Means (elbow) will not make his scheduled rehab start with Triple-A Columbus on Friday due to an illness, Tim Stebbins of MLB.com reports.
Means' fifth rehab start will be delayed by at least a day, with the Guardians hoping that the 32-year-old southpaw will be able to pitch Saturday. Means is in the final stages of his recovery from Tommy John surgery in June of 2024, and the hope is that he will rejoin the Guardians' rotation before the end of the regular season.
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Guardians' Will Brennan: Undergoes sports hernia surgery
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Brennan (elbow) recently underwent sports hernia surgery, Tim Stebbins of MLB.com reports.
Brennan is still rehabbing from Tommy John surgery but felt some nagging discomfort in his groin while doing sprinting and agility drills. He remains on track to be ready for the start of spring training next year.
Guardians' Travis Bazzana: Wallops first Triple-A homer
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Bazzana went 3-for-4 with a walk, a home run, two RBI and an additional run scored for Triple-A Columbus on Thursday.
Twenty games into his stay at the highest level of the minors, Bazzana launched his first home run for the Clippers in style, as his two-run shot was a walk-off job. The first overall pick in the 2024 First-Year Player Draft has endured some struggles in his first go-around at Triple-A and entered the night batting just .182 over 19 games for Columbus. However, Bazzana has exhibited a keen eye, posting a .415 on-base percentage.
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Guardians' Kyle Manzardo: Powers up in loss
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Manzardo went 1-for-2 with a walk and a solo home run in Thursday's 4-3 loss to Tampa Bay. He was also hit by a pitch.
Jose Ramirez and Manzardo belted back-to-back home runs to lead off the ninth inning, but that's where the Guardians' comeback stalled. The homer was Manzardo's 25th of the season and fourth in the last seven games. Earlier in the year, the lefty-hitting Manzardo started against right-handers only, but now manager Stephen Vogt is using him against lefties, too. Manzardo started the last three times the Guardians faced a southpaw starter as the club still has postseason hopes.
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Guardians' Jose Ramirez: Cracks 27th homer in loss
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Ramirez went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in Thursday's 4-2 loss to the Rays.
Ramirez crushed his 27th homer of the year and his first since Aug. 19 in Arizona. It's been another excellent campaign for the All-Star switch hitter, who's aiming to notch consecutive 30-homer, 30-steal seasons. Through 507 at-bats, Ramirez is batting .280 with 25 doubles, 71 RBI, 86 runs scored and 36 stolen bases.
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Guardians' Logan Allen: Fans four in 11th loss
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Allen (7-11) took the loss Thursday against the Rays, allowing three runs (two earned) on six hits and two walks in five innings. He struck out four.
Allen was able to keep a hot Rays lineup in check, and one of his runs went unearned due to a Gabriel Arias throwing error in the first inning. The southpaw has been a steady presence in the Cleveland rotation for most of the season, as he's now gone at least five innings in all but one of his 16 outings since the beginning of June. While Allen holds a lackluster 4.43 ERA, 1.44 WHIP and 109:59 K:BB across a career-high 139.1 innings, he may warrant some streaming appeal next week against a Royals club with a .659 OPS versus left-handed pitching since the All-Star break.
The Guardians recalled Kent from Triple-A Columbus on Thursday, Tim Stebbins of MLB.com reports.
With Nic Enright (elbow) landing on the injured list, Kent will turn around and rejoin the big-league squad after being demoted to Columbus on Wednesday. The 27-year-old has given up five earned runs through 9.2 innings in the majors this year and will presumably be limited to low-leverage opportunities while with the Guardians.
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Guardians' Nic Enright: Placed on IL
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The Guardians placed Enright on the 15-day injured list Thursday with right elbow/forearm inflammation, Tim Stebbins of MLB.com reports.
Enright pitched a scoreless two-thirds of an inning during his latest appearance Tuesday, but he appears to have come away from the outing with an elbow issue. The Guardians will now keep him on the shelf for at least two weeks and bring up Zak Kent from Triple-A Columbus to round out their bullpen.
