April 26, 2025 • 39 mins
A look back at the Guardians series win over the Yankees at Progressive Field. Plus, a pitching heavy lineup of guests including starters Gavin Williams and Logan Allen. Plus, reliever Joey Cantillo, and the man in charge Pitching Coach Carl Willis. 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 (00:50):
Hi, everyone, welcome to Guardians Weekly. Jim ros in house
along with you as the Guardians will try and get
their weekend series with the Boston Red Sox going later.
Today looks much better than it did last night when
Game one of the series was postponed due to heavy
rains in the area, but the Guardians and Red Sox
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scheduled to play at day night doubleheader a little bit
later today. If you're tuned to this on the radio
on our flagship station or others who carry it on
Saturday mornings, good show lined up for you. Today. We
will hear from Guardians pitchers Logan Allen and Gavin Williams,
who have thrown the ball extremely well in the early season.
Also reliever Joey Cantillo, pitching coach Carl Willis, and two
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time Most Valuable Player Award winner Aaron Judge, who was
in town with the New York Yankees earlier this week.
And that takes us right to our week in review
segment and a fun week it was early on as
the Yankees were in town starting on Monday night, big
three game series, and the Guardians sent Williams to the
Mounta in game one, and he looks sharp early. Now
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the two.
Speaker 1 (01:59):
Pitch strike three call in the heater kind of hard
to argue in a fastball is right down Euclid Avenue.
Speaker 2 (02:09):
Now the two.
Speaker 1 (02:11):
Swing ms elevated the fastball and that was no contest.
And eight pitch inning for Gavin Williams. He has three strikeouts.
We have no score in the middle of ending number two.
Then in the bottom half of the third inning, the
Guardian's got something going with singles from Brian Rochio and
Stephen Kuan, and then Jose Ramirez stepped in in field
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back double played depth and now the choir at Saint
Progressive Field sings their Jose song.
Speaker 2 (02:42):
No score.
Speaker 1 (02:43):
Third inning, first and third one out, the pitch swing
in and hammered.
Speaker 3 (02:49):
Hi Date to right hallway back and go Jose Ramirez
number five on a no doubt about it blast deepen
of the seats in right field, and Ramirez got a
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breaking ball and smooked it three nothing Cleveland with one.
Speaker 2 (03:17):
Swing of the van Man. They didn't start there as
the next batter was Kyle man Zardo.
Speaker 1 (03:23):
Here's Kyle man Zardo the kick and delivery, and he drives.
Speaker 2 (03:28):
One high deep.
Speaker 3 (03:29):
To right, Ris track Wall Doll, back to back Jacks.
Speaker 1 (03:39):
Ramirez and Mansardo gets this place rocking for nothing Cleveland.
Manzardo's homered in three straight games, a team high seven
a team high seventeen.
Speaker 2 (03:56):
Rvy Eyes Guardians added another run in the fourth as
On hell Martinez let off with a double and Brian
Rochio knocked him in. Here's the old one swung on
broken bat Liner and it goes into the outfield, a
base hit to right for Rochio, scoring as Martinez as
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it looked like Chisholm had to play on that ball,
but the broken bat, the bad head was heading towards
Chisholm and he was ducking out of the way of that,
and the ball got by him and it heads up
being an RBI base hit for Rochio and the Guardians
have a five nothing lead, and on the Mount, Williams
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continued to shut down the powerhouse Yankee lineup.
Speaker 1 (04:40):
Aaron Judge all wank in a double homer Douff Gavin
Williams last summer in the regular season, starting that Gavin made.
This isn't the same guy the Yankee saw in October.
I'll tell you that the pitch swiming a mess on
a breaking ball and he gets judge for his fifth
I go now the two to two delivery swinging NMS
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powder river blew it by him. Williams gets his seventh strikeout.
The Yankees go down swinging for their three outs here
in the sixth and Gavin Williams, eighty six pitches through six,
has a five nothing lead. Again the payoff got him
swinging on a slider.
Speaker 2 (05:25):
What a way to finish?
Speaker 1 (05:26):
Ain't strakeouts for Gavin Williams dead will conclude his night.
Speaker 2 (05:31):
In the bottom half of the sixth innink, Stephen Kuwan
was in scoring position at second base when Jose Ramirez
delivered again down the three.
Speaker 1 (05:39):
To one swung smoke to right. That's of a said Kwan.
Hits thirties coming home. Reyes with the throat of the
plate on the fly slide, take safe.
Speaker 2 (05:50):
Boy.
Speaker 1 (05:50):
What a throw by Reys on the fly from right field,
a whole plate and Stephen Kwan on a bang bang
play slid in just ahead of the tag feet first,
and they pitched to Ramirez. He drives in his fourth
run of the game and at six nothing, Cleveland here
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in the sixth and Jose went to second on the
throat of the plate.
Speaker 2 (06:17):
The Yankees got on the board with two runs in
the seventh, and then the always dangerous Aaron Judge was
leading off the eighth inning.
Speaker 1 (06:25):
Aaron Judge leans off the eighth six to two Cleveland
Rockets won the left center Stephen Kwan dives beate.
Speaker 2 (06:32):
Up back Cannont catch.
Speaker 3 (06:34):
How the gold clever headed again rubbing.
Speaker 1 (06:38):
Aaron Judge of a ase hit on a sinking liner
to the left center and the left fielder got a
great read, a great break and a diving back Cannont catch.
And against this Yankee lineup, those plays are mammoth boy.
Speaker 2 (06:56):
It looks like Stephen Kwan is on his way to
yet another Gold Glove award as he continues to impress defensively.
Later on in the eighth though, a two run home
run by Jash Chisholm cut the Guardian's lead to six
to four, and in the ninth, with him annual Classe unavailable,
Kate Smith was on to try and save it.
Speaker 1 (07:16):
You do open up first base if you ever wanted
to bring the go ahead run to the plate in
Bellinger and put Aaron Judge on, but that's not happening.
Speaker 2 (07:25):
The one too.
Speaker 3 (07:27):
Swim in a this ball game paint got out of.
Speaker 1 (07:31):
The split finger and Kate Smith takes care of the
mighty Aaron Judge and Game one goes to the Guardians,
beating New York six to four.
Speaker 2 (07:45):
So the Guardians took game one of the series, and
it was on to Tuesday night with Tanner Bibbee on
the mound for Cleveland and the Yankees greeted him rudely.
Their leadoff hitter Ben Rice homeward on the first pitch
of the game and New York had the early one
nothing lead. However, Bibby's settled in and found a way
to quiet the Yankees offense. Bibby with a.
Speaker 1 (08:07):
Pitch swinging and I missed strength three got him with
a breaking ball. Dominga strikes out and the Yankees threat
goes by the boards and here is Ben Rice. It
is fifth home run of the season.
Speaker 2 (08:21):
His first time up, and he's giving them a little
boost out of that leadoff spot nine, your prototype leadoff hitter.
Here's the pitch to him and it swung on tap
back to the mound. Biby's on it, runs it over
to first, flips to Santana in time for the out
side retired in order on a low pitch inning for
Tanner Bibby, as he needed just five pitches to get
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it done. We will head to the bottom of the fifth,
one nothing, Yankees over the Guardians. New York scratched out
another run in the top half of the sixth to
make it to nothing, but in the bottom of the inning,
the Guardians offense got going Steven Kwan and Nolan Jones.
They both reached base singles and that brought Kyle Manzardo
to the plate. Lighter hands at the belt.
Speaker 1 (09:05):
The two to one swung in line the right field
and judge dives the ball gets by him. In the
scores Jones on his way to second. Man Soto with
an army eye double. We are tied at two. Kyle
man Soto with his team high eighteenth army eye Judge
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trying to make a diving catching right on that sinking
liner and it get by him and the Guardians in
a two to two game.
Speaker 2 (09:37):
And the go ahead run at second and only one
out and then on hell Martinez stepped in with a
chance to put the Guardians in front.
Speaker 1 (09:47):
Lighter from the belt. Here it comes runner goes Pitts
swung on a one hopper up the middle, boot it
by Volpi.
Speaker 3 (09:54):
Recovers, throws out in time in the score.
Speaker 1 (09:57):
Man Soto the Guardian, it's take the lead. That Volpe
booted that one humper behind the bag, and second it
came up on him. Rick hacheted off his body, recovered
through the first done in time to get Martinez and
the Guardians have a three to two lead.
