#steven hentges

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What would you do? HUNGER (Steven Hentges, 2009)

People who automatically flinch at the idea of cannibal movies (or cannibalism generally) give a little mental shrug when the subject turns to starvation. What would you do if you had no food, nothing containing any life-giving nourishment except other human bodies? The honest answer to that is, usually, ‘I don’t know, and I hope never to find out’. Several films considered in this blog have…

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2024 Cleveland Guardians Roster

Pitchers

#24 Triston McKenzie (Palm Beach County, Florida)

#28 Tanner Bibee (Mission Viejo, California)

#29 Tim Herrin (Terre Haute, Indiana)

#31 Sam Hentges (Arden Hills, Minnesota)

#32 Gavin Williams (Fayetteville, North Carolina)

#33 Hunter Gaddis (Canton, Georgia)

#36 Cade Smith (Abbotsford, British Columbia)**

#39 Edward Lively (Gulf Breeze, Florida)*

#41 Logan Allen (Deltona, Florida)

#44 Xzavion Curry (Atlanta, Georgia)

#46 Tyler Beede (Auburn, Massachusetts)*

#48 Emmanuel Clase (Río San Juan, Dominican Republic)

#49 Eli Morgan (Rancho Palos Verdes, California)

#52 Nick Sandlin (Columbia County, Georgia)

#57 Shane Bieber (Laguna Hills, California)

#58 Scott Barlow (Santa Clarita, California)*

#59 Carlos Carrasco (Barquisimeto, Venezuela)*

#99 James Karinchak (Montgomery, New York)

Catchers

#6 David Fry (Grapevine, Texas)

#23 Noah-Gibson Naylor (Mississauga, Ontario)

#27 Austin Hedges (San Juan Capistrano, California)*

Infielders

#0 Andrés Giménez (Barquisimeto, Venezuela)

#4 Brayan Rocchio (Santiago De León De Caracas, Venezuela)

#11 José Ramírez (Baní, Dominican Republic)

#13 Gabriel Arias (La Victoria, Venezuela)

#22 Joshua-Douglas Naylor (Mississauga, Ontario)

#79 Ángel Martínez; Jr. (Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic)**

Outfielders

#2 Tyler Freeman (Rancho Cucamonga, California)

#10 Ramón Laureano; Jr. (Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic)

#17 Will Brennan (Overland Park, Kansas)

#38 Steven Kwan (Fremont, California)

#90 Estevan Florial (Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic)*

Coaches

Manager Stephen Vogt (Visalia, California)

Bench coach Craig Albernaz (Somerset, Massachusetts)

Hitting coach Chris Valaika (Santa Clarita, California)

Assistant hitting coach Juan Puente (Galesburg, Illinois)

Assistant hitting coach Josh Tubbs (Nashville, Tennessee)

Assistant hitting coach Joe Torres (Kissimmee, Florida)

Pitching coach Carl Willis (Yanceyville, North Carolina)

Bullpen coach Brad Goldberg (Beachwood, Ohio)

Bullpen catcher Armando Camacaro (Santiago De León De Caracas)

Bullpen catcher Ricky Pacione (Newburgh, New York)

Outfield coach J.T. Maguire (Harford County, Maryland)

1B/catching coach Santos Alomar; Jr. (Ciudad Salinas, Puerto Rico)

3B/infield coach Rouglas Odor (Maracaibo, Venezuela)

Field coordinator Kai Correa (Hawaii County, Hawaii)

Assistant coach Jason Esposito (Bethany, Connecticut)

Assistant coach Agustin Rivero (New York, New York)

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Cleveland Indians-Minnesota Twins Series Preview

8.9.24-TBA Vs. Bailey Ober (11-5) 3.69 ERA

8.9.24-Alex Cobb RHP (7-7) 3.87 ERA Vs. Louie Varland RHP (0-4) 6.58 ERA

8.10.24-Gavin Williams RHP (1-4) 4.91 ERA Vs. Simeon Woods Richardson RHP (3-2) 3.87 ERA

