May 16, 2026 • 38 mins
Recapping a Guardians sweep of the visiting Angels this week at Progressive Field. Plus, the Aussie Travis Bazzana stops by to talk about how his first couple weeks in the the big leagues has gone. Also, starter Joey Cantillo joins the show to talk about his hot stretch on the mound along with some surfing tips from the Hawaii native. That's all on this edition of Guardians Weekly with Jim Rosenhaus on the Cleveland Guardians Radio Network.
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
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Speaker 2 (01:04):
Hi, everyone, welcome to Guardians Weekly. Jim Rosen House along
with you from Progressive Field in downtown Cleveland, where the
Guardians are wrapping up what is one of their longest
home stands of the season. Three teams in town, including
the Reds, this weekend. To wrap it up, they'll play
again on Saturday night at six ten Sunday afternoon at
one forty before the Guardians head out on the road.
(01:27):
Good show lined up for you today, as we'll hear
from Travis Bozana, Guardian's rookie second baseman who's had a
real nice start to his major league career. We'll also
be joined by Joey Cantillo, who's been throwing extremely well
in his first full season in the starting rotation and
although he has since been sent back to the minor leagues.
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We'll visit with Franco Alaman, who made his major league
debut last weekend. And it's quite a story for Aliman
as he had to battle quite a bit to make
it to the major leagues, and we'll hear his story
a little bit later on in our show today, but
first our weekend review. We'll get to that shortly right
here on the Cleveland Clinic Guardians Radio Network.
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Jim Rose announced back with you.
Speaker 2 (03:16):
It's Guardians Weekly as we join you from downtown Cleveland
and Progressive Field and it's time for our week in reviewing.
Speaker 3 (03:23):
It's been a good week for the.
Speaker 2 (03:24):
Guardians, especially the Angels series which started on Monday night.
Joey Cantilla was on the mound for the Guardians and
he got started quickly in this one. Cantillo in eight starts,
two wins, a loss, e er three forty three, eight strakeouts,
four walks per nine, one of the most unhittable changeups
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in the game. The pit swung on socked high in
the air to the left, that won't go anywhere. Stephen Kwan,
coming in toward the line, makes the catch. And what
a first inning. All it took was eight pitches for
Joey Cantillo to retire the Angels. The bitch swung on
a blooper on the infield first base side, foul ground
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caught by Kyle Mansardo. Oh, what a great job by
Cantillo to work out of it. Angels leave them loaded,
no score in the middle of inning number two from
Downtown Cleveland in the bottom half of the second, and
then the Guardians loaded the bases. Brian Rochio tried to
get the job done with two outs.
Speaker 6 (04:25):
The two swinging a line ride, pace hitting and right,
that'll score man Shurtle, that'll score Stephen that's not on
his way to third, and a two strike, two out,
two run single to right by Brian Rochio. Four hits
yesterday and a critical one here in the second. Two
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nothing Cleveland and Rochio. Now twenty one RBIs in that
nine hole and that lack of a clutch in that
was missing all weekend against Minnesota. They get one thanks
to Rochio here in the second inning tonight.
Speaker 2 (05:05):
Then in the third, the Guardians once again loaded the bases.
David Fry drew a walk to bring home a run
that made it three to nothing, and then Daniel Schneeman
stepped in the one.
Speaker 6 (05:16):
Swung on broken bat flair base it in the right
center scoring as Hoskins Manzardo right behind him motoring the
third is David Fry. Now that is the second broken
man single tonight for Cleveland. Schneman gets it this time
gets two RBIs in the process. And so far this
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inning the Angels have walked four, three have scored. It's
five nothing Cleveland. And there's that backbreaking basin to drive
in runs and open a game up.
Speaker 2 (05:50):
And the offense didn't stop there for Cleveland as Schneman
stole second, making it runners at second and third for
Travis Bizana.
Speaker 6 (05:58):
The two to two swung trail toward the gamp left center,
slicing away and drops and bounces all the way to
the wall, scoring our Fry and Schneeman and an opposite
field to run double the left center by Travis Bizanna,
and Cleveland has blown and wide open and lead at
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seven to nothing as that ball kept slicing away from
the diving Mike Trout in left center and this bullpen
game has blown up in.
Speaker 3 (06:29):
The Angel's face.
Speaker 2 (06:31):
It was a big lead for Joey Cantillo and he
kept rolling into the sixth inning, the pitch swinging a
little number on towards the mound, grabbed on the bounce
by the catcher Fry, who throws to first against Shanawell.
Speaker 6 (06:45):
Well Cantillo worked out of him. We'll see if he
comes out for the seventh. Joey Cantillo's made ninety three
pitches through six innings. Cleveland's got a seven to nothing
lead over the Angels.
Speaker 2 (06:58):
The Angels got on the board with a run in
the eighth another in the ninth, but the seven runs
for the Guardians were enough, as Peyton Paulette was on
to finish things up. In the ninth inning, runner goes
pitch swung on chopper, the first Mantardo glove steps on
the bag fall again and the Guardians start the series
with a resounding seven to two win over the Los
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Angeles Angels. Guardians were looking to make it too straight
over the Angels. On Tuesday night, it was Slate Seconi's
turn in the rotation, and much like Cantillo the previous day,
Seconi was sharp early. Mike Trout first round pick back
in nine and to this day, no scouting director will
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give you an honest answer on the pitch. Strike three
called a delayed called Trout on looking, how in the
world did Mike Trout last until the twenty fifth pick
in the draft. The Angels had three picks in the
first round that year. He was their last in the
first round. They even passed on him twice. Incredible. The
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one two.
Speaker 6 (08:05):
Swinging as Siconi with a fist pump ninety six mile
an hour heater gets grissome. Five strikeouts for Seconi. Boy
is he throwing hard tonight? No score in the middle
of the third and the bottom of the third the
Guardians got. The scoring started with one big swing from
on hell Martinez. Now the two two swung on Sky
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in the air, fairly deep bright near the line, adele
at the wall.
Speaker 2 (08:33):
It is gone.
Speaker 3 (08:35):
It just kept carrying and on.
Speaker 6 (08:38):
Hell Martinez with his sixth home run of the campaign.
Speaker 3 (08:43):
He hit a change up.
Speaker 6 (08:46):
He tried to triple up on Martinez on the change up,
and he was in full this time, and Cleveland gets
the second home run of the year, giving up by
Ouan You.
Speaker 3 (09:01):
In the fifth.
Speaker 2 (09:01):
Good situational hitting for the Guardians as Daniel Schneman walked,
moved up to second on a wild pitch, advanced to
third on a sack fly and at the plate Patrick
Bailey was trying to drive in the run. Here's the
two to two swung on bouncered it first, up with
it and taking it to the bag is Shawnawell. He
did not come home because Steaman got a great break
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at the crack of the bat and came storming across
home plate with a second run for the Guardians. Patrick
Bailey with his first Guardians RBI. The Angel scored a
run in the sixth to make it a two to
one ball game, but the Guardians got that run right
back in the seventh, once again doing the little things
with a couple of men on and Brian Rochio batting.
Speaker 6 (09:47):
Now the one two to Rochio swinging a fly ball.
This will be deep enough to write back is a
adele in front of the track, Ko catch it. Tagging
and scoring is helping. Tagging and going to third is
mart Tinas. My goodness, I'll clutch as Brian Rochio ben
the number nine hitter with his twenty second army, I
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got down in the count, didn't try to do too much,
sack fly to right.
Speaker 2 (10:15):
Huge run for Cleveland. They now laid it by a
score of three to one. That turned out to be
a big insurance run as the Angels scored in the
eighth inning to make it a one run game at
three to two. Then Kate Smith came on to record
the final out in the eighth inning before coming back
out in the ninth trying to close it out.
Speaker 3 (10:35):
Full count on Shanawell.
Speaker 6 (10:37):
Now the payoff pitch swag, a mess ball game, chase
the split finger in the dirt, Kate Smith with another
four out saved and the Guardians win the series, topping
the Angels tonight.
Speaker 3 (10:52):
Three to two.