Speaker 2 (10:18):
Then it was up to the bullpen and Tim Herron
got the call first in the seventh top of the
order and ben Rice left on left. He bangs this
one on the ground in the hole on the right side,
sliding stop by Sneeman's second basement pops up, throws him out.
Good job by Daniel Schneman and Tim Herron stretched time
at the corner of Carnegie in Ontario, Cleveland three, New
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York two. Hunter Gattis was on in the eighth Well
for a guy like.
Speaker 1 (10:44):
Volpi, an April game in the eighth inning is no
big deal. In his young career, He's already played in
the World Series. He's battle tested the pitch swim in
a mess chase the slider away, Gaddis gets vopee and
keeps the Yankees off the board middle of ending number
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eight three to two Cleveland.
Speaker 2 (11:08):
Yeah, once again, Kate Smith was on in the ninth
looking for back to back saves. Damn, Kate Smith, not
a lot of drama.
Speaker 1 (11:17):
He just comes in, pounds the strength zone and now
he is just one out away from a save for
the second night in a row he had won a
year ago. Cabrara batting left handed, the pitch swung out
a bouncing ball up the middle to his right back ended,
Arius throws bogge.
Speaker 2 (11:39):
How about that, Kate Smith says.
Speaker 1 (11:42):
Really, the ninth innning is nerve wracking.
Speaker 2 (11:46):
Nah.
Speaker 1 (11:47):
Kate Smith made quick work of the New York Yankees
a four pitch say, and the Guardians, for the first
time since twenty nineteen, have won US series against the
New York Yankees. They knock off the Bronx Bombers tonight
three to two, so.
Speaker 2 (12:08):
That in short, the Guardians would take the series from
the Yankees. They were looking for their first sweep of
New York in Cleveland since the nineteen seventy season on
Wednesday afternoon, but The Yankees came away the five to
one win in the series finale on Wednesday off day
Thursday and another off day Friday night as the ballgame
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with Boston was rained out, and they will make the
again that up as part of a double header day
night er on Saturday. Stay with us, We'll have more
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Speaker 2 (13:24):
Welcome back to Guardian's Weekly. Jim Rosenhouse back with you
from Progressive Field in downtown Cleveland, where it's a big
day of baseball today a day night doubleheader one ten
the first pitch for Game one, six' ten the first
pitch for the, Nightcap and as, always you can listen
to our show each week on the radio on our
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Well The yankees were in town earlier this week that
meant a visit From Aaron, judge the two Time Most Valuable,
player off to a strong start once. Again last time
The yankees were, here they were celebrating a clinching of
An American league pennant as they got to The World
series for the first time in judges storied individual, career
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and finally The yankees were on the biggest. Stage and
when we caught up with him On, wednesday he talked
about returning To cleveland for the first time since The
yankees clinched The American.
Speaker 5 (14:39):
League, Pennant, yeah you always think about. IT i think for,
me it was just going back to some of the
tough battles and big games we had in the postseason.
Here you, know especially anytime you Played. Cleveland you, know
we know it's going to be a tough back and forth.
Matchup you, know they got a great pitching, staff their,
offenses you know they're going to put the ball in,
play the guys that can leave the. Yard it's just
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we know it's never going to be an easy couple of.
Games so you, know coming back, here it's it's always.
Fun you, know they have our number right now these
first two, games but hopefully we can pull one out
here the last.
Speaker 2 (15:08):
One and when you Play. Cleveland, Obviously Jose ramirez is
the superstar for The. Guardians consistency though since your career
has begun to do you've established that AND i think
he's very much the. Same and what do you see
in him and what does it take to play at
that high level.
Speaker 5 (15:25):
Consistency you, KNOW i never want to See ramirez coming
up with the you, know guys on bass or a big.
SPOX i know he's going to get the job. Done,
he's you, know one of the best, hitters and it's
been one of the best hitters in the league year after,
year AND i feel like he never gets his due.
Credit you. Know it's like you, said he's playing one
hundred and fifty eight games every single. Year he plays
stellar defense at third. Base he's just when you can
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plug a guy like that in the middle of your,
lineup you, know at a premium, position playing third. Base
it's JUST i feel like that's the main reason Why
cleveland had so much success over the past couple of.
Seasons you just have a guy like that that you
can lean on and the times in a bad. Time
so it's it's been fun to watch Him. Afar the
guy's always got a smile on his. Face he's always
out there and it's. Impressive, man he's one of the
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best best players in the, game and it's fun to
watch him and learn from him every.
Speaker 2 (16:11):
Day, obviously there are serious work and routines that that
he is accustomed. To how about, you what's allowed you
to maintain that high level as the game adjusts to
you and all those things that go with.
Speaker 5 (16:22):
THAT i think the number one thing is just taking
care of your. Body you. Know that's one THING i
tried to learn that kind of my first couple of
years in the big leagues is you, Know i'd pull,
muscles do, this and Then i'd be kind of. Out
so you can put up good, numbers but if you're
not out there every single day with the, team then you,
know what's what do those numbers? Matter SO i think
it was really just about making sure my body felt.
Good and If i'm out there for one hundred and fifty,
games hundred fifty five, games you know the numbers will be.
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There and you, KNOW i love watching the. GAME i
go home after the, GAME i turn ON Mlb. Network you,
Know i'm watching other teams, games you, know just trying
to learn and see what guys are doing or what's
happening around the. League so, it's, Uh i'm only gonna
play this game for a short amount of. Time so
as much INFORMATION i can soak for my teammates and
around the, league, that'll you, know help me get one
percent better or even just a little bit. Better you,
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KNOW i try to do that every, day fair or.
Speaker 2 (17:07):
Not you hit a ton of home, runs so people
think of you as a home run. Hitter but last
night four for four. Singles how important is it to
you the on base and the batting average things like.
Speaker 5 (17:17):
That, well that's one THING i wanted to get. Better you,
know we can we can go for the long, ball
we can hit the ball out of the. Park but you,
KNOW i feel like as each year that you had
in the, league teams adjust to. You they find try
to find different, Holes they try to find different areas
where they can exploit. You, so you, know just try
to make a couple of. Adjustments so where certain parts
of the zone WHERE i feel like teams try to
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get me. Out IF i can just put that ball
in play or make something happen you maybe we'll sneak
through and find a couple of. Singles you, know and
especially with our, lineup you, know IF i can just
get on, base you, know with you Got Cody, Bellender
Paul goldschmidt behind, you two, MVPs you, know just get
on base and let them do the dirty. Work it's
just kind of makes my job easy AND i don't
have to focus on too much to, say ASK i
go out, there try to touch first base ANYWAY i.
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Can if it's a loop, single if it's a double
on the. Line anything we can.
Speaker 6 (18:02):
Do so it's a.
Speaker 5 (18:04):
Guy i'm run to make my job.
Speaker 2 (18:06):
Easy, aaron good to see. It thanks for the.
Speaker 5 (18:07):
Time thank.
Speaker 2 (18:08):
You That's Aaron judge who was in town with The
yankees earlier this, week a series where The guardians took
two out of. Three take a, Time i'll come. Back
Talk pitching With Logan, Allen Gavin williams And Joey. Cantillo
that's next up At Cleveland Clinic Guardians Radio.
Speaker 1 (18:24):
Netword Logan allen played At Florida International university In, miami
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and he nails the outside. Corner andrew McCutcheon not happy
he's out. Looking another good ending For Logan allen with
a pair of. Strikeouts welcome back To guardian's Weekly Word
Progressive field this. Weekend Jim house along with you on
This saturday morning as The guardians are getting ready for
a long day of, baseball two games and then the
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series finale tomorrow afternoon against The Red. Sox as it's
a one forty first pitch tomorrow afternoon after the day
night double header today in Downtown cleveland with a one
to ten start For game, one six to ten for the.
Nightcap Logan allen's been off to a terrific start for The.
Guardians he made the starting rotation and might have been
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considered by some a long shot heading into spring, training
but he threw well out In, goodyear and as the fifth,
starter he's made four, starts one, win one, loss but
the er two point one one after pitching extremely well
his last time out On sunday At, pittsburgh and then
when we caught up with him earlier this, week he
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talked about a couple of reasons why he's on such
a good roll to start the.
Speaker 7 (19:55):
SEASON i think we're just on you on a good
page with the, catchers you, know coming up with good
game plans and just going out there. NEXTECUTING i think
it's you, know it's not a secret, recipe it's not
any any one pitch any one. THING i think it's
just a culmination of going out their, confidence trust the,
defense and being on the same page with the.