8.11.24-Tanner Bibee RHP (9-4) 3.48 ERA Vs. David Festa RHP (2-2) 5.55 ERA

The Indians At A Glance- The Indians have had a tough past week with five straight losses. Their lead in the division is down to 3.5 games after the Diamondbacks swept them in Cleveland. They now head to Minnesota for a huge series against the Twins this weekend. The Indians made a few minor moves at the trade deadline. They picked up Alex Cobb from the Giants and Lane Thomas from the Nationals. Jose Ramirez has been hot after the All-Star Break with a .338 average, seven homers, and nineteen knocked in. Cleveland is averaging four runs per game since the break. Tanner Bibee hs been dealing with a shoulder injury and will likely start on Sunday. Alex Cobb will try to return in one of the game's on Friday. He hasn't pitched all season due to a hip issue. Matt Boyd is making his way back from an elbow injury and Sam Hentges is on a rehab assignment with Columbus. The Indians have the best bullpen is baseball with a 2.68 ERA. Emmanuel Clase has given up just four runs over 52 1/3 innings of work. Hunter Gaddis is striking out nearly a guy per inning, Tim Herrin has been good, and Cade Smith has a 2.14 ERA.

The Twins At A Glance- The Twins had a tough time on a little road trip to Wrigley. They shutout the Cubs on the first night then lost the next two games. The team returns home for a huge homestand with the Indians and Royals. Joe Ryan left Wednesday's game with a right triceps injury and there is some optimism that it won't be a serious issue. Kyle Farmer started a rehab assignment with the Saints as he works his way back. Byron Buxton didn't play all week against the Cubs with a back injury. Steven Okert was put on the bereavement list on Monday, but should be back this weekend. Carlos Correa won't return this weekend as he gets his way back from a foot injury. Justin Topa continues his rehab assignment with the Saints and should be activated soon. Royce Lewis has four homers and thirteen RBI since the All-Star Break. Louie Varland will get called up to start one of the games on Friday. The bullpen should be well rested as Randy Dobnak and Josh Winder had long outings the past two games.

What To Watch For- The Indians have won all five meetings against the Twins this year. They won both games of a shortened series in April and all three games in Cleveland. The makeup game from the April 7th game will be on Friday afternoon. Bailey Ober is (1-2) with a 2.53 ERA in six starts against the Indians. Alex Cobb is (4-3) with a 4.86 ERA in ten starts against the Twins. Louie Varland has a 4.50 ERA in eight innings against the Tribe. Gavin Williams has a 1.50 ERA in two starts against the Twins. Simeon Woods Richardson went 5 1/3 innings and allowed a run in his lone start against the Indians. Tanner Bibee has a 2.96 ERA in five starts against the Twins. David Festa has never faced the Indians before. Both teams are at interesting spots. The Twins have Chris Paddack and Joe Ryan out for the moment and the Indians have guys like Alex Cobb and Tanner Bibee returning from the injured list. This is a huge four-game series to determine the American League Central race.

-Chris Kreibich-

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Films watched in September, 2021

FIRST VISIONS:

Anche gli angeli mangiano fagioli (aka: "Even Angels Eat Beans"), (1973). Directed by Enzo Barboni

Trick or Treat (1986). Directed by Charles Martin Smith

Brubaker (1980). Directed by Stuart Rosenberg

The Autopsy of Jane Doe (2016). Directed by André Øvredal

Den Skyldige (aka: "The Guilty"), (2018). Directed by Gustav Möller

The Glow (2002). Directed by Craig R. Baxley

Everybody's Talking About Jamie (2021). Directed by Jonathan Butterell

Hunger (2009). Directed by Steven Hentges

House of the Dead (2003). Directed by Uwe Boll

Autopsy (2008). Directed by Adam Gierasch

The Rental (2020). Directed by Dave Franco

Nighthawks (1981). Directed by Bruce Malmuth & Gary Nelson

Tafanos (2018). Directed by Riccardo Paoletti

Death Wish (2018). Directed by Eli Roth

Buried Alive (2007). Directed by Robert Kurtzman

REWATCHED:

Con Air (1997). Directed by Simon West

DOCUMENTARIES:

NEVER FORGET: WWE Returns After 9/11 (2021). Directed by Brian Decker

The Forgotten: West Memphis Three (2020)

