![]() ![]() The University contributed $10,000 to purchase Fresno State backpacks for students in fifth to eighth grades. 14 at Huron Middle School in the Coalinga-Huron Unified School District. “I hope you will keep that in mind as you continue your education and prepare for your career.”įresno State partnered, for the second year, with United Way Fresno and Madera Counties on its “More than a Backpack” distribution Aug. “At Fresno State, we talk about being bold in order to reach new heights in our endeavors,” the letter says. They’re just warming up.More than 1,200 students at Huron Elementary and Middle schools received new backpacks stuffed with supplies and a letter of encouragement from Fresno State President Joseph I. This is a lineup that will always be challenged to score runs with its lack of power, and not many other teams typically trot out consecutive pitchers who could be out of the big leagues within a few days.īut despite their lineup atrocities and a bullpen that remains a bit unsettled, the Guardians are only 1 1/2 games behind the Twins in the worst division in baseball. If Francona isn’t ready to take victory laps, nobody else should be. The Astros lead the league in ERA and are second in strikeouts (one behind Minnesota). 225 as a team, ahead of only Oakland and San Diego.Īll of this could wind up back in the ditch again as soon as this weekend. Prior to the Cardinals series, the Guardians were batting. But they’re at least putting the ball in play (.273 batting average, sixth in baseball) and scoring runs over the last two weeks. They’re still dead last in home runs, of course. The Guardians are 13th in baseball in runs scored since May 26, the start of the series against the Cardinals. Andrés Giménez is suddenly remembering how to hit again, too.Īfter taking two of three from the Red Sox, Cleveland has won or split its last four series as Houston heads to town this weekend. 448 with a couple of home runs since May 30. Bell has a homer and eight RBIs during that stretch, and while his contract still looks like an anchor at this point, there is at least a gleam emerging as summer nears.īrennan has hit safely in eight of his past nine games and is hitting. But Josh Naylor has an eight-game hitting streak and Josh Bell’s is at seven. This team will never lead the league in home runs, even league average is a fallacy at this point. They haven’t done that in an inning since 2019. The Guardians hit four home runs Thursday, including one from Will Brennan, and batted for the cycle as a team in the sixth inning. Guardians manager Terry Francona didn’t really want to go there before the game - “I don’t want to get too carried away,” he said, “because right when you think you’ve got it figured out, that’s right when it will jump up and bite you” - but Ramirez is forcing us to talk about it after the game. His big night is further proof of an offense that maybe, just maybe, is starting to figure some things out. Ramirez is learning it’s hard to drive in runs when nobody is on base. Not awful, but on this date last year he had 54 RBIs and a. It wouldn’t be terribly surprising if Kluber was soon released too.Īfter what the Guardians have endured for the first two months offensively, a couple of Triple-A caliber pitchers looked awfully delicious to a lineup starving for power. The Red Sox designated for assignment their starter, Matt Dermody, right after the game for reasons that perhaps extend beyond his lousy performance in a spot start. José Ramírez has homered yet again! This is the first 3-homer game in J-Ram's career! □Ĭleveland’s lineup, so feeble all season, may have ended two careers in one night. ![]() Now he’s a broken-down veteran with an 86 mph cutter, a flat curve and an ERA hovering around 7.00. Kluber was fabulous for Cleveland for so long, and his performance in the 2016 postseason should forever be applauded. The fact Ramirez’s third homer came off old pal Corey Kluber in the sixth inning, a 390-foot line drive into the seats in right field, made it just a touch bittersweet. Until Thursday, that is, when all 5 feet, 9 inches of Cleveland Swag hammered three home runs in his first three at-bats and made an incredible defensive play in Cleveland’s 10-3 win over Boston. José Ramirez certainly hasn’t been what’s wrong with the Guardians this year, but he hasn’t quite been the MVP candidate from seasons past, either. CLEVELAND - The past and present collided for 390 feet of pure joy on a night the Guardians needed it during a season in which they’ve craved it. ![]()
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