 35 RBI Matthew Boyd makes his Cleveland debut and season debut tomorrow night Javier Assad goes for the Cubs Wednesday night Alex Cobb his second start against Jamon tyone Runner goes pitch again fouled back another good curveball that was spoiled by her and the count stays three and two and Paredes getting his C cardio work in the hitter and the pitch are now in shade right side of the infield in sunshine and much of the Outfield still in sunshine again the payoff Runner goes pitch fouled back again what an itat here by Nico horer so Nico Herer has seen eight pitches and Ben Lively only made 10 pitches total in the first inning this will be pitch number line alone to ni horer again the set the runner stays the pitch is low and he's walked the last two so Lively who normally is very good with command has lost a pair and now Dansby Swanson the batter he's been hot hitting 409 during a modest six-game hit streak the Swanson family is having quite a week his wife mallerie one of the stars and heroes helping the United States women's soccer team in the gold medal in Paris Dansby the husband of mallerie takes a fastball outside for ball one he did not go to the Olympic Games his wife said you need to stay in Chicago the pitch and it's maybe low 2 and0 had to be hard as he watched the Olympic Games in Paris rooting on his wife but Cubs need him as well boy Lively getting himself in a heap of trouble now the two- pitch check swing roller Third Base side foul two and one Lively maintains he's not tire but he's never been at this stage of a season before in the manger Leagues with 110 Innings pitched so you never know now again you're not as concerned about that with him as you are a youngster because he's 32 he's been around but nonetheless it's Uncharted Territory now the 2-1 swing in a high fly not deep right field Noel in and angling toward the line the right fielder grabbing it he's got a strong throwing arm and the Cubs elect not to tell big out there for Ben Lively as Swanson's out number two keeps the runners at first and second no score here in inning number two and here's Pete Crow Armstrong the left-handed hitting center fielder batting 212 three homers 23 RB's two out two on no score second inning Cleveland W the they lost seven in a row really struggled to play with a lead in the early going and that's certainly on the mind of Ben Lively trying to keep the Cubs off the board the pitch back ort him with a curve ball strike one Pete Henry Crow Armstrong came from the New York Mets in the jav bayz trade three years ago the pitch to him and he swings foul tips it into the catcher mitt o and two this is a guy that was the first round pick by the Mets back in 2020 and really his first full year in the big leagues Lively's ready the pitch checked and did he go evidently not Pitch Up and Away one and two no score second inning two outs two on now the onew swung on line drive center field but again right at Lane Thomas that is the third BB hit right at the center fielder in the first two innings Lively able to work out of it and so Cleveland and the Cub stay scoreless it's the middle of the second here on the Cleveland Clinic radio network hi p [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] US Safety gear.com or call 1800 6861 1459 News Talk Sports this is WTAM 1100 Cleveland home of the Cavaliers and Guardians and ihart radio station fouls off the first pitch off the facing of the upper deck behind home plate for strike one he's the DH tonight Bing 271 11 homers 40 RBI no score bottom of the second the left Tander sha imanaga with the pitch and fry with the drive into high deep right field Suzuki at the wall made the catch fry gave it a right opposite way and Suzuki was out of room but there to grab it for out number one and here's Josh Naylor well see your Northern Ohio Toyota dealers for the trail dominating new Toyota tooma because now for the first time ever it's available in Hybrid Toyota lets go places I'd tell you to go see Mike kuet Westside Toyota but he's in the booth good to have Mike with us as the pitch outside to Josh Naylor did such a great job at Sunnyside Toyota now Westside Toyota now enjoying retirement along with Brian hofford our esteemed colleague who also retired Teddy ball with us in the booth no scores Naylor takes a strike and nobody better than Mike Kua and his family and now he can enjoy baseball anytime he wants he brought some samples we can test drive after the game yeah here's the 1-1 to Naylor check swing did he go pits was low two and one to count last time I saw Mike at a game he was celebrating with us at Fenway Park when we won the playoffs to eliminate Boston in 2016 I've seen Mike since then that was the last time I saw him at a ballpark he was in our celebratory room the 2-1 is outside 3 and one the Cub's first base coach is now Mike napy and when Mike started telling everybody they had to do shots Mike Kua and the Gang said you know what we we may just leave now I'm surprised you remember that night Mike Napoli had everybody involved the pitch outside great to see Mike Napoli as well what a night that was Cleveland eliminated Boston and then beat Toronto for the pennant and obviously the 2016 World Series with this Chicago Cubs team although Nobody's around anymore except Jose Naylor fouls it off right side and the count stays full Naylor 246 average 26 bombs 85 RB left on left and Cleveland has been baseball's best team this year 25 and N when facing a left-handed starter the pitch swung and banged right up the middle and imanaga grabbed it throws out Naylor last year Cleveland against left-handed starters went 24 and 35 this year 24 five and nine so already one more win to say nothing about being 16 games over against lefties last year 11 games under against lefties John Kenzie Noel two down nobody on no score the pitch Noel takes outside a ball everstream is Cleveland's business only fiber Network reliable connectivity your business deserves with fiber internet ethernet and more everstream fashion fiber Better Business now the 1 pitch Noel takes down an in two and0 Cleveland now has homered in six straight games and have blasted 23 homers in their last 14 games now the 2- pitch a swing and a foul upstairs but while those numbers sound good the homers you will take but Cleveland's got to get back to scoring runs in other ways and then supplementing that offense with the long ball now the 2-1 the pitch swung on popped up foul near the Cubs Dugout on the Cubs Dugout roof first base side and they count two and two sha imanaga he has nicknamed himself the throwing philosopher he said I have a unique personality if I'm trying to say a normal thing it comes out a little sophisticated thus I'm the throwing philosopher interesting young man from Japan and he's been a big time winner for the Cubs now the 2 two swung on hit high but foul down the left side imanaga the first time he went to New York this year and they were going to play the Mets he said the view from his hotel room in Manhattan he said I recognized it from the movie Spider-Man so I was like oh well this is where Spider-Man must have lived he's he is the throwing philosopher now the 2 two pitch swinging a jam job roll toward shorts Swanson charges gloves throws got him somebody asked to tell shoda Spider-Man was made here in Cleveland or at least some of them were we go to the third Cleveland and the Cubs no score in the Cleveland Clinic Radio Network [Music] [Music] [Music] for [Music] [Music] [Music] for [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] at Rose at 800966 row or visit Rose pests solutions.com the glenbeck program just to give you some real news tomorrow from 10 to noon on WTAM 1100 Ben Lively in the scoreless ball game facing the number nine hitter Miguel Amaya and the catcher takes a strike Lively walked a pair last inning but then worked out of it the kick and delivery and it's swung on floated foul off to the right out of play and quickly 0 and two emaya a 217 hitter with four homers 23 RB the next delivery and it's outside one ball two strikes and you look at this Cubs team now so much different than the team just eight years ago the pitch swung on a high Chopper to Third and it's a fair ball fielded by Ramirez behind the bag he thought it might be a foul ball it'll be a fair ball infield it he had no play once he gloved it and Amaya is aboard with the infield hit but there's just nobody left from this clubs organization that was with the Cubs in 2016 I mean just 8 years ago but not many with Cleveland either here's Ian hap celebrating his 30 th birthday left-handed batter takes the strike but now that Cubs team in 2016 had the likes of Anthony Rizzo Ben zist Addison Russell Javi bayz Chris Bryant Dexter Fowler Jason Hayward the set the pitch back dooran missed Wilson conteras David Ross then the pitching staff that featured the likes of John Lester Jake arietta Kyle Hendrick he's still with the Cubs that pitch in there and they count one ball and two strikes John Lackey but I mean you think back eight years ago about all that's left is Jose Ramirez and Kyle Hendricks quick throw over to First and backst standing is Amaya scoreless ball game third inning from downtown Cleveland am Mayan not a steal yet this year nor an attempt hap the switch inter batting left-handed sends a long one to deep right center field way out of here two nothing Cubs Ian Hamp celebrates his 30th birthday with a mammoth blast to right center and it's two nothing Cubs his team High 20th home run and the Cubs leadoff man also leads the Cubs with 67 RB and Chicago gets a 429 ft Homer from Ian hap and it's two nothing Chicago that is the 20th Homer given up by Ben Lively this year here's Michael Bush the left-handed hitting first baseman Bush swings and misses at a curveball well this is again something the Cubs haven't done all year until just the last week and a half and that's swing the bats the pitch check swing foul 0 and2 the Cubs trying to win their fifth straight game tonight that would match their season best winning streak but for almost 6 weeks now they