Guardians News and Notes: Seven Straight

PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA - MAY 22: Kyle Manzardo #9 of the Cleveland Guardians celebrates with teammates in the dugout after hitting a pinch hit solo home run in the ninth inning during a game against the Philadelphia Phillies at Citizens Bank Park on May 22, 2026 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Guardians won 1-0. (Photo by Hunter Martin/Getty Images) | Getty Images The Guardians have won seven straight baseball games.

Last night, they won a pitcher’s duel with a playoff feel, 1-0, behind the dominance of Gavin Williams and Cade Smith and a clutch pinch-hit homer from Kyle Manzardo. Jakhob recapped it for us here . It was an historic homer in the history of the Cleveland franchise also: That’s the first time in franchise history — which dates to 1901 — in which the Guardians won a game 1-0 with the run coming on a pinch-hit home run, per the Elias Sports Bureau.

— Zack Meisel (@ZackMeisel) May 23, 2026 Manzardo has a 133 wRC+ since 4/20. The rumors of his demise were greatly exaggerated. I enjoy the Baseball BarBCast guys and they talked about the Guardians on their most recent podcast here .

Weather-permitting, the Guardians will have another tall task today facing Zack Wheeler at 4:05PM ET. AROUND MLB: Twins and White Sox won, and Tigers and Royals lost.