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2019 Rookie Free Agents

It’s always interesting (to me, at least) to look at which teams held on to which undrafted rookies on their 53-man rosters. The day after cuts, let’s look at who’s left:

ARIZONA

DT Miles Brown (Wofford)

ATLANTA

WR Olamide Zacchaeus (Virginia)

BALTIMORE

G Patrick Mekari (California)

LB Otaro Alaka (Texas A&M)

BUFFALO

G Ryan Bates (Penn State)

CAROLINA

LB Jordan Kunaszyk (California)

CHICAGO

NONE

CINCINNATI

WR Damion Willis (Troy)

G O’Shea Dugas (Louisiana Tech)

QB Jacob Dolegala (Central Connecticut State)

CLEVELAND

P Jamie Gillan (Arkansas-Pine Bluff)

DALLAS

G Brandon Knight (Indiana)

LB Luke Gifford (Nebraska)

DENVER

LB Josh Watson (Colorado State)

LB Malik Reed (Nevada)

DETROIT

G Beau Benzschawel (Wisconsin)

QB David Blough (Purdue)

DT Kevin Strong, Jr. (Texas-San Antonio)

S C.J. Moore (Mississippi)

GREEN BAY

WR Darrius Shepherd (North Dakota State)

HOUSTON

NONE

INDIANAPOLIS

TE Hale Hentges (Alabama)

JACKSONVILLE

LB Joe Giles-Harris (Duke)

S Andrew Wingard (Wyoming)

KANSAS CITY

NONE

LA CHARGERS

DT Eurndraus Bryant (North Carolina State)

LB Chris Peace (Virginia)

S Roderic Teamer, Jr. (Tulane)

LA RAMS

WR Nsimba Webster (Eastern Washington)

LB Natrez Patrick (Georgia)

LB Troy Reeder (Delaware)

MIAMI

WR Preston Williams (Colorado State)

G Deion Calhoun (Mississippi State)

TE Chris Myarick (Temple)

RB Patrick Laird (California)

DE Jonathan Ledbetter (Georgia)

LB Terrill Hanks (New Mexico State)

CB Montre Hartage (Northwestern)

MINNESOTA

TE Brandon Dillon (Marian)

CB Mark Fields (Clemson)

NEW ENGLAND

WR Gunner Olszweski (Bemidji State)

WR Jakobi Meyers (North Carolina State)

NEW ORLEANS

WR Deonte Harris (Assumption)

G Ethan Greenidge (Villanova)

DT Shy Tuttle (Tennessee)

NY GIANTS

NONE

NY JETS

WR Greg Dortch (Wake Forest)

DE Kyle Phillips (Tennessee)

OAKLAND

G Andre James (UCLA)

FB Alec Ingold (Wisconsin)

CB Keisean Nixon (South Carolina)

P A.J. Cole III (North Carolina State)

PHILADELPHIA

G Nate Herbig (Stanford)

LB T.J. Edwards (Wisconsin)

PITTSBURGH

G Fred Johnson (Florida)

LB Tuzar Skipper (Toledo)

SAN FRANCISCO

LB Azeez Al-Shaair (Florida Atlantic)

SEATTLE

DT Bryan Mone (Michigan)

TAMPA BAY

G Zack Bailey (South Carolina)

TENNESSEE

DT Isaiah Mack (Tennessee-Chattanooga)

WASHINGTON

WR Steven Sims, Jr. (Kansas)

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To sum this movie up in one gif:

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2024 Cleveland Guardians Players By Nationality

American: 21 (Logan Allen, Scott Barlow, Tyler Beede, Tanner Bibee, Shane Bieber, Will Brennan, Carlos Carrasco, Xzavion Curry, Tyler Freeman, David Fry, Hunter Gaddis, Austin Hedges, Sam Hentges, Tim Herron, James Karinchak, Steven Kwan, Edward Lively, Triston McKenzie, Eli Morgan, Nick Sandlin & Gavin Williams) Dominican: 4 (Estevan Florial, Ramón Laureano; Jr., Ángel Martínez; Jr. & José Ramírez) Venezuelan: 4 (Gabriel Arias, Carlos Carrasco, Andrés Giménez & Brayan Rocchio) Canadian: 3 (Joshua-Douglas Naylor, Noah-Gibson Naylor & Cade Smith)

