{"id":69784,"date":"2024-04-04T08:00:42","date_gmt":"2024-04-04T12:00:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/?p=69784"},"modified":"2024-04-04T15:00:42","modified_gmt":"2024-04-04T19:00:42","slug":"guardians-hot-offensive-start","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2024\/04\/04\/guardians-hot-offensive-start\/","title":{"rendered":"This American League Team is Off to a Scorching Start Offensively"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Cleveland Guardians have scored 46 runs so far this season, ranking first in the AL and fourth in MLB. Thanks to this hot offensive start, the Guardians now have a 5-2 record after beating the Seattle Mariners 8-0 on Wednesday. The night before, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/b\/biebesh01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-04-03_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Shane Bieber<\/a> pitched six innings without allowing a run for the second consecutive start, leading to a 5-2 Cleveland win.<\/p>\n<h2>Guardians Off to Hot Start Offensively<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The Cleveland Guardians have scored 46 runs this season.<\/p>\n<p>That ranks #1 in the American league and 4th in the MLB. \ud83d\udd25 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/oAYHo7yZY8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/oAYHo7yZY8<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Nick Karns (@karnsies817) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/karnsies817\/status\/1775661018649076045?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">April 3, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>On Tuesday, Cleveland shook up Seattle ace <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/c\/castilu02.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Luis Castillo<\/a> with 10 hits and then followed up that effort with 11 knocks against <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/k\/kirbyge01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-04-03_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">George Kirby<\/a>. The Guardians were also impressive against the Oakland Athletics, when Abbotsford, BC native and MEI grad <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/search\/search.fcgi?pid=smithca06,smith-003cad&amp;search=Cade+Smith&amp;utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-04-03_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Cade Smith<\/a> commanded the mound and struck out five batters through two innings to help the Guardians earn a 12-3 victory. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/search\/search.fcgi?pid=ramirjo01,ramirjo02,ramire032jos,ramire022jos,ramire023jos,ramire036jos&amp;search=Jos\u00e9+Ram\u00edrez&amp;utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-04-03_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jos\u00e9 Ram\u00edrez<\/a> for the Guardians has recorded seven hits, a home run, and four RBIs so far this season. <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2023\/08\/02\/active-third-basemen-hof\/\" target=\"_self\">The third baseman<\/a> also lined an RBI double in the 8-0 victory against the Mariners.<\/p>\n<p>Another major contributor is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/n\/naylojo01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-04-03_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Josh Naylor<\/a>, who has seven hits and a home run this season for the Guardians. Naylor also contributed to the 8-0 victory by hitting a sacrifice fly. His brother <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/n\/naylobo01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-04-03_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bo Naylor<\/a> has also been productive, recording a home run and four hits, with the round-tripper coming in the 5-2 victory over the Mariners on Tuesday. Cleveland recorded 10 hits in back-to-back games while facing the top two starting pitchers for the Mariners, an impressive feat.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The Cleveland Guardians have scored 8 runs for the 3rd time in a week <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/awkzQRk4xq\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/awkzQRk4xq<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Michael (@MichaelHook_CLE) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MichaelHook_CLE\/status\/1775634297476554831?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">April 3, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>Frozen Ropes and Scorching Fastballs<\/h3>\n<p>The Guardians recorded these top exit velocities against the Mariners in Wednesday&#8217;s win:<\/p>\n<p>1) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/b\/brennwi02.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-04-03_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Will Brennan<\/a> (Groundout) 106.1<\/p>\n<p>2) Jose Ramirez (Double) 103.6<\/p>\n<p>3) Jose Ramirez (Double) 101.6<\/p>\n<p>4) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/r\/rocchbr01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-04-03_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Brayan Rocchio<\/a> (Single) 100.0<\/p>\n<p>5) Josh Naylor (Flyout) 99.2<\/p>\n<p>They also recorded these top pitching velocities:<\/p>\n<p>1) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/h\/herriti01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-04-03_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tim Herrin<\/a> (4-seam fastball) 97.5<\/p>\n<p>2) Tim Herrin (4-seam fastball) 96.9<\/p>\n<p>3) Tim Herrin (4-seam fastball) 96.2<\/p>\n<p>4) Tim Herrin (4-seam fastball) 96.1<\/p>\n<p>5) Tim Herrin (4-seam fastball) 95.9<\/p>\n<p>Lefty reliever Timmy Herrin closed out the ninth for the Guardians in the 8-0 victory. This season, the former Terre Haute South pitcher has recorded two shutout relief appearances for Cleveland.<\/p>\n<h3>The Hard-Hitting Guardians<\/h3>\n<p>So far, Cleveland has come out as the hard-hitting Guardians, but can they continue with their hot offensive start? Impressive offense complemented by solid pitching has permitted this team to stand out in the AL. It&#8217;s been a combined team effort that&#8217;s allowed them to be productive and convincingly win games. This is also a nice start for first-year manager <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/managers\/vogtst01.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Stephen Vogt<\/a>. It was thought in the offseason that the Guardians had a lineup capable of becoming an offensive juggernaut. So far, they have lived up to that potential. While some teams have been inconsistent and have struggled with scoring runs, it&#8217;s been quite the opposite for Cleveland.<\/p>\n<p>Photo Credit: \u00a9 Joe Nicholson-USA TODAY Sports<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Cleveland Guardians have scored 46 runs so far this season, ranking first in the AL and fourth in MLB. Thanks to this hot offensive start, the Guardians now have a 5-2 record after beating the Seattle Mariners 8-0 on Wednesday. The night before, Shane Bieber pitched six innings without allowing a run for the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4831,"featured_media":69865,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[9,1071],"tags":[239,3453,2632,596,4144,922,283,158,2094],"class_list":["post-69784","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-guardians","category-mlb","tag-american-league","tag-bo-naylor","tag-george-kirby","tag-jose-ramirez","tag-josh-naylor","tag-luis-castillo","tag-oakland-athletics","tag-seattle-mariners","tag-shane-bieber"],"modified_by":"Matt Graves","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/69784","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4831"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=69784"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/69784\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/69865"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=69784"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=69784"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=69784"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}