Tough Loss at Home for the Guardians
Well, folks, yesterday's matchup against the Dodgers was a rollercoaster of emotions!
Our Cleveland Guardians fought hard, but ultimately fell 9-5. It was a night of close calls and a few electrifying moments that kept us on the edge of our seats.Early Inning Struggles
The first few innings were a struggle for our bats. Despite a promising start with Steven Kwan singling to left, we couldn't capitalize as he got caught stealing and Jose Ramirez struck out swinging. On the flip side, our pitchers had their hands full. Andy Pages' single brought home Max Muncy in the 2nd inning, and Shohei Ohtani's homer in the 4th put the Dodgers up 4-0. Still, our own Daniel Schneemann came through with a three-run homer in the bottom of the 4th, giving us hope at 3-4.
Middle Innings Resistance
The middle innings saw our defense tighten up, with Hunter Gaddis on the mound weaved through the heart of the Dodgers lineup. But, alas! Michael Conforto homered in the 6th, expanding their lead. With Richie Palacios relieved later by Sam Hentges, we managed to keep them at bay temporarily, although our own bats remained frustratingly quiet.
Late Game Fireworks and Heartbreak
Come the 8th inning, a fielding error by Angel Martinez opened the floodgates, and the Dodgers scratched another one. The nail in the coffin was Max Muncy with his three-run homer in the 9th to put the Dodgers up 9-3. Our boys tried to rally back in the bottom of the 9th with a smashing double from Gabriel Arias scoring two, narrowing the gap to 5-9. But, it wasn’t enough as the game concluded on Nolan Jones grounding out.Tough loss, but chin up fans, as there's still plenty of baseball left this season. Let's come out stronger next game!
Go Guardians! 
Scoreboard for Dodgers @ Guardians (May 27th, 2025)
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 1 |
| 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 1 |