Speaker 2 (20:13):
Catchers AND i know one of the things that came
out of yesterday and it's probably been happening in all your,
starts but pitching. Inside it sounded like the cutter was
working to get. Inside and when you when you talk
about pitching. Inside how difficult is that to get good
at that and really have that be a weapon for?
Speaker 7 (20:30):
You, YEAH i, think, UH i think it's kind of
like the old, adage like all the hitters want to get,
there you, know their hands extended that kind of lead to.
Speaker 2 (20:38):
A lot of, power a lot of the slug that we.
Speaker 7 (20:40):
See, so you, know anything you can do to kind
of counteract that and avoid some of the. BARRELS i
think that that's the. Goal and you, know obviously it's
like kind of a fine line because you you, know
you got to you know tow that line of you,
know hitting the corner versus you, know hitting guys or you,
know leaving over the middle of the. Plates so you,
know it's, definitely, uh you, know part of my. Game
BUT i think it's JUST i think it's one of
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the things just trying to avoid. SLUG i think it's
one like all these guys are so good when they
get their owns. Extended that a lot of guys hammer
breaking balls out over and fastballs out. Over so anything
you can do to kind of just tie guys, UP
i think it's.
Speaker 2 (21:11):
Important, now yesterday you didn't allow many, Hits BUT i
was talking To Carl willis before the, game and he
had mentioned that that where he's seen a lot of
growth is that when you do allow a base it
you're still. Aggressive AND i know that's something that you've worked.
On and how big a change has that been for
you this year as opposed to last year when you
went through some tough.
Speaker 8 (21:30):
Times, YEAH i.
Speaker 7 (21:31):
MEAN i, certainly you, know feel like like the outings
kind of roll a little bit, easier and even when
guys get on, base like we're never out of an. Inning,
YEAH i Think i'm doing a better job, of you,
know getting the position where the guys, are you, know
hitting ground balls the, infielders letting.
Speaker 2 (21:46):
Our guys make.
Speaker 7 (21:47):
PLAYS i think that's where kind of our bread and
butter as a. Team so you, know Anytime i'm able
to do, THAT i think anyone guys on base and
LIKE i, said being aggressive and helps keep the pitch count,
down being able to pitch in the sixth, Inning that
stuff like that kind of goes a long way for the.
Season SO i think that's. Important So i'm definitely happy
to be able to do, that and you, know hope to.
Speaker 2 (22:02):
Continue it seems like each of the starters now is
starting to get deeper into, games and that can be
a challenge. Sometimes but do you start to feed off
each other when when you see say A Gavin williams
pitching in the seventh and Then lively the day before
you pitch got deep into the. Game can can that
start to snowball a little?
Speaker 9 (22:20):
Bit?
Speaker 7 (22:21):
Oh, ABSOLUTELY i think it's you, know it's just the
nature of you, know you see guys kind of roll
through the line up a third time and you see
that we all can do. It so it's definitely encouraging
to see our guys go deeper in the. GAME i
know it goes a long way for the bullpen. Too
it's a long, season so anything we can do to kind,
of you, know limit those guys innings on the back,
end you, know so they're able to stay fresh for
the entire, SEASON i think that's. Important so, YEAH i
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think that's our job out there to kind of go
as deep into games as we. CAN i know we all,
take you, know big pride in, It so anytime we're
able to do, THAT i think it's a great.
Speaker 2 (22:48):
Thing and obviously you're focused on on yourself and your own,
teammates but over the, weekend you had a chance to
See Paul skeins and whether it's him or someone else
with a great red may and all that kind of.
Stuff it's that fun from a does the fan come
out in you at all when when you see say
one of your own guys have a good game or
someone like that who who has a lot of hype
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in the boss parks full things like.
Speaker 7 (23:11):
That, yeah, no no doubt it. Was it was cool to,
see you, know the atmosphere in the park In pittsburgh
on his bubblehead, night you, know selfishly happy to See
manzo you, know take them deepcau of the. Stadium that
was really cool to. See but, yeah there's no doubt
THAT i think we all kind of have a little
bit of the fan in us still where especially from
the picture, Side like it's always cool to see something's
the top line front end starters throw and you know
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guys that go out there and you, said have the
resume and all that kind of, Stuff so it is
cool to.
Speaker 2 (23:37):
See so definitely really cool.
Speaker 7 (23:38):
To beat, them to beat those kind of. Guys but,
yeah there's definitely fan of me that comes out. Wards
it's cool to get up there and watch these guys
and kind of you, know see the profiles and see
what these guys actually. Throw so it's pretty.
Speaker 2 (23:48):
Cool went, oh by the, way you're putting up similar
numbers early, on so that that's certainly something to tip
your cap. For And, logan thanks left for coming. Back appreciate.
It thank you VERY i appreciate. It that's left hand
Or Logan allen off to it and outside standings start
this season after four starts AS era at two point
one point one heading into his next start over the
weekend here against The Red. Sox also off to a
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good start this, season It's Gavin williams picked up a
win his last time out On monday night against The.
Yankees he's now two to one after five starts with
AN era of four point one five and pitching deep into,
games worked into the seventh inning Against New york and
it was something that very much was needed On monday
night against The yankees due to heavy bullpen usage Against
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pittsburgh the prior. Weekend and he says it's something that
he's always trying to, do pitch deep into, games regardless
of the. SITUATION i, mean it wasn't too.
Speaker 9 (24:40):
AWARE i know we went next ra innings On, sunday
so just trying to get the guys as much rest as.
Possible they've been thrown a lot here, RECENTLY i think
it was it's been seven games in a. Row we
haven't had an off, day which SOMETIMES i can take
a toll on the. Bullpen so just trying to get
as deep as. Possible it is definitely a big help for.
Speaker 2 (24:59):
Them, obviously as a power, pitcher you can rack up.
Strikeouts BUT i think you've mentioned maybe before The baltimore,
start that you really wanted to try and get deeper into.
Games and what is the key for you to do?
Speaker 9 (25:11):
THAT i mean first pitch, OUTS i mean strikeouts will
come eventually earlier in the, year and more trying to
go deep in the games and give our team the
best chance to.
Speaker 2 (25:22):
Win, obviously you're gonna feel different from start to. Start
it seemed like you had the good velocity last night
from the, Jump and and do you feel different from
start to? Start and was last night one of those
nights where you felt really? Good?
Speaker 9 (25:34):
Oh, yeah you definitely feel different start from. Start sometimes
you're not, hurting but sore more than. OTHERS i, was,
HONESTLY I i was feeling it kind of. Yesterday my
body was still a little bit sore from the last,
start first time going one hundred pitches this, year and
then last night definitely took a toll on my body
a little, bit going six.
Speaker 2 (25:55):
Seventh any the quality of your stuff and the success
you've had so, Far obviously the work was done in
the winter time off season heading into spring. Training how
pleased have you been with with all of that and
how it's translated now to the regular. SEASON i, Mean
i'm very.
Speaker 9 (26:12):
PLEASED i feel LIKE i still got a lot of
work to, do. THOUGH i definitely got to cut down
the walks a little, bit but we'll get there. Eventually
still early in the.
Speaker 2 (26:22):
Season Gavin williams is joining us for A monday night
In april that the place was jumping a little. Bit
did you notice, That and as as you're on the, Mound,
NO i didn't.
Speaker 9 (26:32):
Really notice it that. Much i'm more locked into the
game than really locked into the, Fans so just sort
of stay on our team as much as possible and
not look out into the stands and.
Speaker 2 (26:43):
When you look at at your. Team Jose ramirez a
big part of it, again and he's been your teammates
since you reached the major. Leagues nights like last night
when he does his. Thing what is that like for
you and what most impresses you about?
Speaker 9 (26:58):
HIM i, mean just phenomenal all, around plays the game
the right. Way he's always hustling down the, line no
matter what it, is pop, up grandba to, Short he's always.
Hustling SO i mean that's a good person to learn
a game from and in all. Aspects So i've learned
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a lot from him by just watching the way he
goes about his day every.
Speaker 2 (27:21):
Day and starting rotation, wise it's, uh several turns through
the rotation now or it's rolling and you guys push
each other and is there maybe not a, competition but
as you go through it and the starts build up
with good. Success can you feel that from start to
start when you take them, Out yeah for.
Speaker 9 (27:41):
SURE i mean after every, start everybody's talking with each,
other seeing what they got and with like if you
see something with somebody, else then you talk about. It,
Yeah you're always, pushing pushing each, other always getting. Better
we watch everybody's Penn just learning different things from each
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each guy is a big. Thing it's going to be
a big thing for success down the road.