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2023 Cleveland Guardians Players By Nationality

American: 20 (Logan Allen, Tanner Bibee, Shane Bieber, Will Brennan, Kole Calhoun, Xzavion Curry, Tyler Freeman, David Fry, Cam Gallagher, Sam Hentges, Michael Kelly, Steven Kwan, Triston McKenzie, Eli Morgan, Daniel Norris, Nick Sandlin, Trevor Stephan, Myles Straw, Noah Syndergaard & Gavin Williams) Dominican: 6 (Emmanuel Clase, Enyel De Los Santos, Oscar González, Ramón Laureano; Jr., José Ramírez & José Tena) Canadian: 3 (Joshua-Douglas Naylor, Noah-Gibson Naylor & Cal Quantrill) Venezuelan: 3 (Gabriel Arias, Andrés Giménez & Brayan Rocchio)

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2023 Cleveland Guardians Roster

Pitchers

#24 Triston McKenzie (Palm Beach County, Florida)

#31 Sam Hentges (Arden Hills, Minnesota)

#34 Noah Syndergaard (Mansfield, Texas)*

#37 Trevor Stephan (Magnolia, Texas)

#41 Logan Allen (Orange City, Florida)**

#44 Xzavion Curry (Atlanta, Georgia)

#47 Cal Quantrill (Port Hope, Ontario)

#48 Emmanuel Clase (Río San Juan, Dominican Republic)

#49 Eli Morgan (Redondo Beach, California)

#52 Nick Sandlin (Columbia County, Georgia)

#53 Daniel Norris (Johnson City, Tennessee)*

#57 Shane Bieber (Laguna Hills, California)

#58 Michael Kelly (Boca Raton, Florida)*

#61 Tanner Bibee (Mission Viejo, California)**

#62 Enyel De Los Santos (Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic)

#63 Gavin Williams (Fayetteville, North Carolina)**

Catchers

#23 Noah-Gibson Naylor (Mississauga, Ontario)

#35 Cam Gallagher (Lancaster, Pennsylvania)*

Infielders

#0 Andrés Giménez (Barquisimeto, Venezuela)

#2 Tyler Freeman (Rancho Cucamonga, California)

#6 Brayan Rocchio (Santiago De León De Caracas, Venezuela)**

#8 José Tena (San Cristóbal, Dominican Republic)**

#11 José Ramírez (Baní, Dominican Republic)

#12 David Fry (Grapevine, Texas)**

#13 Gabriel Arias (La Victoria, Venezuela)

#22 Joshua-Douglas Naylor (Mississauga, Ontario)

Outfielders

#7 Myles Straw (Bradenton, Florida)

#10 Ramón Laureano; Jr. (Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic)*

#17 Will Brennan (Overland Park, Kansas)

#38 Steven Kwan (Fremont, California)

#39 Oscar González (Sabana Grande De Pelenque, DR)

#56 Kole Calhoun (Buckeye, Arizona)*

Coaches

Manager Terry Francona (New Brighton, Pennsylvania)

Bench coach DeMarlo Hale (Chicago, Illinois)

Hitting coach Chris Valaika (Santa Clarita, California)

Assistant hitting coach Vic Rodriguez (New York, New York)

Pitching coach Carl Willis (Yanceyville, North Carolina)

Assistant pitching coach Joe Torres (Kissimmee, Florida)

Bullpen coach Rigo Beltrán (Tijuana, Mexico)

Bullpen catcher Armando Camacaro (Santiago De León De Caracas, Venezuela)

Bullpen catcher Ricky Pacione (Newburgh, New York)

1B/catching coach Santos Alomar; Jr. (Salinas, Puerto Rico)

3B/infield coach James Sarbaugh (Shillington, Pennsylvania)

Assistant coach J.T. Maguire (Phoenix, Arizona)

Run Coordinator Jason Esposito (Bay Village, Ohio)

Replay coordinator Mike Barnett (Columbus, Ohio)

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Indians Edge Twins.

