The Cleveland Guardians, and Jose Ramirez in particular, had impressed with their power on Friday’s series opener against the Los Angeles Angels.
It was the night in which he hit three balls out of the park.
On Saturday, however, the Halos were the ones shocking everyone with their home run power, belting four long balls en route to a 10-4 win over Cleveland.
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— Cleveland Guardians (@CleGuardians) April 6, 2025
For the Guardians, it was their fifth loss of the season against three wins.
They are now second in the AL Central behind the 4-4 Detroit Tigers.
Cleveland’s ace Tanner Bibee had a rare off night: usually very effective, the right-hander just couldn’t solve the middle of the Angels lineup.
He allowed all four homers the Angels had in the game, to Luis Rengifo, Mike Trout, Jorge Soler, and Logan O’Hoppe.
Bibee was saddled with the loss and left his record at 1-1.
He conceded seven runs on eight hits and a walk in four frames, striking out four.
His season ERA is now 6.52 after two outings.
If the Guardians are going to go far this year, they need much more from Bibee, the guy in charge of leading the rotation until Shane Bieber returns.
Anybody can have an off night, though, but it’s important to see how he bounces back next week.
On the bright side, Carlos Santana and Bo Naylor, two guys who had been somewhat cold to open the year, went yard.
Besides Steven Kwan’s 2-for-3 effort, however, that was basically all the offense the Guardians could muster.
The series will end on Sunday, with Luis L. Ortiz taking the ball for Cleveland against Ian Anderson at 4:07 pm.
After that, the home opener awaits for Cleveland on Tuesday.
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