have put together a pretty good run to get back in the hunt down and in is the next pitch since July 4th the Cubs believe it or not have the best record in baseball 20 and 12 now the onew down low two and two since July 4th they've had the best earned run average in baseball 298 and now they're just starting to finally swing the bats so it'll be interesting to see how they can carry this through the rest of the year pitch swung and grounded up the middle behind second Freeman the shortstop gloves it throws out Bush one down for seya Suzuki lined out to Center is first time up two nothing Cubs one out nobody on third inning the problem the Cubs have yes they're playing well and of course if you pitch like they pitch you've always got a chance to put together a pretty darn good run they just have so many other teams ahead of them Suzuki taking it's a strike they have if you include the third place wildcard team Atlanta they have four teams ahead of them for that final playoff spot pitch inside one and one the count now the good news for them they're still only three out of that final wild card spot the 1- one swung on a roller up the middle two is left flaged by Freeman spins throws wide of the mark off the side railing picked up near the coaching Box by the catcher Hedges and Suzuki with an infield hit and the Cubs now leading two nothing runner at first one down and Cody Bellinger The Hitter robbed of a hit by Jimenez his first time up Wednesday night Cubs and Guardians wrap this up with a city connect belt bag courtesy of Meyer ticks at cleu guardians. c/i Outfield deep and toward right for the left-handed hitting Cody Bellinger the pitch and he grounds one to second he manes to Second there's one relay Freeman not in time Bellinger runs well and Leed it out so two down on the fielders Choice two nothing Cubs and ESO parades the batter walked his first time up Ben Lively looking for win number 11 down two nothing here in the third and a dangerous man at the plate parades looks at a low curveball Paredes walked his first time up this guy should really help the Cubs offensively toss to First Bellinger not even a step off the bag back with ease ESO Paredes still in his mid 20s last year 31 homers now the 1 low two and 0 year before with Tampa he had 20 18 already here in 2024 two nothing Cubs runner on two down third inning the pitch whack fouled down the left side off The netting and a 2-1 count on the Cubs third basem amazing the difference a year can make they moved Christopher Morell to get parades and gosh and we wgly field a year ago they were so high on Morell a good young Prospect but they moved him for parades now the set the 2-1 swinging a foul off to the right club seats two balls two [Music] strengths the two-run Homer to right center by Ian hap here in the third is given Chicago the two- nothing lead now the 2-2 swung on ripped foul Third Base side will do it again at two and two gorgeous night here off the lake front 74° Flags barely moving on another cloudless night and not much humidity if any now the two2 just missed outside and it'll be travel time at first for Cody Bellinger on this upcoming 3-2 pitch here it comes and ball four evidently it was high Lively can't believe it still looking in at home PL up Mark ripener and that's the third walk Bellinger to Second parades to First and Nico Herer who walked his first time up will bat as pitching coach Carl Willis heads to the mound so Ben Lively cruise through the first inning having made 10 pitches he's made 50 pitches combined find in the second and third Innings and you're one swing away from this game getting out of hand now Nico horer isn't that kind of a hitter but as we saw against Minnesota they had guys getting their first home run of the year that changed complexions of those various games that took place in the Twin Cities over the weekend so back to work righty righty matchup two nothing Cubs Two out two on and the pitch fouled upstairs strike [Music] one the next offering a high one and one the set the delivery down and Away ball two two and one the count alamed Rosario who is playing well for Tampa then moved on to the Dodgers he has been designated for assignment by the Dodgers the pitch a swing in a foul Third Base side two and two well you would think somebody will jump on LED Rosario hitting 305 most of that damage was done with Tampa Bay only had 11 Advance with the Dodgers so we'll see what happens with a med Rosario but that guy can hit oh you see that only 11 at bats you wonder why the Dodgers even picked him up I wonder if Cleveland would ever have an an interest now the two- two swinging a liner to center field Thomas comes on makes another catch head high four Line Drive outs to Lane Thomas in center field in the first three Innings two- nothing Cubs have the lead in the middle of the third here in the Cleveland Clinic radio network at bet 365 [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] accepted that golf is hard Progressive cannot guarantee improved performance on the course hi it's Bill Wills back in the morning with you News sports traffic and weather together on the 10 WTAM 1100 Andre simz leading off the bottom of the third two nothing Cubs and the first offering is in their strike left on left TOA imanaga first outing ever against Cleveland so far six up six down one strike out not a hard thrower the pitch and it's hit in the air fouled Third Base side but he's one of those guys just keeps you off balance he only throws 90 mph but he's got the devastating split and he's primarily a two-pitch pitcher fast ball splitter what's amazing is he throws his fast ball 54% of the time even though he's only throwing 90 M an hour it's because he has great command the pitch outside that was a rare breaking ball and the count one ball two strikes Jimenez batting 322 over the last 16 games now the onew pulled foul right side will do it again Debbie maroda of Walton Hills tonight's contestant in the Hyundai Grand Slam giveaway Guardians get a grand slam then Debbie maroda of Walton Hills gets the Hyundai Santa Fe from your Northern Ohio Hyundai dealers now the pitch swinging a liner to Second picked on the short hop by hoer thought about trying to catch it then played the short hop made the play and he is out number one here's Tyler Freeman back at Short he was saying before the game tonight this is a guy that played Short his whole life amateur minor leagues then of course once he got to the big leagues moved around on the infield and then this year became a center fielder the pitch to him and it's inside corner strike normally a guy that's a short stop for his whole life never wants to leave that position Tyler was saying tonight he actually now enjoys the Outfield more than the infield the pitch inside corner stke two he said I just love now being able to go out and run after balls and he said it's something he he didn't realize how much he would enjoy playing The Outfield now he'll play anywhere he loves just playing but actually now prefers The Outfield the pitch swing and a foul third Bas side but he gives Cleveland such great flexibility he's played so well in center field and now you can play him at Short he's played a lot of second base Third Base batting two4 seven homers 32 RB's the pitch swing and a foul another good splitter that he spoiled 0 and two the key according to manager Steven vote on this splitter is much like the change UPS Cleveland saw this weekend in Minneapolis if that offe speed pitch is low let it go now the 02 inside corner strength three called three fast balls that painted the inside corner second strike out for imanaga two down in the third here's catcher Austin Hedges eight up eight down two nothing Cubs hedes batting 146 imanaga he delivers Hedges fouls one right near us for strike one now the 01 pitch swung and pulled to third by the diving parade he's may have ticked off his glove rolls down the left field line heads is going for two the throw by half the head first slide he's out by 8 ft so Hedges gets a single and thrown out by a bunch at second we go to the fourth two nothing Cubs Mitchell's ice cream handcrafting ice cream for Cleveland since 1999 made it our Ohio City Kitchen using fresh ingredients from Northeast Ohio [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] he [Music] FM Guardians trailing by a score of two nothing as we head to the top half of the fourth inning here in downtown Cleveland Dansby Swanson will lead things off for the Cubs bottom third of the Cubs lineup to in against right-hander Ben Lively here's the pitch and it's swung on and drilled to dead center hit well but Thomas goes back and he makes the catch just a step or two in front of the warning track for outout number one and Lively could use a low pitch inning here he was at 65 pitches heading into the fourth Jim Rosen house along with Tom Hamilton great to have you with us from downtown Cleveland after a short road trip just a short home stand three here against the Cubs and then back out on the road Pete Crow Armstrong takes a strike on the outside corner o and one the count on the rookie center fielder who lined to Center his first time up here comes the 01 swung on and blasted down the right field line and that ball is [Music] gone a line drive home run to right for Pete Crow Armstrong his fourth home run on the season and the Cubs take a 3- nothing lead and Lively had trouble with the Home Run ball in his last start against the Diamondbacks and he's allowed two in the first four Innings here tonight and that's 21 on this season that Lively has allowed now as the Cubs take a three-run lead number four for Pete Crow Armstrong first pitch swinging the catcher Miguel Maya and he Taps one to short scooped up by Freeman who fires on to first for the out two gone in the inning Ian hap will step in he homered his last time up last inning our onsite engineer here in the booth tonight Johnny Goldsmith Brian moé up the street at Command Center on a beautiful night for baseball here downtown with still some sunshine in the upper deck on that first base side