Guards Get A Sweep In Houston

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Hi, everyone, Welcome to Guardians Weekly. Jimros in house along with you from Chicago. This weekend, the Guardians playing the White Sox in what is scheduled to be a four game series. A little weather struggle on Thursday night, but on Friday, the Guardian's able to get in some of the action over at rate Feel the ballpark for the

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Jim ros announced back with you. We're in Chicago where the Guardians are taking on the White Sox this weekend, and it has been a great week for the Guardians. After enduring a ten game losing skid, they headed out on the road after a tough loss Sunday at home against the Tigers to extend that losing streak to ten games.

Ramirez, and there is the big inning for the Guardians. Three run blast for Ramirez and Cleveland takes a four nothing lead. Well, leave a de Jose Ramirez to get it done. Home run number fifteen now with forty two runs driven in and there is the big two out base it for the Guardians and it's a home run for Ramirez. So finally the big inning for the Guardians and a big lead. But Houston, well, they didn't back down.

Was all tied up at four. The Guardians responded in the sixth a double from on Hell Martinez, a walk to bow Naylor and that brought Brian Rochio to the plate.

Now the Yo two swung on line the third off the glove of parades down the left field line. It'll roll to the corner into score. Martinez coming home. Nailer throat of the plate, first slide safe and a two run double into the left field corner by Brian Rocchio has given Cleveland the lead back at six to four. Houston guy within a run with a solo home run in the bottom half of the sixth inning, but the Guardians got that run right back in the ninth thanks

Tremmeel jumps in. This ball is gone.

He got into that little triangle out there where the wall juts from three point fifteen out to three sixty six. Tremmeel disappeared from our review jumping up and that ball somehow's snuck out and a huge home run by David Fry, his third.

And that set it up for Emmanuel Class to close the door with a two run lead.

The pit swung on a high shopper to second. Schneman gloves throws Boggie. The streak is dead. Cleveland ends a ten game slide, and they do it against the hottest team in baseball since June first. They beat the Astros seven to five.

W a satisfying win for the Guardians to get back in the win column for the first time in a week and a half. Tuesday night, still in Houston, the Guardians didn't waste any time getting the scoring started. In this one top half of the first inning, Nolan Jones singled and then once again it was Jose Ramirez doing the damage.

The pitch swung at.

Hit high, deep to right, Hawaii back and gone Jose Ramirez for the second night in no row. This time got a change up and a moonshot to right and the Guardians with a tune nothing lead and Ramirez with two runs and five RBIs in one game and one at bat here tonight and Jose Ramirez is out of it big time.

The Astros scored a run in the bottom half of the first to make it two to one, and then the Guardians went back to work in the third with doubles from Brian Rochio and then Nolan Jones. Now the three to one swung and ripped in the right tensi basit near the line. This is going to go all the way to the wall in the score is Rochio

Pull for an RBI double.

Still in the third, two men on and two men out, with Daniel Steaman at the plate.

The O one to Schneeman and one in the right field. It'll score two base hit Schneeman, Jones scores, Ramirez scores. Cleveland is taking it to Hunter Brown five to one. Guardians and give Daniel Schneeman a huge two out, two runs single and the steal by Ramirez results in another run, and the Guardians have scored more runs in three innings tonight than what Hunter Brown gave up in the entire month of June.

Then in the fourth, Brian Rochio's big series continued. Here's the one zero and he blast one high and deep right field.

How run Brian Rocchio? Oh, what a series.

Rokio is having the huge double last night and now a double at a homer tonight it is six to one Cleveland and they are hitting Hunter bre harder than any team has this season. But back came the Astros once again. Two runs in the fifth cut the Guardians lead to six to four, and then two more in the eighth, and we were back to even at six six. Neither team was able to score in the ninth. On who extra innings the game went. Stephen Kuan was the runner,

One in one. The count Hater's ready. Here it comes.

Swung on, hit in the air, deep left, humble, back humble in front of the wall.

This bolt on into grand slam on Hell Martinez, fist race rounding the bases.

He barely snuck it over the nineteen football into the Crawford seats. It's a grand slam and the Guardians have taken a ten to six lead. In the tenth off of Josh Hater and on Hill Martinez. With everybody out of the dugout welcoming him on the third day side of the park and just about all thirty thousand heading for the exits in Unison.

That would be plenty.

As I Monu will class a slam the door shut on the Astros in the bottom half of the tenth inning. He lets it fly and Smith swings and missus bogie.

What a game for Cleveland.

Led six to one, tied six to six, win it in the tenth on a two out grand slam to left beyond Hill Martinez.

Off Josh Hater.

Ten to six Guardians in ten have beaten the Astros. Man.

We will hear from Martina a little bit later on in our show what a week he's had at the plate. And as the Guardians are going for the sweep on Wednesday night again, they got that early lead with the hero from Tuesday, Martinez stepping in the pit.

