The Cleveland Guardians host the Baltimore Orioles for the second recreation of a four-game collection on Friday, April 17.
The Guardians beat the Orioles 4-2 on Thursday, April 16, after going 2-4 on a six-game highway journey to Atlanta Braves and St. Louis.
At 11-9, the Guardians path the Minnesota Twins (11-8) by half a recreation within the American League Central Division.
Follow our live updates all through the sport tonight. Here’s what to know earlier than the primary pitch:
Daniel Schneemann hits a grand slam house run to provide Guardians a 4-0 lead over Orioles in seventh inning
Daniel Schneemann hits a grand slam house run to provide the Guardians a 4-0 lead over the Orioles within the seventh inning. Schneeman hit the ball 407 toes over the best subject fence off of Anthony Nunez on an 0-1 pitch with two outs. This is Schneemann’s second grand slam within the main leagues. Steven Kwan, Chase DeLauter and José Ramírez additionally scored on the grand slam.
Nunez will get Angel Martinez to flyout to middle fielder Leody Taveras to finish the inning.
Guardians load bases in seventh inning in opposition to Orioles
The Guardians loaded the bases with no outs within the seventh inning in opposition to Grant Wolfram as Steven Kwan reached through an error, Chase DeLauter doubled down the left subject line and José Ramírez was deliberately walked.
Wolfram struck out Kyle Manzardo after which was lifted for Anthony Nunez.
Hunter Gaddis enters to pitch for Guardians in reduction of Tanner Bibee within the seventh inning
Hunter Gaddis enters to pitch for the Guardians in reduction of Tanner Bibee within the seventh inning. Bibee pitched six scoreless innings and allowed 4 hits and three walks. He struck out 5 and completed with 96 pitches (60 strikes).
Gaddis information three strikeouts. Coby Mayo, Jeremiah Jackson and Gunnar Henderson every struck out swinging.
Grant Wolfram enters to pitch for Orioles in reduction of Yennier Cano within the sixth inning; retires Guardians in scoreless recreation
Grant Wolfram enters to pitch for the Orioles in reduction of Yennier Cano within the sixth inning and will get Juan Brito to strikeout with runners on the corners.
Yennier Cano enters to pitch for Orioles in reduction of Chris Bassitt within the sixth inning
Yennier Cano enters to pitch for the Orioles in reduction of Chris Bassitt within the sixth inning. Bassitt pitched 5 scoreless innings and allowed 4 hits and 4 walks. He struck out two and completed with 100 pitches (56 strikes).
Cano walked Rhys Hoskins to start out the sixth. Daniel Schneemann adopted with a single to left to advance Hoskins to second base. Cano proceeded to strikeout Angel Martinez and bought Bo Naylor to hit right into a fielder’s selection that resulted in Gunnar Henderson stepping on second base to erase Schneemann. Hoskins superior to 3rd base.
Guardians pitcher Tanner Bibee retires Orioles so as in sixth inning of scoreless recreation
Guardians pitcher Tanner Bibee retired the Orioles so as within the sixth inning. Samuel Basallo grounded out to Bibee, Leody Taveras flied out to proper fielder Chase DeLauter and Colton Cowser grounded out to second basebman Juan Brito.
Orioles pitcher Chris Bassitt works round two walks to retire Guardians in fifth inning
Orioles pitcher Chris Bassitt labored round two walks to retire the Guardians within the fifth inning.
Juan Brito popped out to Orioles shortstop Gunnar Henderson to start the inning. Steven Kwan walked and Chase DeLauter hit a flyball foul down the best subject line that Colton Cowser ran down. José Ramírez walked to advance Kwan to second base. Kwan would take third through a wild pitch and Ramirez stole second base, however Bassitt struck out Kyle Manzardo trying to finish the inning. That was Bassitt’s a centesimal pitch this night.
Guardians pitcher Tanner Bibee works round single to retire Orioles in fifth inning
Guardians pitcher Tanner Bibee struck out Gunnar Henderson to start the fifth inning and Dylan Beavers to finish the fifth inning.
Shortstop Daniel Schneemann made a diving cease on a grounder hit by Taylor Ward and threw throughout to first baseman Rhys Hoskins to document the second out. Pete Alonso singled previous a diving Schneemann and was stranded.
