Cleveland Guardians (2-1) at San Diego Padres (4-0)
Game 1:
Date: March 31st
Time: 6:40 PM PDT
Broadcast: Guardians TV/Padres TV
Game 2:
Date: April 1st
Time: 6:40 PM PDT
Broadcast: Guardians TV/Padres TV
Game 3:
Date: April 2nd
Time: 1:10 PM PDT
Broadcast: Guardians Tv/Padres Tv
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Probable Starters:
Game 1: Luis Ortiz (0-0, 0.00 ERA) vs. Kyle Hart (0-0, 0.00 ERA)
The Guardians turn to Luis Ortiz in the series opener. Ortiz spent last year with the Pittsburgh Pirates. He made 15 starts for the Pirates with a 7-6 record. Ortiz had a 3.32 ERA, a 4.25 FIP, a 1.113 WHIP, and a 7.1 K/9. Kyle Hart will take the mound for the Padres. Hart last pitched in the majors in 2020 for Boston. He made three starts, had one loss, a 15.55 ERA, an 8.28 FIP, a 3.091 WHIP, and a 10.6 K/9.
Game 2: Logan Allen (0-0, 0.00 ERA) vs. Michael King (0-0, 10.13 ERA)
Logan Allen will take the mound in game two for the Guardians. Allen made 20 starts last year with an 8-5 record. He had a 5.73 ERA, a 5.87 FIP, a 1.582 WHIP, and a 7.3 K/9. King gets his second start of the year in the opener. King pitched 2.2 innings in his last outing against the Braves. He gave up four hits, three earned runs, four walks, and struck out three. He currently has a 9.84 FIP, a 3.00 WHIP, and a 10.1 K/9.
Game 3: Ben Lively (0-0, 5.40 ERA) vs. Dylan Cease (0-0, 6.23 ERA)
Lively will get his second start in the series finale. He pitched five innings against the Royals, allowing four hits, three earned runs, had a 4.11 FIP, 0.800 WHIP, and a 5.4 K/9. Cease gets the ball for the Padres. He pitched 4.1 innings in his first start. He gave up four hits, three earned runs, two walks, and seven strikeouts. Cease has a 3.86 FIP, a 1.385 WHIP, and a 14.5 K/9.
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Players to Watch:
Cleveland Guardians
Kyle Manzardo, in three games this season, has scored three runs, five hits, two home runs, six RBI, a .455 batting average, and a 1.844 OPS. This will be Manzardo’s first time facing off against the Padres. Last season, he had five home runs, 15 RBI, a .234 batting average, and a .703 OPS in his rookie season.
San Diego Padres
Fernando Tatis Jr, so far this year, is hitting .417 with a 1.083 OPS. He has three runs scored, five hits, one home run, an RBI, and two steals this year. In three career games against the Guardians, Tatis has a .444 batting average, four hits, two home runs, two RBI, and five runs scored.
Next Up:
Cleveland Guardians: March 31st-April 2nd at Chicago White Sox
San Diego Padres: March 31st-April 2nd at Los Angeles Angels
