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Yahoo
4 hours ago
- Sport
- Yahoo
Slade Cecconi looks to help struggling Cleveland stop skid
CLEVELAND — The Guardians host the St. Louis Cardinals at Progressive Field on Saturday, June 28 in the middle 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. Advertisement Follow our live updates on the Guardians throughout today's game. What time do the Guardians play today? First pitch is schedule for 4:10 p.m. ET June 28. Jose Ramirez returns to Guardians lineup Guardians third baseman Jose Ramirez is back in the lineup for today's game. The All-Star returns to the lineup after missing the June 27 loss to the Cardinals. Ramirez was hit by a 95 mph fastball from Toronto's Kevin Gausman on June 26 and left that game with a contusion in his forearm in the fourth inning. Guardians in the AL Central standings The Guardians enter Saturday with a 40-40 record and trailing the first-place Detroit Tigers (51-32) by 9½ games in the American League Central Division. The Cardinals enter Saturday with a 45-38 record and trailing the first-place Chicago Cubs (48-34) by 3½ games in the National League Central Division. SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA - JUNE 22: Slade Cecconi #44 of the Cleveland Guardians pitches in the bottom of the first inning against the Athletics at Sutter Health Park on June 22, 2025 in Sacramento, California. (Photo by) Guardians vs. Cardinals pitching probables | Slade Cecconi vs. Miles Mikolas Right-hander Slade Cecconi (3-3, 3.38) is the scheduled starting picther for the Guardians and the Cardinals will counter wirth right-hander Miles Mikolas (4-5, 4.31). Guardians seek to get offense going again after two shutout losses The Guardians enter Saturday scoreless in their past two games, losing to the Blue Jays 6-0 on Thursday, June 26 and 5-0 to the Cardinals on Friday, June 27. Advertisement Blue Jays starter Kevin Gausman pitched eight scoreless innings for Toronto on Thursday and Chad Green added a scoreless inning. The Guardians were limited to two hits in the game, both coming off of Gausman. Gausman struck out six and walked one. Green struck out one and walked one. Cardinals starter Sonny Gray pitched a one-hit shutout for St. Louis on Friday with 11 strikeouts and no walks. Michael Beaven can be reached by email at mbeaven@ This article originally appeared on Akron Beacon Journal: Guardians game score today, live updates, highlights vs Cardinals
Yahoo
4 days ago
- Sport
- Yahoo
Guardians Make Historic Jose Ramirez Announcement on Wednesday
Guardians Make Historic Jose Ramirez Announcement on Wednesday originally appeared on Athlon Sports. Jose Ramirez entered his thirteenth major-league season in 2025 as the Cleveland Guardians' starting third baseman. Advertisement Ramirez signed with Cleveland as an amateur free agent on November 26, 2009, and made his major-league debut with the big-league roster on September 1, 2013. Since then, he has collected five Silver Slugger awards and earned six All-Star selections. In April 2022, Ramirez agreed to a seven-year, $141 million extension with the Cleveland Guardians, locking him in through the 2028 season. The contract includes club options for 2026 and 2027, followed by free agency in 2029, and ranks among the best deals in MLB given his elite production. Cleveland Guardian third baseman Jose Ramirez (11)Ken Blaze-Imagn Images Now 32 years old, Ramirez has been a centerpiece in Cleveland's lineup for more than a decade, and entering Wednesday's game against the Toronto Blue Jays he reached another career milestone. Advertisement The team announced, 'The goat moves into fourth on the franchise leaderboard for games played.' With his 1,527th appearance, Ramirez passed Jim Hegan, and he now sits just 33 games shy of Lou Boudreau for third in franchise history. That milestone underscores Ramirez's durability and loyalty, qualities that have made him a fan favorite at Progressive Field over the years. Ramirez is off to another strong start in 2025, batting .317 with a .895 OPS, 13 home runs, 36 RBI and 20 stolen bases, and he leads American League third basemen in All-Star Game voting by a wide margin. He continues to serve as the face of the Guardians organization, who are aiming for their third AL Central crown in four years. With his veteran presence and consistent production, Ramirez remains central to Cleveland's pursuit of postseason glory. Advertisement Related: MLB Sends Jacob Misiorowski Message During Game Against Paul Skenes Related: Pirates Make Oneil Cruz Move After Being Pulled From Brewers Game This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on Jun 25, 2025, where it first appeared.
