Kody Clemens homers in loss to Yankees

He was the only Guardians player with multiple hits against the overwhelming Keider Montero. DeLauter is hitting .300/.394/.433 in his last 15 games with two homers and three stolen bases. He’s a credible 12-team outfielder despite the lack of hitting around him.

It wasn’t exactly an inspiring performance -- he allowed two sharp lineouts -- but Jansen had a 1-2-3 inning against the heart of the Guardians order to secure a 3-0 lead. He has a 1.50 WHIP in his last 15 games with 11 walks in 14 2/3 innings, so this remains tenuous, but he’s the clear closer here.

He struck out none, and in, fact, only had two whiffs all game on 37 swings. What a magician. Montero allowed seven hard-hit balls, but that’s to be expected with the lack of swing-and-miss in his game. He’s had three good starts (one or fewer runs allowed) and two bad (four and five earned runs allowed) since returning to the rotation. Montero will start against the Pirates early next week.

Messick was outdueled by Keider Montero. He’s actually a bit lucky to leave with this line after allowing a double, hitting Ben Malgeri with a pitch, and walking Gleyber Torres to set up a bases-loaded, no-out situation in the third. He only allowed one run to score there, but allowed a solo homer to Eduardo Valencia in the sixth as well. Messick was getting plenty of whiffs, with 11-of-31 four-seamers and changeups swung at and missed. He’ll draw a beautiful matchup against the Giants next week.

Haase did not appear in a major league game with the White Sox after being released by the Giants. He hit .360/.467/.560 in 30 plate appearances with Triple-A Charlotte. Perhaps he’s got an opportunity elsewhere he prefers.

It looks to just be a routine day off. Pedro Ramírez is batting sixth and playing second base in Hoerner’s absence.

After undergoing Tommy John surgery McDonald will miss the rest of this season and likely most of 2027. This is a procedural move to free up a roster spot for waiver-claimed 3B Shay Whitcomb.

We’re unsure if he’ll be reporting directly to Triple-A Sacramento or if he’ll join the Giants bench, but it wouldn’t be surprising if he got a shot to show something in the bigs towards the end of a lost season.

Both benches cleared after Stewart pointed at Martin and indicated he was head-hunting. Martin allowed two homers -- one to Stewart and one to Eugenio Suarez -- and left with a 4-3 lead. Erick Fedde replaced Martin and allowed Stewart to score. Martin has an 8.79 ERA in his last seven starts and has allowed six homers in his last four appearances. 12-teamers can probably avoid him against the Cubs next week, assuming he avoids any discipline for the incident.

Martin has a 3.97 ERA in 11 1/3 innings with the Ray this year and is only 25 — we figure he’ll at least draw some interest on waivers.