CLEVELAND —
The Guardians host the St. Louis Cardinals
at Progressive Field on Sunday, June 29 for the final game of a three-game series.
After opening this six-game homestand by
losing two of three
to the
Toronto Blue Jays
, the Guardians
lost the series opener 5-0 to the Cardinals
on Friday, June 27 and then
lost 9-6 to the Cardinals
on Saturday, June 28.
The Guardians (40-41) scored six runs in the fourth inning to take a 6-1 lead
on June 28, but the Cardinals (46-38) rallied with the final eight runs of the game to get the win.
Follow our live updates on the Guardians throughout today’s game.
Here are some pregame notes
:
John King works around walk to retire Guardians in ninth inning as Cardinals earn a 7-0 win
John King worked around a walk to Johnathan Rodriguez to retire the Guardians in the ninth inning as the Cardinals earn a 7-0 win.
Guardians closer Emmanuel Clase pitches scoreless ninth inning as Cardinals lead 7-0
Guardians closer Emmanuel Clase pitched a scoreless ninth inning to get some work in as the Cardinals lead 7-0.
Clase retired the Cardinals 1-2-3. Brendan Donovan grounded out 3-1 (Carlos Santana to Clase) and then Masyn Winn and Willson Contreras each struck out looking.
Riley O’Brien pitches scoreless eighth inning as Cardinals maintain 7-0 lead over Guardians
Riley O’Brien pitched a scoreless eighth inning as the Cardinals maintained a 7-0 lead over the Guardians. O’Brien struck out Kyle Manzardo and Jose Ramirez, walked Carlos Santana and Lane Thomas and struck out Angel Martinez.
Cardinals extend lead to 7-0 in eighth inning against Guardians
The Cardinals extended their lead to 7-0 in the eighth inning against the Guardians.
José Fermín singled off of Hunter Gaddis to begin the inning. Tim Herrin entered to pitch and walked Nolan Gorman, struck out Thomas Saggese, allowed Fermin and Gorman to steal bases and gave up a sacrifice fly to Pedro Pagés that scored Fermin.
Fermin batted in place of Nolan Arenado, who left for “precautionary reasons” according to a press box announcement.
Matt Festa came in to pitch allowed an RBI single to Garrett Hampson that scored Gorman.
Cardinals reliever JoJo Romero enters to pitch after Matthew Liberatore works into seventh inning
Cardinals reliever JoJo Romero entered to pitch after Matthew Liberatore worked into the seventh inning.
Liberatore walked Angel Martínez and Daniel Schneemann to begin the seventh. Romero then entered the game and struck out Johnathan Rodriguez and Austin Hedges. Steven Kwan stepped up to bat and grounded into a fielder’s choice where shortstop Masyn Winn forced out Daniel Schneemann out at second base to end the inning.
Victor Scott II hits two-run home run off Hunter Gaddis to give Cardinals a 5-0 lead in seventh inning
Victor Scott II hits a two-run home run off of Hunter Gaddis with one out to give the Cardinals a 5-0 lead in the seventh inning. Pedro Pagés singled ahead of Scott’s home run over the right field fence.
Guardians reliever Hunter Gaddis enters to pitch after Logan Allen works six innings
Guardians reliever Hunter Gaddis enters to pitch the seventh inning after Logan Allen works six innings.
Allen’s final stat line: six innings, three earned runs (on the Nolan Gorman three-run home run in the first inning), two walks, six strikeouts, 98 pitches (58 strikes).
Matthew Liberatore retires Guardians in order in sixth inning, Cardinals lead 3-0
The Guardians are scoreless through six innings against Cardinals starting pitcher Matthew Liberatore. He retired Jose Ramirez, Carlos Santana and Lane Thomas in order in the sixth with a fly out, strikeout and pop out.
Liberatore has five strikeouts and has allowed three hits and two walks.
Press box announcement: Gabriel Arias left game with an ankle sprain, X-rays were negative
Press box announcement: Gabriel Arias left game with an ankle sprain, X-rays were negative.
Matthew Liberatore works around single, walk to keep Guardians scoreless through five innings, Cardinals lead 3-0
The Guardians are scoreless through five innings against Cardinals starting pitcher Matthew Liberatore.
