Tommy Wild

Cleveland

Writer and Contributor at Sports Illustrated

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Articles

Guardians Manager Reacts To Impressive Win Over Phillies

4 days ago | yardbarker.com | Tommy Wild

"Aaron Nola is a really good pitcher, so I'm thankful we got to him. That was a great night by our offense tonight; stringing stuff together, hitting homers," said Vogt. From the pitching, offense, to solid defense from the outfield, this was an all-around fantastic team win for the Guardians. They'll look to keep it going on Saturday when Cleveland takes on the Phillies in the second game of the series, with the first pitch at 6:10 pm. Read More Cleveland Guardians Coverage
Donovan Mitchell Gets Honest Ahead Of Cavaliers' Game 3 Matchup With Pacers

5 days ago | yardbarker.com | Tommy Wild

Donovan Mitchell gave it his all in the Cleveland Cavaliers' Game 2 loss to the Indiana Pacers. The star guard scored 48 points, played 36 minutes, and was clearly in discomfort and pain throughout the evening. However, even this wasn't enough to stop the Pacers from taking a 2-0 series lead.
Cleveland Guardians Pitching Prospect Has Closer Potential

5 days ago | yardbarker.com | Tommy Wild

The Cleveland Guardians' closer role has been a hot topic to start the 2025 season. Who is Cleveland's best option to close games? Is it Cade Smith or Emmanuel Clase? Even though the Guardians have two pitchers with closer ability right now, a team can always be looking toward the future. Minor League analysts Sam Dykstra, Jim Callis, and Jonathan Mayo recently identified one prospect from each organization who has the potential to be a the team's closer in the future.
Cavaliers Get Encouraging News On Injured Trio Ahead Of Game 3 vs. Pacers

6 days ago | si.com | Tommy Wild

One of the key narratives following the Cleveland Cavaliers' Game 2 loss to the Indiana Pacers on Tuesday was the injuries to Darius Garland, De'Andre Hunter, and Evan Mobley, which forced the trio to watch from the sidelines. With the Wine and Gold down 0-2 in the series, Game 3 against the Pacers is essentially a must-win, and it should be an all-hands-on-deck situation.
Cleveland Guardians Veteran Following Consistent Career Trend

6 days ago | yardbarker.com | Tommy Wild

Santana's routine slow starts aren't a secret. The good news is he's finally turning it all around and Stephen Vogt has even taken notice of this uptick in production. "We really feel like he's starting to come into his own right now, and we're seeing the 'Los that has 16 years in the big leagues," said Vogt after Wednesday's win. "He's a great player, consistent, and we're excited about the way he's starting to swing the bat." Read More Cleveland Guardians Coverage
Cleveland Guardians Veteran Following Consistent Career Trend

6 days ago | si.com | Tommy Wild

Carlos Santana has never been a player who gets off to quick starts at the beginning of a new MLB season. His struggles at the plate in the months of March and April have been a trend throughout his time in the big leagues. However, Santana also consistently follows another trend throughout his decade-and-a-half career: The veteran pick it up as the temperature starts to warm up, too. So far the 2025 season has been no exception to that tend.
NBA Admits Referees Missed Critical Calls In Cavaliers Game 2 Loss To Pacers

6 days ago | si.com | Tommy Wild

The Cleveland Cavaliers' devastating Game 2 loss to the Indiana Pacers already feels like it will go down as one of the notorious memories of the city's sports history. Somehow, the loss got even worse 24 hours later when the NBA released the game's Last Two Minute Report, In it, the league acknowledged that the referees missed two critical calls down the stretch that could have completely altered the final outcome.
Takeaways From Cleveland Guardians Series Win Over Nationals

1 week ago | si.com | Tommy Wild

Just like that, the Cleveland Guardians win another series and still have one of the top two records in the American League. This time, the Guardians took two of three games from the Washington Nationals in three high-scoring games. Here are three observations and takeaways from Cleveland's latest series win.
Cavaliers Coach, Donovan Mitchell React To Devastating Game 2 Loss To Pacers

1 week ago | yardbarker.com | Tommy Wild

The Cleveland Cavaliers led Game 2 against the Indiana Pacers for just over 42 minutes of game time, and their lead reached 20 points, but they lost in devastating fashion. Tyrese Haliburton hit the shot of his life and left the Cavaliers and the fans at Rocket Arena absolutely stunned. Even though the final few minutes will be the focal point of this loss over the next few days, the Cavaliers are already moving on to Game 3; as Donovan Mitchell mentioned after the game, they have to.
Cavaliers Coach, Donovan Mitchell React To Devastating Game 2 Loss To Pacers

1 week ago | si.com | Tommy Wild

The Cleveland Cavaliers led Game 2 against the Indiana Pacers for just over 42 minutes of game time, and their lead reached 20 points, but they lost in devastating fashion. Tyrese Haliburton hit the shot of his life and left the Cavaliers and the fans at Rocket Arena absolutely stunned. Even though the final few minutes will be the focal point of this loss over the next few days, the Cavaliers are already moving on to Game 3; as Donovan Mitchell mentioned after the game, they have to.