📖 ERA STORY: HOW AN 85-77 TEAM WON THE CENTRAL
Aug 16th:
60-65
6.0 GB
Aug 20th to 26th:
7 straight wins
Sep 16th:
Into 1st place, never trailed again
Final Record:
85-77
1 game ahead of CWS
Record After Aug 16th: 25-12
🔢 NUMBER OF THE DAY: 1,734
Games played for Cleveland by José Ramírez. Most in franchise history.
1. JOSÉ RAMÍREZ | 1,734 👈
2. Terry Turner | 1,619
3. Nap Lajoie | 1,614
4. Lou Boudreau | 1,560
5. Jim Hegan | 1,526
115 games clear of No. 2.
🧠 TRIVIA TUESDAY
Cleveland pitchers have won six Cy Young Awards.
Only one pitcher won TWO of them with Cleveland.
Who is it?
Answer tomorrow morning. No googling. 👀
💣 CLEVELAND'S ALL-TIME HOME RUN LEADERS
1. Jim Thome | 337
2. JOSÉ RAMÍREZ | 297 👈
3. Albert Belle | 242
4. Manny Ramirez | 236
5. Carlos Santana | 227
40 more and José ties Thome for No. 1.
Does he get there in 2027?
📅 29 YEARS AGO TONIGHT: OCT 26, 1997
World Series Game 7
Marlins 3, Indians 2 (11 inn.)
Loss: Charles Nagy
Series: Marlins 4-3
Cleveland's manager that night, Mike Hargrove, turns 77 today.
Where were you for Game 7?
⚾ 150 DAYS TO OPENING DAY
Thu, Mar 25, 2027
Guardians at Cubs | Wrigley Field
First time Cleveland has opened a season at Wrigley.
Home opener: Apr 1 vs. Yankees. 7th time NYY is the home-opener opponent (Cleveland 4-2 in the first six).
The road starts today.
💥 BAZZANA GOES DEEP
Travis Bazzana
1st career postseason HR | 107.8 mph | 374 ft
ALCS Game 4 | 7th inning | 2-out solo off Ian Seymour
TB 5, CLE 2
2026 postseason: 5-for-29 | 2 2B | 1 HR
The rookie gets one back.
🔒 NICK MARTÍNEZ VS. CLEVELAND | 2026
Regular Season
13.0 IP | 0 R | 9 K | 2-0
ALCS Game 4
5.1 IP | 2 H | 1 R | 3 K
Combined
18.1 IP | 1 R | 12 K
Guardians: 2 hits through 6. Rays lead 2-1.
📜 J-RAM VS. CLEVELAND POSTSEASON HISTORY
This October
.367 | 2 HR | 8 RBI | 3 SB
Franchise Postseason Ranks
Doubles: 11 | 1st
Hits: 2nd | Only Vizquel has more
RBI: 27 | 3rd
Steals: 5 | 3rd
HR: 6 | T-3rd
Still climbing. 📈
📜 CLEVELAND UP 2-1 IN AN ALCS
1997 vs BAL
Won Game 4, 8-7 | Won series 4-2
1998 vs NYY
Lost Game 4, 4-0 | Lost series 4-2
2007 vs BOS
Won Game 4, 7-3 | Lost series 4-3
2026 vs TB
Game 4 tonight at Progressive Field.
📊 ALCS THROUGH 3 GAMES
CLE leads 2-1 | Outscoring TB 11-8
Guardians Pitching
1.73 ERA | 5 ER in 26 IP
Rays Hitting
.185 | 17-for-92 | 1 HR
José Ramírez
6-for-12 | 2 SB
Chase DeLauter
4-for-10 | 2 2B | HR
Gavin Williams
9 K | 5 IP | 2 H
Pitching is winning this series.
🏆 THE BREWERS ARE WAITING
Cleveland in the World Series:
1920 | Beat Brooklyn, 5-2
1948 | Beat Boston Braves, 4-2
1954 | Lost to NY Giants, 4-0
1995 | Lost to Atlanta, 4-2
1997 | Lost to Florida, 4-3
2016 | Lost to Cubs, 4-3
Two more wins and No. 7 is booked.
💥 THE ROOKIE AND THE CATCHER
Petey Halpin
Go-ahead 2-run HR | ALCS Game 3
105.0 mph | 385 ft
.333 | 1.135 OPS this postseason
Patrick Bailey
.348 | 2 HR | 1.009 OPS
Scored ahead of Halpin's blast
October has new heroes.
🎯 SHAWN ARMSTRONG OPENS GAME 4
Career Postseason
6 G | 7.2 IP | 9 K
0 R | 0 BB | 3 H
This October
5.1 IP | 1 H | 0 R
Tonight he faces the Rays, his team from 2021-24.
