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Smith records five outs but no win or save

Cade Smith

CLE Relief Pitcher #36

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Cade Smith pitched 1 2/3 scoreless innings in relief against the Twins on Thursday.

No save for Smith, who was summoned with one out in the eighth and allowed a game-tying single to Alan Roden to score one of two inherited runners from Hunter Gaddis. Smith settled in to keep the game tied, but the Guardians didn’t score in the bottom of the eighth or ninth. It only took 22 pitches, so Smith is probably in line to pitch tomorrow if needed.

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Cade Smith

CLE Relief Pitcher #36

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Cade Smith worked a hitless ninth for his 30th save in the first game of Tuesday’s doubleheader against the Reds.

Smith’s velocity was way up again today; he averaged 99.7 mph with his fastball, which is 2.7 mph better than usual. He also averaged 100.0 mph in an appearance a week ago, though he was back down to 97.5 mph on Thursday. Before that, his season-high fastball velocity was 98.6 mph on July 8. Smith is the first pitcher to reach 30 saves this year. He has two more than Bryan Baker and three more than Mason Miller.
Cade Smith

CLE Relief Pitcher #36

Cade Smith threw a scoreless ninth inning to earn the save in a 5-2 win over the Twins on Tuesday.

Smith struck out one and didn’t allow a single baserunner en route to his 29th save of the season. That expands his league lead by four saves over Bryan Baker. It’s been quite a first season as a closer for Smith.
Cade Smith

CLE Relief Pitcher #36

Cade Smith slammed the door on the Marlins on Friday night, working a scoreless ninth inning to preserve a one-run advantage and earn his 28th save of the season.

Smith didn’t mess around in this one, needing just nine pitches (seven strikes) to retire the side in order — getting Liam Hicks on a fly ball to right, Griffin Conine on a pop out to second base and Jakob Marsee on a fly ball to left field to end it. The 27-year-old closer now boasts a 2.70 ERA, 1.08 WHIP and a 61/11 K/BB ratio over 43 1/3 innings while converting 28 of his first 31 save chances.
Cade Smith

CLE Relief Pitcher #36

Cade Smith threw a scoreless ninth inning to record a save in a 5-2 win over the Twins on Thursday.

Smith struck out two and didn’t allow a baserunner. The 27-year-old now has 27 saves in his first year as a full-time closer and looks every bit the part of one of the best closers in the league.
Cade Smith

CLE Relief Pitcher #36

Cade Smith allowed one unearned run with one strikeout to convert the save against the Mariners on Sunday.

Smith was summoned to close out the game in the ninth inning with a two-run lead after the Guardians scored five runs to take the lead in the eighth. He recorded the first out, then gave up two hits before striking out one batter for the second out. An error would bring a run home and put the tying run at third. Smith then generated a groundout to end the game with his MLB-leading 26th save.
Cade Smith

CLE Relief Pitcher #36

Cade Smith tossed a scoreless ninth inning and picked up the save against the Mariners on Saturday.

Smith took the loss in a non-save situation on Monday and blew a save on Wednesday. The 27-year-old right-hander was able to bounce back Saturday. Smith allowed two men to reach base before getting Josh Naylor to ground out to end the game. The save was his 25th. Smith has a 3.13 ERA.
Cade Smith

CLE Relief Pitcher #36

Cade Smith blew his third save after giving up back-to-back homers to Braden Montgomery and Randal Grichuk in the ninth inning Wednesday against the White Sox.

Smith ended up being pulled with two outs after allowing a single and a walk following the homers. He’s given up four runs in two appearances against the White Sox over the last three days, taking his ERA from 2.38 to 3.22. He had allowed just one homer in 35 2/3 innings this season coming into the day.
Cade Smith

CLE Relief Pitcher #36

Cade Smith allowed two runs and took the loss against the White Sox on Monday.

With the Guardians trailing by one on the road, Smith came in and threw a scoreless eighth inning to keep the deficit from growing. After the Guardians took the lead in the top of the ninth inning, Smith was then asked to close the game out as well and ran into trouble. He walked Braden Montgomery with one out before Tristan Peters hit a double. With two outs, Sam Antonacci walked the Guardians off with a two-run single. Smith’s loss was his first of the year. His ERA is 2.78.
Cade Smith

CLE Relief Pitcher #36

Cade Smith got four outs for his 24th save Thursday against the Brewers.

Smith entered with two on in the eighth and walked Willson Contreras before striking out Christian Yelich to end the threat. He then retired three of four batters in the ninth. Smith has five more saves than anyone else in the majors. This could be the fourth time in five years that a Guardians reliever has led the AL in saves, as Emmanuel Clase topped the circuit each season from 2022-24.
Cade Smith

CLE Relief Pitcher #36

Cade Smith struck out two batters to record a four-out save against the Tigers on Saturday.