hap takes a pitch outside for ball one the Guardians have to play catch up tonight against a really good starting pitcher here's the one pitch off speed outside corner for a strike hap doesn't like it he looks back and home played umpire Mark rger here comes the 1-1 swung on blasted fouled deep down the left side but well foul and out of play and it's now one and two on hap the University of Cincinnati product here comes the one-w from Lively fast ball up and the counts now two and two on Ian hap a switch hitting left fielder tonight for the Cubs here's the two2 down low ball three so it's three and two on app out of the Pittsburgh suburbs and then on to the University of Cincinnati for his college ball here comes the 3-2 swung on and there's a chopper to the first base side rolling up the line Lively Fields flips to nailor at first but it gets by him and safe at first base is hap on an oddl looking play that results in hap having to come back as that's a foul ball Lively grabbed it very close to Fair territory but foul ball and hap will come back with another 3-2 pitch coming Guardians trailing three nothing as the Cubs have three runs on four hits no runs one hit for Cleveland hap just now getting back to home plate and into the box and Lively's into the wi is 3-2 down low ball four and Ben Lively has walked four and that is extremely uncharacteristic for Lively and again we had a chance to visit with Carl Willis pregame and he talked about getting his pitchers through to the end of the season the ones who thrown a lot and Tom mentioned it earlier Lively hitting some unknown territory in the major leagues as his pitch is down low to Michael Bush for ball one and Carl was saying it you do keep an eye on command as as something that could be coming into play if indeed Lively starts to Tire here down the stretch here's the 10 and that's a breaking ball outside ball two and tonight he has walked for he walked for his last timeout against the Diamondbacks and again that was not a part of his game most of the Season throw to first diving back in is hap Michael Bush 0 for two a strike out back in the first a ground out his last time up rookie season for him acquired in the off seon from the Dodgers had been a a pretty good Prospect for the Dodgers but the Cubs able to pry him loose in a trade L ley's ready here comes the two- pitch swung on line drive base hit into Right Center moving up 90 ft is half he'll hang on right there at second and Bush is aboard with his first hit on the night and the inning continues for Chicago time for the Cleveland Clinic caregivers shout out good Folks at the clinic want to remind you that for proper treatment of concussions in sports it's crucial to know where to go visit Cleveland CL clinic.org slsports medicine to connect with a sports medicine concussion specialist well the Guardians had activity going in the pen and that's it for Ben Lively Steven Vates on his way to the mountain he's going to make the pitching change right here we'll take a timeout in the top half of the fourth inning it's Chicago 3 the Guardians nothing [Music] [Music] [Music] for [Music] [Music] l [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] hey the bloom daddy show people want it tomorrow afternoon at 3 we will continue giving it to you on WTAM 1100 Pedro Aila comes on for the Guardians with Cleveland trailing 3 nothing the Cubs have Runners at first and second with two down and aila's on the face seya Suzuki who's one for two with an infield single in two trips Aila trying to strand some base runners here and help out the starter Ben Lively here's the pitch and it's down low for ball one Lively just three and 2/3 tonight allowed five hits three runs right now four walks that's the the number that really Chumps out and the one strike out for lively Here Comes the 1 from Aila nope they'll step off fake a throw to Second Pedro abila has worked himself into a a meaningful role for this ball Club we'll see if he can give some Innings now three and one on the year an RA of 3.86 the 1 that's in there for a strike Aila picked up from San Diego in The Season's first month and has filled a key roll out of the pen long relief main mainly here's the 1-1 swung on and that's Loop to right charging after it is Noel he Dives and he made the catch a diving catch by John Kenzie Noel and that saves more damage by the Cubs and Aila works out of it with a big assist to Noel the Cubs do add a run but that's it we head to the bottom half of the fourth it's 3 nothing Chicago over the Guardians you [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] deals that's dell.com deals this is Bill Wills your Guardians word to win tickets after 8:30 tomorrow morning nibble WTAM 1100 Steven Quan leads it off for the Guardians bottom of the fourth inning underway and he shows bunt takes a strike at the knees and it's 0 and one he's facing Lefty shoda imanaga a 30-year-old from Japan here's his 01 pitch and it's down low for a ball one and one the count here comes the 1-1 pitch to Quan breaking ball low and outside and it counts now two and one imanaga a teammate on Japan's World Baseball Classic team a year ago with a really good pitcher for the Dodgers now here's the 2-1 fast ball on the outside corner for a strike two and two yoshinobu Yamamoto and those two both came over and have had good success in the major leagues when healthy now the 2-2 pitch swung on looped foul off The netting above the Guardians Dugout on the third base [Music] Side Cleveland trailing 3 nothing the Home Run ball coming into play tonight for the Cubs Ian hop a two-run shot in the third Pat Crow Armstrong a solo black last in the top half of this inning here's the 2-2 down low ball three good at back going here for Quan Guardians trying to get back to to seeing a few more pitches made a big difference yesterday in Minnesota late in the game here's the 3-2 outside Ball Four a rare walk issued by imanaga his first tonight a leadoff walk for Quan here in the fourth inning and we'll see if maybe that gets the Guardians going they have just one hit but Austin Hedges after a single last inning was thrown out trying to stretch it into a double so Quan their base runner now at first base with Lane Thomas stepping in and he swings and misses for strike one now Thomas has had his handsful just in general offensively since joining the guardians but especially so this season again right against right-handed pitching gets the face of Lefty here tonight here's the 01 swung on foul tipped and quickly it's o and2 on Thomas coming in hitting 110 points higher against the lefties this year than the right-handed pitchers but imag is a tough Lefty here's the 02 fast ball up one and two Thomas struck out his first time up still trying to get it going after being acquired at the deadline from the Nationals Juan good lead at first here's the onew down low for ball two and imanaga did not like that last baseball he gets another one from the home played umpire now the lefties ready checks the runner the 2-2 down low maybe a little bit inside for ball three and now imanaga takes a long look in at home plate we saw Ben Lively Guardian starter not at all pleased with the strike zone at times tonight now imanaga not happy and the count is full Here Comes his pitch and it's swung on and missed got the fast ball past Thomas at 92 that's about top end for imanaga and Thomas is down on strikes for the second time tonight that's the third for shoda imanaga Jose Ramirez the batter grounded out to the second baseman Herer his first time up good play made by Herer hosy switch hitter right side throw to first back safely is Quan for the first time ever with MLB Network and an at bat subscription you can stream the MLB Network 247 visit mlb.com bat for all the details here's the pitch and Ramirez takes it on the outside corner for strike one now the 01 to Ramirez and that's in there for strike two another good fast ball that time now there's always a lot of Splitters and everything moving downward when it gets to home plate and that time he just poured a fast ball right in there now the 02 swung on ground ball Third Base booted by parades and all hands will be safe it was a hot smash to third but certainly a playable Ball by Paredes with Ramirez running you don't figure it's a double play but at least they get one and at Hop just came up as parades played it off to the side a little bit and he is charged with the error for ESO Paredes that is error number 10 on the season we'll see if the Guardians can take advantage they haven't had a hit yet in the inning but it's two on with David Fry at the plate and only one out the pitch and Fry lofs one to left circling under it is hap and he makes the catch in medium left heading toward the line for the out so two down in the inning and that'll bring up Josh Naylor who bounced back to the mound his first time up and the Guardians they haven't had really an opportunity yet this is it and here in the fourth inning they'll need to get something done with two down Naylor started the season hot against the lefties he's tailed off quite a bit down to 208 with the average against left-handed pitching here's the pitch to him and he takes a strike on the outside corner Marathon knows that fans are the true co-pilot of any team with Marathon they're here to keep you and your team fueled up all summer long Marathon driven together sha imanaga with the 01 to Naylor swing and a miss took a little off that time with the splitter and quickly it's o and2 on Naylor and going through a nice stretch at the plate four homers 14 driven in in his last 15 coming in here's the 02 breaking ball low and outside went with a slider and Naylor was able to lay off on a two- strike pitch Juan out at second Ramirez at first three nothing Chicago bottom of the [Music] fourth fake pickoff play at second no throw by imanaga who spun and fired that way or at least looked that way and then hung on with the baseball now he's ready to go again his onew pitch just a little bit low and again imanaga looking in at Mark rieter the home plate umpire