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Ohio State's Offensive Line Silenced The Critics In Epic Late-Game Fashion

Nov 2, 2024 | si.com | Brendan Gulick

Make no mistake: after a yawner of a performance against a Nebraska team that Ohio State thought it was going to annihilate, dissenting opinions of the Buckeyes were starting to get considerably louder. But Saturday's win in Happy Valley quickly hushed the doubters and reignited Ohio State's national championship aspirations. Remarkably, the win marked Ohio State's first true road victory against a top-5 team since the team beat Texas 24-7 back in 2006.
Guardians Won't Quit On Clase, Need Him To Rebound vs. Yankees

Oct 17, 2024 | si.com | Brendan Gulick

Mathematically, a 3-games-to-none deficit doesnâ€™t eliminate you in a best-of-seven series. But realistically, your days are numbered. In other words, Thursday's ALCS Game 3 was a must win game for Cleveland, which trailed in the series 2-0. When Stephen Vogt needs outs at the end of the game, he never hesitates to hand the ball to his closer. But for the second time this postseason, Emmanuel Clase flinched.
Why Guardians ALCS Game 1 Loss to Yankees Isn't Reason To Panic

Oct 14, 2024 | si.com | Brendan Gulick

A cold Monday night in the Big Apple brought good news and bad news for the Cleveland Guardians. Bluntly, the Guardians didn’t play quite well enough to win Game 1 of the ALCS. Juan Soto and Giancarlo Stanton both launched titanic home runs to give the Bronx Bombers the first game of the series, 5-2. The difference in the game was likely four wild pitches from Joey Cantillo.
Five Bold Takeaways From Cleveland Guardians ALDS Win Over Detroit Tigers

Oct 12, 2024 | si.com | Brendan Gulick

How do you even begin to tell the story of Saturday afternoon in downtown Cleveland? Cleveland baseball fans are starving for a winner and this Guardians team just may have what it takes to be the last one standing in a few weeks. First things first, though. If you want to have a parade down East 9th street for the first time since 1948, you need to beat the best teams, with the best players, in the biggest pressure-packed moments.
Bring On The Yankees! Cleveland Takes ALDS Game 5 From Detroit, 7-3

Oct 12, 2024 | si.com | Brendan Gulick

"You have no idea what you're going to see at 1:08. You have no idea. I have no idea. This is who we are. We're the team that finds a way."Stephen Vogt's Guardians are built for October. Cleveland hasn't quit on a game all year, and it sure wasn't going to be intimidated after falling behind 1-0 while facing the presumptive American League Cy Young award winner.
David Fry's Historic Homer Forces ALDS Game 5, Guardians Beat Tigers 5-4

Oct 10, 2024 | msn.com | Brendan Gulick

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David Fry's Historic Homer Forces ALDS Game 5, Guardians Beat Tigers 5-4

Oct 10, 2024 | si.com | Brendan Gulick

Josh Naylor flung his bat at least 25 feet in the air as the Cleveland dugout erupted. Pinch-hitter David Fry had just launched a 382-foot missile to deep left center that landed on the Little Caesars Pizza sign separating the two bullpens. The home run gave the Guardians a 4-3 lead they wouldn't relinquish, forcing a winner-take-all Game 5 in the ALDS. Cleveland won the game by a final of 5-4. Subsequently, Fry made his skipper look like a genius.
Guardians Running Out Of Time To Break MLB's Longest World Series Drought

Oct 9, 2024 | si.com | Brendan Gulick

As David Fry’s screaming line drive was snared by a leaping Matt Vierling at third base, you could almost hear the groans 100 miles away back on the shores of Lake Erie. The Guardians trailed 3-0 with two on and two away in the top of the 7th inning. Tigers manager A.J. Hinch summoned 29-year old fireballer Will Vest from the bullpen to try and keep Cleveland’s offense off the board.
Opinion: Guardians Won't Panic After Carpenter, Tigers Land Gut Punch

Oct 7, 2024 | si.com | Brendan Gulick

Now it’s a series. Kerry Carpenter’s 3-run home run off Emmanuel Clase in the top of the ninth inning stunned the crowd at Progressive Field, sure. But it was also the series-evening, decisive blow in a classic Major League postseason game that had all the feel and emotion of an October nail-biter.
Guardians Blitz Tigers Early, Open ALDS In Style With Convincing Shutout

Oct 5, 2024 | si.com | Brendan Gulick

The Cleveland Guardians scored 5 runs in the first inning and never looked back, shutting out the Detroit Tigers in Game 1 of the ALDS, 7-0. In this story:There are two sides to every coin. All week long, Cleveland fans debated whether or not it would be beneficial or detrimental to the Guardians that the team had such a long layoff between the regular season finale and their first postseason game.