#Eli Morgan

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- This is a preview of the Guardians three-game series against the Yankees. Where: Yankee Stadium, Friday through Sunday. TV/radio: Bally Sports Great Lakes, WTAM and WMMS will carry the series. Pitching matchups: RHP Eli Morgan (1-0, 4.50) vs. RHP Jameson Taillon (0-1, 3.72) Friday at 7:05 p.m.; LHP Kirk McCarty (big-league debut)…

CLEVELAND - Think about how much has changed in a year. Last January, baseball stood still, and we were left to talk ourselves into Bradley Zimmer, ponder José Ramírez trades and evaluate commissioner Rob Manfred's negotiating tactics. It was bleak. But the lockout ended, Ramírez signed a long-term deal, Zimmer lasted one day of the regular season…

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Terry Francona called Andres Gimenez "dangerous" after Tuesday's game against San Diego was postponed and rescheduled as a traditional doubleheader Wednesday at 1:10 p.m. at Progressive Field. Dangerous is a good adjective for someone who gets paid to hit a baseball. Gimenez did a lot of that on the just completed 10-game trip.…

With the All-Star break approaching, now's a good time to check back in on World Series futures odds. Given the nature of baseball, it's anyone's game come playoff time. We've seen teams with relatively mediocre odds entering the playoffs win the Commissioner's Trophy in two of the past three seasons (Atlanta in 2021, Washington in'19). Below,…

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Maybe the Guardians starting pitchers and offense are finally reading from the same book. The offense didn't exactly splurge, but it did supply Cal Quantrill with enough runs to pitch the Guardians to a 6-3 win over the Texas Rangers in the first game of Tuesday's doubleheader at Progressive Field. The Guardians have won seven of…

The Detroit Tigers (53-59) and Cleveland Indians (53-54) will tangle in an AL Central contest Saturday. First pitch from Progressive Field is slated for 7:10 p.m. ET. Let's analyze the lines around the Tigers vs. Indians odds with MLB picks and predictions. LHP Tyler Alexander is the projected starting pitcher for the Tigers. He is 1-1 with a 4.77…

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Myles Straw wants to make one thing clear. He's here to play 162 games this season. "No days off, baby," said the Guardians center fielder. "All 162 this year. That's the goal." Straw, however, wasn't in the starting lineup Wednesday against Kansas City after appearing in the first 45 games of the season. He did enter the game as…

BALTIMORE - Last year Eli Morgan arrived from Class AAA Columbus when Cleveland's starting rotation was crumbling because of injuries. He stepped into the breach and made 18 starts, winning five, including his last three in succession. This year with the Guardians' rotation healthy, Morgan made the club as an emergency starter/long reliever because…

NEW YORK -- Here are the lineups for Friday night's game between the Guardians and Yankees. Where: Yankee Stadium, 7:05 p.m. TV/radio: Bally Sports Great Lakes, WTAM and WMMS. Records: Guardians (7-5), Yankees (7-6). Starting pitchers: RHP Eli Morgan (1-0, 4.50) vs. RHP Nestor Cortes (0-0, 0.00). GUARDIANS CF Myles Straw. LF Steven Kwan. 3B Jose…

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Bright sunshine met the Guardians on the first day of June on Wednesday afternoon at Progressive Field. After a stormy May, which included six postponements because of bad weather, it was a welcomed sight even if the grounds crew had the tarp unrolled awaiting a cloudburst that didn't come until the final out of the game. Konnor…

The Cleveland Guardians will conclude their battle with the Tampa Bay Rays in the final of a three-game series Sunday afternoon in Tampa Bay. With that said, it's a good time to check out our MLB odds series, which includes our Guardians-Rays prediction and pick we have laid out below. Cleveland is 51-49, second in the AL Central, just two games…

After a 99-win campaign that saw them basically go wire-to-wire to win the AL East, the New York Yankees will take on the Cleveland Guardians in the ALDS. The Yankees are -220 favorites to win the best-of-5 series, which starts on Tuesday night at Yankee Stadium. Gerrit Cole is expected to start Game 1 for the Yankees, who haven't played since the…

If you go by the records, the stats, the experience, the recent head-to-heads … if you go just by all of that, it would be easy to think the Yankees should handle the Cleveland Guardians in their upcoming best-of-five American League Division Series. Yankees in four? Sweep? Not so fast. Sure, the Yankees won 99 games to the Guardians' 92 plus five…

The Cleveland Guardians entered the 2022 season as underdogs, having lost much of the core that brought them to the postseason in four of five years from 2016-20. FanGraphs had them projected as the third best-team in the AL Central, with a 7.5 percent chance to win the division and 15.2 percent to make the playoffs. At the All-Star break, the…

The Cleveland Guardians were not expected to compete at a high level in 2022. With a roster that stacks up among the youngest in baseball, many thought this year would be focussed on player development with eyes cast on the future. Cleveland took the advantage in a division that saw no clear favorite, playing plus-.500 baseball for most of the…

ARLINGTON -- The Guardians knew they were looked at as underdogs coming into the year and have since used that as fuel to have the level of success they've experienced thus far. On Sunday afternoon at Globe Life Field, the Guardians clinched their first division title since 2018 and are now able to start looking ahead to the best-of-three Wild Card…

BALTIMORE -- Sometimes a baseball game is like a blind alley. It leads nowhere. On other days there's a trap door at the end of the alley with twists, turns and spider webs. How these kind of games get from the first inning to the ninth is hard to explain. Even when every pitch is charted and timed. The Guardians played a game like that Sunday…