Speaker 2 (10:55):
So a nice win for the Guardians Tuesday night set
up the opportunity for a sweep on Wednesday afternoon. Stephen
Kuan had the day off, so it was on Hell
Martinez batting in the leadoff spot and for the second
day in a row. He put the Guardians on top
early with one swing Dent Mers he delivers and a
swing in a high drive deep left field. It's got
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a chance, gone to the bleachers. He's done it again
on Hell.
Speaker 6 (11:24):
Martinez solo homer last night, Banning left handed solar homer
today Banning right handed, a team high seven home runs
for on Hell Martine's one nothing. Cleveland here in the
bottom half of enning number one as the top half
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of the order, trying to get it going early against
Reed Dad Mers.
Speaker 2 (11:50):
Jose Ramirez followed to a walk. He stole second, moved
up to third on a chase the latter single, and
that brought David Fry to the plate with one.
Speaker 6 (11:59):
Out, edges off first, Ramirez at third. The pitch, swinging
a topper back toward the mount Detmer's gloves turns, fires
to first. He gets fried, but Ramirez scores on what
an essence ends up looking like a safety squeeze. The
latter goes to second and Cleveland leads to to nothing.
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That's not exactly how you would diagram it, but the
bottom line is David Fry get that run in from
third with less than two out RBI number eight for
David Fry.
Speaker 2 (12:35):
In the third inning, the Guardians are back at it.
Martinez reached base on an Angel's error. He stole second
and third to get into scoring position for Chase Delatter.
Speaker 6 (12:44):
Here's Chase de Lotter infield, double play depth runner ghost
swung on hit high, fairly deep to center, trout back
in front of the track, onto the track to pull
it down, tagging and scoring is Martinez?
Speaker 3 (12:58):
Back to first? Is Ramirez? Chase the latter comes through
with a team I twenty sixth.
Speaker 6 (13:05):
Rvy I Cleveland doing all the little things again today
like they did last night.
Speaker 3 (13:11):
Three nothing Guardians.
Speaker 2 (13:13):
The Angels cut the lead to one on a two
run home run from Zach Netto in the fifth, but
that didn't slow down Parker Messick, who got right back
on track in the sixth inning.
Speaker 6 (13:22):
Now the one two God, I'm swinging fastball away and
Messick continues his outstanding rookie campaign. My goodness, he's going
to be able to come out for a seventh ennit
He is special, folks.
Speaker 3 (13:39):
And Cleveland leads three to two in the middle of
the sixth.
Speaker 2 (13:42):
Then in the bottom of the sixth, singles from Rhys
Hoskins and Travis Pizzana put two men on with two outs,
and Daniel Steaman was at the plate trying to extend
the lead.
Speaker 3 (13:52):
The cent the.
Speaker 6 (13:54):
Pinch and a swing of the light right pace it
in the left center. Hoskins will try to score. Trout
decides not to throw to the plate, throws it into
the infield arbi single. Steaman delivers again against the south ball,
two out arbi single the left center puts Cleveland on
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top four to two. Steamen's eighteenth RBI and that'll be
the end of the line for Reed dead Mers. So
the Guardians took that four to two lead into the seventh,
and Parker Messick was still out there dealing on the mound.
The two to two swinging and a miss change up away,
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six Dray ounce for Messic, Prazza out number one.
Speaker 3 (14:38):
The payoff got him swinging on a changeup. How about that?
Speaker 6 (14:44):
Seven stray outs for Messic. Here come Stephen vote, we've
got a pitching change. With Cleveland leading.
Speaker 2 (14:50):
Four to two in the seventh, Matt Festa came on
to record the final out in the seventh. Then Eric
Sabrowski was lights out in the eighth.
Speaker 3 (14:59):
Now the pitch.
Speaker 6 (15:02):
And strike draight call God, I'm looking at a curve ball.
Mike Trout will challenge the call, and the video board says,
Mike Trout's out looking huge strike out for Sebrowski. Trout
is out number two. The pitch got I'm swinging on
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a breaking ball. Sabrowski strikes out the side for the
second day in a row.
Speaker 3 (15:29):
Cleveland fo the Angels two and in the ninth.
Speaker 2 (15:34):
Kate Smith was on to try and close it out
for a second straight day. The pitch swung on and
miss struck him out with a heater in on the thumbs.
That is eleven strikeouts for Cleveland pitching. Cleveland leads the
American League in strikeouts by a pitching stamp. The seven
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pitch strike three call on a ninety seven island hour
outside corner fastball. Angels down to their last out, two
down in the ninth, four to two, Cleveland down the
two to two.
Speaker 6 (16:10):
Swing n MS ball game. Smith strikes out the side.
Cleveland completes the sweep and they dominate the Angels this week.
You're on the shores of Lake Erie today. They win
it by a final score of four to two, So
a series sweep against the Angels. Completed a stretch of
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thirteen consecutive days of baseball for the Guardians, a well
deserved off day on Thursday, then the series opener against
the Reds on Friday night.
Speaker 3 (16:43):
The pitch swung on line the.
Speaker 7 (16:45):
Right diving stop on one up by mcclaney throws God
on my all whisker and the ball game's over unless
Cleveland challenges the call.
Speaker 3 (16:58):
A line drive into row.
Speaker 6 (17:00):
He that McLain it was by him, dove into right,
smothered it on the first time in right field and
got up and threw out Bosanna on an absolutely brilliant play,
and Rents win the opener tonight seven to six.
Speaker 2 (17:23):
At your weekend review, stay with us now when we
come back, we'll hear from Travis Pizana. That's next time
at Cleveland Clinic Radio and Netboard.
Speaker 3 (18:34):
Welcome back, It's Guardians Weekly.
Speaker 2 (18:36):
Jim Rose in house along with you as we join
you from Progressive Field in downtown Cleveland, where the Guardians
are playing the Reds this weekend, wrapping up a homestand
before heading out on the road to Detroit on Monday night.
Travis Bazana has been up for more than two weeks
now from the minor leagues his first stint in the
big leagues. The former first pick in the entire draft
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back in twenty twenty four has made a really nice
first impression in his early stages of his major league career.
And we had a chance to catch up with him
early in the week and he talked about his early
impressions and adjustments that he's made as he settles in
at the major league level.
Speaker 8 (19:15):
I felt like my process of the play has been
pretty good throughout, and yeah, just contntinuing to find how
I can, you know, best get to good ball flights
and you know, hit my share of extra base hits
and keep getting on base is kind.
Speaker 9 (19:28):
Of the plan.
Speaker 8 (19:29):
But my process has been good and I've been controlling
a lot of the controllables I would care about, so
that's been good. On the offensive side, I've been taking
advantage of my opportunities and base running, and then on defense,
just trying to continue to work through the best you
know reps I can every day, and.
Speaker 9 (19:44):
We're working really hard to make an impact out on
that side. I've had a couple of mishaps, but we'll
continue to be better.
Speaker 2 (19:50):
So yeah, up here, how much can you work every
day within the contests of games day after day and
then wanting to be ready for that to really re
find your defense as best you can.
Speaker 8 (20:01):
Yeah, I mean that's something that constantly figuring out now,
you know, is managing the workload and understanding like playing
every day.
Speaker 9 (20:11):
You have to kind of feel out the early work
and the reps.
Speaker 8 (20:16):
So I'm definitely working with the staff to figure out
which days, you know, get the real extra work and
which days gotta take care of the body for the
game and different things. We're talking about that constantly, and
I'm trying to make the most of every second of
the day to one be prepared for the game and
to keep building on what I can do on the field.
Speaker 2 (20:36):
A lot of high points already. Certainly getting that first
home run is exciting. And what were the emotions that
you felt as you saw the ball leave the ball
parking right center?
Speaker 8 (20:45):
Yeah, I was extremely excited. Yeah, all the basic good emotions.
I was happy, excited and fired up.
Speaker 9 (20:53):
To get that moment.
Speaker 8 (20:55):
So it was.
Speaker 9 (20:56):
It was great and hopefully do that many more times.
Speaker 2 (20:59):
We're talking earlier, your family was here for quite a
while watching it play, and then they saw your first hit.
But they've had to go back home to Australia. So
for them to see you play these night games and
even day games, what are you talking about in terms
of time difference and when they watch their baseball now
to see Travis Bozana.