and that did not miss by much maybe a little bit below the knees two and two the count on nailor who steps out you see this a lot from Josh he'll step out with two strikes to as much as any ELO set himself up but that disrupts the timing a little bit of the pitcher and Naylor takes his time getting back in the box now he's ready to go two and two the count on him here's the pitch swung on a chopper that rolls off his foot and all the way to the first baseman nailor down and now he gets to his feet but he might need a moment or two to to walk that one off with a two- two count don't forget dollar bank is once again partnering with the Boys and Girls Clubs of Northeast Ohio through their KS for kids program anytime a Guardians pitcher records a strike out Dollar Bank will make a donation to the Boys and Girls Clubs Naylor still walking it off and being granted that extra time to get back in the Batters box key spot in this game Guardians trying to to get a spark here offensively they have a couple of men on trailing three nothing in the fourth inning two down in the inning now we're ready the 2-2 outside and low ball three well easily the busiest inning for imanaga he had made 37 pitches coming into the fourth he has made 23 this inning Here Comes his payoff pitch swung on Loop to shallow Right Center that falls in for a base hit Quan will score on his way to third is Ramirez and Naylor comes through with a two out RBI single and the Guardians are on the board it's now 3 to one Cubs good at bat for Josh Naylor who fell behind 02 but battled back worked the count full and then was able to stay on that pitch and loop it into right center for a base hit now the Cubs will convene on the mound Tommy HBY the pitching coach out there The Interpreter and they'll talk things over with shoda imanaga who's had to work hard this inning again the the Guardians able to drive up the pitch count finally on this left-hander and they been able to come through with an RBI single from Naylor and still very much working on it with John Kenzie Noel the batter Big Time power potential here with Runners on the corners and two down the Guardians in Ohio's 529 plan are giving away a $10,000 College savings award just visit College advantage.com Guardians to enter once a day per email address and you can do that for about two more weeks all right here's Noel who bounced to short his first time up six home runs in very limited time in the major leagues here's the pitch to him swung on popped up foul this one comes straight back and out of play and with that that good splitter IM managa gets a lot of ground ball outs but he has allowed 17 home runs here's the 01 in tight one and one the count John Kenzie Noel playing in just his 31st game here tonight here comes the one1 swung on and popped up foul off to the first base side of Home Plate and out of play so it's 1 and two on Noel it's 3 to one Chicago in front bottom half of the fourth inning on a great baseball night downtown more of the same expected tomorrow night for game game two of the series another 640 first pitch one and two the count here it comes and that's swung on and launched high and deep left field way on out of here home run John Kenzie Noel and with one swing he has put the Guardians in front oh my 400 feet onto the Home Run porch and just like that the Guardians have taken the lead with a 4run fourth inning it's now 43 Cleveland number seven for Noel and man has that changed the complexion of this one here's the pitch to Andre simz and he takes it down low for ball one Jimenez bounced to short his first time up 18th home run Allowed by imanaga this season here's the 1 swung on ground ball to the right side scooped up by Herer the second baseman throws to First In Time for the outside retired but it's a big inning for the Guardians John Kenzie Noel with a three-run home run and the Guardians have taken the lead 4 to3 heading to the fifth again a bomb for Ramirez [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] he [Music] our morning all the Morning News plus a few Tech tips on Tech Tuesday news radio WTAM 1100 Guardians with a 4-3 lead as we head to the fifth inning and Pedro Aila fires a strike on the outside corner to Cody Bellinger abila right back with the 01 breaking ball down low one and one Bellinger 0 for two Aila on in relief last inning for the starter Ben Lively worked out of a jam the 1-1 and it's outside and low for ball two John Kenzie Noel made a great catch of a sinking liner to right field off the bat of seya Suzuki and that catch ended the inning and saved at least one run probably two as there's a swing and a miss and it's two and two on Bellinger Noel was just getting started bottom of the inning he launched a three-run home run that put the Guardians in front now the 2 two swung on and there's a highfly ball to left fairly deep under it is Quan who makes the catch for the first out of the inning let's pause 10 seconds station ID on the Cleveland Clinic Guardians radio network News Talk Sports this is WTAM 1100 Cleveland home of the Cavaliers and Guardians and iHeart radio station Jim Rosen now along with Tom h back at Progressive Field downtown Cleveland ESO parad is the batter takes a strike from abila it's O and one Johnny Goldsmith our onsite engineer Brian moé up the street at Command Center Guardians leading the Cubs 43 in the fifth inning the 01 and that's swung on and drilled to Center but right there Tyler Freeman who makes the catch and there's two down quickly here in the fifth and wa Tommy look at John Kenzie Noel and and the impact he's made and he he's doing it without regular playing time and say so often how difficult that is for a young player he's one of the few guys on this team that can change the game with one swing of the bat there are not that many guys on this club that can do that he can and you're right Nico hoer the batter takes a strike these guys have always played every day when they're young in the miners in the big leagues tough adjustment for him but boy he never complains here's the 01 and that's a Tapper foul first base side and Rosie the thing now that kind of gets lost in all of this he changed the complexion of the game for Cleveland defensively that that's two more runs and maybe this game is over if he doesn't make that catch because it would have been 5 nothing that's different different mindset on the mound then for the Cubs here's the 02 outside one and two I know you enjoy talking to out Feld coach JT Maguire he lights up when you mention Noel's name he said in his mind he's a better outfielder than first baseman next pitch to Herer swung on ripped to third caught by Ramirez side retired in order there was some loud outs but Aila got the job done we head to the bottom of the fifth it's 43 Cleveland in front Valley Automotive Group is everywhere shop valleys superstore.com for your next 4 Chevy Chrysler Dodge g bo [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] News Talk and sports tomorrow afternoon starting at three WTAM 1100 Guardians up 43 as we head to the bottom half of the fifth inning and Tyler Freeman will lead things off shoda imanaga goes back to work here's his pitch and it's swung on and fouled back for strike one well it was a 4run fourth inning that turned the game around and because it happen in the fourth we're giving away tires tonight and the g Conrads score four win four new tires contest here's the 01 swung on fouled straight back for strike two Gerald nemis congratulations he's from Alyria he wins a set of four Bridget tone tires courtesy of Conrads because the gu Ian scored four runs in the fourth inning here's the 02 Freeman takes it up high for a ball Johan Kenzie Noel with the three-run home run that turned this game around Guardians had been trailing three nothing heading into the fourth here's the onew swung on ground ball sharply hit but right at the short stop Swanson up with it throws to first for the out Austin Hedges will step in Hedges singled his first time up tried to stretch it into a double and was thrown out back in the third inning get you the injury report this half inning presented by elk and Elks serious lawyers for serious injuries call 1800 elk Ohio here comes the pitch to Hedges and it's swung on ripped to third past parades in the left field Hedges will make the turn and he'll par this time at first base and that's a single for Hedges but another play where gosh it looked like pares wanted no part of that on a ball that skipped past him on the short hop well he's here for his Bat for the Cubs and last inning his error led to four unearned runs top of the lineup Steven Quan steps in here's the pitch swung on and that's lifted high and deep to right this has a chance and it's gone another home run Quan goes deep and the Guardians tack on here in the fifth inning 6-3 Cleveland Quan with his 13th home run of the season well and that's his new approach early in the count pitch middle end he's not looking to get a base hit he's looking to do damage now Lane Thomas steps in swung on fouled back Tom if I told you in spring training Quan would hit 13 home runs and August wouldn't be done yet what would you have said foreland well maybe I would have asked what's in your coffee here's the 01 and it's down low he checked his swing those of us that are Irish would call that Irish coffee you were drinking back in good year but maybe you called it cream here comes the 1 one swung on and that's skyed to Center fairly deep but room out there for the center fielder Armstrong who makes the catch I think though Ros it tells you again that a little guy that everybody the analytics people in the baseball world and look analytics are a huge part of our game I never mean this disparagingly but an analytics person would look at his exit vo and all of that and say yeah I don't know it shows you there's more to this game if a guy gets better Jose Ramirez lines one to right and that's a base hit I mean he worked on it all winter he got physically stronger he worked on a different mindset with his approach early in the count and it's