Johnathan Rodriguez singled and Austin Hedges walked with one out in the fifth, but Liberatore got Steven Kwan to pop out to first baseman Willson Contreras and David Fry to strikeout to end the inning.
Guardians starting pitcher Logan Allen retires Cardinals in order in fourth and fifth innings
Guardians starting pitcher Logan Allen has retired the Cardinals in order in the fourth and fifth innings.
Allen has six strikeouts and has allowed three earned runs (on the Nolan Gorman three-run home run in the first inning), five hits and two walks.
Guardians scoreless through four innings against Cardinals starting pitcher Matthew Liberatore
The Guardians are scoreless through four innings against Cardinals starting pitcher Matthew Liberatore.
Liberatore has three strikeouts and has allowed two hits and two walks.
Guardians shortstop Gabriel Arias leaves game against Cardinals with injury in third inning
Guardians shortstop Gabriel Arias sustains a leg injury in the third inning
.
Arias
is leaving the game on a cart after diving to his right attemping to field a single hit by
Cardinals shortstop Masyn Winn
.
Guardians manager Stephen Vogt and trainers came onto the field to check on Arias before he left the field.
Daniel Schneemann entered the game to play shortstop as the Cardinals led 3-0.
Cardinals run themselves out of second inning against Guardians
The Cardinals ran themselves out of the second inning.
Guardians starting pitcher Logan Allen allowed a walk to Pedro Pagés, struck out Garrett Hampson and allowed a single to Victor Scott II.
Pagés took second on a single by Scott and attempted to run to third, but was tagged out by José Ramírez after he recieved a solid throw from center fielder Lane Thomas. One pitch later, Scott tried to steal second base when catcher Austin Hedges threw behind him to first baseman Carlos Santana. Santana then fired the ball to shortstop Gabriel Arias, who applied the tag to end the inning.
Matthew Liberatore works around bases loaded jam in first inning; Cardinals lead Guardians 3-0
Cardinals starting pitcher Matthew Liberatore worked around a bases loaded jam in the first inning to prevent the Guardians from scoring.
Liberatore got Angel Martínez to ground into a fielder’s choice as third baseman Nolan Arenado scooped up a ground ball and ran to step on third ahead of a sliding Carlos Santana.
Steven Kwan grounded out and David Fry struck out to begin the first inning for the Guardians. José Ramírez walked, Santana lined a single to center field that advanced Ramírez to third and Lane Thomas walked to load the bases.
The walk was the 628th for Ramírez in his career, which put him 10th in Cleveland franchise history for bases on balls.
Nolan Gorman hits three-run home run off Logan Allen to give Cardinals a 3-0 lead in first inning
Nolan Gorman hits a three-run home run off of Logan Allen with two outs to give the Cardinals a 3-0 lead in the first inning.
Masyn Winn walked and Willson Contreras hit a single ahead of Gorman’s three-run homer over the fence in right-center field.
What time do the Guardians play today?
First pitch is scheduled for 12:05 p.m. ET June 29.
The Cardinals batting order against the Guardians
- Brendan Donovan, LF
- Masyn Winn, SS
- Willson Contreras, 1B
- Nolan Arenado, 3B
- Nolan Gorman, DH
- Thomas Saggese, 2B
- Pedro Pages, C
- Garrett Hampson, RF
- Victor Scott II, CF
The Guardians batting order against the Cardinals
- Steven Kwan, LF
- David Fry, DH
- José Ramírez, 3B
- Carlos Santana, 1B
- Lane Thomas, CF
- Angel Martínez, 2B
- Gabriel Arias, SS
- Johnathan Rodriguez, RF
- Austin Hedges, C
Guardians vs. Cardinals pitching probables | Logan Allen vs. Matthew Liberatore
Left-hander Logan Allen is the scheduled starting pitcher for the Guardians and the Cardinals will counter with left-hander Matthew Liberatore.
Michael Beaven can be reached by email at [email protected]
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This article originally appeared on Akron Beacon Journal:
Guardians score vs Cardinals | Logan Allen starts for struggling Cleveland vs. St. Louis