Swung on him high and deep to left. This ball's way out of here on hell Martinez. Wow, what a blast to left and the Guardians have a one nothing lead. He snuck one over last night. He hammered one out of here tonight and seven home runs for Martinez. That's his fourth when batting right handed, and Cleveland's got a one nothing lead on a no doubt about a bomb to left for on Hell Martinez man.

After that, Jose Ramirez, his big road trip continued. Now the kick and delivery and he sends one in the air to deep left.

This ball's got a chance.

It is gone.

And for the third consecutive ball game, Jose Ramirez, he has hit a home run. He hit that off his front foot. He went down and gulfed a change up out of here the left and the Guardians have a two nothing lead on the back to back home runs and now Jose Ramirez hits his seventeenth and three straight home runs for Jose Ramirez in this series. That would be it for scoring until the seventh when the Guardians put two men on and Jonathan Rodriguez delivered a big

Fry stops at second for nothing.

Cleveland a high chop single between third and short in the left field for Jonathan Rodriguez, and Cleveland has come up with two. Rod Rigus RBIs two and three on the mound. It was another terrific start for slate Seconi maybe his best yet. This is Seconi's last start before the All Star break. Boy, he's done a great job mixing up his pitches and of course Austin Headges brilliant behind the plate in his game calling now the one two strike.

Him out looking at the heat.

Why they had humbles Head spinning seven in the books for nothing?

Cleveland.

Houston got a little closer with two runs in the eighth to make it four to two, and in the ninth again it was a monuo classe a this time, though unavailable he worked the previous three games, so Paul Sewald came on to try and close things out for a Guardian's sweep.

The one to two delivery and straight three call poll game. How about that?

Ten straight losses to a three game sweep in Houston and the Guardians completed with a four to two win tonight.

Thursday's game in Chicago was rained out as the scene shifted on this road swing to the Windy City. That made for a split doubleheader on Friday. Game one, the Guardians kept it rolling. They got the scoring started in the second with one big swing from Daniel Schneman.

The pitch swung on rocket in the deep right field and.

Way out of here.

Daniel Schneaman with his ninth home run, no doubt about it, line drive home run to right and the Guardians have a one nothing lead. That is only the eighth home run giving up all year by Shane Smith, and Schneman hit a four hundred and eight feet well over the bullpen into the seats beyond the bullpen and right. The next batter was On hell Martinez and his big week continued.

Cleveland.

Chicago answered in the bottom half of the second with a two run home run from Luis Robert and it's staytiede at two until the sixth when Carlos Santana came to the plate with a man aboard. Alexander Sets delivers and the pitch hammered deep to center.

Field and Don.

Carlos Santana just to the left of straightaway center has put Cleveland on top four to two. Boy that he'd pound that baseball, so Santana with a two out, two run home run to center field and the Guardians back on top four to two. Santana home run number eleven, the fourth home run that he has hit right handed. He hit that four one hundred and eighteen feet to center and on the mound.

Aside from the home run he gave up in the second, Logan Allen was brilliant pitching deep into this one.

Allan's pitch swinging and a mess. What away to finish for Logan Allen. What a job he's done again here Today's giving up one hit, folks, That's it. And Logan Allen has been absolutely brilliant since he gave up that one hit the home run, as he has set down fourteen in a row, and the Guardians laid four to two going to the seventh. Kate Smith and Hunter Gaddis each worked a scoreless inning in the seventh and eighth innings respectively, and then Classe was on in the ninth

In a row, so the Guardians extended that winning streak to four games and it ended in the nightcap as the game went eleven innings. That's where the White Sox would win it by a final score of five to four. Stay with us when we come back. We will hear from on Hell Martinez, Brian Rochio, and Vice President of Player Development Stephen Osterer as we continue with Guardians Weekly after this timeout.

Welcome back.

It's Guardians Weekly as we join you from Chicago this weekend, the Guardians and the Chicago White Sox closing out play pre All Star Break. They'll have action on Saturday afternoon and then also on Sunday afternoon, and then it's the four day All Star Break on Hell. Martinez put on

That's all that you can do, you know, like you gotta be paying attention to like what he's doing, like from the dug out, like that way when you go into the balls, like you know what to do. But like, honestly, all the all that I was trying to do is just like competing, trying to be accountable for the team.

Did you think it was gonna go out when you hit it because of the short porch there and left?

Yeah, I mean I knew that I get better. It's just like it was going up, so I was like I would fit defeat.

And that feeling when when you cross home played and you get back with your teammates after such a big base at what is that like?

It feels really good honestly, you know, but like I gotta switch the paste right away and like be focused like to what I it's going on in the game and after that go to defense. So honestly enjoy it. But like gottas just the.

