r/ClevelandGuardians • u/BotFeller • 1d ago
[Corner Bar] Pregame and Daily Discussion Thread - Sunday, May 31, 2026
Red Sox (24-33) @ Guardians (34-26)
First Pitch: 1:40 PM at Progressive Field
Official 2026 Season Game Notes
Broadcast Info
| Team | TV | Radio |
|---|---|---|
| Red Sox | ||
| Guardians |
Probable Starters
| Team | Pitcher | Record | ERA | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red Sox | Ranger Suarez | 2-3 | 3.02 | 53.2 | 41 | 18 | 17 | 47 | 1.08 |
| Guardians | Tanner Bibee | 0-7 | 4.57 | 63.0 | 62 | 32 | 21 | 55 | 1.32 |
Matchups
| CLE vs. Suarez | AVG | OPS | AB | HR | RBI | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bailey | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bazzana | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| DeLauter | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Fairchild | .091 | .182 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Fry | .667 | 1.667 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Halpin | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Hedges | .000 | .000 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hoskins | .250 | .650 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Manzardo | .000 | .000 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Martínez, A | .000 | .000 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ramírez, Jo | .800 | 1.633 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rocchio | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Schneemann | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| BOS vs. Bibee | AVG | OPS | AB | HR | RBI | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abreu, W | .000 | .000 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Contreras, Wn | .000 | .000 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Duran, Ja | .200 | .600 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Durbin | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Gasper | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kiner-Falefa | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mayer | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Monasterio | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Narváez | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rafaela | .000 | .000 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sogard | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Wong | .500 | 1.250 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Yoshida | .167 | .334 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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u/DamnThatsReal ⚔️DeSlaughter⚔️ 1d ago
I'm officially getting worried about Jose
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u/PsychoMantis610 Akron Rubber Duck 1d ago
I’m convinced he’s struggling because of that injury he got back in spring training and just never gave himself time to recover fully.
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u/Slow_Dog97 1d ago
No he also doesn’t trust the hitter behind him Manzardo and CDL aren’t good enough to protect him so he’s pressing. You need someone like Edwin or even Naylor as a one two punch
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u/Powerful-Web4937 ⚾small ball baseball terrorists⚾ 21h ago
CDL is hitting better than Jose, so that's a weird excuse.
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u/Slow_Dog97 21h ago
They just moved Jose to the two hole. Let’s see how CDL protects Jose in 59 ABs batting second batting .203 .262 OBP .271 SLG and OPS .533. They need someone behind jose and that requires you to spend money or trade top prospects for a bat you can control for a few years.
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u/Powerful-Web4937 ⚾small ball baseball terrorists⚾ 21h ago
Jose was struggling before that move to 2nd.
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u/Slow_Dog97 21h ago
Because Manzardo was protecting him he doesn’t trust him. Dude you can disagree all you want but it’s not that hard to realize Jose needs someone to hit behind him to be successful and take the pressure off of him. Manzardo and CDL aren’t good enough
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u/Slow_Dog97 21h ago
No one seems to be able to protect Jose if he has someone behind him he could relax more. I don’t trust both of them CDL and Manzardo to protect Jose on a consistent basis as of today.
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u/snooki740 1d ago
When’s the last time we hit a home run?
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u/Exciting-Cobbler-741 1d ago
I was thinking the same thing yesterday. It wasn't yesterday or Friday. And Thursday we were off, so Wednesday?
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u/Joey_Gallos_Burner Big Rig Cy Young Believer 1d ago
Can we do the thing where the ball goes over the wall today? Thanks.
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u/Phredd63 Akron Rubber Duck 1d ago edited 1d ago
Suddenly this team looks a lot like last year's team. Good pitching - flailing at the plate. Even worse since Jose looks lost.
Coming apart about the same time they did last year too. (Last year they were 32-26 on June 1st).
Hopefully it's just a short slump.
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u/Constant_Term6133 1d ago
They have still won 6 of 10, 10 of 14, and are 18-10 in May. Where’s the slump?
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u/Phredd63 Akron Rubber Duck 1d ago
Last 10 games they are averaging just over 2 runs per game. No power, and not hitting with RISP. Same problems they had last year.
Like I said, hopefully it's just a short slump,
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u/Constant_Term6133 1d ago
It’s about wins and losses. This is how the Guardians always operate and they’re very successful at it. You’d think they have the worst record in baseball based on the comments in this sub instead of pretty firmly the #2 seed in the AL right now. Also, “same problem as last year” was an AL Central title. Sign me up for that all day long.
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u/CornerShark 23h ago
Successful?
We haven’t won jack since 1948. That’s not successful to me. We’ve won in the regular season, yes, but we’re still a team that hasn’t won a darn thing in 78 years and this current iteration of Cleveland isn’t exactly giving off heroic vibes.
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u/Constant_Term6133 23h ago
Then you should probably follow another team because this is how the Guardians are going to operate. Personally, I’ll take a team that gets to playoffs nearly every season and has a chance to make a run.
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u/CornerShark 23h ago
You can support a team while also being critical of how they operate.
And the way they operate is broken as evidenced by the lack of success they’ve had in the one singular goal of baseball.
However, after 30 years of absolute craptastic position player development, they may have accidentally stumbled upon actual players in Bazzana, DeLauter, Velazquez, and Genao. Time will tell.
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u/Constant_Term6133 23h ago
I’ll tell you, I live in Denver now so I see firsthand a team that truly has no hope of finishing above last place, let alone play .500 ball, make the playoffs, or god forbid win a World Series.
I obviously want that World Series too and I am plenty critical, but I’m also reminded we have it so much better than many other fan bases.
I like the good young core hitters too, but I’d also trade half our prospects in a second for someone like Yordan Alvarez. That’s the type of move that helps take the next step.
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u/Inevitable_Round1890 1d ago
I really don’t like the way Vogt will load the line up with all lefties against right handed pitchers or vice versa. I don’t care what the stats say, I think its better to mix it up a little more and since we have so few true right handed hitters they need to get more consistent bats (Hoskins, Fry). Some of the hitters and some of the batters actually have reverse splits if he ever looks at it.