The Cleveland Guardians bounced back from a heavy loss to defeat the St. Louis Cardinals 9-3. Brayan Rocchio hit a two-run home run, showcasing the team's improving performance.
Apr 13, 2026; St. Louis, Missouri, USA; Cleveland Guardians shortstop Brayan Rocchio (4) reacts after hitting a two run home run against the St. Louis Cardinals during the sixth inning at Busch Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jeff Curry-Imagn Images | Jeff Curry-Imagn Images
After losing by 12 runs last night, the Guardians destroyed a decent team tonight in beating the Cardinals 9-3.
We are still getting to know this team, but some exciting trends are emerging:
-Gavin Williams can have an off night without his good stuff and still only give up 2 runs in five innings.
-The bullpen looked solid. Hunter Gaddis,.in his return to the roster in place of Kolby Allard gave up a BABIP run. Erik Sabrowski was ridiculous again. Tim Herrin wanted to play with his food again, but emerged triumphant. And Cade Smith was Cade Smith.
-Is Angel Martinez the corner outfielder of our dreams to pair with Chase DeLauter, the corner outfielder beyond our wildest dreams? My column: …in any case, Martinez has started this season with a 162 wRC+. Most excitingly, he had a 234 wRC+ entering tonight off of RHP’s and we KNOW he can hit LHP, as he did tonight, hitting a homer in the first inning:
Martinez had a single as well, but his four batted balls today averaged over 102 mph. He’s an exciting young player, folks.
-But so is Brayan Rocchio:
-Juan Brito had a great at-bat in the 8th, Daniel Schneemann got a huge hit in the fourth, and David Fry finally put a good game together at the plate.
This is such a fun team. Fun enough where last night’s clunker didn’t bother me and I was excited to watch them play again tonight.tonight. Now to try to make it through to tomorrow night’s episode of Guardians 2026.
Oh, to top it all off- GEORGE VALERA IS BACK! (No offense, CJ Kayfus, see you soon). The Guardians are now 10-7.
The Guardians defeated the Cardinals with a score of 9-3.
Brayan Rocchio hit a two-run home run during the game.
Gavin Williams allowed only 2 runs in five innings, despite not having his best stuff.
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