Speaker 9 (21:16):
Play, Yeah, it's funny.
Speaker 8 (21:18):
My aunties, uncles, grandparents, they all watch almost every game, right,
and a six pm game is kind of ten am
for most of my family the next day and one
o'clock game is a tough one.
Speaker 9 (21:33):
That's like a three am start in Sydney.
Speaker 8 (21:35):
So I know my dad gets up at the three
am one pm starts and watches and sometimes some other
family members do, but not every game, but pretty much
every six o'clock is at ten am, and I'm sure
everyone at home is trying to watch it at some point,
so it's an everyday thing and.
Speaker 9 (21:54):
They love it.
Speaker 8 (21:55):
I'm sure they're just as nervous and excited for everything
that happened on the field sitting home in Australia.
Speaker 2 (22:02):
So they're going to be a family of early risers
now if they were not already, right.
Speaker 9 (22:05):
Yeah, exactly.
Speaker 8 (22:06):
I mean my parents get up pretty early because the
dog wants to walk early.
Speaker 9 (22:10):
In the morning, at like five am. So they're usually
up pretty early.
Speaker 8 (22:13):
I think my dad watches half our games while he's
walking the dog, so they used to rising pretty early.
But I don't know about the others. I don't know
about my brothers. I think they're sleeping in.
Speaker 2 (22:27):
Stolen bases, you have a bunch early, and then it
might be because of when you were coming up, some
injury issues and things like that. But how big a
part of your game is the stolen base because it
certainly has been since you got here.
Speaker 8 (22:41):
Yeah, I mean if you look back to kind of
since I've been in the US, and obviously professional baseball
is different college.
Speaker 9 (22:47):
Like in college, I stole a lot of bases.
Speaker 8 (22:48):
I had a lot of success running during my time
at Arden State, and then in Pro Bowl it's been.
Speaker 9 (22:56):
I think I've I've just tried to pick and.
Speaker 8 (22:59):
Choose my time to run in minor league baseball, it's
like I want it to be really efficient on the
basis and also just start to understand when is a
good time to run, when is not, and like just build.
I wanted to build my kind of knowledge on my
base sealing until I got to the big leagues. And
now it's like taking every chance to improve the chance
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of the team winning. And I feel like I'm in
a really good place. And I've also had a lot
of good opportunities to run lately, So I mean, I'm
not just gonna be out there running every time I
get on, but I'm going to continue to try to
pick good spots to run and add value.
Speaker 9 (23:34):
On that side.
Speaker 2 (23:35):
You mentioned increasing chances of winning, and you are all
about winning. You were part of a winning program at
Oregon State. How can you bring that to the major
league level as you fit in with this clubhouse and
what they're all about here.
Speaker 8 (23:50):
Yeah, I mean one is being healthy, being ready to
play every day, and then it's about, yeah, being a
tough out, being on base all the time.
Speaker 9 (24:00):
I'm it's gonna be a big part of it.
Speaker 8 (24:02):
And yeah, continuing to like just try what I've always
done and just aim to be the best version of
myself in every part of the game. Continue to improve
on defense, improve on base running, go fus a third
second to home, like.
Speaker 9 (24:19):
Be aggressive but controlled.
Speaker 8 (24:21):
And if I do those things in play with the
intention to win, I'm gonna you know, have good relationshsips
with my teammates and help this team win. So I
mean it's basic answer, but it's just trying to do
everything well and yeah, just be intentful about every pitch.
Speaker 2 (24:38):
All right, and closing. Believe it or not, Cleveland has
really nice weather in the summer. It's not here yet,
but I feel like yourself and Steven Kwan might have
an advantage that some players don't in that you've played
in some difficult weather conditions in college. How does that
come into play based on your experience at Oregon State.
Speaker 8 (24:58):
Yeah, I mean often in calv there's probably eight or
nine months of the year where it's pretty gray and
gloomy with rain sprinkling in and out all the time, so.
Speaker 9 (25:09):
You kind of get used to that.
Speaker 8 (25:10):
I think we felt we might have felt some comfort
last night starting our warm ups in the game with
the rain and grace, guys.
Speaker 9 (25:18):
I mean it led to a good stop in the
game for me.
Speaker 8 (25:21):
So maybe it is something I'm you know, it works
for me, I'm not sure, but no, we've definitely gritted
out some rainy, rainy days and practices and long falls
in the gray skys, so I mean, I'm sure we're
able to get through some early season poor weather and
that'll be better for us.
Speaker 3 (25:42):
In the long run. Travis. Great to have you on
the show. Thanks for coming back.
Speaker 9 (25:45):
Thanks Rosie.
Speaker 2 (25:46):
Always fun to visit with Travis Pizzano as a great
outlook on so many facets of life in the major
leagues and what it's taken for him to have some
success here early on in his major league career, and
he could say the same for a starting pitcher Joey Cantillo.
He's had to battle to find his niche and he's
finally a full time starting pitcher in the big leagues
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and he has been on a nice role. He picked
up his third win of the season against the Angels
on Monday night, throwing six scoreless innings, and we had
a chance to sit down with him the following day
and he talked about his progression to this point in
the season.
Speaker 9 (26:21):
Yeah, I mean, it's a long season.
Speaker 10 (26:22):
I think you definitely have a lot of goals and
things you want to check off, and I think, you know,
there's some things you may be peak at and like, hey,
am I on my way and you kind of have
little checkpoints here and there you want to do. But
understanding that, hey, it takes a long time and have
a good year, you know, and it's just be consistent
right now. Some of those numbers and stuff that you
hope to have at the end of the year. You know,
you can't really worry about that too much while you're
in the thick of it. But I think from a
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process standpoint of actually trying to put together solid outings
and put the team in a chance to win every night,
that it's my turn to do that. I think, you know,
we're trying to be as consistent as possible with that,
and there's little things here and there that we're going
to improve on. But I think overall, like you know,
we're going to continue to look at the positives and say, hey,
you know, there's a lot of solid things we're doing,
and we're gonna keep working on those things and keep
improving those things and improve on the things that I
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need to.
Speaker 2 (27:04):
I think a major league starter these days would would
like to get thirty starts in a season somewhere around
that point. Is there such a thing as pacing yourself
and still being able to be effective from.
Speaker 3 (27:14):
Start to start.
Speaker 10 (27:15):
I don't really know if we think of it as
pacing ourselves. Like I mean, I know I'm gonna I really,
you know, I want to throw a lot of innings
and I want to obviously pitch you know, deep into this,
into into every game and deep into the season. You know,
we want to get big outs in October and November.
But no, I don't think there's pacing. I think, you know,
you try to do all your work and stuff in
between starts to make sure you're good to go and
it's your time to go and make sure you're feeling
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good for that day. And like I said, I think
that just comes with your routine and comes with taking
care of yourself and understanding when there's gonna be days
to push in the weight room or in the training room,
and different aspects of what you're doing to be able
to have that longevity.
Speaker 3 (27:47):
We're talking about six strong on Monday night.
Speaker 2 (27:51):
And people talk about efficiency to try and get deep
into a game. How how do you be efficient to
get deep into a game and have some sass?
Speaker 10 (28:00):
Yeah, I think you fill up the shrike zone. Like
I said, like right, everything we've talked about, you and
I talking about things over the years, it's just about
throwing a lot of strikes and filling up the strike zone.
I think for me, especially recently, it's being super ultra
aggressive with my fastball and throwing fastballs in the strike zone.
And you know, BG made a good point after the
Sacramento outing against the A's about how my fastball already
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is wasn't really generating strikes. So, you know, the last
two starts kind of prioritizing, Hey, what am I doing
with my fastball when I'm throwing it and I'm throwing
it hard and I'm throwing it in the strike zone,
And that's what the priority and focus needs to be.
And I think when I do that and I have
that mentality, good things are gonna happen.
Speaker 2 (28:36):
We're joined by Joey Cantillo. Off to a real nice
start this season. Joey, off season, you like to prepare
as best you can, and obviously you've done that to
a point where you've gotten off to the good start
and you look strong. Surfing is something that you like
to do in the off season for enjoyment and probably
some fitness as well. What is it about surfing that
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is fun for you and maybe helps you and what
you do as a profession.