proof that this is why the game is played with players and what you can't ever measure is a guy's heart and man he's got it David fry the batter throw a first back safely is r MZ and when I say it you know we would have never expected this in spring training because the track record didn't indicate this type of home run power for Steven Quan but for all the reasons you mentioned he's having that kind of year on the move at the pitch is Ramirez the Throwdown is not in time stolen base Jose Ramirez that's his 26th on the season by the way couple of home runs here in the last two innings brought to you by our friends at Uncle Charlie sausage Uncle Charlie's the official sausage of the Cleveland Guardians great Council out of the Dugout don't know if he wants to challenge this let's see yep Chicago Ching to safe call second base and we'll see if the call stands as it stands right now the Guardians have yet another runner in scoring position with a 6 to3 lead here in the fifth inning a game that IM managa and you get the feeling he he's done this a lot this year kind of putting the crowd and in the opposition to sleep with a good start to his game but the Guardians broke through with four runs last inning and now the home run by Quan the two-run shot here in the fifth and all of a sudden it's a six to3 Cleveland lead and they're still working on it and the Cubs are awaiting the verdict on the stolen base attempt the fans seem to think that the call should stand and that's the key here we go after review the call is confirmed the runner is safe and Chicago will the call is confirmed challenge wasn't it yeah I mean when you can see it on the scoreboard a lot of times we get different angles on our monitors here in the booth but pretty good angle on the scoreboard seemed to indicate he got the hand in there and that was confirmed in New York here's the 1 to fry outside and high two and 0 big game for both teams really everything down the stretch now as the Guardians try and protect that lead in the American League Central Division and the Cubs trying to wedge their way into the wild card picture further next pitch to fry fast ball in there for a strike two and one the count on David fry two down in the inning Ramirez at second the pitch swung online left field line and it's a fair ball into the corner here comes Ramirez he will score on his way to second is fry the slide the tag and he's out fry tried to stretch it Ramirez scored the Run counts and the Guardians have another big inning three runs on the board that inning and we'll head to the sixth Cleveland s Chicago three brilliant electric Sign Company is Northeast Ohio's largest full service Sign Company serving their clients for over 95 years brilliant designs fabricates and installs a wide range of [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] AM 1100 well on a rare rare night in which Ben Lively struggled and we've hardly ever seen that this year Cleveland's taking him off the hook and what a job by Pedro Aila who gets Swanson to tap the first pitch foul Third Base side strike one hi again everybody Tom Hamilton back with you along with Jim roseen house Brian moé and Johnny Goldsmith Cleveland seven the Cubs three sixth inning the pitch is upstairs a slider one and one Ben Lively went three and two3 innings gave up three runs on five hits walked for struck out one Aila has shut the door since coming on the pitch outside ball two two and one and now you've given this Bullpen the lead going into the sixth now it's a thin Bullpen out there tonight as Tim Heron begins to throw Aila misses low three and one you don't have the same number of available arms that you normally have because of the usage this weekend the 3-1 swinging a roller Jam job to third gobbled up by Ramirez throws over for the out this really seems to be aila's bread and butter when he can come in to a long man scenario he has done a great job Bridging the Gap and tonight he's faced five and got them all here's Pete Crow Armstrong he had a solo Homer right down the right field line is last time up Cubs actually LED this game three to nothing in the middle of the fourth the pitch and a curve ball strike two-run Homer to right center by Ian hapen the third solo Homer down the right field line by this man Pete Crow Armstrong in the fourth it was 3 nothing Chicago pitch outside with a change up one and one Cleveland took the lead in the fourth inning on a Josh Naylor two out RBI single the 1-1 swing in a miss another good change and then a two out Mammoth 3run Homer to the porch and left by John Kenzie Noel all of those runs were unearned due to the air by ESO parades then three more in the fifth Steven Quan a two-run bomb to right David fry and RBI single now the pitch swing and a miss on a hook Crow Armstrong is the first strike out for obious two down in the sixth inning Cleveland with a 7 to3 lead and the best bullpen in baseball normally when they get to this point it's lights out for the opposition and what Aila is doing is in essence as he delivers to Amaya a swing and a foul back in a lot of ways this is like a starter getting you through six because he's been able to bridge it to potentially the final three innings for the back end of Cleveland's Bullpen the 01 check swing down and in and Rosie we know how great the back end of the bullpen is but the back end of the bullpen can't be great if the rest of the bullpen doesn't do its job and these are the guys that don't maybe get enough Pub the pitch swung on and missed another change the avilas the Eli Morgans the Peter stres leis they're the guys that give those backend guys ni a chance to to Really shine late and that's the key I think everyone has has said it's an eight-man Bullpen and they include all eight now the onew swing and a foul off to the right well the Guardians are proud to partner with Cleveland Cliffs that's America's Iron and Steel leader to learn more visit Cliff steel.com 7 to3 Cleveland we're in the sixth inning and a gorgeous night off the lakefront the pitch a two and two tomorrow night Matthew Boyd makes his Cleveland debut and first outing since a year ago Javier Assad for the Cubs the pitch swing and a miss curveball got him aop perfect in two and the third Innings tonight and it stays 73 Cleveland Middle of the six hey sports fans [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] Granger for the ones who get it done this is Bill Wills we'll catch up with Jim Rosen house talk about the game at 8:45 in the morning news radio WTAM 1100 Josh Naylor will open it up for Cleveland and the Cubs will go to their Bullpen now so they got five innings from Sha imanaga but he came in here with a record of 9- two in an ER of just a tad over three but it didn't go well and Cleveland spanked him with a long ball tonight and the Guardians lead it 7 to3 as Josh Naylor steps to the plate to face Nate Pearson and the pitch down and in ball one boy when you get to shoda imanaga that is Mammoth with the kind of year he's had but once again Cleveland doing it to a left-handed starter the pitch swing and a miss Cleveland is baseball's best team when a left-hander has started this year Cleveland 25 and N against southpaws the pitch down and in called a strike one and two and they did it again tonight to one of the best left-handers in the game this year sha imanaga now the pitch Naylor looks at a pitch down low that'll even the count so imanaga goes five innings he gives up all seven runs four were unearned he allowed seven hits he gave up two bombs struck out three walked one that pitch misses Full Count seven runs three earned runs Nate Pearson we've seen him before with the Blue Jays big rander ready and now time called as Naylor steps [Music] away Nate Pearson 66 255 27 years of age now here's 3-2 swinging a Miss letter high heat 98 mph and Naylor who got a clutch two out RBI single back in the fourth inning is out number one that base hit by Naylor not only put Cleveland on the board but it gave this man a chance to swing it and John Kenzie Noel hit a two out three-run Homer 400 ft onto the porch and left his seventh home run 15 RBIs the pitch swings and drives this one deep left field it's got a chance it is gone the big man has a multihomer game and the Guardians have an eight- three lead it looked like he was out on his front foot and hit a breaking ball7 37 he is some kind of strong and the Guardians now leading it 8-3 John Kenzie Noel his first major league multihomer game four RB's and the pitch fouled off to the left by Andre [Applause] Jimenez John Kenzie may see his name written in that lineup card a few more times no matter who's pitching the pitch up high he's hit a homer off a lefty he's hit a homer off a righty and the Guardians with three home runs tonight leaded 8 to3 in the sixth inning Andre Sim menz two ground outs so far Pearson's pitch swung on line to left field near the line on the Run reaching out and snagging it Ian hap on a dead Sprint to the foul line he got a good read on it nice play by hap two down for Tyler Freeman well here are Nate Pearson's numbers this year with Toronto and with the Cubs 45 appearances including tonight one win two saves erra 536 he's now given up 10 home runs which is kind of hard to believe with his stuff the pitch down and in ball one to Tyler Freeman Pearson throws mid uper 90s with a fast ball curveball slider he's ready the pitch and it's popped up by Freeman playable first baseman Bush straddling the foul line halfway to home plate retires Freeman but John Kenzie Noel has his first two Homer game in the big leagues Cleveland eight and the Cubs three six in the books in the Cleveland Clinic radio network don't miss Wayside Furnitures pop-up clearance and customer appreciation days save on floor samples returns canceled orders and [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] 100 Tim Heron on to pits for Cleveland now we go to the seventh eight to three Guardians Cleveland eight runs eight hits no airs nobody left Cubs three runs five hits an air six stranded top of the order Ian hap takes down and Away ball one hap