Twins 3 Indians 4 W-Stephen (2-1) L-Alcala (0-1) SV-Clase (11)

The Minnesota Twins have rebounded nicely after two losses to start the road trip with a pair of wins. They looked to take the series today with ace Sonny Gray on the mound in Cleveland. Sonny Gray and Logan Allen threw up zeroes for the first three innings as another pitcher’s duel broke out. The Indians started the scoring in the fourth as Amed Rosario led-off with a walk. Jose Ramirez reached on an infield single and Josh Naylor hit a grounder to third base that stuck in Jose Miranda’s glove. The ball went around the infield and Amed Rosario ended up scoring on the play. Josh Bell followed with a run-scoring single to left to double the Indians lead. Cleveland eventually loaded the bases and walked Myles Straw to plate a run. The Indians had a three-run lead after four innings of play. The Twins got back in the game in the sixth as Jose Miranda lined a one-out single to right. Max Kepler followed and crushed a Logan Allen fastball out to right for a two-run homer. The Twins pulled within a run and kept inching closer in the seventh. Carlos Correa drilled a Trevor Stephan fastball out to left for a solo homer, which tied the game at three. The Indians answered in the bottom of the seventh when Steven Kwan knocked a Jorge Alcala fastball out to center for a solo blast. This put Cleveland up 4-3 after seven innings of play. Sam Hentges put up a zero in the eighth and Emmanuel Clase had a 1-2-3 ninth to close the door. The Indians evened the series up at a game apiece with a quality win tonight. 

-Final Thoughts- Sonny Gray had one bad inning that costed him the game. He went five innings and allowed three runs on four hits with six strikeouts and three walks. His defense betrayed him a few times. Jorge Alcala gave up a run over two innings with three strikeouts. Jovani Moran fanned two in the eighth. Jose Miranda led the team with two hits on the night. The Twins hit 0-for-7 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base. The team called up Jorge Alcala and sent Josh Winder back to St. Paul, so he can pitch more. The initial plan was a long man role, but most of the games have been close, so he hasn’t been needed. Tomorrow, Joe Ryan faces Cal Quantrill in the series finale. 

-Chris Kreibich-

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2022-23 Iowa Wild Roster

Wingers

#9 Brandon Baddock (Vermilion, Alberta)

#11 Adam Beckman (Saskatoon, Saskatchewan)

#12 Kevin Conley (Wausau, Wisconsin)**

#13 Nick Swaney (Lakeville, Minnesota)

#20 Mike O’Leary (Halifax, Nova Scotia)*

#21 Mitchell Chaffee (Rockford, Michigan)

#36 Mikey Milne (Abbotsford, British Columbia)**

#47 Cam Hausinger (Anchorage, Alaska)**

Centers

#7 Nic Petan (Delta, British Columbia)*

#15 Sam Hentges (Fridley, Minnesota)**

#16 Damien Giroux (Sudbury, Ontario)

#17 Patrick Curry (Schaumburg Township, Illinois)

#23 Marco Rossi (Feldkirch, Austria)

#24 Mitchell Balmas (Cape Breton County, Nova Scotia)*

#25 Sammy Walker (Edina, Minnesota)**

#26 Tanner Kaspick (Brandon, Manitoba)*

#29 Steven Fogarty (Edina, Minnesota)* A

Defensemen

#5 Dakota Mermis (Alton, Illinois) C

#6 Riese Zmolek (Rochester, Minnesota)**

#8 Simon Johansson (Stockholm, Sweden)**

#14 Jakub Sirota (Přerov, Czech Republic)**

#22 Ryan O’Rourke (Pickering, Ontario)

#27 Joe Hicketts (Kamloops, British Columbia) A

#39 Turner Ottenbreit (Yorkton, Saskatchewan)

#52 Daemon Hunt (Brandon, Manitoba)**

#94 Landon Kosior (Regina, Saskatchewan)**

Goalies

#30 Jesper Wallstedt (Västerås, Sweden)

#70 Zane McIntyre (Thief River Falls, Minnesota)

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Indians Take Care Of Twins 11-4.