Axios
6 days ago
- Climate
- Axios
Chill recipes for these hot, hot Midwest days
🥵 As near record-high temperatures continue to broil the Midwest, many are turning to pools, lakes and cooling centers for relief. But don't sleep on using food to beat the heat. Why it matters: Chilled soups, salads and other cold delicacies offer a way to turn down your body temperature without heating your kitchen. Dig in: Axios reporters have compiled some of our favorite hot weather recipes featuring a variety of cooling foods. Monica Eng in Chicago travels to Spain in her mind by whizzing a peeled and seeded cucumber with two cloves of garlic, half an onion, a sweet pepper, olive oil, red wine vinegar and jug of tomato juice in a blender for cold gazpacho. 🍉 Monica also turns to her mint garden to make an ultra-easy watermelon salad topped with olive oil, mint, and crumbled feta. And she blends watermelon chunks, mint, lime juice and ice for a healthy slurpy. Up in the Twin Cities, Geoff Ziezulewicz avoids his dad's cold beet borscht, known as chlodnik, but Monica loves making this Polish-Lithuanian blend of beets, yogurt, dill, cucumbers and more. Looks like Pepto Bismol but tastes like a dream. Delano Massey, our Midwest managing editor, swears by the cooling power of a mint julep, essentially a "cold front in a glass." In Cleveland, Troy Smith's kids are all about the old school freeze pops. Yes, the same ones we all had as kids. However, they only eat the good colors — red, purple, blue — leaving Troy with a fridge full of green and orange no one wants. 🍋 Troy's Cleveland compatriot, Sam Allard, opts for the original Lemon Chill — not only a tart and refreshing summer treat but historically one of the best bargains at Progressive Field. 🧊 Arika Herron in Indianapolis switches to cold brew when temps climb above 90 (and swears by these Trader Joe's coffee bags to make it at home). Consider adding a hint of cinnamon or cardamom to boost the cooling effect. Out in Pittsburgh, Chrissy Suttles cools down with vegan ceviche made with hearts of palm instead of fish. 🍌 Alissa Widman Neese in Columbus offers a popsicle alternative: She used to freeze half a banana on a popsicle stick when working at an ice cream shop in her hometown. (Those were dipped in a chocolate shell, but they're good on their own!) It's a perfect use for those just-a-little-too-ripe bananas when you can't turn on the oven to make banana bread. 🥒 Justin Mack is a sucker for pickle-flavored everything when the hottest months of the year roll around in Indianapolis.
