***OFFICIAL March 30 2025 Guardians@Royals GDT***
 

1:10 PM CDT

Cleveland
Guardians
1-1

Kansas City
Royals
1-1

Odds:
CLE-105 O/U7

CLE: Tanner Bibee (0-0, 0.00 ERA)
KC: Michael Wacha (0-0, 0.00 ERA)

Here we go for the Opening series win vs. the defending Division Champs.

So I guess Bibee had food poisoning Thursday is why he didn't start.

Looks like they're wearing the regular blue hats with the powder blues today and white pants.

Michael Wacha or Gil Meche?

3 up, 3 down thanks to the DP...Rs coming up.

And India is hurt

Well this inning is off the rails. India got hurt on a slide, Bobby struck out on ball 4 and Vinnie hit a triple on a bad hamstring where the RF goes through the bullpen door.

trying to steal a base cost us another run. I wish we'd cut back on trying to steal.

Big Vin shows what speed will do

Shouldn’t that bullpen gate be locked tighter? Seems like an accident waiting to happen

Bibee did not pitch well that inning and we let him off the hook.

No score after 1 inning.

Outfield defense is going to be a problem.

Whew! After all that, Cleveland gets a SF fly for a 1-0 lead, but Wacha is struggling with his control. Royals coming to bat in the 2nd.

Wacha struggling, outfield defense and arm strength seems questionable. I give India a pass because he is not experienced at Royals stadium.

Haha one who sucks the penis Kwan

Take advantage of that mistake, Royals!

Didn't take advantage of that blooper, still 1-0 Cleveland after 2.

Don't like to see the jogging down the first base line either. These guys should be running everything out. You won't see Bobby Witt trotting down the line to first. Disappointing.

50 pitches thru 2 innings, these Cleveland batters are smart that way..

Wacha not throwing strikes doesn't help...

Better get someone warming up.

:thumb: If nothing else, based purely on pitch count!

After 74 pitches and in the 3rd inning, Wacha has one more inning unless it's a fast one. Still 1-0 middle of the 3rd.

And we go down in order, further not helping Wacha. He'll be right back out there for the 4th.

Michael Walk-a

Quatraro making the call after 2 on and 1 out. Get warmed up.

Brady Singer makes his first start for the Reds tomorrow. What should i be looking for?

DP bails Walka out again, still 1-0 middle of the 4th.

A steaming pile of inconsistency and 2 pitches.

Refusing to throw the changeup.

Wow, this dude has two outs on six pitches. Must be nice..

Still 1-0 after 4 full innings.

Long comes in in relief.

Long in for long relief.

When Kwan gets going he's about as annoying as anyone to face.

Likes to work quick, pound the zone. Has 2 really good pitches (fastball & slider), a third solid one (change up) but refuses to throw it. Very inconsistent at times. You just don’t know what you’re gonna get with him start to start. Does not exactly excel in high pressure situations. Tends to melt down when things don’t go his way (an error, bad call, etc.). Carries over to the next pitch. All the pitching talent to be a solid #2 or really good #3, but will never be more than a #4 because he can’t put it all together (mostly mentally).

Maybe he’ll finally figure it out with you all . . . . . . :shrug:

Manzardo is quickly moving up the list though.

Bad defense, bad pitching and no offense. Hooray!

3-0 after Manzardo's 2 run HR. Midway. And the server is competing with the Royals for how slow they can move.

I wonder if the Yankees hitting coach would be interested in a challenge and a raise? LMAO

This offense woof

Bibee has retired 11 straight and Cleveland leads after 5 full innings, 3-0. :shake:

Glad we got that middle of the order bat that JJ promised us in the offseason.

Couldn’t use that at all right now . . . .

Wow, it's legal to hit the ball hard enough that it goes over the fence?

/Royals Batters

LMAO

It's all good...

Stratton serves up a solo shot 4-0.

So their #1 actually pitching like a #1.

Would have been nice to get that kind of outing from Cole or Lugo, the guys who finished 4th and 2nd in the Cy Young race last year.

Hey, he threw one strike in that at-bat before he walked him..

/Hud

Looks like GG

Hey we suck so let's check in on the 50/50 raffle...

/Ryan & Hud

What a display, just too chilly for the guys out there. I'm sure as the weather warms up the bats will too!!

Well, they may have sent up the white flag what with Long giving up 2 runs in 1 IP, and Stratton giving up another 2 runs in 1 IP. 5-0 after 6 innings.

Would like to see BW get a hit here...

A walk is almost as good, only their 4th baserunner.

Stratton in mid season form. What a bum.

Yup. Not sure why they brought him back.

Apparently they thought the injury and some time off would ‘un****’ him.

It did not.


Just admit the mistake and move on already . . . . .

5-0, middle of the 7th. Nows the time. :hmmm:

Well, let's make it 6-0....:BS:

This offense is going to blow.

Well they got it into a save situation. From 6-0 to the tying run on deck. Need a big hit.

Rats indeed Hud. Damn.

Not one consistent batter after Salvy……

No big hit. 6-2

Not one consistent batter after Salvy……

Last gasp bottom of the 9th, down 4 runs.

Yeah. It was a bad contract the minute he signed. I give it five more weeks, at best if he continues to underperform. Hopefully less.

**** their headhunting POS closer in the ass. **** cleveland.

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Well, I didn't like Classhole before, and I like him less now. Someone should shove one of those New York bats up his ass.

There was no reason to throw a ball like that.

Who did they hit? I turned it off.

India. Classhole threw the pitch right before that one barely missing his chin. And then the bean ball hit him in the side of the head. Post game said doctors were still with him, so no updates per Quatraro.

I'm actually more disappointed the Royals didn't rush the mound and pound the shit out of him. 2 outs in the bottom of the ninth and you are throwing 97 mph fastballs up and in. **** that noise.

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Vinnie Pasquantino was upset -- to say the least -- with Jonathan India being hit in the head by an Emmanuel Clase fastball in the 9th. <a href="https://t.co/W3U9PoHMzQ">pic.twitter.com/W3U9PoHMzQ</a></p>&mdash; Matt Foster (@MattFosterTV) <a href="https://twitter.com/MattFosterTV/status/1906484028770758831?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 30, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

I’m guessing there will be retaliation for India in Cleveland in two weeks…

We don’t need our important guys hurting their hands. That was a job for the outfield

Though MGay would have rushed the mound and swung and missed

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Love this guy lol <a href="https://t.co/26LI6qacAN">https://t.co/26LI6qacAN</a> <a href="https://t.co/pbkzJDnEpa">pic.twitter.com/pbkzJDnEpa</a></p>&mdash; 준 Jun (@Royals_Jun) <a href="https://twitter.com/Royals_Jun/status/1906169159328911413?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 30, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Likely.

Kwan gonna take one in the ribs in the next series.

Just a matter of who they choose to throw it.

If only they’d cut Stratton and kept Carlos Hernandez. He’d have been the perfect guy to deliver that message (although he might have missed)

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Vinnie Pasquantino was upset -- to say the least -- about Jonathan India getting hit in the head by Emmanuel Clase in the 9th inning <a href="https://t.co/MZfXm0wLgH">pic.twitter.com/MZfXm0wLgH</a></p>&mdash; Matt Foster (@MattFosterTV) <a href="https://twitter.com/MattFosterTV/status/1906493890871386610?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 30, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>