Speaker 10 (29:02):
Yeah, I think surfing does a lot of things that
helps me in a lot of different ways. To be honest,
I like to be in the ocean in any aspect
I like to be. I love to be home and
in the ocean or just just being home in general.
And a lot of being home is being in the water,
So that's always important for me. But yeah, surfing is
it's challenging. You know. It's not something that is just
naturally easy to me. You know, it's something that that
challenges me in a lot of ways. And I think
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a lot like baseball. Sometimes you could try really hard
in surfing, and depending on how it is that day, like,
you can overdo it. You can try too hard and
just be trying to do too much and and not
get the results you want. And when you're kind of
it focused in your process and you're really just having
a good time and being present with where you're at
and and not trying to do too much, you know,
it can show you a lot of things about what's
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actually happening on that wave and what's going on in
your mind. But yeah, serving it's it's just a lot
of fun and it's a it's in a way to
get outside, it's a way too you know. Yeah, it's
a lot of cardio. Obviously, anybody that's ever surfed, it's
it's not it's not easy. It's a lot of hard
work just being out in the water like that. But yeah,
I mean it's good for your balance, good for your shoulders,
good for everything. And it's a good time, especially if
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you're with your friends and you're having a good.
Speaker 2 (30:07):
Time and you do it in the best place on
earth to do it in Hawaii. Do you realize Lake
Erie just over here at Edgewater Beach? Have you ever
seen some breakers over there and thought, hey, maybe Yeah?
Speaker 10 (30:18):
The first day I was ever in Cleveland, there were
waves out there. So I still haven't surfed it. But
when they when that opportunity comes, somebody let me know
and I'll be there. Just need a board and I'll
be out there, all right.
Speaker 2 (30:28):
The most important part of this can you get Gavin
Williams on a surfboard at somewhere in the world at
some point in.
Speaker 3 (30:34):
Time, I can, and I will.
Speaker 10 (30:36):
He uh, he thinks he's coming to Hawaiian not surfing
and not getting into the deep depths of the ocean.
But we will be making sure he gets on a
surfboard and we'll be making sure he gets into the
very deep Pacific Ocean where he has nothing else around
him other than clear blue water, so he can he
can swim.
Speaker 2 (30:55):
So I'll make sure to challenge him. We will have
breaking news if that happens. For our fan, Joey, thanks
loving comme by. I appreciate it awesome. Thanks for having
me Rosie.
Speaker 3 (31:04):
It's Joey Cantille.
Speaker 2 (31:06):
Always fine to catch up with him, talk baseball and
surfing too in this case, and he has a very
background for sure, hailing from Hawaii and off to a
really nice start on the mound two for the Guardians.
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Speaker 6 (32:05):
Now the one too swung on head in the air,
medium deep center Kwan barely asked to move. What a
job by Aliman and his major league debut. Two shutout
endings by the big right hander Kim.
Speaker 2 (32:20):
Rosenwe's back with you from Progressive Field in downtown Cleveland,
where the Guardians are wrapping up a homestand this weekend
against the Reds. They have a six to ten start
on Saturday night, and then they close out the homestand
Sunday afternoon. One forty the first pitch against the Reds
on Sunday before the team heads out on the road,
first to Detroit and then the Phillies next weekend. Should
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be a challenging road trip, to be sure, for Cleveland.
Franco Aliman was up for a just a several day
stint in the major leagues last week. It was his
debut time in the big league. Says he's been on
the radar for a while, but injuries have held him
back and he's had to battle for everything just to
get to the major leagues. He's since been sent back
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to the minor leagues, not because he didn't throw well,
but just from the standpoint of needing a fresh arm
for the bullpen during the tail end of that stretch
of thirteen games and thirteen days. So he's no longer
with the team, but you can be sure he'll be
back up at some point in time. As he made
his major league debut last Sunday, two scoreless innings in
a win over the Twins. We caught up with him
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after that outing and he said pitching in a major
league game for the first time was everything he's dreamed
of and more.
Speaker 12 (33:34):
Best day of my life, everything that I was hoping for. Honestly,
even better than I could have ever imagined. Family being here,
great weather, awesome fans, good crowd day games.
Speaker 3 (33:46):
It was great.
Speaker 2 (33:48):
And you work so hard to get here. What do
you think clicked for you recently that allowed you to
be in position to get here and then have success.
Speaker 12 (33:57):
I think understanding the power of simplest city, because the
key of the game is to be consistent, and realizing
there's no consistency without simplicity was really powerful. And what
I mean by that is just simplifying my routines simplifying
my approach to the game, and just having a ton
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of fun.
Speaker 2 (34:19):
And good health has helped. How did you get to
a good place physically too? To allow you to show
what you could do?
Speaker 12 (34:25):
I think, going back to what I was just saying,
simplifying my routine, my stretch, simplifying my workouts, simplifying my
recovery post workouts, like it made it all flow really
well and allowed.
Speaker 3 (34:37):
Me to, you know, keep the main thing, the main thing,
which is having fun on the mountain.
Speaker 2 (34:42):
You've been on the radar for a while just because
of the potential. Certainly what kept you going when when
maybe times were tough and then you weren't having the
success that you wanted.
Speaker 12 (34:52):
Yeah, I mean it's again, it's it's a lifelong dream
I've had and I've I've fight really hard for to
achieve dreams and to achieve goals that I put for myself.
And it's been a lifelong dream since I was a kid,
and my parents pushed me really hard.
Speaker 3 (35:09):
I mean, we're very poor and we come from.
Speaker 12 (35:11):
Cuba and we don't have much here, so that's always
been a huge motivation to do better and be better
for my family and be able to I don't know.
Help the ones are here, help the ones are in Cuba.
I have some family in Spain, Like I want to
help my family out, and this is the best way
that I can do it.
Speaker 3 (35:31):
You mentioned being from Cuba in your first eleven years.
Speaker 2 (35:33):
Were there from a baseball standpoint, how much did you
do and could you do while you were there?
Speaker 12 (35:41):
I think baseball in Cuba is very organic, Like you
grow up playing on streets with kids. As soon as
you're old enough to fit a uniform, you're playing in
your town. I've been playing for as long as I remember.
I was in the nine to ten trivel ball team
over there in Cuba. I I'm from the city where
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the Garriels are from, and I've been a humongous baseball fan.
Speaker 3 (36:07):
Since I was a kid.
Speaker 12 (36:08):
I have my screen saver is a picture when I
was like eight or nine with the oldest Garriel brother,
the only one that I didn't make it to the
big leagues, So like, I've wanted to be like a
big league in my entire life.
Speaker 3 (36:21):
So you come here and you don't know much English.
How much English did you know?
Speaker 2 (36:26):
And how did you get up to speed and feel
comfortable at an age where that might not have been
too easy.
Speaker 3 (36:31):
I knew how to count to a thousand.
Speaker 12 (36:33):
I knew all the animal names, and that's about it,
and colors, and I think my parents were just I
had really tough parents growing up, and they've forced me
to put the TV in Spanish. And I played in
an awesome travel ball team with awesome teammates growing up.
Bullied me a little bit when I mispronounced things, and
they also helped me learn how to pronounce them right,
and it was great. And I had never liked falling behind.
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And when I got here and I was only kid
that didn't know English like that didn't feel very good.
And I made sure and my parents made sure I
studied a lot.
Speaker 3 (37:06):
Your wife.
Speaker 2 (37:07):
Some cousins were here, I know, and some friends. But
Mom was here over the weekend. And what did that mean,
especially after the way things went on Sunday.
Speaker 12 (37:15):
Met That meant the world to me. My mom has
enable us to see me pitch since I was twenty
in college, so six years. My brother was four last
time he went to a baseball game of mine, and
he probably doesn't remember that.
Speaker 3 (37:27):
So to see him here enjoy watching me pitch, well
is it's awesome, probably good, thanks for coming back. Congratulations,
Thank you.
Speaker 2 (37:36):
That is front coal Alimont, who on the journey from
Cuba to the United States and then onto the big
leagues overcame some challenges and always some great stories in
a big league clubhouse, and he certainly has won and
he will be back in a big league clubhouse, you
can be sure, at some point in time this season.
