Cade Smith was oh, so close to a scary injury after narrowly escaping from a 106.6 mph line drive hit directly back at him on Friday night.

The Guardians lost their first game they have led after 8 innings in their last 113 tries, 4-3 to the Mariners. Emmanuel Clase blew the save with an assist from home plate umpire Mike Muchlinski who missed a CLEAR strike resulting in his walk of Miles Mastrobouni. When things are going bad, that kind of thing happens.

Randy Arozarena broke a tie with an RBI single in a four-run seventh inning as the Seattle Mariners beat the visiting Cleveland Guardians on June 13.

9. The bullpen this season has a 3.61 ERA, ranking 12th. In the month of June, the relievers’ ERA is 1.15. Emmanuel Clase has found his dominating groove. Cade Smith and others are pitching well. That trend needs to continue.

Dominic Canzone hit a two-run single in the seventh inning and the Seattle Mariners beat the Cleveland Guardians 7-2 to move back to .500.

Lane Thomas had a rough opening to 2025 and finally decided an IL stint was needed as he dealt with a foot injury. He hopes he's back to himself.

The Cleveland Guardians activated catcher Austin Hedges from the seven-day injured list prior to Friday night's game against the Seattle Mariners.

Bieber was scratched from his scheduled rehab start with Double-A Akron on June 6 and did not throw for a week while doctors and trainers worked with him to determine his next steps. A bullpen session could be on the horizon for the 30-year-old former Cy Young Award winner who had reconstructive elbow surgery in April of 2024.