Twins 4 Indians 11 W-Quantrill (13-5) L-Gray (8-5) SV-Hentges (1) 

The Minnesota Twins finished out their frustrating season series against the Indians today. They tried to inch a little closer this afternoon in Cleveland. The Indians were ready from the start as Steven Kwan led-off the first with a single to left. Jose Ramirez lined a single to right and Josh Naylor unloaded on a Sonny Gray curveball. The ball was deposited deep into right field for a three-run homer. The Tribe had a three-run lead after an inning of play. Cleveland got back to work in the second with a Myles Straw two-out walk. He gained two bases on a bad pickoff throw from Sonny Gray. Steven Kwan tripled him home and the Tribe extended their lead to four after two frames. The Twins finally solved Cal Quantrill in the fourth with a Carlos Correa lead-off single to right. Jose Miranda doubled to right and they were in business. Nick Gordon reached on an infield single, which plated Correa. Gio Urshela hit into a fieder’s choice to pull the Twins within a pair of runs. The Twins kept battling when Nick Gordon crushed a Cal Quantrill fastball out to right-center for a solo homer. Minnesota was within a run and made things interesting. The Indians would respond in the sixth with a Myles Straw triple. Steven Kwan walked and Amed Rosario belted a Ronny Henriquez fastball. He sent it over the high left field wall for a three-run homer to give the Indians a 7-3. The Twins got a run back in the seventh as Luis Arraez was hit by a pitch and Carlos Correa dumped a single to right. Jose Miranda hit into a double play, but a run scored to pull Minnesota within three. Luke Maile responded when he smoked a Jorge Lopez slider out to left for a solo homer. Myles Straw followed with a walk and Amed Rosario lined a base hit to center. The two runners moved up on a double steal and Jose Ramirez hit an RBI single to right. A run scored on a wild pitch and Andres Gimenez singled home one more to put this game out of reach. Cleveland had a seven-run lead heading into the ninth inning. Sam Hentges finished off a seven-out save and the Indians took four of five games from the Twins this weekend. 

-Final Thoughts- Sonny Gray got knocked around a bit then left with a hamstring injury. He lasted two innings and gave up four runs on five hits with a walk and a strikeout. Ronny Henriquez looked decent in his Major League debut. He went four innings and allowed three runs on four hits with two walks and two strikeouts. Emilio Pagan struck out one in a scoreless seventh. Jorge Lopez was awful and allowed four runs in 2/3 of an inning. Jermain Palacios got the last out of the eighth. Carlos Correa, Nick Gordon, and Gilberto Celestino had two hits each. The Twins hit 1-for-8 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base. After the game, the Twins head to Kansas City for a three-game series. Dylan Bundy will face Zack Greinke in the opener tomorrow night. 

-Chris Kreibich-

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Indians Sweep Twins...

Indians 4 Twins 1 W-Bieber (10-8) L-Winder (4-4) SV-Karinchak (2)

Injuries and poor play are finally catching up to the Twins, who are falling more and more out of the American League Central race by the day. A pitcher’s duel broke out on a gorgeous day at Target Field. The Indians would strike first in the second inning. Andres Gimenez blasted a Josh Winder fastball out to right for a solo homer. In the third, Steven Kwan hammered a Winder fastball out to right for a solo blast of his own. The two solo homers put the Indians up by a pair of runs after three innings of play. The Twins solved Shane Bieber a bit in the fifth. Nick Gordon led-off with a double to right and reached third on a groundball. Gary Sanchez hit a grounder that went off the third base bag for a single and scored Gordon. The Twins got within a run midway through the game. Meanwhile, Shane Bieber was dominant through 6 1/3 solid innings. Sam Hentges got out of a jam to finish off the seventh and got the first out of the eighth. Trevor Stephen got the Tribe off the field in the eighth and the bats got back to work. Myles Straw led-off the ninth when Jorge Lopez couldn’t handle a comebacker for a single. Steven Kwan singled to right and Amed Rosario grounded out. Jose Ramirez was intentionally walked to load up the bases. Josh Naylor delivered a two-run double to right to put Cleveland up by three runs. James Karinchak walked two to start the ninth then struck out the next two batters to end the game. The Indians swept the Twins and might have put their playoff hopes to rest this weekend. 