this is his first at bat right-handed one for two left-handed with a walk and a two-run bomb to Right Center that went 429 the pitch outside again ball two to and0 see your Northern Ohio bu and GMC dealers they've got great offers on most 2024 models boy what a job by Pedro Aila the pitch in their strike two and one Pedro Aila wiped out all seven Cub hitters he faced and that really stopped the Cub's momentum two and a third perfect endings in relief two strikeouts Heron fastball cutter slider lets it Fly and the pitch is wide three and one the rookie having a marvelous year 55th appearance 4-0 with a 190 ER if you missed the manager news not good in regards to Sam henches the pitch is in there Full Count you're really wondering now is Sam hench's season over he has a shoulder issue and it's obviously a big red flag he's getting a second opinion the pitch is wide and half with a leadoff walk with Cleveland up 8 to3 in the seventh so Cleveland's not ready to really discuss what the injury is but it's serious enough that Sam is getting a second opinion now I think all of us know that I've ever been to a doctor before if you've got a virus you don't go get a second opinion the pitch now to Patrick wisdom pinch hitting for Michael Bush right-handed hitter takes a strike so not going to speculate as to what the injury is but if you're getting a second opinion that would seem to make you think it could possibly have surgery as part of it wisdom takes a pitch up and away but again we're not going to get into a guessing game here but it's serious enough that Sam hes will get a second opinion on that shoulder and well that doesn't look good for the rest of this season the pitch swinging a foul off to the right one and two the count and man when you got Sam henes and Tim Heron out in that Bullpen those two Twin Towers from the left side [Music] man wisdom batting 195 Sixers 20 RBI he swings and misses good breaking ball got him that is out number one Runner stays at first Cleveland leads 8 to3 here's seya Suzuki Legacy Roofing is Ohio's Premier Roofing service provider new roof or just a repair call 855 gut roof get a free estimate go to Legacy roofing.com now the set in the pitch Suzuki looks and takes a slider strike Suzuki is one of those rare hitters in today's gameing he really holds the bat away from his body kind of pushes it away almost straight arms it the pitch up high one and one it's all about though wherever you start everybody still has to get into that good hitting position and Suzuki with 16 homers kind of a half swing foul back and the one and two well if you're the Cubs and you're facing the best bullpen in baseball this is a hard series because you don't see these guys any other time and now the Cubs are down five the pitch swinging a foul back will do it again at one and [Music] two Cubs have one four in a row but Cleveland take taking them to the Woodshed tonight with three home runs the onew swing and a foul upstairs will do it again at 1 and two the thing too about the Cubs they have been baseball's best team in in League Play they have an incredible record of 21 and 10 against the American League this year the pitch swinging a foul at the plate got a piece of his foot still a one-two count on Suzuki and as I mentioned at the game's outset the Cubs are in a two we stretch here where they're playing 14 consecutive games against the American League now Cleveland against the National League this year 15 and 14 remember this year you play 46 games against the other league 8 to3 Cleveland Cubs batting seventh inning one out one on the onew swung on chopped up the middle base hit boy roio was playing way over toward third that's normally a ball that he would get to as he took over it short this inning but he was so pulled toward third no chance on a routine bouncer that goes into the left Center for a base hit Ian H stops at second and here's Cody Bellinger left on left 0 for three tonight so the Cubs have a pair on one out in the seventh Cleveland up five Scott Barlo warms in the Cleveland Bullpen again that Bullpen thin now the set now the delivery and it's at the outside edge of called strike boy it'll be fun to watch Matthew Boyd tomorrow night he has looked so good coming back from Tommy John surgery Alex Cobb Wednesday night the 01 pitch swing and a miss 0 and2 Boyd and Cobb have a chance to really fortify this rotation as really we're starting to get close to the stretch run now the O2 delivery swinging a liner towards short caught by roio as he moved toward shallow left an angled toward third rokio able to grab the Bellinger liner two down two on ESO parades trying to make up for a tough night at the plate he'll face Scott Barlo a pitching change here in the 7eventh with the Guardians on top of the Cubs 8 to3 hey Guardians fans when it comes to your health and well-being Medical Mutual is your hometown Health insurer that's why they offer Ohioans highquality [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] so the Guardians bring on Scott Barlo the breaking ball specialist curveball slider chain and uh fast ball excuse me mostly curveballs and Sliders it'll be righty righty match up with esak Paredes who's walked twice in lined out 8 to3 Cleveland Cubs at first and second two down in the seventh Barlo making appearance number 55 three wins two saves ER 374 Tim Aaron 2/3 of a scoreless inning now Barlo is ready here it comes and a breaking ball just missed outside a ball Cubs have one leftand of ban left on their bench that's talkman now the 1 pitch from Barlo down low two [Music] and0 the next delivery fast ball strike 90 mph two balls and a strike now the 2-1 delivery swing in a miss good looking breaking ball two and two yeah just heard from our good buddy Grayson Billings listening to us out in Phoenix the head of our travel Department he's the best Grayson he's a poet here's the 22 pitch CED foul off the end of the bat he feels like tonight we have heard The First Noel and then the second Noel if we ever get the 12 Days of Christmas wow that would be a big game stay cool out there Grayson now the 22 curv down and Away Full Count so it's traveling time for hap at second Suzuki at first now the payoff delivery swing and a foul back and out of play so will'll do it again at three and two if John Kenzie Noel ever runs around the bases with mistletoe hanging from the bill of his batting helmet then we've got a story again the 3-2 delivery swung on hammered foul down the left side will'll do it again at three and [Music] two two out two on Cleveland up 8 to3 in the seventh but as we saw in Minneapolis things can get dicey in a hurry Barlo a check of second brings the hands up Jin High lets it Fly and a swing and a foul back on a heater we'll do it one more time at three balls two [Music] strikes isach Paredes awaiting pitch number 10 of the ATB here it comes swinging a ball sliced foul down the right side boy all of a sudden the last few days it's been some incredible Advance Andre simz had a 14 pitch at bat in Minneapolis this is 10 pitches and Counting for esac parades here's pitch number 11 hit him a curveball that hit him in the leg and the bases are loaded oh boy and an 11 pitch at B that'll bring up Nico horer well again not that Scott Barlo can't get it done but normally this is where you'd see Kate Smith he's not going to be able to go tonight two out Bas is loaded 8 to3 Cleveland herner right-handed hit 0 for two with the walk the pitch swing and a foul tapped at the plate strike one started him off with a sinker the problem for Barlo is right now for the most part hitters aren't even thinking about his fast ball he throws it so seldom and so they're able to fight off a lot of those curve balls and Sliders and again yeah you might only throw 90 but if you're able to hit your spots that is still your best weapon and can help maybe take the hitter off your off speed now Herer gets time from home played umpire Mark ripener Cubs all over the joint two down in the seventh Cleveland with an 8 to3 lead barlos ready here it comes swing and a weak Chopper to short charged by roio gloves bobles throw not in time run scores 8 to four bases Stay Loaded that'll be a weak infield single clevand and that is RBI number 36 for her once he bobbled it at Short roio had no chance so half scor Suzuki to third parades to Second Warner with the infield RBI hit and here's Dansby Swanson capable of tying this game 0 for three takes a breaking ball way outside ball one Peter stesy is warming in the Cleveland pen and again that gives you an idea where Cleveland's at Bullpen wise tonight the 1 pitch outside corner strike and again that's not to diminish Peter stresi it's just you're not normally seeing him in a ball game in the seventh unless it's a different score than this but certain guys are down tonight the one-1 swung on fouled deep but down the right side out of play one ball two strikes on Dansby Swanson at one time the number one pick in the draft by Arizona and then they traded him to Atlanta and he had a great run with the Braves but then got a monster contract as a free agent to sign with the Cubs and as good a player as he is the Braves just keep rolling Bases Loaded two down seventh inning Cleveland 8 Chicago four Swanson awaiting the one-w pitch from Barlo here it comes down low threw him a curveball blocked by Hedges two balls two strikes but it just feels like right now Barlo is just trying to be perfect with his pitches on the corners that's a tough way to pitch because it doesn't give you much margin for air the right Ander ready here it comes swung on line drive base hit to left down the line and on its way to the wall that is going to score Suzuki and parades corer is coming home throw to the plate Slide the ball goes to the back stop parlo didn't back it up Hedges goes to the back stop to get it on his way to third is Swanson it's a one-run game that'll be a three-run double and a throwing error and it's an 8-7 ball game and that'll be all for Scott Barlo we'll be back hey Guardians fans when it comes to your health and well-being Medical Mutual