Guardians News and Notes: Cleveland Loses and Wins

TORONTO, CANADA - APRIL 26: (L-R) Daniel Schneemann #10, Rhys Hoskins #8, Brayan Rocchio #4 and Juan Brito #34 of the Cleveland Guardians look on during a pitching change in the seventh inning against the Toronto Blue Jays at the Rogers Centre on April 26, 2026 in Toronto, Canada. (Photo by Tara Walton/Getty Images) | Getty Images Guardians’ fans saw the team lost a frustrating game but got the news the organization would call up Travis Bazzana today last night – the rare Lose-Win situation. I was busy covering the Bazzana call-up so I neglected to write a game recap.

Here goes: Parker Messick was very good again, so was Colin Holderman who looks like the pitching factory has ironed out his wrinkles. But, Hunter Gaddis had the rare implosion at the worst possible time and coughed up the lead. Unfortunately, there is no room for error because the Guardians’ offense is mired in a slump.

Daniel Schneemann’s two-run home run was all they could muster, as they could not touch a bad Rays’ bullpen. Rays’ closer Bryan Baker tried his darndest to give up the lead in the ninth. Kyle Manzardo got a single with one out.

Now, sitting at home, I wondered why manager Stephen Vogt did not pinch-run Juan Brito for Manzardo at this point. Manzardo has 7th percentile sprint speed. Juan Brito has 35th percentile sprint speed.