Guardians News and Notes: A Good First Game

News and Notes for Friday, March 28th, 2025

The Guardians scored a comeback win against a division rival for the season opener, 7-4 over the Royals. What a good feeling to have the boys back!

You can read our Zachary Martin's recap here. Kyle Manzardo had three real highlights, a triple;

A two-run homer:

And a double:

He also had a walk. And he did his damage all off left-handed pitching, impressing manager Stephen Vogt and Steven Kwan, who also had a great game.

Cade Smith was dominant as usual:

And Paul Sewald did cagey vet things in the 10th:

The only real negative on the day was a case of food poisoning for Tanner Bibee, who was feeding better by the end of the day after a rough Wednesday. Ben Lively filled in admirably, making one bad pitch to Vinnie Pasquantino.

The Guardians have a day off and will resume play on Saturday at 4:05PM EDT, when Bibee may start.

The Columbus Clippers have their first game today at 4:05PM EDT, so we should get minor league rosters today.

Tommy and I released a Disgusting Baseball podcast last night, talking about the season opener and drafting Guardians’ prospects we think may debut this year.

AROUND MLB:

MacKenzie Gore struck out 13.

The Twins and Tigers lost (the Dodgers may never lose) and the White Sox won.