But that's gonna do it for our show this week.
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Thanks as always to Brian Matse for all of his help.
Till next week when we join you from Philadelphia. This
is Jim Rosenhouse reminding you that you've been listening to
Guardians Weekly on the Cleveland Clinic Radio netboard.
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Guardians are wrapping up what is one of their longest
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Good show lined up for you today, as we'll hear
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real nice start to his major league career. We'll also
be joined by Joey Cantillo, who's been throwing extremely well
in his first full season in the starting rotation and
although he has since been sent back to the minor leagues.
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We'll visit with Franco Alaman, who made his major league
debut last weekend. And it's quite a story for Aliman
as he had to battle quite a bit to make
it to the major leagues, and we'll hear his story
a little bit later on in our show today, but
first our weekend review. We'll get to that shortly right
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It's Guardians Weekly as we join you from downtown Cleveland
and Progressive Field and it's time for our week in reviewing.
Speaker 3 (03:23):
It's been a good week for the.
Speaker 2 (03:24):
Guardians, especially the Angels series which started on Monday night.
Joey Cantilla was on the mound for the Guardians and
he got started quickly in this one. Cantillo in eight starts,
two wins, a loss, e er three forty three, eight strakeouts,
four walks per nine, one of the most unhittable changeups
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in the game. The pit swung on socked high in
the air to the left, that won't go anywhere. Stephen Kwan,
coming in toward the line, makes the catch. And what
a first inning. All it took was eight pitches for
Joey Cantillo to retire the Angels. The bitch swung on
a blooper on the infield first base side, foul ground
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caught by Kyle Mansardo. Oh, what a great job by
Cantillo to work out of it. Angels leave them loaded,
no score in the middle of inning number two from
Downtown Cleveland in the bottom half of the second, and
then the Guardians loaded the bases. Brian Rochio tried to
get the job done with two outs.
Speaker 6 (04:25):
The two swinging a line ride, pace hitting and right,
that'll score man Shurtle, that'll score Stephen that's not on
his way to third, and a two strike, two out,
two run single to right by Brian Rochio. Four hits
yesterday and a critical one here in the second. Two
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nothing Cleveland and Rochio. Now twenty one RBIs in that
nine hole and that lack of a clutch in that
was missing all weekend against Minnesota. They get one thanks
to Rochio here in the second inning tonight.
Speaker 2 (05:05):
Then in the third, the Guardians once again loaded the bases.
David Fry drew a walk to bring home a run
that made it three to nothing, and then Daniel Schneeman
stepped in the one.
Speaker 6 (05:16):
Swung on broken bat flair base it in the right
center scoring as Hoskins Manzardo right behind him motoring the
third is David Fry. Now that is the second broken
man single tonight for Cleveland. Schneman gets it this time
gets two RBIs in the process. And so far this
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inning the Angels have walked four, three have scored. It's
five nothing Cleveland. And there's that backbreaking basin to drive
in runs and open a game up.
Speaker 2 (05:50):
And the offense didn't stop there for Cleveland as Schneman
stole second, making it runners at second and third for
Travis Bizana.
Speaker 6 (05:58):
The two to two swung trail toward the gamp left center,
slicing away and drops and bounces all the way to
the wall, scoring our Fry and Schneeman and an opposite
field to run double the left center by Travis Bizanna,
and Cleveland has blown and wide open and lead at
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seven to nothing as that ball kept slicing away from
the diving Mike Trout in left center and this bullpen
game has blown up in.
Speaker 3 (06:29):
The Angel's face.
Speaker 2 (06:31):
It was a big lead for Joey Cantillo and he
kept rolling into the sixth inning, the pitch swinging a
little number on towards the mound, grabbed on the bounce
by the catcher Fry, who throws to first against Shanawell.
Speaker 6 (06:45):
Well Cantillo worked out of him. We'll see if he
comes out for the seventh. Joey Cantillo's made ninety three
pitches through six innings. Cleveland's got a seven to nothing
lead over the Angels.
Speaker 2 (06:58):
The Angels got on the board with a run in
the eighth another in the ninth, but the seven runs
for the Guardians were enough, as Peyton Paulette was on
to finish things up. In the ninth inning, runner goes
pitch swung on chopper, the first Mantardo glove steps on
the bag fall again and the Guardians start the series
with a resounding seven to two win over the Los
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Angeles Angels. Guardians were looking to make it too straight
over the Angels. On Tuesday night, it was Slate Seconi's
turn in the rotation, and much like Cantillo the previous day,
Seconi was sharp early. Mike Trout first round pick back
in nine and to this day, no scouting director will
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give you an honest answer on the pitch. Strike three
called a delayed called Trout on looking, how in the
world did Mike Trout last until the twenty fifth pick
in the draft. The Angels had three picks in the
first round that year. He was their last in the
first round. They even passed on him twice. Incredible. The
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one two.
Speaker 6 (08:05):
Swinging as Siconi with a fist pump ninety six mile
an hour heater gets grissome. Five strikeouts for Seconi. Boy
is he throwing hard tonight? No score in the middle
of the third and the bottom of the third the
Guardians got. The scoring started with one big swing from
on hell Martinez. Now the two two swung on Sky
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in the air, fairly deep bright near the line, adele
at the wall.
Speaker 2 (08:33):
It is gone.
Speaker 3 (08:35):
It just kept carrying and on.
Speaker 6 (08:38):
Hell Martinez with his sixth home run of the campaign.
Speaker 3 (08:43):
He hit a change up.
Speaker 6 (08:46):
He tried to triple up on Martinez on the change up,
and he was in full this time, and Cleveland gets
the second home run of the year, giving up by
Ouan You.
Speaker 3 (09:01):
In the fifth.
Speaker 2 (09:01):
Good situational hitting for the Guardians as Daniel Schneman walked,
moved up to second on a wild pitch, advanced to
third on a sack fly and at the plate Patrick
Bailey was trying to drive in the run. Here's the
two to two swung on bouncered it first, up with
it and taking it to the bag is Shawnawell. He
did not come home because Steaman got a great break
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at the crack of the bat and came storming across
home plate with a second run for the Guardians. Patrick
Bailey with his first Guardians RBI. The Angel scored a
run in the sixth to make it a two to
one ball game, but the Guardians got that run right
back in the seventh, once again doing the little things
with a couple of men on and Brian Rochio batting.
Speaker 6 (09:47):
Now the one two to Rochio swinging a fly ball.
This will be deep enough to write back is a
adele in front of the track, Ko catch it. Tagging
and scoring is helping. Tagging and going to third is
mart Tinas. My goodness, I'll clutch as Brian Rochio ben
the number nine hitter with his twenty second army, I
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got down in the count, didn't try to do too much,
sack fly to right.
Speaker 2 (10:15):
Huge run for Cleveland. They now laid it by a
score of three to one. That turned out to be
a big insurance run as the Angels scored in the
eighth inning to make it a one run game at
three to two. Then Kate Smith came on to record
the final out in the eighth inning before coming back
out in the ninth trying to close it out.
Speaker 3 (10:35):
Full count on Shanawell.
Speaker 6 (10:37):
Now the payoff pitch swag, a mess ball game, chase
the split finger in the dirt, Kate Smith with another
four out saved and the Guardians win the series, topping
the Angels tonight.
Speaker 3 (10:52):
Three to two.
Speaker 2 (10:55):
So a nice win for the Guardians Tuesday night set
up the opportunity for a sweep on Wednesday afternoon. Stephen
Kuan had the day off, so it was on Hell
Martinez batting in the leadoff spot and for the second
day in a row. He put the Guardians on top
early with one swing Dent Mers he delivers and a
swing in a high drive deep left field. It's got
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a chance, gone to the bleachers. He's done it again
on Hell.
Speaker 6 (11:24):
Martinez solo homer last night, Banning left handed solar homer
today Banning right handed, a team high seven home runs
for on Hell Martine's one nothing. Cleveland here in the
bottom half of enning number one as the top half
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of the order, trying to get it going early against
Reed Dad Mers.