Guardians and Orioles are scoreless by means of 4 innings
Rhys Hoskins led off the fourth inning with a single to proper, superior to second base on a groundout by Daniel Schneemann and didn’t go any additional.
Orioles pitcher Chris Bassitt struck out Angel Martinez and bought Bo Naylor to floor out. Orioles first baseman Pete Alonso flashed his glove and flipped the ball to Bassitt, who stepped on the bottom to finish the inning.
Guardians and Orioles head to backside of fourth inning scoreless
Coby Mayo singled with two outs for the Orioles within the fourth inning, however Guardians pitcher Tanner Bibee bought Jeremiah Jackson to floor out with second baseman Juan Brito making the throw and first baseman Rhys Hoskins making the catch.
Guardians and Orioles are scoreless by means of three innings
Guardians starter Tanner Bibee and Orioles starter Chris Bassitt have allowed not less than one baserunner in every inning, however we stay scoreless at Progressive Field. Bibee and Bassitt are each at 61 pitches.
Guardians middle fielder Steven Kwan led off the third inning with a single to left after which was erased when Chase DeLauter grounded right into a fielder’s selection (second baseman Jeremiah Jackson to shortstop Gunnar Henderson). José Ramírez and Kyle Manzardo every flied out to Orioles proper fielder Colton Cowser to finish the inning.
Guardians and Orioles head to backside of third inning scoreless
Orioles left fielder Taylor Ward led off the third inning with a stroll, superior to second base on a wild pitch and was tagged out a number of pitches later when Pete Alonso lined a grounder to Guardians pitcher Tanner Bibee. Score it 1-4-5-6 with Bibee, second baseman Juan Brito, third baseman José Ramírez and shortstop Daniel Schneemann collaborating within the rundown between second and third base.
With Alonso at first base following the fielder’s selection, Dylan Beavers lined out to Guardians middle fielder Steven Kwan and Samuel Basallo grounded out with Schneemann making the throw and first baseman Rhys Hoskins making the catch to finish the inning.
Guardians and Orioles are scoreless by means of two innings
Guardians left fielder Angel Martinez led off the second inning with a single to left. He was thrown out a pair pitches later making an attempt to steal second base. Orioles catcher Samuel Basallo made the throw and shortstop Gunnar Henderson utilized the tag.
Bo Naylor lined out to Orioles third baseman Coby Mayo and Juan Brito grounded out to first baseman Pete Alonso.
Guardians pitcher Tanner Bibee works round single, stroll to retire Orioles in second inning
Orioles middle fielder Leody Taveras led off the second inning with an infield single, stole second base and didn’t go any additional.
Guardians pitcher Tanner Bibee struck out Colton Cowser, walked Coby Mayo, struck out Jeremiah Jackson and bought Gunnar Henderson to fly out to left fielder Angel Martinez.
Orioles pitcher Chris Bassitt works round bases loaded jam to retire Guardians in first inning
The Guardians loaded the bases with one out and didn’t score within the first inning in opposition to Orioles pitcher Chris Bassitt.
Guardians leadoff hitter Steven Kwan flied out to Orioles middle fielder Leody Taveras. Bassitt walked Chase DeLauter and José Ramírez, and Kyle Manzardo hit a single to left to load the bases. Rhys Hoskins popped out to Orioles third baseman Coby Mayo and Daniel Schneemann grounded out to second baseman Jeremiah Jackson to finish the inning.
Guardians pitcher Tanner Bibee works round single, stroll to retire Orioles in first inning
Guardians left fielder Angel Martinez made a diving catch to rob Orioles shortstop Gunnar Henderson of successful to leadoff the sport. Henderson lined Tanner Bibee’s first pitch and Martinez dove onto the grass to document the out. Orioles left fielder Taylor Ward hit a flyball to middle subject that Steven Kwan caught, Pete Alonso singled to left, Dylan Beavers walked and Bibee struck out Samuel Basallo to finish the inning.
When do the Guardians play immediately?
First pitch for Cleveland’s recreation tonight is scheduled for six:10 p.m. ET.
Where to look at the Guardians immediately?
Today’s Guardians-Orioles recreation might be televised on Guardians TV and WKYC.
