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Joey Cantillo struggles with righty-heavy Rays

Joey Cantillo

CLE Starting Pitcher #54

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Joey Cantillo allowed eight hits and five runs with one walk and four strikeouts over 3 2/3 innings in a loss against the Rays on Friday.

Cantillo worked very, very hard to record just 11 outs in this one. The Rays stacked their lineup with six right-handed batters against the left-handed Cantillo and they gave him fits. His curveball was his only reliable pitch as the command of both his fastball and changeup were completely nonexistent. That forced him to regularly fall behind in the count and fight through many long at-bats with runners on base in this short outing. He has not been able to build upon the solid momentum he built before the All-Star break with nine earned runs through 8 2/3 innings since returning and will try to right the ship against the Reds in Cincinnati next time out.

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Joey Cantillo

CLE Starting Pitcher #54

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Joey Cantillo recorded five strikeouts over six scoreless innings in a bulk relief appearance against the Athletics on Friday.

Cantillo notched his 10th win of the season by keeping the Athletics off the scoreboard, scattering two hits and one walk, while needing just 81 pitches (54 strikes) to navigate six frames. He entered the contest after opener Daniel Espino surrendered three runs in the first inning and helped Cleveland keep pace with the White Sox for the AL Central division title. He’ll make his final regular-season outing against the Red Sox at Fenway Park on Thursday.
Joey Cantillo

CLE Starting Pitcher #54

Joey Cantillo was pulled after walking five and giving up four runs in 2 1/3 innings Monday against the Orioles.

He also hit two batters. The Guardians let Cantillo wear it last time out, as he gave up nine runs — four earned — in 5 1/3 innings against the Blue Jays. This was another miserable outing fueled by Cantillo’s control woes, and he’s now tied with Robbie Ray for the game’s highest walk total at 77 in 144 innings. He has a respectable 4.00 ERA anyway, and the Guardians are 18-12 in his starts. Pulling him from the rotation probably isn’t the right answer, but Cleveland might consider it after this. If so, they’d probably go back to Slade Cecconi, who allowed two runs in three innings of relief today.
Joey Cantillo

CLE Starting Pitcher #54

Joey Cantillo allowed nine hits and nine runs – just four earned – with two walks and six strikeouts over 5 1/3 innings in a loss to the Blue Jays on Wednesday.

Cantillo’s night spun out early, but not necessarily to any fault of his own. With two outs, one run home, and the bases loaded in the second inning, Guardians’ shortstop Angel Genao made a throwing error that brought two runs home. Two pitches later, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. launched a three-run homer and suddenly there were five unearned runs on Cantillo’s ledger. Past that, he pushed the usage of his fastball up and it was crushed for six hard-hit balls as he missed letter-high with it too often. Regardless, we know we can count on a very odd game whenever Cantillo toes the rubber. He’s scheduled for a two-start week coming up against the Orioles and Twins.
Joey Cantillo

CLE Starting Pitcher #54

Joey Cantillo received a no-decision on Wednesday against the Angels, allowing two earned runs on two hits over six innings pitched.

Cantillo only struck out one while issuing a career-high seven walks. That won’t help his ERA indicators, but he managed to get the job done in a favorable matchup. This outing started out ugly with three walks, a hit-by-pitch, and an error through the first two innings. The Guardians went on to rally in the top of the ninth for a comeback victory, their seventh straight. Cantillo’s next start lines up at home against Toronto.
Joey Cantillo

CLE Starting Pitcher #54

Joey Cantillo allowed just one run but didn’t factor into the decision after throwing 4 2/3 innings against the Rockies on Friday.

Well that’s frustrating. Cantillo left with a 4-1 lead, but because he got 14 outs instead of 15, it’s a no-decision. The southpaw allowed four hits, but more importantly, walked four which caused him to throw 89 pitches for exiting the contest. The 26-year-old was able to whiff five and lower his ERA to 3.72, but this was more frustrating than impressive, respectfully. He’ll get another friendly matchup against the Angels next week.
Joey Cantillo

CLE Starting Pitcher #54

Joey Cantillo allowed one run one run in six innings and got the win in the Guardians’ 6-1 victory over the Padres on Saturday.

Cantillo gave up one hit, walked three and struck out seven. He improved to 9-7 on the season with the win. Cantillo allowed one run in the first inning, but dominated the Padres over his last five innings while giving up only two walks. He has a 3.80 ERA. Cantillo is lined up to face the Rockies at Coors Field next weekend.
Joey Cantillo

CLE Starting Pitcher #54

Joey Cantillo lost to the Mets after allowing five runs — two earned — in five innings on Tuesday.