Base joined by Onhell Martinez who hit the grand slam that ended up winning the game last night, and it helped. Since you've been back it it seems like you've had some of your ups and downs, but you battled through those and are a little more consistent this time. Around. What's been the biggest key this year that's allowed you to make good progress?

Just keep learning, you know, like we're playing, we're playing the baseball. So like you say, it's a young career and I just gotta be able to I just I dislivel and show what I'm able to do. So honestly, you just keep playing the game and keep learning.

And having that chance to go through some tough stretches. How has that helped you, knowing that that you're gonna still get some playing time and be able to see if you can improve again.

Yeah, I mean we got a great staff, We've got a great people support you around, so that helps a lot. And I mean, just a young career, like we we face a lot of good pictures, Like you gotta adjust to that. You gotta be able to keep coming to the field and like trying to do you best and eventually it's gonna show up.

And you were doing it as a switch hitter. You were relating that you picked that up at a very young age. Tell us how young you were and who encouraged you to hit from the left side after growing up as a right handed hitter.

Yeah, my dad and my dad, I remember like so young. He told me, like, I feel like you you're gonna be able to hit both sides, and I would like you to try it. So I didn't, like, it feels really good.

Did you think initially that they would be really tough or has it been easier than maybe you thought it might be.

No, he's just like he's another part of my game, you know, Like I just like being young. Like honestly, we don't think how about none of that, you know, we just like gotta go to the play and have fun. But like growing up and like learning how to like separate like right side from the left side, let's side from the right side, just like another part of my gaming, I gotta learn how.

To do it.

And another part part of your game is defensively in field outfield and last night, and it's been like this a couple of games where you've gone back and forth a couple of times, it seems. And what are those nights like where they're asking you to play two very different positions in the same game.

Normal, you know, because like I'm still playing and having fun. So I mean it's it's very normal for me. Like I said, it's just like you gotta learn how to turn the page like real quick and be accountable for the team, like be able to do you best and help help the team.

And it was a tough stretch team drop ten in a row, but now two really nice wins. How different is it in the clubhouse after a couple of nice wins like that?

No, it's not. You know, it's a long season and we know, you know, like we are family and we keep together, so like it doesn't matter what we're going through. We are family and we're gonna go through.

Hell.

Great to have you along. Thank you, Thank you. That is on Hell Martinez, who again is swinging a hot bat, playing well defensively at second base and in center field as he continues to go back and forth between both. Brian Roeko is back with the ball club, playing shortstop on an everyday basis while the Guardians wait for the recovery from injury for their other shortstop, Gabriel Arius. But it's been Rokio is playing like he was a year ago down the stretch and on end of the postseason.

I mean, that's that's really important for me, like help the team and in part of the of the game, and that's huge. Get those bone to to get the running position in close to to bring to home.

Everyone thinks it's easy get a bunt down, you know, and if you don't, it's all come on. But how hard is it to face major league pitching and get upun down fair?

I mean, it's pretty hard. It's really hard. He's more hard when they throw a out of aspy. It's hard to bund the ouspie. So I got a practice, a lot of bond practice for for those moments. Get idle it more easy.

And when you come through in a big spot like you did with with the two run double, you worked hard to get back here. And how much of that hard work came into play in that at bat allowing you to come through.

I mean, I'm trying to get my confidence down, like get get good good to be trying to put the ball in play and trying to don't do much.

And obviously it comes down to helping the team win. And this team had gone through a stretch and obviously you're well aware of that. When you look at some of the little things that a team needs to do to win, how many of those came in to play last night? Do you think for this team to get back in a winning situation?

I mean, we every every time we fight him from the first out to the last hout. That's that's why we are so good, so good playing baseball because we fight him from the first first time of the game for the last time of the game.

Scardian shortstop Bryan Rokio joining us back with the big club after a stint in the minor leagues, and it's never easy to go back. But what did you learn during your time in Columbus that's been helpful since you came back.

I learned a lot of stuff, to be honest, Like no, who I am as a player. That's the biggest thing for me. Practice am my hitting bar and my defensive bar basement in bar, Like trying to be consistent to get back to the with the team.

And you had that really good stretch at the last month or so of the season last year, and then your postseason was really good? Does it it give you some appreciation for how difficult that can be, that to have that success when when you do have to go back to the minor leagues the following season.

I mean it's part of the process, you know, Like I'm trying to take those moments like a sample for me and get better to come to come again to the team, I help the team win.

Rugless Odor third base coach for the Guardians. But he's been there at different stages in your career. Explain what he means to you. How does he help you, not only now, but maybe even earlier in your career.

I mean, he's like my father in baseball. He teach me a lot of stuff. He teach me how to how to be inside the play, outside the play. How can I be better playing baseball? I mean he's he's huge for me being together.