Speaker 2 (28:06):
Too. Well listen to the start is going well for
you for. Sure thanks a lot for coming by as,
always absolutely thank. You That's guardians starting Pitcher Gavin, williams
and we'll stay on the pitching. Front and we had
a chance to visit With Joey cantillo earlier this. Week
he earned his first save in the major leagues minor,
leagues and he said maybe there was one back in high,
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school but he's not quite sure on that even but
he's been terrific out of the bullpen ten appearances and
has earned run average at one point three five heading
into whenever that next appearance. Is and he earned that
save On sunday In pittsburgh unexpectedly so as he pitched
the ninth inning After Emmanuel classe could not hold the.
(28:50):
Lead excuse, me After classe couldn't hold the lead in the,
night that Was cantillo in the, tenth so an extra
inning save after The guardian, said grab the lead in
the top half for the, Inning and we asked him
what his thoughts were coming on in a pressure, situation
the hardest situation sometimes with that runner at second base
on the.
Speaker 8 (29:10):
Road uh, yeah my mindset was to just get the
job done and get us home and win the ball.
GAME i think very simply, like, hey we need to
make sure that run at second doesn't, score and that's
by executing. Pitches so just try to get one pitch
at the time and the best of your.
Speaker 2 (29:26):
Ability and when you look at the situation so, often
when am my Annual CLASS a comes, in it's end of,
game how prepared were you to be able to come?
In and when did you find out, that, hey it's
on now AND i better be?
Speaker 8 (29:38):
Ready, WELL i think obviously as the ending went, on
once they had tied the, game you, know just kind of, understanding,
hey the, situation like someone else is probably gonna have
to go out there for the tenth, Inning so just
kind of preparing yourself once that situation presented, itself and
then once my name was, called like just kind of
just treating it like any other, opportunity whether you're throwing
in the third inning or the fifth, inning like you're
(29:59):
just get yourself ready to go and then get into the.
Game and same THING i, said do your.
Speaker 2 (30:03):
Job Joey cantillot joining us working out of the bullpen,
now and we talked last week In baltimore just about
that transition for. You and what's been the biggest key
that it seems like has allowed you to really embrace the.
Speaker 8 (30:15):
Role, YEAH i. DON'T i, Mean i'm, really LIKE i told,
you like just trying to take it day by. Day
AND i, think you, Know we've got a good group
of guys over there That i'm just kind of learning
from each day and each different thing that. Happens it's,
like all, right this is what you do in this,
situation and talking to the older guys that have been
in different situations where, hey you might be pitching here or,
this the game's gonna dictate, this and just get in
(30:35):
the overall feel for. IT i, think LIKE i, said
it just comes down to whether you're starting a game
and you're expected to, throw you, know one hundred, pitches
and whether you're coming in in the, fifth sixth inning
or the tenth. Inning you, know you just just focus
on executing your one pitch and then and then go from.
There AND i think obviously there's a lot of room
for improvement, Improvement so that's where you, Know i'll continue
(30:57):
to keep my focus on and just you, know try
to get better every. DAY i think some pitchers that
they HEAR i got to go to the. Bullpen but
when you go to the bullpen, here you're going to
the best bullpen in. Baseball does that help in terms
of focus and really wanting to take your game to another? Level,
YEAH i, think you, know those, guys we take a
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lot of pride in our pitching over, here and we
have the best bullpen in baseball and all those guys in,
there like you, know guys have played with a lot
of my pro, career but it's like they're the best
in the world of what they. Do and that's, why
LIKE i, said getting to learn from them is, huge
and just seeing how they go about their business and
and just getting to watch them. Pitches it's fun getting
to watch all those guys. Pitch same thing with our.
(31:39):
Starters SO i think at the end of the, day
Like i'm it's just it's it's fun to Win bowl.
Games it's fun to you, know be here In cleveland
with this group of. Guys SO i just want to
keep doing.
Speaker 2 (31:50):
That And you've had some good experiences in this. Game
what was being on the mound for the last out
of an extra inning win and getting as. Saved what
was that like for you when it was all said and,
done it was a good.
Speaker 8 (32:00):
Feeling it was a good. FEELING i, uh, definitely. Definitely
it's it's, crazy this game puts you in different situations
and and uh, yeah that was a moment that you,
Know i'll definitely remember and you, know hopefully we CAN
i can keep contributing to wins and and and that's
that's all we want to.
Speaker 2 (32:18):
Do Nice, Gone thanks for the, Timing, jim appreciate. It
that Is Joey cantille doing some great work out of
the bultpen first time in his pro. Career really that
he has worked out of the pen on a regular,
basis and he has certainly embraced. That as we get
deeper into things here in the month Of, april stay.
Tuned when we come, back will visit With Carl, Willis
Guardians Pitching. Coach that's next Is Guardians weekly continues The Cleveland,
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Welcome back To Guardians. Weekly The guardian's getting ready to
take on The Boston Red sox later today in a
day night. Doubleheader one ten first pitch For game one
here At Progressive field and then a six' ten first
pitch in. The nightcap, last season a seven game, season
Series the guardians won five of the seven Against The.
(34:00):
Red Sox Hell carl willis is now in his fifteenth
season As a guardian's, pitching coach a couple of different
stints As the guardian's pitching Coach for carl and twenty
second at the major league level as one of the
best pitching coaches in. The game he is truly. A
treasure we always enjoy visiting, with him and when we
caught up with, him recently we talked bullpen and trying
(34:24):
to take care of pitchers who threw. A lot, last
year four different relievers For the guardians worked in seventy or,
more games so that meant some different preparations in, spring
training and now that the. Season's begun He asked carl
if the Likes Of, Tim, Herron, Hunter Gaddis, emmanuel Classe
And kate smith have they responded well to the different
(34:47):
routine that they went through.
Speaker 10 (34:49):
This, SPRING yeah. I do, i mean, you know basically
we're Talking, about caine we're Talking About, Timmy harren we're Talking,
about gaddy You know classe, as WELL and i know people,
you know because they got off to a little bit
of a. Rocky, start however, you know stuff wasn't. The
factor we were, still seeing, you know very, similar profiles very.
(35:12):
Similar Velocities, But Gaddy, timmy cade they they look, as if,
you know they're in the same spot they were in.
Last year, you know there's an occasion where the ball finds,
a barrel You know timmy With, with reynolds, you know
(35:32):
guy went opo on. A heater it's a ten two.
Ball game tip, your cap. Move ON but i think
these guys are in a. GREAT place i think they're
stuff's in a, great place and at this point of,
the season, you know they're. Right there we just have
to be mindful of not overusing them here as the
season gets underway and.
Speaker 2 (35:53):
Guys who are new to re leaving out in. The Bullpen,
Joey cantillon joey seems to have have really taken. To
it and what have you seen that that's good, from
him that's allowed him to have. Some success one calling it,
MIND well.
Speaker 10 (36:04):
I, think joey, you know is learning who, he IS and,
i think, you know the stuff has never been. A
question it's it's always kind of Centered to his issues
were more about strike throwing and controlling. The COUNTS and
i feel like since his second Outing In, san diego
(36:27):
it's like a switch got flipped and and all of,
a sudden he's attacking. The zone he's attacking the zone
with all of. His pitches and with that, change up
he has Got a no one talks about. His curveballs,
curveball's tremendous so, for him with the mix of pitches,
he has attacking that strike zone makes it really difficult
for hitters to get, on time and it's just. So
(36:50):
awesome to see a guy who works so hard and
cares so much start to kind of find himself and
come and do His own and you know who knows where.
Speaker 2 (36:59):
He could oh that Is longtime cleveland Pitching Coach, carl
willis and that's going to do it for our show. This,
week again a lot of baseball today if you want
to come down to. The ballpark couple of choices. For
you one ten the first pitch for game one of
the day, night doubleheader and then separate admission for, THE
nightcap a six to ten, first pitch one forty the
(37:22):
first pitch time For the sunday, game tomorrow and Then
the twins come in for our first Look at minnesota.
This season a four game Series with minnesota to wrap
up this lengthy home stand For. The guardians it'll be
three six to Ten, Starts, monday Tuesday and, wednesday nights
and then a one ten first pitch on A getaway
(37:43):
thursday For. The guardians so a lot of baseball coming
up here for the remainder of this homestand it should
be a lot. Of Fun the guardian's playing good baseball,
of late so we hope to see it here at.
