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Cleveland Guardians

The detail-first club that expects every close game to become useful

A resourceful team whose small margins become uncomfortable when the pitching cracks.

Current moodThe third erased the plan

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Final score graphic: Cleveland Guardians 5, Baltimore Orioles 9

MLB · Postgame analysis

Orioles 9, Guardians 5: The eight-run third decided it

Baltimore scored eight times in the third inning, erased Cleveland's 2-0 start, and finished with a 9-5 win over the Guardians.

Final score graphic: Cleveland Guardians 9, Baltimore Orioles 5

MLB · Postgame analysis

Guardians 9, Orioles 5: Bazzana answered the comeback

Travis Bazzana's three-run homer helped Cleveland build a 6-0 lead, and Brayan Rocchio's two-out single supplied the answer after Baltimore got within one.

Final score graphic: Toronto Blue Jays 11, Cleveland Guardians 0

MLB · Postgame analysis

Blue Jays 11, Guardians 0: Toronto turned pressure into a parade

Vladimir Guerrero Jr. drove in five runs, Dylan Cease blanked Cleveland for six innings, and Toronto made a wild-card game look alarmingly simple.

Final score graphic: Cleveland Guardians 0, Detroit Tigers 3

MLB · Postgame analysis

Tigers 3, Guardians 0: Three runs locked the door

Keider Montero worked 6 1/3 scoreless innings, Eduardo Valencia homered, and Detroit beat Cleveland 3-0.