To have someone like that that knows you as well as anybody here. Now, how helpful can that be? A think going forward?

Huge?

Huge, because he's he's still teach me. That's that's why I have I also said here in the ability because he teached me a lot of stuff. So that's pretty good for me.

Ryan, Thank you so much for coming by.

Thank you, thank you, thank you.

At Young shortstop Brian Rochio having a solid weekend after some time at Triple A. Columbus really playing well here with the big club once again. We'll take a time out and then we'll come back with our final segment. We'll hear from Vice President of Player Development Steven Osterer, who has been keeping an eye on Columbus. And you know there are some big names down there, and we'll tell you about them when we come back after this.

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Situations Welcome back.

It's Guardians Weekly. Jim Rosenhaus joining you from Chicago, where the Guardians are closing out play free All Star Break with a series against the White Sox. Stephen Ostro is the vice president of player development for the Guardians, and we check in with him on a regular basis find out what's going on in the farm system. Well, we'll

Yeah, I mean Chase has been back in Columbus, Rummels, I think two months at this point, building up his workload and getting his body to just adapt the playing five of six games at this point and even four games in a row. So I think last week was the first time in two years that he's played four games and in four days, and one of those was as a d H. So you know, it's adapting to that and getting his body able to handle those types of workloads. But he's doing really well right now. His

And how refreshing is it to finally be able to talk about and work with him on on development things instead of worrying so much about that health side of it for him.

Yeah, I mean that's that's always uh, that positive for guys that are coming back, is you know, being able to switch the mindset from am I healthy? To what can I attack aggressively in my pregame.

And what can I attack, you know, in game.

To get better as a baseball player. So you know, obviously Chases had some unfortunate injuries in the past, and I think his mindset right now has been really positive towards attacking the development side.

So really cool to see.

Stephen Oster is joining us the vice president of player development for the Guardians.

Staying with Columbus.

And we talked so much about Chase the lottter, but there's another kid down there having an outstanding season offensively, ce Jkafis, And what do you see from him as he gets deeper into this season and maybe to that point where a year ago he started to tail off a little bit. How is he holding up as he gets deeper into this one.

Yeah, I mean he's continuing to hit. So I think at this point as z average is hovering around three under it, his ops is maybe a tick over nine to twenty, and he's playing well defensively, so offensively, there's still the work to be done maintaining posture and his loading and trying to help his back path maybe make him a bit more resilient to secondary pitches, breaking balls

To do it.

And he's upheld that so far this year, and I think that's allowed him to just be more consistent as we kind of hit to the All Star break, So you know, credit to him for tackling that this offseason, maintaining his work, you know, both on and off the field so far in Columbus and you know, he's been really good and it'll be exciting to watch him play in the Futures game in a couple of days with Parker Messik.

And you mentioned defensively coming along nicely outfield, something new for him. How has that gone and what are some of the things you see there?

Yeah, no, it's gone well. And I think we, you know, as you do sometimes in Triple A, trying to balance where guys are at from a development standpoint and exposure to different positions and build up the skill set, which is what we've been trying to do with CJ and the outfield. But at the same time, you know, he's not the only player on the roster and you have to make sure that the reps are there for other

We're joined by Steven Oster, the vice president of player development for the Guardian Stocking Triple A Columbus. This week on the mound at Triple A. You mentioned Cjkaphus going to the Futures Game as part of All Star Week. Parker Messik will as well, and gosh, you look at him and it seems like he's taken every start and been able to develop along those lines. And what's been particularly impressive to you about his season.

Yeah, he's done really well this year in Columbus making that adjustment and again, similar to CJ, it'll be excited to watch him throw in the Futures Game in a couple of days. But Parker's strike throwing and weak contact

Yeah, moving forward, and just wrapping up this week. You've been in Cleveland in recent weeks to help out with draft preparation and from from that standpoint, player developments role in the draft for Cleveland. How involved are you and your staff and what are some of the things that you would help with as they prepare for a draft day.

Yeah, so draft preps started for us a few months ago, and player development is really tied into the process of knowing those players. So we've had you know, various members digging in on players and assessing them over the last few months, which honestly is a lot of fun. I think that carries over into more excitement and care for the players when you do get them into the system.

Well, it's a busy week, I'm sure, and a lot of excitement as new players will come into the system and who knows, maybe we'll be talking about them as early as next season on our weekly visits. But Austin, thanks a lot for stopping by. Enjoyed the All Star break,

That's going to do it for our show this week.

Thanks so much as always to Brian Matse for all of his help each and every week on Guardians Weekly until next week when we join you from back home. The Guardians will open play out of the All Star Break at Progressive Field with a series against the Athletics. This is Jim Rosenhause finding you that you've been listening to Guardians Weekly on the Cleveland Clinic Guardians Radio network.

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