Speaker 2 (11:50):
Jose Ramirez followed to a walk. He stole second, moved
up to third on a chase the latter single, and
that brought David Fry to the plate with one.
Speaker 6 (11:59):
Out, edges off first, Ramirez at third. The pitch, swinging
a topper back toward the mount Detmer's gloves turns, fires
to first. He gets fried, but Ramirez scores on what
an essence ends up looking like a safety squeeze. The
latter goes to second and Cleveland leads to to nothing.
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That's not exactly how you would diagram it, but the
bottom line is David Fry get that run in from
third with less than two out RBI number eight for
David Fry.
Speaker 2 (12:35):
In the third inning, the Guardians are back at it.
Martinez reached base on an Angel's error. He stole second
and third to get into scoring position for Chase Delatter.
Speaker 6 (12:44):
Here's Chase de Lotter infield, double play depth runner ghost
swung on hit high, fairly deep to center, trout back
in front of the track, onto the track to pull
it down, tagging and scoring is Martinez?
Speaker 3 (12:58):
Back to first? Is Ramirez? Chase the latter comes through
with a team I twenty sixth.
Speaker 6 (13:05):
Rvy I Cleveland doing all the little things again today
like they did last night.
Speaker 3 (13:11):
Three nothing Guardians.
Speaker 2 (13:13):
The Angels cut the lead to one on a two
run home run from Zach Netto in the fifth, but
that didn't slow down Parker Messick, who got right back
on track in the sixth inning.
Speaker 6 (13:22):
Now the one two God, I'm swinging fastball away and
Messick continues his outstanding rookie campaign. My goodness, he's going
to be able to come out for a seventh ennit
He is special, folks.
Speaker 3 (13:39):
And Cleveland leads three to two in the middle of
the sixth.
Speaker 2 (13:42):
Then in the bottom of the sixth, singles from Rhys
Hoskins and Travis Pizzana put two men on with two outs,
and Daniel Steaman was at the plate trying to extend
the lead.
Speaker 3 (13:52):
The cent the.
Speaker 6 (13:54):
Pinch and a swing of the light right pace it
in the left center. Hoskins will try to score. Trout
decides not to throw to the plate, throws it into
the infield arbi single. Steaman delivers again against the south ball,
two out arbi single the left center puts Cleveland on
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top four to two. Steamen's eighteenth RBI and that'll be
the end of the line for Reed dead Mers. So
the Guardians took that four to two lead into the seventh,
and Parker Messick was still out there dealing on the mound.
The two to two swinging and a miss change up away,
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six Dray ounce for Messic, Prazza out number one.
Speaker 3 (14:38):
The payoff got him swinging on a changeup. How about that?
Speaker 6 (14:44):
Seven stray outs for Messic. Here come Stephen vote, we've
got a pitching change. With Cleveland leading.
Speaker 2 (14:50):
Four to two in the seventh, Matt Festa came on
to record the final out in the seventh. Then Eric
Sabrowski was lights out in the eighth.
Speaker 3 (14:59):
Now the pitch.
Speaker 6 (15:02):
And strike draight call God, I'm looking at a curve ball.
Mike Trout will challenge the call, and the video board says,
Mike Trout's out looking huge strike out for Sebrowski. Trout
is out number two. The pitch got I'm swinging on
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a breaking ball. Sabrowski strikes out the side for the
second day in a row.
Speaker 3 (15:29):
Cleveland fo the Angels two and in the ninth.
Speaker 2 (15:34):
Kate Smith was on to try and close it out
for a second straight day. The pitch swung on and
miss struck him out with a heater in on the thumbs.
That is eleven strikeouts for Cleveland pitching. Cleveland leads the
American League in strikeouts by a pitching stamp. The seven
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pitch strike three call on a ninety seven island hour
outside corner fastball. Angels down to their last out, two
down in the ninth, four to two, Cleveland down the
two to two.
Speaker 6 (16:10):
Swing n MS ball game. Smith strikes out the side.
Cleveland completes the sweep and they dominate the Angels this week.
You're on the shores of Lake Erie today. They win
it by a final score of four to two, So
a series sweep against the Angels. Completed a stretch of
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thirteen consecutive days of baseball for the Guardians, a well
deserved off day on Thursday, then the series opener against
the Reds on Friday night.
Speaker 3 (16:43):
The pitch swung on line the.
Speaker 7 (16:45):
Right diving stop on one up by mcclaney throws God
on my all whisker and the ball game's over unless
Cleveland challenges the call.
Speaker 3 (16:58):
A line drive into row.
Speaker 6 (17:00):
He that McLain it was by him, dove into right,
smothered it on the first time in right field and
got up and threw out Bosanna on an absolutely brilliant play,
and Rents win the opener tonight seven to six.
Speaker 2 (17:23):
At your weekend review, stay with us now when we
come back, we'll hear from Travis Pizana. That's next time
at Cleveland Clinic Radio and Netboard.
Speaker 3 (18:34):
Welcome back, It's Guardians Weekly.
Speaker 2 (18:36):
Jim Rose in house along with you as we join
you from Progressive Field in downtown Cleveland, where the Guardians
are playing the Reds this weekend, wrapping up a homestand
before heading out on the road to Detroit on Monday night.
Travis Bazana has been up for more than two weeks
now from the minor leagues his first stint in the
big leagues. The former first pick in the entire draft
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back in twenty twenty four has made a really nice
first impression in his early stages of his major league career.
And we had a chance to catch up with him
early in the week and he talked about his early
impressions and adjustments that he's made as he settles in
at the major league level.
Speaker 8 (19:15):
I felt like my process of the play has been
pretty good throughout, and yeah, just contntinuing to find how
I can, you know, best get to good ball flights
and you know, hit my share of extra base hits
and keep getting on base is kind.
Speaker 9 (19:28):
Of the plan.
Speaker 8 (19:29):
But my process has been good and I've been controlling
a lot of the controllables I would care about, so
that's been good. On the offensive side, I've been taking
advantage of my opportunities and base running, and then on defense,
just trying to continue to work through the best you
know reps I can every day, and.
Speaker 9 (19:44):
We're working really hard to make an impact out on
that side. I've had a couple of mishaps, but we'll
continue to be better.
Speaker 2 (19:50):
So yeah, up here, how much can you work every
day within the contests of games day after day and
then wanting to be ready for that to really re
find your defense as best you can.
Speaker 8 (20:01):
Yeah, I mean that's something that constantly figuring out now,
you know, is managing the workload and understanding like playing
every day.
Speaker 9 (20:11):
You have to kind of feel out the early work
and the reps.
Speaker 8 (20:16):
So I'm definitely working with the staff to figure out
which days, you know, get the real extra work and
which days gotta take care of the body for the
game and different things. We're talking about that constantly, and
I'm trying to make the most of every second of
the day to one be prepared for the game and
to keep building on what I can do on the field.
Speaker 2 (20:36):
A lot of high points already. Certainly getting that first
home run is exciting. And what were the emotions that
you felt as you saw the ball leave the ball
parking right center?
Speaker 8 (20:45):
Yeah, I was extremely excited. Yeah, all the basic good emotions.
I was happy, excited and fired up.
Speaker 9 (20:53):
To get that moment.
Speaker 8 (20:55):
So it was.
Speaker 9 (20:56):
It was great and hopefully do that many more times.
Speaker 2 (20:59):
We're talking earlier, your family was here for quite a
while watching it play, and then they saw your first hit.
But they've had to go back home to Australia. So
for them to see you play these night games and
even day games, what are you talking about in terms
of time difference and when they watch their baseball now
to see Travis Bozana.
Speaker 9 (21:16):
Play, Yeah, it's funny.
Speaker 8 (21:18):
My aunties, uncles, grandparents, they all watch almost every game, right,
and a six pm game is kind of ten am
for most of my family the next day and one
o'clock game is a tough one.
Speaker 9 (21:33):
That's like a three am start in Sydney.
Speaker 8 (21:35):
So I know my dad gets up at the three
am one pm starts and watches and sometimes some other
family members do, but not every game, but pretty much
every six o'clock is at ten am, and I'm sure
everyone at home is trying to watch it at some point,
so it's an everyday thing and.
