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chicago cubs vs cleveland guardians player stats
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00:00The Guardians return home tonight to open up a three-game set with the Chicago Cubs.
00:06They're in first place by three and a half over Minnesota and by four over Kansas City.
00:11The Cubs coming in on a heater, winners of eight of their last ten, and they can get
00:15back to the 500 mark this evening with a win.
00:18It won't be easy against the Guardians, though.
00:20They've got the best home win percentage in the American League.
00:23Tonight, it's a rematch of the 2016 World Series.
00:26And Ben Lively will be towing the rubber.
00:29He will be our starting pitcher tonight, and Ben Lively's been very good at home.
00:35And he's been very good in interleague play this year, seven interleague starts, and he
00:39is four and two.
00:40So let's see if he can get another one rolling here.
00:42He and half the leadoff man, Ben Lively, winds it up at the first pitch, he's hit the center
00:46field right at Lane Thomas, barely moved a muscle.
00:50I don't think he took a step one way or the other.
00:54One pitch, one out.
00:55Here is Michael Bush.
00:56And this rookie has been impressive.
00:59To two-two.
01:00Oh.
01:01Bring him up.
01:02Bottom of the zone with a changeup.
01:04It had the plate, so he gets his first strikeout.
01:07Seya Suzuki, he's been swinging a hot bat.
01:10Seven multi-hit games over his last 15.
01:13Takes a swing, lines one to center, but it hangs up.
01:16Lane Thomas grabs it.
01:17So a couple of line drive outs to straightaway center, Lively with a one-two-three first inning.
01:23Shota Imanaga is going to be the starting pitcher, making his 22nd start.
01:27He's nine and two, has a nice record, and he's had a nice year overall.
01:32Nine road starts, five and one, a .275, a nasty splitter for this guy.
01:36Steven Kwan will lead it off for Cleveland.
01:38It's a very simple windup.
01:41The ball is popped up, shallow left, backpedaling and calling Dansby Swanson, and that's out
01:46number one.
01:47Lane Thomas in the two-hole tonight.
01:48He shook off a couple of pitches, now ready to roll.
01:49He did.
01:50Down and out of the zone, and he gets Lane Thomas two down.
01:56Jose Ramirez batting right-handed, two down, nobody on.
01:59And the best slugger in baseball against lefties.
02:04Back up the middle, on the left side of the bag, Horner, long way to go, and he got him.
02:09Outstanding coverage by Nikko, and it's a one-two-three start for Shota.
02:13Cody Bellinger back in the lineup for the Cubs.
02:16Backhanded by Jimenez.
02:17He's running well, but they throw him out by a half a step.
02:20Not that well.
02:21They're out number one.
02:22And then you can see, he got down the line very well if he's got a bad hand.
02:26That's just a great play there by the goal glover.
02:30Scoreless tonight through the first two here in Cleveland.
02:33Miguel Amaya to lead things off.
02:36Ramirez charging at third, trying to help that one go foul, and it stays fair in the
02:41infield single for Miguel.
02:43It's back to the top of the order.
02:44Ian Happ flew out to center field his first time up.
02:47Ian gets a hole-to-one.
02:49That goes, and Ian Happ sends it out.
02:53Two-run home run, and the Cubs jump in front.
02:57Happer blasted this, and it's a no-doubt home run.
03:00That's the way to celebrate your birthday, Ian Happ.
03:02On his 30th birthday, he hits his 20th home run of the 2024 season, and the Cubs have
03:07a two-nil lead.
03:08And back to work for Shota Imanaga, who has retired the first six he has faced.
03:12So it's 7-8-9 coming up.
03:14Horner takes it on the short hop.
03:16One down for Shota.
03:17Two-thirds of his pitch has been strikes so far.
03:20Here's Tyler Freeman back at short.
03:22Here's the 0-2.
03:23Got him.
03:24Went up and in.
03:25Second strikeout, two down.
03:27Perfectly placed over the inside corner.
03:29Now it's the number nine hitter, Austin Hedges.
03:33Down the line and fair.
03:37Got under the glove of Paredes, but this is going to be close at second to throw in.
03:41In time, and the outfield assist for Ian Happ is the birthday boy.
03:48He does it again.
03:49One of those plays that looks bad.
03:50He's out by so much.
03:51Two outs, not a bad gamble.
03:53Pete Crowe Armstrong launches that one deep.
03:56Back that one goes, and that one is out.
03:59Pete Crowe Armstrong, his fourth home run of the season, a solo shot to make it 3-0.
04:05So the speedster gets a chance to pull his jets and just jog around the bases.
04:09And that's going to do it for Ben Lively.
04:12Ben Lively's night is over after 79 pitches.
04:16Three and two thirds innings of work.
04:18Two on and two out.
04:19And the Cubs' Seiya Suzuki will be at the plate.
04:23He's one for two.
04:24And Pedro Avila is on the pitch.
04:27One of the Guardians.
04:30John Kenzie Noel on the run.
04:32He dies and makes a catch to hopefully save the game, at least for the moment.
04:37And that got down and got by him.
04:40At least one, maybe two, would have scored for Chicago.
04:43And Avila works out of it with a big assist to Noel.
04:47The Cubs do add a run, but that's it.