Arias started at shortstop and went 1-for-3 with a two-run home run in Wednesday's 8-1 win over the Red Sox.
Arias, who missed four consecutive games with a hand injury, clubbed a home run in his first plate appearance, which kicked off Cleveland's six-run second inning. The homer was the 10th of the season for Arias, who needs one more to establish a new career high in that category. He is expected to remain the primary shortstop for now, but a .202/.250/.374 slash line in the second half may leave his hold on the job shaky.
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Guardians' Lane Thomas: Plays field in rehab game
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Thomas (foot) started in center field and went 0-for-2 with a walk for Double-A Akron on Wednesday.
Thomas, who began a rehab assignment Tuesday as the designated hitter, played his first game in the field. He was removed after five innings, but as the RubberDucks' leadoff batter, Thomas was able to get three plate appearances. He's going to get Thursday off, per Tim Stebbins of MLB.com. The plan is to build up to playing a full nine innings, at which point he could be added to the Guardians roster. Thomas has been out since July 6 with plantar fasciitis.
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Guardians' C.J. Kayfus: Collects two doubles during win
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Kayfus went 2-for-3 with two doubles, a sacrifice fly and a run scored in Wednesday's 8-1 win over the Red Sox.
Kayfus recorded doubles in the second and sixth innings before adding a sac fly in the eighth to bring home Cleveland's final run. The performance was a welcome turnaround for the 23-year-old, who entered the contest batting just .100 with two RBI and 10 strikeouts over his previous 10 games. On the season, Kayfus is now slashing .203/.264/.380 with 10 RBI and 11 runs scored across 88 plate appearances.
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Guardians' Joey Cantillo: Fans seven against Red Sox
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Cantillo (4-3) earned the win over the Red Sox on Wednesday, allowing one run on five hits and two walks while striking out seven over six innings.
Cantillo was impressive against a tough Boston lineup, completing six innings for the first time this season. The southpaw's lone blemish came in the fourth inning when Boston scratched across a run on three singles, but he quickly rebounded to retire seven of the final eight batters he faced. Wednesday's performance continued a strong stretch in which Cantillo has now allowed exactly one run in three straight outings. Across his nine starts this year, the 25-year-old has posted a 3.68 ERA and 51:24 K:BB over 44 innings.
Guardians' Daniel Schneemann: Sitting against lefty opener
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Schneemann is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Red Sox.
Right-hander Dustin May is expected to cover the bulk of the innings for the Red Sox on Wednesday, but because lefty Brennan Bernardino is opening the game, the left-handed-hitting Schneemann will exit the lineup. Center fielder Angel Martinez will occupy Schneemann's usual spot in the two hole, but Schneemann or fellow left-handed hitter Nolan Jones could replace Martinez once May takes over for Boston.
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Guardians' Nolan Jones: Sitting after six straight starts
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Jones is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Guardians.
Jones will head to the bench after he had started in each of the last six games while going 6-for-22 with a pair of solo home runs, a double, a stolen base and three additional runs. Though Jones appears to have played his way into a regular spot in the lineup against right-handed pitching, he could see his playing time dwindle if his bat has cooled down by the time Lane Thomas (foot) is ready to return from the injured list.
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Guardians' Gabriel Arias: Rejoining starting nine
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Arias (hand) will start at shortstop and bat seventh in Wednesday's game against the Red Sox.
Arias will check back into the starting nine after a right hand contusion relegated him to the bench for each of the previous four contests. With Arias back in the fold, Brayan Rocchio will shift over to the keystone and Angel Martinez will move to center field after starting at second base in Tuesday's 11-7 loss.
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Guardians' Zak Kent: Sent back to Triple-A
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The Guardians optioned Kent to Triple-A Columbus on Wednesday.
Kent is clearing out to make room on the roster for Joey Cantillo , who was recalled from Triple-A to start Wednesday's game in Boston. The righty has made nine relief appearances with the big club this season, allowing five runs with a 9:6 K:BB across 9.2 innings.
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