is your hometown Health insurer that's why they offer Ohioans highquality health insurance plans with access to the hospitals and doctors you know and trust plus dental vision life and disability and wellness plans to help you 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now I'm not saying he hasn't pitched in games like this ever before but I'm talking about with Cleveland's deep Bullpen this year he's never been asked to protect a one-run lead in the seventh inning eighth man to bat for the Cubs is at the plate stres Ley lets it Fly and a swing and a foul through the first base coaching box will do it again at one and two weird ball game Cleveland it's bull pennis given up four runs tonight and imanaga gave up seven for the Cubs the pitch swing in a popup this is playable Third Base side foul Jose Ramirez there the third baseman made the catch stres Ley got it done it's stretch time at the corner of carnegi and Ontario with a score Cleveland 8 and the Cub seven on the Cleveland Clinic radio network Medical Mutual knows small businesses are a big deal that's why they partner with the Council of smaller Enterprises better known as cozy to offer health benefit options for companies with one to 50 employees SOS Benefit Plan provides the same great 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a walk-off Grand Slam or a base hit to center field whatever the sport whatever the moment it's never ordinary at bet 365 bet 365 the official sports betting partner of the Cleveland Guardians 21 plus only must be present in AIO if you were someone you know has a gambling problem want out caller tx800 Gambler terms and conditions apply sponsored by Progressive Insurance [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] that's how you find out how a guy is feeling about 10 minutes ago we thought that was kind of a mood point and he had to work hard yesterday and the inter see if he can go Barry weather has the mid90s fast ball a slider the change up and the right-hander delivering Austin Hedges with two hits tonight fouls it out of play that is strike one so the Guardians with eight runs on eight hits the Cubs seven runs on eight hits Clevelands hit three home runs tonight the pitch to Hedges and it's high one and one Mary weathers another guy that throws hard mid90s the rander comes set Hands Held chest High lets it Fly and a swing in a miss one ball two strikes Julian Merryweather 64 215 lb claimed off waivers from Toronto this guy was originally a Cleveland Indians minor Leaguer pitch leans him back two and two the Cleveland Indians drafted him in the fifth round in 2014 Maryweather with a 2-2 outside corner strike three called one down to of the ORD Steven Quan pop up walk in a two-run homer to right Maryweather was in the minor leagues for Cleveland but did not pitch in the Indians farm system in 2018 he had Tomy John surgery and he eventually was part of the Josh Donaldson trade with Toronto in there strike to Steven Quan he's pitched for Toronto last year was in 69 games with the Cubs had a 338 erra 98 strikeouts last year in 72 Innings Quan backs away from a ball inside one andone the count Merryweather has basically spent most of this year on the injured list with a shoulder string that's why this is only game number 10 he's ready here it comes and Quan takes downstairs the ball two and one Nate Pearson he worked one inning and gave up the solo Homer to John Kenzie Noel the other seven runs coming off Shoto imanaga Merryweather just misses outside three and one Steven Quan hitting his 13th home run now the pitch breaking ball down and in he walked him so Quan has been on base three times tonight and so he'll start the inning one down Quan tries to get this inning started with that one out walk and the batter will be Lane Thomas bangs one on the ground to short should be two Swanson to second one Warner turns it seven in the books 8 to7 Cleveland on the Cleveland Guardians radio network the JM smucker Co makes food that appeals to every generation of people and pets its brands are a staple and consumers pantries Nationwide through its iconic product [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] he [Music] on WTAM 1100 and on 106.9 FM Michael talkman a onetime New York Yankee will pinch it top of the eighth 8 to7 Cleveland left-and of batter the righty Peter stresi came in got the last out last inning almost hit him with the first ball one talk a 247 hitter six homers 21 RBI the next pitch and he pulls it foul through the first base coaching box step the count we'll get you station ID here in a moment Eli Morgan out for Cleveland Eli Morgan now warming in the Cleveland Bullpen we're in the eighth inning Cleveland add an 8-3 lead now 8-7 the pitch swung on yank to right but he hooked it foul let's take that station ID right now news talk sports this is WTAM 1100 Cleveland home of the Cavaliers and Guardians and ihart radio station Tom Hamilton Jim roseen house Brian Mo and Johnny Goldsmith with you as the pitch outside a ball they said Eli Morgan was warming up but that's not Eli Morgan it's Nick Sandlin up in the Cleveland Bullpen 8-7 Cleveland e inning tomman leading off the pinch hitter takes a little bit low Full Count Ian Hamp then Patrick wisdom at Westside Toyota it's all about you they'll treat you like family because that's the way they want to be treated now the payoff pitch fouled back and out of play will do it again at three and two visit Westside Toyota they're on Lorraine Road in North homestad or online at Westside toyota.com Cleveland 8 the Cubs seven eighth inning in front of 2,619 now the 3-2 got him swinging foul tipped it into the catcher m one down top of the order now and the dangerous Ian half celebrating his 30th birthday today he hit a 429 ft Homer with a man on to Right Center in the 30s one for two with a couple of walks the pitch little outside ball one Ian ha he played colleged at the University of Cincinnati Pittsburgh kid hap takes down low one and one he's played both the Outfield and second base both in college and in the mangual leagues HP leads this club in homers and RB's and he leads off he takes high and wide three and0 the count now you can't start walking people in the eighth inning but stres ly trying to be careful not to have the game tied on him the pitch Bullseye or is it wow must have missed outside Ball Four well we may see Nick Sandlin here comes the manager Steven vote we've got another timeout and Nick sandin who's been scuffling lately is going to try to get that turned around and keep Cleveland up 8 to7 as we go to break you give your whole heart to your child so if something Unthinkable happened to theirs whose hands would you trust to care for it hands like ours at Cleveland Clinic children's Northeast Ohio's nationally ranked and locally trusted Children's Hospital the hands that specialize in pediatric Heart Care [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] Nick sandland on to pits for Cleveland the side Winder with the Sinker slider splitter it's an 8 to7 Cleveland lead but what was once an 83 game is now white knuckler nick Sandlin this appearance for him his 52nd 6 and0 with a save of 386 ER Boyd love to use that Sinker right here and get a double play ball off the B of Patrick wisdom and end the inning runner at first one down righty righty matchup wisdom takes a splitter down low for ball one a lot of split fingers from Nick Sandlin as of late the next delivery a swing and a miss good splitter there one and one the count Patrick wisdom came on to pinch it struck out stayed in the game at first batting a buck 93 six homers 20 RBIs sandin firing to First and back with a dive is hap hap does have eight steals Austin hedg is a very good throwing catcher now the 1-1 swung on drill to left down the line it goes Fair ball into the corner H is on his way to third Quan got to it quickly in standing with a double is wisdom now the tying run at third to go ahead run it second and seya Suzuki to the plate two for four with two singles well the Cubs are taking advantage of a night where the bullpen for Cleveland doesn't have many guys able to go because of heavy usage and now the infield is in 8-7 Cleveland second and third one out Suzuki the batter the pitch and it's at the knes the strike with a split finger we're just not used to seeing this and it's happened now few days in a row where the other teams come back against the Cleveland Bullpen the pitch swing and a shot off the end of the bat at first it goes foul where that would have tied the game Cleveland's Bullpen the most dominant in the game but some of those dominant arms not available tonight this year when Cleveland has had the lead after seven Innings their record is 58 and two tying run at third go ahead run at second one down in the eighth infield in now the two strike pitch to Suzuki swing and a little bloop foul off to the right we'll do it again at 0 and two well there was no Panic yesterday what a job by Emanuel CLA when the twins had the bases loaded nobody out in the ninth he got a strike out and a Game ending double play now the set now the pitch and it just missed up one ball two strikes set Suzuki 16 homers 54 RBI Outfield medium deep playing him the other way toward right the pitch to him way outside and a bounce and a pick on a backhanded play by Hedges two and two the count what a play by the catcher [Music] Suzuki is in his third year with the Cubs had 20 bombs a year ago now the pitch swings and sends this one in the air to fairly deep Center will have a tie game caught half tags goes in standing tagging going to third is wisdom 88 ball game Suzuki's 55th RBI and another inherited run has scored so two down now the goahead run at third and the batter will be Cody Ballinger boy do you put this guy on a left-handed hitter with ESO parades on Deck that's what Carl Willis is coming out to talk about catcher Austin heads is heading to the mound as well Cody Bellinger a left-handed Banner he's been redot isach parades is dangerous as well but the numbers would indicate you want to go righty righty and not challenge