-Final Thoughts- Josh Winder did okay in a spot start. He went four innings and allowed two runs on four hits with a walk and four strikeouts. He would have went deeper, but the good bullpen arms hadn’t been used since Wednesday and there’s an off day tomorrow. Caleb Thielbar threw a scoreless inning, Griffin Jax struck out one in a 1-2-3 sixth, and Micahel Fulmer got the first two outs of the seventh. Jhoan Duran got out of that jam and struck out the side in the eighth. Jorge Lopez had a rough ninth, where he gave up two runs on three hits with two walks. Nick Gordon had two hits to lead the team. The Twins hit 1-for-8 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base. Max Kepler left the game after fouling a ball off his foot in the second. The Twins get a much needed off day tomorrow. The Royals just threw Brady Singer, who shutout the Tigers on Sunday. Kris Bubic will face Joe Ryan in the series opener on Tuesday night. 

-Chris Kreibich-

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Indians Stun Twins In 9th.

Indians 11 Twins 10 W-Hentges (1-0) L-Jax (4-2) 

The Cleveland Indians finally caught the Minnesota Twins for first place in the American League Central last night. They looked to take sole possession of first tonight with a win over the Twins at Target Field. The Twins got off to a good start when Carlos Correa smacked a Triston McKenzie slider out to left for a solo homer in the first inning. This put Minnesota up by a run after an inning of play. Gio Urshela ignited a second inning rally with a one-out single. Trevor Larnach followed with a base hit and Ryan Jeffers hit a run-scoring double to left to double the Twins lead. The Indians came right back in the third as Myles Straw doubled and Steven Kwan tripled him in to pull Cleveland within a run. Carlos Correa got that run back when he belted a Triston McKenzie fastball out to center for his second homer of the game. The Twins had a two-run lead again and got back to work in the fourth. Gio Urshela started another rally with a lead-off triple and Ryan Jeffers knocked him in with a single. Nick Gordon singled and Luis Arraez hit a sac fly to left. The Twins had a 5-1 lead, but Sonny Gray hit the wall in the fifth. Austin Hedges led-off and hammered a Sonny Gray fastball out to left for a solo blast. Myle Straw and Steven Kwan followed with singles. Amed Rosario reached on an infield single that scored a run and a balk plated another one. Cleveland got within a run halfway through the game. Max Kepler padded the Twins lead when he took Triston McKenzie deep. The solo homer put the Twins up 6-4 after five frames. The Indians would not give in and kept rallying in the seventh. Amed Rosario smoked a Jharel Cotton slider out to left for a solo homer and the Tribe was within a run. Jose Ramirez was hit in the hand by a pitch and Oscar Gonzalez got just enough of a Cotton slider to send it out to left for a two-run homer. The Indians had a 7-6 lead, which didn’t last long. Max Kepler kept the seventh inning alive with a two-out walk and Gary Sanchez lined a single to right. Alex Kirilloff rolled a single over to elft, which scored the game-tying run. The next batter, Gio Urshela hammered an Anthony Castro fastball out to left for a three-run homer to put the Twins up 10-7 after seven innings of play. Emilio Pagan struck out the side in the eighth and things got dicey in the ninth as the first two batters reached. Josh Naylor doubled home a run and Cleveland was within a pair of runs. Oscar Gonzalez plated a pair with a bloop single to left and the game was tied at ten in a blink of an eye. Andres Gimenez bunted him over to third base and Owen Miller hit a sacrifice fly to left to put the Indians up 11-10. Emmanuel Clase had a 1-2-3 ninth and the Indians stunned the Twins for the second straight night. 

-Final Thoughts- Sonny Gray was sailing through four innings then hit a wall in the fifth. He went four-plus innings and allowed four runs on eight hits with four strikeouts. Caleb Thielbar got four big outs with two strikeouts. Joe Smith got out of the sixth, and Jharel Cotton gave up three runs in the seventh. Emilio Pagan blew fastballs past hitters to strikeout the side in the eighth and was awful in the ninth. He gave up three runs and Griffin Jax gave up the go-ahead run in the ninth. Gio Urshela led the way with three hits on the night. Carlos Correa and Ryan Jeffers had two hits each. The Twins hit 4-for-7 with runners in scoring position and left three men on base. Jorge Alcala and Randy Dobnak are resuming a throwing program. Josh Winder threw four innings for the Saints in a rehab start. Tomorrow, Zach Plesac faces Devin Smeltzer in the series finale as the Indians go for the sweep. 