The ballpark if you can make it out during this
lengthy home stand For the guardians next week when we
join You from toronto for another Edition Of. Guardians weekly
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Thanks To. Brian botse, as always we're putting together our
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Speaker 2 (00:50):
Hi, everyone, welcome to Guardians Weekly. Jim ros in house
along with you as the Guardians will try and get
their weekend series with the Boston Red Sox going later.
Today looks much better than it did last night when
Game one of the series was postponed due to heavy
rains in the area, but the Guardians and Red Sox
(01:11):
scheduled to play at day night doubleheader a little bit
later today. If you're tuned to this on the radio
on our flagship station or others who carry it on
Saturday mornings, good show lined up for you. Today. We
will hear from Guardians pitchers Logan Allen and Gavin Williams,
who have thrown the ball extremely well in the early season.
Also reliever Joey Cantillo, pitching coach Carl Willis, and two
(01:36):
time Most Valuable Player Award winner Aaron Judge, who was
in town with the New York Yankees earlier this week.
And that takes us right to our week in review
segment and a fun week it was early on as
the Yankees were in town starting on Monday night, big
three game series, and the Guardians sent Williams to the
Mounta in game one, and he looks sharp early. Now
(01:58):
the two.
Speaker 1 (01:59):
Pitch strike three call in the heater kind of hard
to argue in a fastball is right down Euclid Avenue.
Speaker 2 (02:09):
Now the two.
Speaker 1 (02:11):
Swing ms elevated the fastball and that was no contest.
And eight pitch inning for Gavin Williams. He has three strikeouts.
We have no score in the middle of ending number two.
Then in the bottom half of the third inning, the
Guardian's got something going with singles from Brian Rochio and
Stephen Kuan, and then Jose Ramirez stepped in in field
(02:34):
back double played depth and now the choir at Saint
Progressive Field sings their Jose song.
Speaker 2 (02:42):
No score.
Speaker 1 (02:43):
Third inning, first and third one out, the pitch swing
in and hammered.
Speaker 3 (02:49):
Hi Date to right hallway back and go Jose Ramirez
number five on a no doubt about it blast deepen
of the seats in right field, and Ramirez got a
(03:10):
breaking ball and smooked it three nothing Cleveland with one.
Speaker 2 (03:17):
Swing of the van Man. They didn't start there as
the next batter was Kyle man Zardo.
Speaker 1 (03:23):
Here's Kyle man Zardo the kick and delivery, and he drives.
Speaker 2 (03:28):
One high deep.
Speaker 3 (03:29):
To right, Ris track Wall Doll, back to back Jacks.
Speaker 1 (03:39):
Ramirez and Mansardo gets this place rocking for nothing Cleveland.
Manzardo's homered in three straight games, a team high seven
a team high seventeen.
Speaker 2 (03:56):
Rvy Eyes Guardians added another run in the fourth as
On hell Martinez let off with a double and Brian
Rochio knocked him in. Here's the old one swung on
broken bat Liner and it goes into the outfield, a
base hit to right for Rochio, scoring as Martinez as
(04:16):
it looked like Chisholm had to play on that ball,
but the broken bat, the bad head was heading towards
Chisholm and he was ducking out of the way of that,
and the ball got by him and it heads up
being an RBI base hit for Rochio and the Guardians
have a five nothing lead, and on the Mount, Williams
(04:37):
continued to shut down the powerhouse Yankee lineup.
Speaker 1 (04:40):
Aaron Judge all wank in a double homer Douff Gavin
Williams last summer in the regular season, starting that Gavin made.
This isn't the same guy the Yankee saw in October.
I'll tell you that the pitch swiming a mess on
a breaking ball and he gets judge for his fifth
I go now the two to two delivery swinging NMS
(05:05):
powder river blew it by him. Williams gets his seventh strikeout.
The Yankees go down swinging for their three outs here
in the sixth and Gavin Williams, eighty six pitches through six,
has a five nothing lead. Again the payoff got him
swinging on a slider.
Speaker 2 (05:25):
What a way to finish?
Speaker 1 (05:26):
Ain't strakeouts for Gavin Williams dead will conclude his night.
Speaker 2 (05:31):
In the bottom half of the sixth innink, Stephen Kuwan
was in scoring position at second base when Jose Ramirez
delivered again down the three.
Speaker 1 (05:39):
To one swung smoke to right. That's of a said Kwan.
Hits thirties coming home. Reyes with the throat of the
plate on the fly slide, take safe.
Speaker 2 (05:50):
Boy.
Speaker 1 (05:50):
What a throw by Reys on the fly from right field,
a whole plate and Stephen Kwan on a bang bang
play slid in just ahead of the tag feet first,
and they pitched to Ramirez. He drives in his fourth
run of the game and at six nothing, Cleveland here
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in the sixth and Jose went to second on the
throat of the plate.
Speaker 2 (06:17):
The Yankees got on the board with two runs in
the seventh, and then the always dangerous Aaron Judge was
leading off the eighth inning.
Speaker 1 (06:25):
Aaron Judge leans off the eighth six to two Cleveland
Rockets won the left center Stephen Kwan dives beate.
Speaker 2 (06:32):
Up back Cannont catch.
Speaker 3 (06:34):
How the gold clever headed again rubbing.
Speaker 1 (06:38):
Aaron Judge of a ase hit on a sinking liner
to the left center and the left fielder got a
great read, a great break and a diving back Cannont catch.
And against this Yankee lineup, those plays are mammoth boy.
Speaker 2 (06:56):
It looks like Stephen Kwan is on his way to
yet another Gold Glove award as he continues to impress defensively.
Later on in the eighth though, a two run home
run by Jash Chisholm cut the Guardian's lead to six
to four, and in the ninth, with him annual Classe unavailable,
Kate Smith was on to try and save it.
Speaker 1 (07:16):
You do open up first base if you ever wanted
to bring the go ahead run to the plate in
Bellinger and put Aaron Judge on, but that's not happening.
Speaker 2 (07:25):
The one too.
Speaker 3 (07:27):
Swim in a this ball game paint got out of.
Speaker 1 (07:31):
The split finger and Kate Smith takes care of the
mighty Aaron Judge and Game one goes to the Guardians,
beating New York six to four.
Speaker 2 (07:45):
So the Guardians took game one of the series, and
it was on to Tuesday night with Tanner Bibbee on
the mound for Cleveland and the Yankees greeted him rudely.
Their leadoff hitter Ben Rice homeward on the first pitch
of the game and New York had the early one
nothing lead. However, Bibby's settled in and found a way
to quiet the Yankees offense. Bibby with a.
Speaker 1 (08:07):
Pitch swinging and I missed strength three got him with
a breaking ball. Dominga strikes out and the Yankees threat
goes by the boards and here is Ben Rice. It
is fifth home run of the season.
Speaker 2 (08:21):
His first time up, and he's giving them a little
boost out of that leadoff spot nine, your prototype leadoff hitter.
Here's the pitch to him and it swung on tap
back to the mound. Biby's on it, runs it over
to first, flips to Santana in time for the out
side retired in order on a low pitch inning for
Tanner Bibby, as he needed just five pitches to get
(08:43):
it done. We will head to the bottom of the fifth,
one nothing, Yankees over the Guardians. New York scratched out
another run in the top half of the sixth to
make it to nothing, but in the bottom of the inning,
the Guardians offense got going Steven Kwan and Nolan Jones.
They both reached base singles and that brought Kyle Manzardo
to the plate. Lighter hands at the belt.
Speaker 1 (09:05):
The two to one swung in line the right field
and judge dives the ball gets by him. In the
scores Jones on his way to second. Man Soto with
an army eye double. We are tied at two. Kyle
man Soto with his team high eighteenth army eye Judge
(09:27):
trying to make a diving catching right on that sinking
liner and it get by him and the Guardians in
a two to two game.
Speaker 2 (09:37):
And the go ahead run at second and only one
out and then on hell Martinez stepped in with a
chance to put the Guardians in front.
Speaker 1 (09:47):
Lighter from the belt. Here it comes runner goes Pitts
swung on a one hopper up the middle, boot it
by Volpi.
Speaker 3 (09:54):
Recovers, throws out in time in the score.
Speaker 1 (09:57):
Man Soto the Guardian, it's take the lead. That Volpe
booted that one humper behind the bag, and second it
came up on him. Rick hacheted off his body, recovered
through the first done in time to get Martinez and
the Guardians have a three to two lead.
Speaker 2 (10:18):
Then it was up to the bullpen and Tim Herron
got the call first in the seventh top of the
order and ben Rice left on left. He bangs this
one on the ground in the hole on the right side,
sliding stop by Sneeman's second basement pops up, throws him out.