04:49We head to the bottom half of the fourth.
04:51It's 3-0.
04:52And there's ball four.
04:53So he will increase that on-base percentage.
04:56And they get their leadoff man aboard for the first time tonight.
04:59Jose Ramirez grounded out his first time up.
05:03To third, it goes off the glove of Paredes.
05:06And everybody's safe.
05:08First threat of the night for Cleveland off of the air.
05:11And that will bring up Josh Naylor.
05:13And the Guardians, they haven't had really an opportunity yet.
05:16This is it.
05:17Drive right center field.
05:18That's going to get down for a base hit.
05:20Vaughn will score.
05:21Ramirez stops at third.
05:24And Josh Naylor delivers with a two-out RBI single.
05:28And he is in a lot of pain.
05:30I'll tell you what.
05:31They needed that.
05:32That was a very good at-bat.
05:35It's going to be great.
05:37I mean, any time you get a two-out base hit,
05:39they have an answer.
05:40A lot of men in the corners now.
05:42John Ketchy, Noel, grounded out his only time up in the second.
05:46Two on, two out.
05:47Guardians down two.
05:49Drilled.
05:50Deep left field.
05:51Up and on to the home run porch.
05:54It's a four-run fourth for Cleveland.
05:57And they go on top.
05:59How about that with two outs?
06:01Three-run homer by the big man.
06:03And for Noel, that's his seventh home run.
06:07At the right time, baby.
06:08So a one-out single for Hedges.
06:10Top of the order, Steven Kwan.
06:12A dual walk to start the fourth.
06:15He hammers this one.
06:16High in the air.
06:18Deep right field.
06:19Suzuki's out of room.
06:20It's out of here.
06:22And the Guardians have struck again.
06:24Home run number 13 for Steven Kwan.
06:28And the Guardians now lead it six to three.
06:31Boy, he did not miss that fastball.
06:33We've seen him do that a number of times
06:35against left-handers this year.
06:37And boy, he didn't hesitate.
06:38Now the Guardians have yet another runner
06:40in scoring position.
06:41David Frey, the batter.
06:44Frey hammers it left field.
06:46Fair ball into the corner.
06:48Jose scores.
06:50Frey headed for second.
06:52And he is out at second base.
06:55So that will end the inning.
06:57But David Frey's RBI single extends Cleveland's lead
07:01to seven to three.
07:03One down for John Kenzie Noel.
07:05He changed this ballgame with two big plays.
07:08And he just blasted another one.
07:10Deep left field.
07:11Up it goes.
07:12And it clears the wall for his second home run of the night.
07:16I'll tell you what.
07:17Good for him.
07:18He just got after that first fastball he sees at 97.
07:23He got it out of there.
07:25Didn't take long.
07:26So he's got his first two-homer game of his career.
07:31And the bases are loaded now with two outs.
07:34And Nico Horner coming up.
07:37Ground ball to short.
07:39Roccio charges.
07:40Bobbles.
07:41And not in time.
07:43Horner beats it out.
07:44And a run scores.
07:45It's eight to four.
07:47Now one swing of the bat could tie this game up.
07:49Dansby Swanson 0 for three as the batter.
07:51Swanson looking for some green grass.
07:54And he'll find it out in left field.
07:56Suzuki scores.
07:57Paredes comes in.
07:59Here comes Nico Horner to the plate.
08:01And he'll slide in safely.
08:03On the overthrow, Swanson to third.
08:06And it is a one-run game.
08:08And the hitting streak now at seven in a row for Swanson.
08:12That's three more scores.
08:14And now he put the tying run on base.
08:16As Patrick Wisdom steps in.
08:19Wisdom.
08:20Hard shot down the line.
08:21Fared will go deep into the corner.
08:23Happ to third.
08:26And the Cubs now with both the tying run and the go-ahead
08:30in scoring position with one out.
08:32Cubs trailing eight to seven.
08:34Runners at second and third with one away.
08:36Two and two on Suzuki.
08:38Suzuki.
08:39Fly ball towards Lane Thomas in center.
08:42Should be deep enough.
08:44Happ coming home.
08:46Wisdom will slide in safely at third.
08:48And the sack fly for Zaya completes the comeback from down five.
08:54The Cubs have tied it up here in the eighth.
08:56And the Guardians have runners at the corners with nobody out.
09:01Now the Cubs bring the infield up.
09:03Josh Naylor, one for three, an RBI single.
09:06Big chopper over the head of Paredes.
09:08Go ahead, run score.
09:10Talk about spreading out and just putting it in play.
09:13That will put Cleveland up nine to eight.
09:16Guardians will hand the ball to Emmanuel Closset,
09:19who is pitching for the third day in a row.
09:22Pete Crow Armstrong, one for four.
09:24Solo homer to right.
09:26Cleveland nine.
09:27Cubs eight.
09:28Ninth inning.
09:29Two down.
09:30The one-two.
09:31Swing and a miss.
09:32Book it.
09:33Closset roars with a one-two-three.
09:36Ninth inning.
09:37And his league-leading 36th save of the season.
09:41Twenty-three in a row.
09:44Somehow, someway, the Guardians pull out a nine-eight win over the Cubs.