Speaker 9 (21:54):
They love it.
Speaker 8 (21:55):
I'm sure they're just as nervous and excited for everything
that happened on the field sitting home in Australia.
Speaker 2 (22:02):
So they're going to be a family of early risers
now if they were not already, right.
Speaker 9 (22:05):
Yeah, exactly.
Speaker 8 (22:06):
I mean my parents get up pretty early because the
dog wants to walk early.
Speaker 9 (22:10):
In the morning, at like five am. So they're usually
up pretty early.
Speaker 8 (22:13):
I think my dad watches half our games while he's
walking the dog, so they used to rising pretty early.
But I don't know about the others. I don't know
about my brothers. I think they're sleeping in.
Speaker 2 (22:27):
Stolen bases, you have a bunch early, and then it
might be because of when you were coming up, some
injury issues and things like that. But how big a
part of your game is the stolen base because it
certainly has been since you got here.
Speaker 8 (22:41):
Yeah, I mean if you look back to kind of
since I've been in the US, and obviously professional baseball
is different college.
Speaker 9 (22:47):
Like in college, I stole a lot of bases.
Speaker 8 (22:48):
I had a lot of success running during my time
at Arden State, and then in Pro Bowl it's been.
Speaker 9 (22:56):
I think I've I've just tried to pick and.
Speaker 8 (22:59):
Choose my time to run in minor league baseball, it's
like I want it to be really efficient on the
basis and also just start to understand when is a
good time to run, when is not, and like just build.
I wanted to build my kind of knowledge on my
base sealing until I got to the big leagues. And
now it's like taking every chance to improve the chance
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of the team winning. And I feel like I'm in
a really good place. And I've also had a lot
of good opportunities to run lately, So I mean, I'm
not just gonna be out there running every time I
get on, but I'm going to continue to try to
pick good spots to run and add value.
Speaker 9 (23:34):
On that side.
Speaker 2 (23:35):
You mentioned increasing chances of winning, and you are all
about winning. You were part of a winning program at
Oregon State. How can you bring that to the major
league level as you fit in with this clubhouse and
what they're all about here.
Speaker 8 (23:50):
Yeah, I mean one is being healthy, being ready to
play every day, and then it's about, yeah, being a
tough out, being on base all the time.
Speaker 9 (24:00):
I'm it's gonna be a big part of it.
Speaker 8 (24:02):
And yeah, continuing to like just try what I've always
done and just aim to be the best version of
myself in every part of the game. Continue to improve
on defense, improve on base running, go fus a third
second to home, like.
Speaker 9 (24:19):
Be aggressive but controlled.
Speaker 8 (24:21):
And if I do those things in play with the
intention to win, I'm gonna you know, have good relationshsips
with my teammates and help this team win. So I
mean it's basic answer, but it's just trying to do
everything well and yeah, just be intentful about every pitch.
Speaker 2 (24:38):
All right, and closing. Believe it or not, Cleveland has
really nice weather in the summer. It's not here yet,
but I feel like yourself and Steven Kwan might have
an advantage that some players don't in that you've played
in some difficult weather conditions in college. How does that
come into play based on your experience at Oregon State.
Speaker 8 (24:58):
Yeah, I mean often in calv there's probably eight or
nine months of the year where it's pretty gray and
gloomy with rain sprinkling in and out all the time, so.
Speaker 9 (25:09):
You kind of get used to that.
Speaker 8 (25:10):
I think we felt we might have felt some comfort
last night starting our warm ups in the game with
the rain and grace, guys.
Speaker 9 (25:18):
I mean it led to a good stop in the
game for me.
Speaker 8 (25:21):
So maybe it is something I'm you know, it works
for me, I'm not sure, but no, we've definitely gritted
out some rainy, rainy days and practices and long falls
in the gray skys, so I mean, I'm sure we're
able to get through some early season poor weather and
that'll be better for us.
Speaker 3 (25:42):
In the long run. Travis. Great to have you on
the show. Thanks for coming back.
Speaker 9 (25:45):
Thanks Rosie.
Speaker 2 (25:46):
Always fun to visit with Travis Pizzano as a great
outlook on so many facets of life in the major
leagues and what it's taken for him to have some
success here early on in his major league career, and
he could say the same for a starting pitcher Joey Cantillo.
He's had to battle to find his niche and he's
finally a full time starting pitcher in the big leagues
(26:07):
and he has been on a nice role. He picked
up his third win of the season against the Angels
on Monday night, throwing six scoreless innings, and we had
a chance to sit down with him the following day
and he talked about his progression to this point in
the season.
Speaker 9 (26:21):
Yeah, I mean, it's a long season.
Speaker 10 (26:22):
I think you definitely have a lot of goals and
things you want to check off, and I think, you know,
there's some things you may be peak at and like, hey,
am I on my way and you kind of have
little checkpoints here and there you want to do. But
understanding that, hey, it takes a long time and have
a good year, you know, and it's just be consistent
right now. Some of those numbers and stuff that you
hope to have at the end of the year. You know,
you can't really worry about that too much while you're
in the thick of it. But I think from a
(26:43):
process standpoint of actually trying to put together solid outings
and put the team in a chance to win every night,
that it's my turn to do that. I think, you know,
we're trying to be as consistent as possible with that,
and there's little things here and there that we're going
to improve on. But I think overall, like you know,
we're going to continue to look at the positives and say, hey,
you know, there's a lot of solid things we're doing,
and we're gonna keep working on those things and keep
improving those things and improve on the things that I
(27:03):
need to.
Speaker 2 (27:04):
I think a major league starter these days would would
like to get thirty starts in a season somewhere around
that point. Is there such a thing as pacing yourself
and still being able to be effective from.
Speaker 3 (27:14):
Start to start.
Speaker 10 (27:15):
I don't really know if we think of it as
pacing ourselves. Like I mean, I know I'm gonna I really,
you know, I want to throw a lot of innings
and I want to obviously pitch you know, deep into this,
into into every game and deep into the season. You know,
we want to get big outs in October and November.
But no, I don't think there's pacing. I think, you know,
you try to do all your work and stuff in
between starts to make sure you're good to go and
it's your time to go and make sure you're feeling
(27:36):
good for that day. And like I said, I think
that just comes with your routine and comes with taking
care of yourself and understanding when there's gonna be days
to push in the weight room or in the training room,
and different aspects of what you're doing to be able
to have that longevity.
Speaker 3 (27:47):
We're talking about six strong on Monday night.
Speaker 2 (27:51):
And people talk about efficiency to try and get deep
into a game. How how do you be efficient to
get deep into a game and have some sass?
Speaker 10 (28:00):
Yeah, I think you fill up the shrike zone. Like
I said, like right, everything we've talked about, you and
I talking about things over the years, it's just about
throwing a lot of strikes and filling up the strike zone.
I think for me, especially recently, it's being super ultra
aggressive with my fastball and throwing fastballs in the strike zone.
And you know, BG made a good point after the
Sacramento outing against the A's about how my fastball already
(28:21):
is wasn't really generating strikes. So, you know, the last
two starts kind of prioritizing, Hey, what am I doing
with my fastball when I'm throwing it and I'm throwing
it hard and I'm throwing it in the strike zone,
And that's what the priority and focus needs to be.
And I think when I do that and I have
that mentality, good things are gonna happen.
Speaker 2 (28:36):
We're joined by Joey Cantillo. Off to a real nice
start this season. Joey, off season, you like to prepare
as best you can, and obviously you've done that to
a point where you've gotten off to the good start
and you look strong. Surfing is something that you like
to do in the off season for enjoyment and probably
some fitness as well. What is it about surfing that
(28:57):
is fun for you and maybe helps you and what
you do as a profession.
Speaker 10 (29:02):
Yeah, I think surfing does a lot of things that
helps me in a lot of different ways. To be honest,
I like to be in the ocean in any aspect
I like to be. I love to be home and
in the ocean or just just being home in general.