Good job by Daniel Schneman and Tim Herron stretched time
at the corner of Carnegie in Ontario, Cleveland three, New
(10:40):
York two. Hunter Gattis was on in the eighth Well
for a guy like.
Speaker 1 (10:44):
Volpi, an April game in the eighth inning is no
big deal. In his young career, He's already played in
the World Series. He's battle tested the pitch swim in
a mess chase the slider away, Gaddis gets vopee and
keeps the Yankees off the board middle of ending number
(11:06):
eight three to two Cleveland.
Speaker 2 (11:08):
Yeah, once again, Kate Smith was on in the ninth
looking for back to back saves. Damn, Kate Smith, not
a lot of drama.
Speaker 1 (11:17):
He just comes in, pounds the strength zone and now
he is just one out away from a save for
the second night in a row he had won a
year ago. Cabrara batting left handed, the pitch swung out
a bouncing ball up the middle to his right back ended,
Arius throws bogge.
Speaker 2 (11:39):
How about that, Kate Smith says.
Speaker 1 (11:42):
Really, the ninth innning is nerve wracking.
Speaker 2 (11:46):
Nah.
Speaker 1 (11:47):
Kate Smith made quick work of the New York Yankees
a four pitch say, and the Guardians, for the first
time since twenty nineteen, have won US series against the
New York Yankees. They knock off the Bronx Bombers tonight
three to two, so.
Speaker 2 (12:08):
That in short, the Guardians would take the series from
the Yankees. They were looking for their first sweep of
New York in Cleveland since the nineteen seventy season on
Wednesday afternoon, but The Yankees came away the five to
one win in the series finale on Wednesday off day
Thursday and another off day Friday night as the ballgame
(12:29):
with Boston was rained out, and they will make the
again that up as part of a double header day
night er on Saturday. Stay with us, We'll have more
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Speaker 2 (13:24):
Welcome back to Guardian's Weekly. Jim Rosenhouse back with you
from Progressive Field in downtown Cleveland, where it's a big
day of baseball today a day night doubleheader one ten
the first pitch for Game one, six' ten the first
pitch for the, Nightcap and as, always you can listen
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Well The yankees were in town earlier this week that
meant a visit From Aaron, judge the two Time Most Valuable,
player off to a strong start once. Again last time
The yankees were, here they were celebrating a clinching of
An American league pennant as they got to The World
series for the first time in judges storied individual, career
(14:28):
and finally The yankees were on the biggest. Stage and
when we caught up with him On, wednesday he talked
about returning To cleveland for the first time since The
yankees clinched The American.
Speaker 5 (14:39):
League, Pennant, yeah you always think about. IT i think for,
me it was just going back to some of the
tough battles and big games we had in the postseason.
Here you, know especially anytime you Played. Cleveland you, know
we know it's going to be a tough back and forth.
Matchup you, know they got a great pitching, staff their,
offenses you know they're going to put the ball in,
play the guys that can leave the. Yard it's just
(14:59):
we know it's never going to be an easy couple of.
Games so you, know coming back, here it's it's always.
Fun you, know they have our number right now these
first two, games but hopefully we can pull one out
here the last.
Speaker 2 (15:08):
One and when you Play. Cleveland, Obviously Jose ramirez is
the superstar for The. Guardians consistency though since your career
has begun to do you've established that AND i think
he's very much the. Same and what do you see
in him and what does it take to play at
that high level.
Speaker 5 (15:25):
Consistency you, KNOW i never want to See ramirez coming
up with the you, know guys on bass or a big.
SPOX i know he's going to get the job. Done,
he's you, know one of the best, hitters and it's
been one of the best hitters in the league year after,
year AND i feel like he never gets his due.
Credit you. Know it's like you, said he's playing one
hundred and fifty eight games every single. Year he plays
stellar defense at third. Base he's just when you can
(15:47):
plug a guy like that in the middle of your,
lineup you, know at a premium, position playing third. Base
it's JUST i feel like that's the main reason Why
cleveland had so much success over the past couple of.
Seasons you just have a guy like that that you
can lean on and the times in a bad. Time
so it's it's been fun to watch Him. Afar the
guy's always got a smile on his. Face he's always
out there and it's. Impressive, man he's one of the
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best best players in the, game and it's fun to
watch him and learn from him every.
Speaker 2 (16:11):
Day, obviously there are serious work and routines that that
he is accustomed. To how about, you what's allowed you
to maintain that high level as the game adjusts to
you and all those things that go with.
Speaker 5 (16:22):
THAT i think the number one thing is just taking
care of your. Body you. Know that's one THING i
tried to learn that kind of my first couple of
years in the big leagues is you, Know i'd pull,
muscles do, this and Then i'd be kind of. Out
so you can put up good, numbers but if you're
not out there every single day with the, team then you,
know what's what do those numbers? Matter SO i think
it was really just about making sure my body felt.
Good and If i'm out there for one hundred and fifty,
games hundred fifty five, games you know the numbers will be.
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There and you, KNOW i love watching the. GAME i
go home after the, GAME i turn ON Mlb. Network you,
Know i'm watching other teams, games you, know just trying
to learn and see what guys are doing or what's
happening around the. League so, it's, Uh i'm only gonna
play this game for a short amount of. Time so
as much INFORMATION i can soak for my teammates and
around the, league, that'll you, know help me get one
percent better or even just a little bit. Better you,
(17:04):
KNOW i try to do that every, day fair or.
Speaker 2 (17:07):
Not you hit a ton of home, runs so people
think of you as a home run. Hitter but last
night four for four. Singles how important is it to
you the on base and the batting average things like.
Speaker 5 (17:17):
That, well that's one THING i wanted to get. Better you,
know we can we can go for the long, ball
we can hit the ball out of the. Park but you,
KNOW i feel like as each year that you had
in the, league teams adjust to. You they find try
to find different, Holes they try to find different areas
where they can exploit. You, so you, know just try
to make a couple of. Adjustments so where certain parts
of the zone WHERE i feel like teams try to
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get me. Out IF i can just put that ball
in play or make something happen you maybe we'll sneak
through and find a couple of. Singles you, know and
especially with our, lineup you, know IF i can just
get on, base you, know with you Got Cody, Bellender
Paul goldschmidt behind, you two, MVPs you, know just get
on base and let them do the dirty. Work it's
just kind of makes my job easy AND i don't
have to focus on too much to, say ASK i
go out, there try to touch first base ANYWAY i.
(17:58):
Can if it's a loop, single if it's a double
on the. Line anything we can.
Speaker 6 (18:02):
Do so it's a.
Speaker 5 (18:04):
Guy i'm run to make my job.
Speaker 2 (18:06):
Easy, aaron good to see. It thanks for the.
Speaker 5 (18:07):
Time thank.
Speaker 2 (18:08):
You That's Aaron judge who was in town with The
yankees earlier this, week a series where The guardians took
two out of. Three take a, Time i'll come. Back
Talk pitching With Logan, Allen Gavin williams And Joey. Cantillo
that's next up At Cleveland Clinic Guardians Radio.
Speaker 1 (18:24):
Netword Logan allen played At Florida International university In, miami
(18:45):
and he nails the outside. Corner andrew McCutcheon not happy
he's out. Looking another good ending For Logan allen with
a pair of. Strikeouts welcome back To guardian's Weekly Word
Progressive field this. Weekend Jim house along with you on
This saturday morning as The guardians are getting ready for
a long day of, baseball two games and then the
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series finale tomorrow afternoon against The Red. Sox as it's
a one forty first pitch tomorrow afternoon after the day
night double header today in Downtown cleveland with a one
to ten start For game, one six to ten for the.
Nightcap Logan allen's been off to a terrific start for The.
Guardians he made the starting rotation and might have been
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considered by some a long shot heading into spring, training
but he threw well out In, goodyear and as the fifth,
starter he's made four, starts one, win one, loss but
the er two point one one after pitching extremely well
his last time out On sunday At, pittsburgh and then
when we caught up with him earlier this, week he
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talked about a couple of reasons why he's on such
a good roll to start the.
Speaker 7 (19:55):
SEASON i think we're just on you on a good
page with the, catchers you, know coming up with good
game plans and just going out there. NEXTECUTING i think
it's you, know it's not a secret, recipe it's not
any any one pitch any one. THING i think it's
just a culmination of going out their, confidence trust the,
defense and being on the same page with the.
