David Fry only occasionally finds himself in the starting lineup, but the utilityman might be the Cleveland Guardians' most indispensable player. Fry could play a key role again when the Guardians begin a four-game series against the host Chicago White Sox on Thursday. Cleveland is 24-13 after winning four of its last five games, while Chicago owns the American League's worst record at 9-28. The White Sox avoided a three-game series sweep against the Tampa Bay Rays with a 4-1 victory on Wednesday.
The Cleveland Guardians got their first look at their American League Central rival Detroit Tigers over the last few days. The Tigers have vastly improved from where they were a couple of seasons ago, but Cleveland still managed to take two of three and win yet another series. Here are a few key points we learned about the Guardians over the last three games. Stephen Vogt has been given the difficult task of finding playing time for many different players.
Shortstop Brayan Rocchio singled home automatic runner Ramón Laureano with one out in the 10th inning, giving the Guardians a 5-4 victory over the Tigers on May 8. Cleveland forced extra innings on David Fry's solo homer in the ninth against Andrew Chafin, then completed its comeback when Rocchio sharply smacked a pitch from closer Alex Lange (0-2) into center field.
No | Player | P |
---|---|---|
41 | P | |
60 | P | |
58 | P | |
28 | P | |
57 | P | |
59 | P | |
48 | P | |
33 | P | |
31 | P | |
29 | P | |
99 | P | |
39 | P | |
24 | P | |
49 | P | |
52 | P | |
36 | P | |
37 | P | |
32 | P |
No | Player | P |
---|---|---|
27 | C | |
23 | C |
No | Player | P |
---|---|---|
13 | 3B | |
6 | 1B | |
0 | 2B | |
9 | 1B | |
79 | 2B | |
22 | 1B | |
11 | 3B | |
4 | SS |
No | Player | P |
---|---|---|
17 | RF | |
90 | RF | |
2 | CF | |
38 | LF | |
10 | RF |