New York Times
28-05-2025
- Entertainment
- New York Times
Michael Conforto found a good night amid a brutal start: ‘It'll all click'
CLEVELAND — The big screen in left field at Progressive Field in Cleveland measures 59 feet tall by 221 feet wide and doesn't give you much room to hide. Especially if you're struggling. When Michael Conforto of the Los Angeles Dodgers looked up at the massive jumbotron before his first at-bat on Tuesday, he saw a .162 batting average that was second-worst in the major leagues. Then he collected a hit in his first at-bat against the Guardians, scalding a groundball through the left side of the shift for a single. Advertisement A more encouraging sign came in the sixth inning. Conforto worked a full count against reliever Hunter Gaddis and got the fastball he wanted. He did not miss it. Conforto got the type of contact he was searching for, smoking a fly ball to center field that carried out over the wall for a solo shot that took a weight off his shoulders. He hadn't hit a home run since April 5. Conforto couldn't hide his smile as he rounded the bases and returned to the dugout. Kiké Hernández and Teoscar Hernández each showered him with sunflower seeds. 'To hit a ball hard and see it leave the park, it's kind of everything that we've been working on,' Conforto said after the Dodgers' 9-5 win in which he went 2-for-3 with a walk. He had reason to relax, which he was reminded of throughout his trot. 'I heard Kiké as soon as I hit the ball, screaming,' Conforto said. Instead of the bounce-back season he was hoping for, Conforto's numbers have taken a nosedive. He's remained in the lineup nonetheless, a byproduct of the organization's $17 million investment in Conforto and the former All-Star's track record. He's produced at least a league-average offensive output by OPS+ in every season since 2016. Now, he's been one of the least productive full-time hitters in the sport. At some point, the production has to meet the expectations. Even the Dodgers acknowledge that obvious point. 'There's a point, yeah,' Roberts said. 'Production certainly warrants opportunity. I do feel his track record has given him a longer least, which he has earned.' So Conforto was in the lineup again on Tuesday, hitting seventh as he looks to get his season going again. His year started brilliantly: Conforto collected eight hits in his first 26 at-bats, with a pair of home runs and four doubles. Roberts' preseason optimism for Conforto appeared warranted. The slugger's batting line has cratered ever since. Advertisement 'Sometimes this game can be brutal,' Conforto said. The Dodgers have praised Conforto's work and repeatedly stressed how impressed they've been with how the 32-year-old has handled his struggles. That hasn't helped him crawl out of his nadir. As confounding as anything is that Conforto has actually hit the ball hard. His average exit velocity (90.6 mph) and hard-hit rate (46.5 percent) are his highest since his rookie season in 2015. But too many of those hard-hit balls have been pulled and on the ground, or hit the other way in the air. Just 13.9 percent of his batted balls have been pulled in the air, the lowest of his career, and hardly good enough to maximize that contact. It explains why Conforto's expected metrics, like expected batting average (.210), still aren't all that high. That comes down to Conforto's bat path, a particular point of emphasis with the team's hitting coaches as they work with the veteran. Roberts said baseball rewards a good swing with a good bat path at a good pitch to hit. 'That's what I believe,' he said. 'So when you don't have a good bat path, players seem to be where you're hitting them. There's a reason Freddie (Freeman) has thrown out 2,300 hits and guys like Derek Jeter have 3,000 hits. I think they've had good bat paths. That's something I think that Michael's mindful of and just continuing to work through.' Dodgers hitting coach Aaron Bates noted that Conforto was 'cutting across' with his swing, not leaving him nearly enough time to make optimal contact. Conforto said he's seeking to take as many pitches as possible to work counts in the bottom of the order, but coaches have urged him to get more aggressive early in counts while emphasizing good pitch selection. They've also tweaked how Conforto makes contact, trying to get the barrel out in front and meet the ball earlier to make his hard contact have more impact. Things have improved of late. Advertisement 'I thought the swing looked much better,' Roberts said Tuesday. 'The bat stayed in the hitting zone much longer.' None of it translated into results until Tuesday. 'It's easy to say as a coach or another teammate or player, just trust your swing,' Bates said. 'It's harder when you're in the moment there.' Conforto said he's seen signs that something could be shifting. He noted a swing on Sunday night against the New York Mets, when he drove a curveball low and in from right-hander Max Kranick that he thought he'd normally swing over. Conforto pulled it in the air, and it left his bat at 99.5 mph. Juan Soto ran and leapt to track it down for an out. 'That's kind of just a flash of what I feel like is coming,' Conforto said. Eventually, he added, 'It'll all click, come together.' 'There have been a lot of things that have clicked, in a lot of the work we've been doing. It's kind of getting that to transfer onto the field.' Tuesday marked Conforto's fifth multi-hit game of the season. Three have come in the past 17 days. Conforto's still thinking that scoreboard will change. 'Even though the numbers you see up there are results, the results only come if you're focused and locked in on process,' Conforto said. 'It's definitely a part of the thing. But I've been doing it for a long time. Doesn't mean it gets any easier.' (Top photo of Michael Conforto: David Richard / Imagn Images)