Speaker 2 (20:13):
Catchers AND i know one of the things that came
out of yesterday and it's probably been happening in all your,
starts but pitching. Inside it sounded like the cutter was
working to get. Inside and when you when you talk
about pitching. Inside how difficult is that to get good
at that and really have that be a weapon for?
Speaker 7 (20:30):
You, YEAH i, think, UH i think it's kind of
like the old, adage like all the hitters want to get,
there you, know their hands extended that kind of lead to.
Speaker 2 (20:38):
A lot of, power a lot of the slug that we.
Speaker 7 (20:40):
See, so you, know anything you can do to kind
of counteract that and avoid some of the. BARRELS i
think that that's the. Goal and you, know obviously it's
like kind of a fine line because you you, know
you got to you know tow that line of you,
know hitting the corner versus you, know hitting guys or you,
know leaving over the middle of the. Plates so you,
know it's, definitely, uh you, know part of my. Game
BUT i think it's JUST i think it's one of
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the things just trying to avoid. SLUG i think it's
one like all these guys are so good when they
get their owns. Extended that a lot of guys hammer
breaking balls out over and fastballs out. Over so anything
you can do to kind of just tie guys, UP
i think it's.
Speaker 2 (21:11):
Important, now yesterday you didn't allow many, Hits BUT i
was talking To Carl willis before the, game and he
had mentioned that that where he's seen a lot of
growth is that when you do allow a base it
you're still. Aggressive AND i know that's something that you've worked.
On and how big a change has that been for
you this year as opposed to last year when you
went through some tough.
Speaker 8 (21:30):
Times, YEAH i.
Speaker 7 (21:31):
MEAN i, certainly you, know feel like like the outings
kind of roll a little bit, easier and even when
guys get on, base like we're never out of an. Inning,
YEAH i Think i'm doing a better job, of you,
know getting the position where the guys, are you, know
hitting ground balls the, infielders letting.
Speaker 2 (21:46):
Our guys make.
Speaker 7 (21:47):
PLAYS i think that's where kind of our bread and
butter as a. Team so you, know Anytime i'm able
to do, THAT i think anyone guys on base and
LIKE i, said being aggressive and helps keep the pitch count,
down being able to pitch in the sixth, Inning that
stuff like that kind of goes a long way for the.
Season SO i think that's. Important So i'm definitely happy
to be able to do, that and you, know hope to.
Speaker 2 (22:02):
Continue it seems like each of the starters now is
starting to get deeper into, games and that can be
a challenge. Sometimes but do you start to feed off
each other when when you see say A Gavin williams
pitching in the seventh and Then lively the day before
you pitch got deep into the. Game can can that
start to snowball a little?
Speaker 9 (22:20):
Bit?
Speaker 7 (22:21):
Oh, ABSOLUTELY i think it's you, know it's just the
nature of you, know you see guys kind of roll
through the line up a third time and you see
that we all can do. It so it's definitely encouraging
to see our guys go deeper in the. GAME i
know it goes a long way for the bullpen. Too
it's a long, season so anything we can do to kind,
of you, know limit those guys innings on the back,
end you, know so they're able to stay fresh for
the entire, SEASON i think that's. Important so, YEAH i
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think that's our job out there to kind of go
as deep into games as we. CAN i know we all,
take you, know big pride in, It so anytime we're
able to do, THAT i think it's a great.
Speaker 2 (22:48):
Thing and obviously you're focused on on yourself and your own,
teammates but over the, weekend you had a chance to
See Paul skeins and whether it's him or someone else
with a great red may and all that kind of.
Stuff it's that fun from a does the fan come
out in you at all when when you see say
one of your own guys have a good game or
someone like that who who has a lot of hype
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in the boss parks full things like.
Speaker 7 (23:11):
That, yeah, no no doubt it. Was it was cool to,
see you, know the atmosphere in the park In pittsburgh
on his bubblehead, night you, know selfishly happy to See
manzo you, know take them deepcau of the. Stadium that
was really cool to. See but, yeah there's no doubt
THAT i think we all kind of have a little
bit of the fan in us still where especially from
the picture, Side like it's always cool to see something's
the top line front end starters throw and you know
(23:32):
guys that go out there and you, said have the
resume and all that kind of, Stuff so it is
cool to.
Speaker 2 (23:37):
See so definitely really cool.
Speaker 7 (23:38):
To beat, them to beat those kind of. Guys but,
yeah there's definitely fan of me that comes out. Wards
it's cool to get up there and watch these guys
and kind of you, know see the profiles and see
what these guys actually. Throw so it's pretty.
Speaker 2 (23:48):
Cool went, oh by the, way you're putting up similar
numbers early, on so that that's certainly something to tip
your cap. For And, logan thanks left for coming. Back appreciate.
It thank you VERY i appreciate. It that's left hand
Or Logan allen off to it and outside standings start
this season after four starts AS era at two point
one point one heading into his next start over the
weekend here against The Red. Sox also off to a
(24:10):
good start this, season It's Gavin williams picked up a
win his last time out On monday night against The.
Yankees he's now two to one after five starts with
AN era of four point one five and pitching deep into,
games worked into the seventh inning Against New york and
it was something that very much was needed On monday
night against The yankees due to heavy bullpen usage Against
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pittsburgh the prior. Weekend and he says it's something that
he's always trying to, do pitch deep into, games regardless
of the. SITUATION i, mean it wasn't too.
Speaker 9 (24:40):
AWARE i know we went next ra innings On, sunday
so just trying to get the guys as much rest as.
Possible they've been thrown a lot here, RECENTLY i think
it was it's been seven games in a. Row we
haven't had an off, day which SOMETIMES i can take
a toll on the. Bullpen so just trying to get
as deep as. Possible it is definitely a big help for.
Speaker 2 (24:59):
Them, obviously as a power, pitcher you can rack up.
Strikeouts BUT i think you've mentioned maybe before The baltimore,
start that you really wanted to try and get deeper into.
Games and what is the key for you to do?
Speaker 9 (25:11):
THAT i mean first pitch, OUTS i mean strikeouts will
come eventually earlier in the, year and more trying to
go deep in the games and give our team the
best chance to.
Speaker 2 (25:22):
Win, obviously you're gonna feel different from start to. Start
it seemed like you had the good velocity last night
from the, Jump and and do you feel different from
start to? Start and was last night one of those
nights where you felt really? Good?
Speaker 9 (25:34):
Oh, yeah you definitely feel different start from. Start sometimes
you're not, hurting but sore more than. OTHERS i, was,
HONESTLY I i was feeling it kind of. Yesterday my
body was still a little bit sore from the last,
start first time going one hundred pitches this, year and
then last night definitely took a toll on my body
a little, bit going six.
Speaker 2 (25:55):
Seventh any the quality of your stuff and the success
you've had so, Far obviously the work was done in
the winter time off season heading into spring. Training how
pleased have you been with with all of that and
how it's translated now to the regular. SEASON i, Mean
i'm very.
Speaker 9 (26:12):
PLEASED i feel LIKE i still got a lot of
work to, do. THOUGH i definitely got to cut down
the walks a little, bit but we'll get there. Eventually
still early in the.
Speaker 2 (26:22):
Season Gavin williams is joining us for A monday night
In april that the place was jumping a little. Bit
did you notice, That and as as you're on the, Mound,
NO i didn't.
Speaker 9 (26:32):
Really notice it that. Much i'm more locked into the
game than really locked into the, Fans so just sort
of stay on our team as much as possible and
not look out into the stands and.
Speaker 2 (26:43):
When you look at at your. Team Jose ramirez a
big part of it, again and he's been your teammates
since you reached the major. Leagues nights like last night
when he does his. Thing what is that like for
you and what most impresses you about?
Speaker 9 (26:58):
HIM i, mean just phenomenal all, around plays the game
the right. Way he's always hustling down the, line no
matter what it, is pop, up grandba to, Short he's always.
Hustling SO i mean that's a good person to learn
a game from and in all. Aspects So i've learned
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a lot from him by just watching the way he
goes about his day every.
Speaker 2 (27:21):
Day and starting rotation, wise it's, uh several turns through
the rotation now or it's rolling and you guys push
each other and is there maybe not a, competition but
as you go through it and the starts build up
with good. Success can you feel that from start to
start when you take them, Out yeah for.
Speaker 9 (27:41):
SURE i mean after every, start everybody's talking with each,
other seeing what they got and with like if you
see something with somebody, else then you talk about. It,
Yeah you're always, pushing pushing each, other always getting. Better
we watch everybody's Penn just learning different things from each
(28:02):
each guy is a big. Thing it's going to be
a big thing for success down the road.