-Chris Kreibich-

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2022 Cleveland Guardians Players By Nationality

American: 20 (Shane Bieber, Aaron Civale, Ernie Clement, Anthony Gose, Austin Hedges, Sam Hentges, James Karinchak, Steven Kwan, Luke Maile, Triston McKenzie, Oscar Mercado; Jr., Owen Miller, Eli Morgan, Cody Morris, Richie Palacios, Zach Plesac, Nick Sandlin, Bryan Shaw, Trevor Stephan & Myles Straw)

Dominican: 6 (Emmanuel Clase, Enyel De Los Santos, José Ramírez, Franmil Reyes, Germán Rosario & Carlos Vargas)

Canadian: 2 (Joshua-Douglas Naylor & Cal Quantrill)

Venezuelan: 1 (Andrés Giménez)

Taiwanese: 1 (Chang Yu-Cheng)

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2022 Inaugural Cleveland Guardians Roster

Pitchers

#24 Triston McKenzie (Palm Beach County, Florida)

#26 Anthony Gose (Bellflower, California)

#27 Bryan Shaw (Livermore, California)

#31 Sam Hentges (Arden Hills, Minnesota)

#33 Logan Allen (Fletcher, North Carolina)

#34 Zach Plesac (Crown Point, Indiana)

#37 Trevor Stephan (Magnolia, Texas)

#43 Aaron Civale (East Windsor, Connecticut)

#45 Konnor Pilkington (Moss Point, Mississippi)

#47 Cal Quantrill (Port Hope, Ontario)

#48 Emmanuel Clase (Río San Juan, Dominican Republic)

#49 Eli Morgan (Rancho Palos Verdes, California)

#52 Nick Sandlin (Columbia County, Georgia)

#57 Shane Bieber (Laguna Beach, California)

#58 Anthony Castro (Caracas, Venezuela)

#70 Carlos Vargas (Moca, Dominican Republic)

#74 Cody Morris (Howard County, Maryland)

#99 James Karinchak (Montgomery, New York)

Catchers

#10 Bryan Lavastida (Hialeah, Florida)

#12 Luke Maile (Park Hills, Kentucky)

#17 Austin Hedges (San Juan Capistrano, California)

Infielders

#0 Andrés Giménez (Barquisimeto, Venezuela)

#1 Germán Rosario (Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic)

#2 Chang Yu-Cheng (Taitung Xiàn, Taiwan)

#6 Owen Miller (Ozaukee County, Wisconsin)

#11 José Ramírez (Baní, Dominican Republic)

#28 Ernie Clement (Rochester, New York)

#44 Bobby Bradley (Gulfport, Mississippi)

Outfielders

#7 Myles Straw (Bradenton, Florida)

#22 Joshua-Douglas Naylor (Mississauga, Ontario)

#32 Franmil Reyes (Palenque, Dominican Republic)

#38 Steven Kwan (Fremont, California)

#35 Oscar Mercado; Jr. (Tampa, Florida)

Coaches

Manager Terry Francona (New Brighton, Pennsylvania)

Bench coach DeMarlo Hale (Chicago, Illinois)

Assistant coach Kyle Hudson (Mattoon, Illinois)

Pitching coach Carl Willis (Yanceyville, North Carolina)

Assistant pitching coach Joe Torres (Kissimmee, Florida)

Bullpen coach Brian Sweeney (White Plains, New York)

Bullpen catcher Armando Camacaro (Caracas, Venezuela)

Bullpen catcher Ricky Pacione (Newburgh, New York)

Hitting coach Chris Valaika (Santa Clarita, California)

Assistant hitting coach Vic Rodriguez (New York, New York)

Hitting analyst Justin Toole (Council Bluffs, Iowa)

1st base coach Santos Alomar; Jr. (Salinas, Puerto Rico)

3rd base coach James Sarbaugh (Shillington, Pennsylvania)

Replay coordinator Mike Barnett (Columbus, Ohio)