Rainy Cleveland Loss in Los Angeles

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - MARCH 31: Jose Ramirez #11 of the Cleveland Guardians reacts after catching a pop out by Kyle Tucker #23 (not pictured) of the Los Angeles Dodgers during the fifth inning of a baseball game at Dodger Stadium on March 31, 2026 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Ryan Sirius Sun/Getty Images) | Getty Images Game 2 of the Dodgers v. Guardians series was another late night affair for those of us on the east coast.

Tanner Bibee, after leaving the season opener with right shoulder discomfort, was back and tasked with facing the Dodgers offense while the Guardians offense was tasked with facing Shohei Ohtani. The top of the first was eventful, but not in a fun way. Kwan and José both had long flyouts, but Chase DeLauter fouled a ball off his back foot .

He finished the at bat, resulting in a ground out, but immediately left the field and headed down the tunnel with the trainer. The team updated in the fourth inning that the x-ray was negative. In the top of the third, Gabriel Arias drew a one-out walk.

Angel Martínez broke his bat on what looked like a well placed single, but Mookie Betts made a great play to get the out. Rhys Hoskins recorded the first hit of the game for the Guards in the top of the fourth with a two-out double to left. In the top of the fifth, Angel Martínez was hit by pitch, on his back knee, and stayed down for a fair amount of time.