Bellinger meanwhile Houston has a 6 to1 lead on Tampa Bay they're in the ninth inning Houston trying to win it sixth in a row they're tied with Seattle for the lead in the west Red Sox leading Texas 3 to1 in the sixth Minnesota with a 6-2 lead on Kansas City they have played five innings a six run second inning for the Minnesota Twins that's Brady singer having a rare off game tonight well the decision was made and as one would suspect Bellinger intentionally walk so now Runners at the corners two down 88 game as the Cubs have rallied from a five run deficit going into the seventh inning to tie it here in the eighth heck parades two walks a hit by pitch and a line out right-hander against right-hander sandlin's pitch Bullseye nothing in one the count Forge Lopez the thing you got to remember about the Cubs bullpens fully ready to go they off day on Sunday the 01 swing and a miss 0 and two Cubs White Sox Cardinals Royals all played two game series on Friday and Saturday and all four teams had a almost unheard of day off on a Sunday so the Cubs bullpen in a lot better shape than the Guardians pen here tonight 88 our score eighth inning Cubs at the corners two down parades down in the count 02 sandin ready here it comes Runner goes pitch outside no throw so Bellinger sixth stolen base number six so now the Cubs with two big runners in scoring position in a tie game here's the one-w delivery and Paredes way outside took a slider that lunging across his body with a backhanded grab was Austin Hedges he's looked like one of those gold medalist gymnasts from the Olympic Games in Paris with the acrobats he's doing behind the plate this inning now the 2-2 in the dirt knocked down by hes like a hockey goalie that time and now a Full Count Hedges has saved two runs from scoring on back-to- back pitches wow Full Count now on parades two down 88 in the eighth second and third occupied here's the pitch swing and a miss got him but the Cubs have come from five back we are deadlocked at eight middle of the eighth on the Cleveland Clinic radio network Cleveland Cliff's American main steel touches every part of our Lives it's the steel and Automobiles moving us around town but what [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] win tickets after 8:30 tomorrow morning nibble WTAM 1100 Jose Ramirez lead off the bottom of the eighth we've got a new game tied at eight he'll bad left-handed and a change up from right-hander Julian Merryweather his second inning of work and Ramirez takes it strike one one for three with a single swinging left-handed merryweather's pitch and it's swung on fouled down the left side lower deck o and two Emanuel class warming in the Cleveland Bullpen Ramirez trying to give Cleveland the lead back Cubs LED this game 3 nothing Cleveland LED this game 8-3 now 8 to8 in the eighth now the set now the delivery way outside a ball one ball two strikes merryweather's ready here it comes and Ramirez tops one foul through the first base coaching box still a one-w count John Kenzie Noel with a pair of home runs to left tonight a three-run blast a solo Homer Steven Quan a two-run homer to right there's six of the eight runs now the pitch swung and RI to deep right field down the line it goes it'll take one bounce go up against the wall Ramirez going for two he's on his way sliding with a double that's number 26 for arguably the best allaround player in baseball here's David being called back will Brennan will take over the DH duties a left-handed hitter David fry tonight was one for three with an RBI single Cubs only have one left-hander in their Bullpen as we'll have a meeting on the mound that's Drew Smiley the veteran and now the Cubs will have a meeting of mines and so the Guardians and the Cubs in a ball game now that is tied at eight and the Cubs have come all the way back from being five down and there's no want this thing to slip away but the feelings mutal as far as Cleveland's concerned [Music] so here we go will Brandon to pinch it batting 243 eight homers 25 RB he will not be Bunning you wouldn't think Brandon does not have a sack bun lucky two3 of an inning one run it was ear one walk now the set now the pitch a swing and a popup foul Third Base side near the tarp and off The netting two one one straight each team eight runs nine hits the Cubs have left nine men on Cleveland has not stranded a base runner Outfield spread out medium deep the corner infielders have backed up a little bit now the 01 to Brennan and it's over but low one ball one strike will Brennan as a pinch hitter has gone two4 five the next delivery swing and a miss one and two the count imperative that Brennan someway somehow get Ramirez over to third that's the go-ahead Run here's the pitch by Merryweather swing and a foul off oh my a wicked change up and Brennan did a great job just to get a piece of [Music] it Julian Merryweather he's ready here it comes swung out a chopper toward short backand it off the glove of Swanson kicks into left Ramirez on his way to third Jose Ramirez had to hold up because Swanson in the hole went to a backhanded sliding attempt and the ball kicked off his glove went into left or hos would have been able to score if he thought there was any chance of that ball getting through Brennan gets credit for a base hit and the Guardians have Runners at the corners with nobody out and will Brennan delivers his third pinch hit of the Season well it comes defensively on the infield that left side tonight has not made the play now the Cubs bring the infield up Josh Naylor one for three an RBI single game tied at eight nobody out Runners at the corners a swing and a high Chopper over the head of parades into left field a base hit that'll put Cleveland up 9 to8 Josh nailer with an opposite field Kangaroo Bounce over the head of parades at third and in left his second RBI tonight giving him 87 on the year and just like that Cleveland is back on Top 9 to8 and they've got a chance to blow it open again Craig Council will make a pitching change and we'll be [Music] back from all over the world people turn to Cleveland Clinic for our expertise and our Compassionate Care As Leaders in heart neurology and cancer the future of specialty care is happening right now [Music] [Music] for [Music] [Music] [Music] for [Music] [Music] news radio WTAM 1100 well here comes another hard thrower we've seen a lot of this guy down through the years Jorge Lopez fast ball Sinker curve slider change mid90s 9 to8 Cleveland has bounced right back after blowing a five run lead to get a double from Ramirez and then singles from Brennan and Josh Naylor back up 9 to8 and for Jorge Lopez he has been with the Cubs in the Mets this season 43 appearances total two wins two saves 245 ER and here comes John Kenzie Noel his first multi Homer Game of the Year three-run blast to the porch solo Homer to the bleachers in left both times the pitch fast ball strike Brennan at second Naylor at first Cleveland back up 9 to8 nobody out in the eighth Emanuel class will work the ninth the set the [Music] pitch outside corner strike I mean perfect pitch on in the outer edge 0 and two Noel got his home runs tonight off IM mana and he got the other one off Pearson so a lefty and a righty now the set in delivery swing and a foul tip not hung on to for is huh the catcher thought it sounded like a foul tip but evidently it wasn't and up here it sounded like a foul tip but it actually hit the catcher M that was the sound we heard up here and it's a strikeout so Noel out number one Lopez just went at him with a hard stuff here's Andre simz again first and second now one down Cleveland with a 9 to8 lead himz 0 for three now the set in the pitch swinging a chopper to Second Warner to Second there's one Swanson relay ending over Guardians lead 9 to8 ninth is next hey Cleveland hit a home run with your roof if recent storms have left your roof siding or gutters feeling more like swiss cheese than a shield it's time to call in the pros at roof Smith restoration we're offering free inspections to catch any storm damage whether it's a shingle slip [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] cats asked for by name the bloom daddy show Cleveland's Afternoon News Talk and sports tomorrow afternoon starting at 3 WT 1100 Manuel class for the third day in a row is going to try to nail it down but a wild one here at the corner of carnegi in Ontario and Cleveland with the lead 9 to8 Nick Sandlin finished up that eighth so he went 2/3 of an inning gave up a base hit walked a b struck out a b Emanuel CL since May 20th 22 consecutive saves Nico horer the batter and the pitch is in there front door cutter CL a 80% Cutters 20% sliders game's best closer 35 saves an erra of 66 the pitch slider up one and one cl this year four earned runs and seven walks allowed in 54 Innings he fires swinging a jam job rolled up the middle the shortstop roko gloves throws one down well this is one of those games where you've invested so much of your Bullpen you just have to find a way to win it six different relever tonight have worked since the fourth inning Cleveland trailed 3 nothing Cleveland LED 8-3 Cubs tied at eight now 9 to8 Cleveland ninth inning Dansby Swanson a three-run double fouls off that pitch his three-run double in the seventh inning got the Cubs back in this game right-handed hitter with power nine to8 Cleveland what a bogging the 01 swing and a miss 0 and two by the way Byron buckon left tonight's Minnesota Kansas City game struck out no word as to why he left the game but that's not good for the twins the pitch got him swinging Swanson couldn't catch up to the cutter two down in the ninth 98 Cleveland CL looking for his 23rd consecutive save Pete Crow Armstrong one for four solo Homer to right Cleveland nine Cubs eight ninth inning two down here's the pitch swing and a foul to the upper neck strike one 25,000 Plus on their carnegi and Ontario the set the pitch swing and a foul back last strike for the Cubs o and two on Crow Armstrong I'll tell you what this is three days in a row 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