Smith took the mound in the eighth with two outs and a runner on and struck out the final batter in the inning before working out a walk and a hit in the ninth, closing it out for his MLB-leading 23rd save. The 27-year-old right-hander has been outstanding, posting a 2.48 ERA, 1.04 WHIP, and a 49/6 K/BB ratio across 32 2/3 innings.

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Julio Rodríguez

SEA Center Fielder #44
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Julio Rodríguez went 2-for-3 with a three-run homer and a walk Wednesday in the Mariners’ 4-2 defeat of the Tigers.

Rodríguez’s homer came in a scoreless game after Brenan Hanifee intentionally walked Dominic Canzone to face him with two outs in the sixth. It was Rodriguez’s 17th homer of the year. 10 of those came in May. This was his first of August after he hit two in each of the other three months of the season.
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Bryan Woo

SEA Starting Pitcher #22
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Bryan Woo blanked the Tigers for seven innings, allowing just three hits, in a victory Wednesday.

Woo struck out five and walked one. He moved to 7-0 with a 1.96 ERA in 10 home starts, compared to 1-8 with a 6.71 ERA on the road. He’ll be back on the road next week against the Yankees. He might be in line for two starts next week, including one in Houston, if the Mariners decide to hold off on adding a certain someone as a sixth starter.
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Andrés Muñoz

SEA Relief Pitcher #75
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Andrés Muñoz struck out two in a perfect ninth for his 20th save Wednesday against the Tigers.

Muñoz was coming off a blown save on Sunday, but he got a win that day anyway. He has four saves and two wins over his last six appearances.
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Drew Anderson

DET Relief Pitcher #38
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Drew Anderson pitched 3 2/3 scoreless innings Wednesday in his start against the Mariners.

Anderson performed well despite going without a K. He had a 28.3 percent strikeout rate previously while working mostly as a reliever, but he fanned none of the 13 batters he faced tonight. Anderson will likely remain a starter for now and face the Guardians next week.
- Matthew Pouliot

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Dillon Dingler

DET Catcher #13
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Dillon Dingler went 2-for-3 with a two-run homer and a walk against the Mariners on Wednesday.

He’s the first Tigers catcher to hit 25 homers since Mickey Tettleton did it three straight years from 1991-93. Dingler’s homer came after Gleyber Torres was intentionally plunked by Gabe Speier and gave the Tigers their only runs in a 4-2 loss. Dingler has three homers in his last five games and is batting .333/.407/.625 with six homers in the 18 games since the All-Star break.
- Matthew Pouliot

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Wilyer Abreu

BOS Right Fielder #52
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Wilyer Abreu went 2-for-3 with a walk, a solo home run and three runs scored against the White Sox on Wednesday.

Abreu’s home run was his 20th of the season. He hit a solo shot off Sean Burke in the third inning. Abreu now has nine home runs in 19 games since the All-Star break. He’s hitting .254 with a .787 OPS and 57 RBI.
- Nick Shlain

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Sean Burke

CWS Starting Pitcher #59
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Sean Burke allowed two runs in 4 1/3 innings and took the loss against the Red Sox on Wednesday.

Burke gave up five hits, walked two and struck out four. He fell to 7-6 with the loss. Burke allowed an RBI single to Willson Contreras in the first inning and a solo home run to Wilyer Abreu in the third inning. His streak of eight consecutive starts with at least five innings pitched was snapped. Burke has a 3.08 ERA. He’s lined up to face the Reds at home next week.
- Nick Shlain

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Sonny Gray

BOS Starting Pitcher #54
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Sonny Gray tossed six scoreless innings and got the win in the Red Sox’ 4-0 victory over the White Sox on Wednesday.

Gray gave up three hits, walked two and struck out eight. He improved to 14-2 with the win. Gray allowed two singles and a double, but no runs against the White Sox. He lowered his ERA to 2.78 as his excellent season continues. Gray is lined up to face the Blue Jays on the road next week.
- Nick Shlain

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JJ Wetherholt

STL Shortstop #26
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JJ Wetherholt went 1-for-3 with a run scored, a two-run double and two walks against the Yankees on Wednesday.

The Cardinals beat the Yankees 3-1 on Wednesday with all three runs coming in the fifth inning and JJ Wetherholt was in the middle of all of it. Wetherholt’s two-run double off Yankees starter Will Warren gave St. Louis a 2-0 lead before he came around to score on Ivan Herrera’s double to make it 3-0. Wetherholt is hitting .248 with a .739 OPS and 43 RBI on the year.
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Will Warren

NYY Starting Pitcher #29
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Will Warren allowed three runs in 5 1/3 innings and took the loss against the Cardinals on Wednesday.

Warren gave up seven hits, walked one and struck out five. He fell to 8-6 with the loss. Warren pitched well, but gave up three runs in the fifth inning and the Yankees failed to mount a comeback. His ERA is 4.18. Warren is lined up to face the Mariners at home next week.
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