Guardians lineup immediately vs. Orioles
Orioles lineup immediately vs. Guardians
Guardians vs. Orioles beginning pitchers immediately
Right-hander Tanner Bibee (0-2, 6.38 ERA) will get the beginning for Cleveland on Friday and Baltimore will counter with right-hander Chris Bassitt (0-2, 9.00 ERA).
Bassitt pitched on the University of Akron earlier than turning professional in 2011. He is in his first 12 months with the Orioles after beforehand pitching for the Chicago White Sox in 2014, the Oakland Athletics from 2015-21, the New York Mets in 2022 and the Toronto Blue Jays from 2023-25.
American League Central Division standings
Parker Messick, José Ramírez lead Guardians to win over Orioles
Parker Messick and José Ramírez led the Guardians to a 4-2 win over the Orioles to open the three-game collection on Thursday, April 16. Messick pitched eight no-hit innings earlier than permitting two singles within the ninth and was then lifted for nearer Cade Smith, who finally bought the ultimate three outs. Ramirez hit a two-run homer to proceed his sizzling stretch on the plate.
Parker Messick’s stats
Messick’s last line Thursday was eight innings pitched with two earned runs and two walks and 9 strikeouts over 112 pitches (78 strikes). Messick set career-highs with the eight innings pitched and 112 pitches, and the 9 strikeouts tied a profession excessive.
Messick’s 1.05 ERA (three earned runs 25⅔ innings) by means of 4 begins this season is the bottom by a Cleveland starter by means of his first 4 begins of a season since Cody Anderson in 2015 (0.89 ERA). Austin Hedges has caught all 4 of Messick’s begins this season.
Parker Messick of the Cleveland Guardians pitches throughout the first inning in opposition to the Baltimore Orioles.
Guardians (virtually) no-hitters
Messick’s no-hit bid was the second inside the final two seasons by a Guardians pitcher to succeed in the ninth inning. Guardians pitcher Gavin Williams pitched 8⅓ no-hit innings on Aug. 6, 2025 in a 4-1 win on the New York Mets.
Thursday, Baltimore’s Leody Taveras ended the no-hit bid with a single to proper subject within the ninth and Blaze Alexander adopted with a single to middle subject.
This was fourth time a Cleveland pitcher has taken a no-hit bid into the ninth inning since Len Barker’s excellent recreation on May 15, 1981, in opposition to the Toronto Blue Jays. The 4 pitchers are John Farrell (May 4, 1989, vs. Kansas City Royals, eight innings), Carlos Carrasco (July 1, 2015, at Tampa Bay Rays, 8⅔ innings), Williams and Messick.
José Ramírez’s stats
Ramirez went 2-for-3 with a two-run house run within the first inning off Orioles starter Shane Baz. Ramirez additionally walked and scored on an RBI single by George Valera (2-for-4).
Ramirez notched his 464th profession multi-hit recreation, passing Omar Vizquel for seventh most such video games in franchise historical past.
Over his final eight video games, since April 8, Ramirez is hitting .355 (11-for-31) with two doubles, three house runs, 5 RBIs and a 1.169 OPS.
He’s hit safely in 22 of his final 27 video games in opposition to Baltimore for the reason that begin of 2022, posting a .349 (37-for-106) batting common with eight house runs, 22 RBIs and a 1.060 OPS.
Steven Kwan’s stats with RISP
Steven Kwan’s 2-for-4 evening included a two-out RBI-single within the fifth inning, extending the Guardians’ result in 3-0
Kwan’s .563 (9-for-16) common with runners in scoring place this season leads certified MLB hitters, forward of Tampa Bay’s Yandy Díaz (.526). Kwan additionally recorded the 189th multi-hit recreation of his profession, the eighth most in MLB amongst energetic gamers.
Cleveland Guardians starter Gavin Williams throws a pitch on the Los Angeles Dodgers on April 1, 2026.
Guardians vs Orioles pitching probables
April 18 – Gavin Williams (2-1, 2.38 ERA) vs Dean Kremer (0-0, 3.60 ERA)
April 19 – Joey Cantillo (1-0, 2.61) vs Trevor Rogers (2-1, 3.04)
Akron Beacon Journal sports activities author Michael Beaven will be reached by e-mail at mbeaven@thebeaconjournal.
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