The unearned runs came in the second after a Gabriel Arias error with two outs. Jared Young then walked, and Luis Torrens followed with a three-run homer. Cantillo fell to 8-7 with a 3.87 ERA. He’ll face the White Sox on Sunday.
Joey Cantillo

CLE Starting Pitcher #54

Joey Cantillo fired four scoreless innings with eight strikeouts, four hits, and one walk in a no-decision against the Reds on Wednesday.

This is an odd line to see with Cantillo seemingly facing no trouble yet not getting the chance to complete five innings and earn the win. He fell behind the eight-ball with a 26-pitch first inning where he only faced five batters and it continuously took him a long time to get outs. That’s the nature of the beast with Cantillo being so curveball heavy – it had a 48% usage rate here, a shade lower than its season-high – and threw more than half of his total pitches outside of the strike zone. Hopefully he can be more efficient in his next scheduled start against the Mets.
Joey Cantillo

CLE Starting Pitcher #54

Joey Cantillo allowed four runs in five innings and took the loss against the Pirates on Sunday.

Cantillo gave up seven hits, walked two and struck out seven. He fell to 8-5 with the loss. Cantillo started the sixth inning having allowed two runs and was removed after allowing back-to-back doubles to start the inning. With both runners scoring, he added another two runs to his line without recording an out. Cantillo has recorded at least seven strikeouts in five of his last six starts. He has a 3.74 ERA and 4.11 xFIP. Cantillo is lined up to face the Rays on the road next weekend.
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The Guardians will start Gavin Williams, Joey Cantillo and Tanner Bibee, in that order, against the Pirates this weekend.

Parker Messick will get some extra rest after throwing a scoreless second inning in the All-Star Game. He’ll presumably face the Twins or Monday or Tuesday, with Slade Cecconi starting the other game.

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Jackson Holliday is still looking for more information about his wrist and isn’t expected back from the IL this week.

Holliday finishes a very disappointing year with a .229/.300/.340 line in 98 games. His hard-hit rate was just 33 percent, down from 40 percent last year and 45 percent in 60 games as a rookie in 2024. He wasn’t very good defensively at second base, either. Maybe the wrist took a toll on his offense, but all things considered, he shouldn’t be promised a starting job next spring.
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Kevin McGonigle is absent from Detroit’s lineup for Monday’s game against the Nationals.

It’s likely just a rest day for he and Max Clark versus a lefty. Both had started 14 straight games since last sitting on Sept. 5. The Tigers have Hao-Yu Lee at third and Javier Báez in center tonight.
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Jeremiah Jackson, who had started all five games at second base for the Orioles since Jackson Holliday went on the IL, is out of the lineup Monday against the Blue Jays.

José Barrero is playing second tonight. This follows manager Craig Albernaz criticizing Jackson after Sunday’s game for swinging at the first pitch he saw in the sixth and grounding out after Chad Patrick had just thrown nine straight balls to load the bases. Jackson went 0-for-4 last night and 1-for-13 in the series against the Brewers.
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TOR Starting Pitcher #39
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Blue Jays activated RHP Trey Yesavage from the 15-day injured list.

Yesavage will make his return from knee surgery in a start against the Orioles tonight. The Jays are hoping for three innings out of him and then will probably turn the ball over to Spencer Miles.
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Blue Jays recalled RHP Chad Dallas from Triple-A Buffalo.

Dallas has a 6.10 ERA over 10 1/3 innings in four relief appearances for the Jays this season. He finished up with a 3.15 ERA in 12 starts and 15 relief appearance for Buffalo. He’ll be available out of the bullpen tonight.
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Blue Jays optioned RHP Spencer Arrighetti to the spring training complex.

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Blue Jays designated LHP Joe Mantiply for assignment.

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Twins selected the contract of 1B Aaron Sabato from Triple-A St. Paul.

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Twins designated C Alex Jackson for assignment.

Since being readded to the Twins roster five weeks ago, Jackson had gone 1-for-3 with a walk and caught a total of five innings in three games the Twins won a combined 34-3. He’s actually hit .304/.342/.406 in 73 plate appearances in the majors this season, but given that he cleared waivers last month, no one seems to be taking that seriously.
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Nationals activated LHP DJ Herz from the 60-day injured list.

Herz will start tonight against the Tigers and potentially throw 70-75 pitches in his return from Tommy John surgery.
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