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TL;DR
The Cleveland Guardians faced the St. Louis Cardinals on April 15, 2026, with Slade pitching despite challenging weather conditions. The Guardians scored early but faced setbacks, including a player getting tagged out in a rundown and concerns over an injury to Jose.
ST LOUIS, MISSOURI - APRIL 15: Daniel Schneemann #10 of the Cleveland Guardians is caught stealing second base by Masyn Winn #0 of the St. Louis Cardinals in the second inning while wearing the #42 to commemorate Jackie Robinson Day at Busch Stadium on April 15, 2026 in St Louis, Missouri. (Photo by Dilip Vishwanat/Getty Images) | Getty Images
Slade pitched today. It started raining early in his start, and that really seemed to mess with him. His velocity was down and his command was bad. Despite that, he managed to go 4 innings giving up only 1 run. Walked 5, struckout 4.
The Guardians scored right away when Kwan hit a lead off double down the 3rd base line. DeLauter moved Kwan over with a groundout. In a strange sequence of events, Jose grounded to short, which Kwan tried to score on, but tripped halfway down the line, then got into a rundown and eventually got tagged out at third. Jose got to second, though, which proved crucial when Manzardo drove him in with an RBI single right after. Manzardo was 2/2 today.
In the top of the 6th, Jose fouled a ball off his shin, and was on the ground in pain for a while. He got up and finished the at-bat, but looked to be lumbering to first on his groundout. He stayed in the game at DH.
Cecconi gave up a run in the second, and the game was quiet until the 6th, when things seemed to get away from the Guardiansā bullpen. Brogdon pitched a scoreless 5th, but was then brought back out for the 6th. He gave up back to back singles, then the Cardinals bunted the runners over. Brogdon then walked Victor Scott and was pulled for Herrin. Herrin gave up RBI sac fly to Wetherholt, and then a 2-run single to Alec Burleson that barely escaped through the middle of the infield.
The Guardians fought right back (down 4-1 at this point), putting two guys on with two outs in the 7th with Bo Naylor up against a lefty. Bo got to a full count and then smoked a ball into the gap in right-center, scoring both Hoskins and Schneemann.
Festa came on for the 7th (after getting out of trouble in the 6th), and gave up an RBI double to Nathan Church (who has had the series of his life this week).
The Guardians had the top of their order up in the 8th, but went 1-2-3 to Cardinals LHRP JoJo Romero. Festa pitched a scoreless 8th, but Riley OāBrien shut it down in the 9th.
The Guardians head back home for a 3-game set against Baltimore starting tomorrow.
Itāll be Messick against Shane Baz.
Q&A
What happened during the Cleveland Guardians vs. St. Louis Cardinals game on April 15, 2026?
The Guardians played against the Cardinals, with Slade struggling due to rain but managing to pitch 4 innings, while the team faced a rundown incident and a potential injury to Jose.
How did the weather affect Slade's performance in the game?
The rain early in the game impacted Slade's velocity and command, although he still managed to give up only 1 run over 4 innings.
What injury concern arose for Jose during the game?
Jose fouled a ball off his shin and appeared to be in pain, but he remained in the game as the designated hitter despite looking hobbled on his groundout.