Speaker 2 (28:06):
Too. Well listen to the start is going well for
you for. Sure thanks a lot for coming by as,
always absolutely thank. You That's guardians starting Pitcher Gavin, williams
and we'll stay on the pitching. Front and we had
a chance to visit With Joey cantillo earlier this. Week
he earned his first save in the major leagues minor,
leagues and he said maybe there was one back in high,
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school but he's not quite sure on that even but
he's been terrific out of the bullpen ten appearances and
has earned run average at one point three five heading
into whenever that next appearance. Is and he earned that
save On sunday In pittsburgh unexpectedly so as he pitched
the ninth inning After Emmanuel classe could not hold the.
(28:50):
Lead excuse, me After classe couldn't hold the lead in the,
night that Was cantillo in the, tenth so an extra
inning save after The guardian, said grab the lead in
the top half for the, Inning and we asked him
what his thoughts were coming on in a pressure, situation
the hardest situation sometimes with that runner at second base
on the.
Speaker 8 (29:10):
Road uh, yeah my mindset was to just get the
job done and get us home and win the ball.
GAME i think very simply, like, hey we need to
make sure that run at second doesn't, score and that's
by executing. Pitches so just try to get one pitch
at the time and the best of your.
Speaker 2 (29:26):
Ability and when you look at the situation so, often
when am my Annual CLASS a comes, in it's end of,
game how prepared were you to be able to come?
In and when did you find out, that, hey it's
on now AND i better be?
Speaker 8 (29:38):
Ready, WELL i think obviously as the ending went, on
once they had tied the, game you, know just kind of, understanding,
hey the, situation like someone else is probably gonna have
to go out there for the tenth, Inning so just
kind of preparing yourself once that situation presented, itself and
then once my name was, called like just kind of
just treating it like any other, opportunity whether you're throwing
in the third inning or the fifth, inning like you're
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just get yourself ready to go and then get into the.
Game and same THING i, said do your.
Speaker 2 (30:03):
Job Joey cantillot joining us working out of the bullpen,
now and we talked last week In baltimore just about
that transition for. You and what's been the biggest key
that it seems like has allowed you to really embrace the.
Speaker 8 (30:15):
Role, YEAH i. DON'T i, Mean i'm, really LIKE i told,
you like just trying to take it day by. Day
AND i, think you, Know we've got a good group
of guys over there That i'm just kind of learning
from each day and each different thing that. Happens it's,
like all, right this is what you do in this,
situation and talking to the older guys that have been
in different situations where, hey you might be pitching here or,
this the game's gonna dictate, this and just get in
(30:35):
the overall feel for. IT i, think LIKE i, said
it just comes down to whether you're starting a game
and you're expected to, throw you, know one hundred, pitches
and whether you're coming in in the, fifth sixth inning
or the tenth. Inning you, know you just just focus
on executing your one pitch and then and then go from.
There AND i think obviously there's a lot of room
for improvement, Improvement so that's where you, Know i'll continue
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to keep my focus on and just you, know try
to get better every. DAY i think some pitchers that
they HEAR i got to go to the. Bullpen but
when you go to the bullpen, here you're going to
the best bullpen in. Baseball does that help in terms
of focus and really wanting to take your game to another? Level,
YEAH i, think you, know those, guys we take a
(31:19):
lot of pride in our pitching over, here and we
have the best bullpen in baseball and all those guys in,
there like you, know guys have played with a lot
of my pro, career but it's like they're the best
in the world of what they. Do and that's, why
LIKE i, said getting to learn from them is, huge
and just seeing how they go about their business and
and just getting to watch them. Pitches it's fun getting
to watch all those guys. Pitch same thing with our.
(31:39):
Starters SO i think at the end of the, day
Like i'm it's just it's it's fun to Win bowl.
Games it's fun to you, know be here In cleveland
with this group of. Guys SO i just want to
keep doing.
Speaker 2 (31:50):
That And you've had some good experiences in this. Game
what was being on the mound for the last out
of an extra inning win and getting as. Saved what
was that like for you when it was all said and,
done it was a good.
Speaker 8 (32:00):
Feeling it was a good. FEELING i, uh, definitely. Definitely
it's it's, crazy this game puts you in different situations
and and uh, yeah that was a moment that you,
Know i'll definitely remember and you, know hopefully we CAN
i can keep contributing to wins and and and that's
that's all we want to.
Speaker 2 (32:18):
Do Nice, Gone thanks for the, Timing, jim appreciate. It
that Is Joey cantille doing some great work out of
the bultpen first time in his pro. Career really that
he has worked out of the pen on a regular,
basis and he has certainly embraced. That as we get
deeper into things here in the month Of, april stay.
Tuned when we come, back will visit With Carl, Willis
Guardians Pitching. Coach that's next Is Guardians weekly continues The Cleveland,
(32:42):
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Welcome back To Guardians. Weekly The guardian's getting ready to
take on The Boston Red sox later today in a
day night. Doubleheader one ten first pitch For game one
here At Progressive field and then a six' ten first
pitch in. The nightcap, last season a seven game, season
Series the guardians won five of the seven Against The.
(34:00):
Red Sox Hell carl willis is now in his fifteenth
season As a guardian's, pitching coach a couple of different
stints As the guardian's pitching Coach for carl and twenty
second at the major league level as one of the
best pitching coaches in. The game he is truly. A
treasure we always enjoy visiting, with him and when we
caught up with, him recently we talked bullpen and trying
(34:24):
to take care of pitchers who threw. A lot, last
year four different relievers For the guardians worked in seventy or,
more games so that meant some different preparations in, spring
training and now that the. Season's begun He asked carl
if the Likes Of, Tim, Herron, Hunter Gaddis, emmanuel Classe
And kate smith have they responded well to the different
(34:47):
routine that they went through.
Speaker 10 (34:49):
This, SPRING yeah. I do, i mean, you know basically
we're Talking, about caine we're Talking About, Timmy harren we're Talking,
about gaddy You know classe, as WELL and i know people,
you know because they got off to a little bit
of a. Rocky, start however, you know stuff wasn't. The
factor we were, still seeing, you know very, similar profiles very.
(35:12):
Similar Velocities, But Gaddy, timmy cade they they look, as if,
you know they're in the same spot they were in.
Last year, you know there's an occasion where the ball finds,
a barrel You know timmy With, with reynolds, you know
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guy went opo on. A heater it's a ten two.
Ball game tip, your cap. Move ON but i think
these guys are in a. GREAT place i think they're
stuff's in a, great place and at this point of,
the season, you know they're. Right there we just have
to be mindful of not overusing them here as the
season gets underway and.
Speaker 2 (35:53):
Guys who are new to re leaving out in. The Bullpen,
Joey cantillon joey seems to have have really taken. To
it and what have you seen that that's good, from
him that's allowed him to have. Some success one calling it,
MIND well.
Speaker 10 (36:04):
I, think joey, you know is learning who, he IS and,
i think, you know the stuff has never been. A
question it's it's always kind of Centered to his issues
were more about strike throwing and controlling. The COUNTS and
i feel like since his second Outing In, san diego
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it's like a switch got flipped and and all of,
a sudden he's attacking. The zone he's attacking the zone
with all of. His pitches and with that, change up
he has Got a no one talks about. His curveballs,
curveball's tremendous so, for him with the mix of pitches,
he has attacking that strike zone makes it really difficult
for hitters to get, on time and it's just. So
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awesome to see a guy who works so hard and
cares so much start to kind of find himself and
come and do His own and you know who knows where.
Speaker 2 (36:59):
He could oh that Is longtime cleveland Pitching Coach, carl
willis and that's going to do it for our show. This,
week again a lot of baseball today if you want
to come down to. The ballpark couple of choices. For
you one ten the first pitch for game one of
the day, night doubleheader and then separate admission for, THE
nightcap a six to ten, first pitch one forty the
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first pitch time For the sunday, game tomorrow and Then
the twins come in for our first Look at minnesota.
This season a four game Series with minnesota to wrap
up this lengthy home stand For. The guardians it'll be
three six to Ten, Starts, monday Tuesday and, wednesday nights
and then a one ten first pitch on A getaway
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thursday For. The guardians so a lot of baseball coming
up here for the remainder of this homestand it should
be a lot. Of Fun the guardian's playing good baseball,
of late so we hope to see it here at.
The ballpark if you can make it out during this
lengthy home stand For the guardians next week when we
join You from toronto for another Edition Of. Guardians weekly
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shows each week until. Next week This Is jim rosenhause
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