And a lot of being home is being in the water,
So that's always important for me. But yeah, surfing is
it's challenging. You know. It's not something that is just
naturally easy to me. You know, it's something that that
challenges me in a lot of ways. And I think
(29:23):
a lot like baseball. Sometimes you could try really hard
in surfing, and depending on how it is that day, like,
you can overdo it. You can try too hard and
just be trying to do too much and and not
get the results you want. And when you're kind of
it focused in your process and you're really just having
a good time and being present with where you're at
and and not trying to do too much, you know,
it can show you a lot of things about what's
(29:45):
actually happening on that wave and what's going on in
your mind. But yeah, serving it's it's just a lot
of fun and it's a it's in a way to
get outside, it's a way too you know. Yeah, it's
a lot of cardio. Obviously, anybody that's ever surfed, it's
it's not it's not easy. It's a lot of hard
work just being out in the water like that. But yeah,
I mean it's good for your balance, good for your shoulders,
good for everything. And it's a good time, especially if
(30:05):
you're with your friends and you're having a good.
Speaker 2 (30:07):
Time and you do it in the best place on
earth to do it in Hawaii. Do you realize Lake
Erie just over here at Edgewater Beach? Have you ever
seen some breakers over there and thought, hey, maybe Yeah?
Speaker 10 (30:18):
The first day I was ever in Cleveland, there were
waves out there. So I still haven't surfed it. But
when they when that opportunity comes, somebody let me know
and I'll be there. Just need a board and I'll
be out there, all right.
Speaker 2 (30:28):
The most important part of this can you get Gavin
Williams on a surfboard at somewhere in the world at
some point in.
Speaker 3 (30:34):
Time, I can, and I will.
Speaker 10 (30:36):
He uh, he thinks he's coming to Hawaiian not surfing
and not getting into the deep depths of the ocean.
But we will be making sure he gets on a
surfboard and we'll be making sure he gets into the
very deep Pacific Ocean where he has nothing else around
him other than clear blue water, so he can he
can swim.
Speaker 2 (30:55):
So I'll make sure to challenge him. We will have
breaking news if that happens. For our fan, Joey, thanks
loving comme by. I appreciate it awesome. Thanks for having
me Rosie.
Speaker 3 (31:04):
It's Joey Cantille.
Speaker 2 (31:06):
Always fine to catch up with him, talk baseball and
surfing too in this case, and he has a very
background for sure, hailing from Hawaii and off to a
really nice start on the mound two for the Guardians.
Speaker 3 (31:19):
Stay with us.
Speaker 2 (31:19):
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Speaker 6 (32:05):
Now the one too swung on head in the air,
medium deep center Kwan barely asked to move. What a
job by Aliman and his major league debut. Two shutout
endings by the big right hander Kim.
Speaker 2 (32:20):
Rosenwe's back with you from Progressive Field in downtown Cleveland,
where the Guardians are wrapping up a homestand this weekend
against the Reds. They have a six to ten start
on Saturday night, and then they close out the homestand
Sunday afternoon. One forty the first pitch against the Reds
on Sunday before the team heads out on the road,
first to Detroit and then the Phillies next weekend. Should
(32:43):
be a challenging road trip, to be sure, for Cleveland.
Franco Aliman was up for a just a several day
stint in the major leagues last week. It was his
debut time in the big league. Says he's been on
the radar for a while, but injuries have held him
back and he's had to battle for everything just to
get to the major leagues. He's since been sent back
(33:05):
to the minor leagues, not because he didn't throw well,
but just from the standpoint of needing a fresh arm
for the bullpen during the tail end of that stretch
of thirteen games and thirteen days. So he's no longer
with the team, but you can be sure he'll be
back up at some point in time. As he made
his major league debut last Sunday, two scoreless innings in
a win over the Twins. We caught up with him
(33:27):
after that outing and he said pitching in a major
league game for the first time was everything he's dreamed
of and more.
Speaker 12 (33:34):
Best day of my life, everything that I was hoping for. Honestly,
even better than I could have ever imagined. Family being here,
great weather, awesome fans, good crowd day games.
Speaker 3 (33:46):
It was great.
Speaker 2 (33:48):
And you work so hard to get here. What do
you think clicked for you recently that allowed you to
be in position to get here and then have success.
Speaker 12 (33:57):
I think understanding the power of simplest city, because the
key of the game is to be consistent, and realizing
there's no consistency without simplicity was really powerful. And what
I mean by that is just simplifying my routines simplifying
my approach to the game, and just having a ton
(34:18):
of fun.
Speaker 2 (34:19):
And good health has helped. How did you get to
a good place physically too? To allow you to show
what you could do?
Speaker 12 (34:25):
I think, going back to what I was just saying,
simplifying my routine, my stretch, simplifying my workouts, simplifying my
recovery post workouts, like it made it all flow really
well and allowed.
Speaker 3 (34:37):
Me to, you know, keep the main thing, the main thing,
which is having fun on the mountain.
Speaker 2 (34:42):
You've been on the radar for a while just because
of the potential. Certainly what kept you going when when
maybe times were tough and then you weren't having the
success that you wanted.
Speaker 12 (34:52):
Yeah, I mean it's again, it's it's a lifelong dream
I've had and I've I've fight really hard for to
achieve dreams and to achieve goals that I put for myself.
And it's been a lifelong dream since I was a kid,
and my parents pushed me really hard.
Speaker 3 (35:09):
I mean, we're very poor and we come from.
Speaker 12 (35:11):
Cuba and we don't have much here, so that's always
been a huge motivation to do better and be better
for my family and be able to I don't know.
Help the ones are here, help the ones are in Cuba.
I have some family in Spain, Like I want to
help my family out, and this is the best way
that I can do it.
Speaker 3 (35:31):
You mentioned being from Cuba in your first eleven years.
Speaker 2 (35:33):
Were there from a baseball standpoint, how much did you
do and could you do while you were there?
Speaker 12 (35:41):
I think baseball in Cuba is very organic, Like you
grow up playing on streets with kids. As soon as
you're old enough to fit a uniform, you're playing in
your town. I've been playing for as long as I remember.
I was in the nine to ten trivel ball team
over there in Cuba. I I'm from the city where
(36:03):
the Garriels are from, and I've been a humongous baseball fan.
Speaker 3 (36:07):
Since I was a kid.
Speaker 12 (36:08):
I have my screen saver is a picture when I
was like eight or nine with the oldest Garriel brother,
the only one that I didn't make it to the
big leagues, So like, I've wanted to be like a
big league in my entire life.
Speaker 3 (36:21):
So you come here and you don't know much English.
How much English did you know?
Speaker 2 (36:26):
And how did you get up to speed and feel
comfortable at an age where that might not have been
too easy.
Speaker 3 (36:31):
I knew how to count to a thousand.
Speaker 12 (36:33):
I knew all the animal names, and that's about it,
and colors, and I think my parents were just I
had really tough parents growing up, and they've forced me
to put the TV in Spanish. And I played in
an awesome travel ball team with awesome teammates growing up.
Bullied me a little bit when I mispronounced things, and
they also helped me learn how to pronounce them right,
and it was great. And I had never liked falling behind.
(36:57):
And when I got here and I was only kid
that didn't know English like that didn't feel very good.
And I made sure and my parents made sure I
studied a lot.
Speaker 3 (37:06):
Your wife.
Speaker 2 (37:07):
Some cousins were here, I know, and some friends. But
Mom was here over the weekend. And what did that mean,
especially after the way things went on Sunday.
Speaker 12 (37:15):
Met That meant the world to me. My mom has
enable us to see me pitch since I was twenty
in college, so six years. My brother was four last
time he went to a baseball game of mine, and
he probably doesn't remember that.
Speaker 3 (37:27):
So to see him here enjoy watching me pitch, well
is it's awesome, probably good, thanks for coming back. Congratulations,
Thank you.
Speaker 2 (37:36):
That is front coal Alimont, who on the journey from
Cuba to the United States and then onto the big
leagues overcame some challenges and always some great stories in
a big league clubhouse, and he certainly has won and
he will be back in a big league clubhouse, you
can be sure, at some point in time this season.
But that's gonna do it for our show this week.
(37:56):
Thanks as always to Brian Matse for all of his help.
Till next week when we join you from Philadelphia. This
is Jim Rosenhouse reminding you that you've been listening to
Guardians Weekly on the Cleveland Clinic Radio netboard.
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