Cubs vs. Guardians Game Highlights (8_12_24) _ MLB Highlights

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00:00The Guardians return home tonight to open up a three-game set with the Chicago Cubs.

00:06They're in first place by three and a half over Minnesota and by four over Kansas City.

00:11The Cubs coming in on a heater, winners of eight of their last ten, and they can get

00:15back to the 500 mark this evening with a win.

00:18It won't be easy against the Guardians, though.

00:20They've got the best home win percentage in the American League.

00:23Tonight, it's a rematch of the 2016 World Series.

00:26And Ben Lively will be towing the rubber.

00:29He will be our starting pitcher tonight, and Ben Lively's been very good at home.

00:35And he's been very good in interleague play this year, seven interleague starts, and he

00:39is four and two.

00:40So let's see if he can get another one rolling here.

00:42He and half the leadoff man, Ben Lively, winds it up at the first pitch, he's hit the center

00:46field right at Lane Thomas, barely moved a muscle.

00:50I don't think he took a step one way or the other.

00:54One pitch, one out.

00:55Here is Michael Bush.

00:56And this rookie has been impressive.

00:59To two-two.

01:00Oh.

01:01Bring him up.

01:02Bottom of the zone with a changeup.

01:04It had the plate, so he gets his first strikeout.

01:07Seya Suzuki, he's been swinging a hot bat.

01:10Seven multi-hit games over his last 15.

01:13Takes a swing, lines one to center, but it hangs up.

01:16Lane Thomas grabs it.

01:17So a couple of line drive outs to straightaway center, Lively with a one-two-three first inning.

01:23Shota Imanaga is going to be the starting pitcher, making his 22nd start.

01:27He's nine and two, has a nice record, and he's had a nice year overall.

01:32Nine road starts, five and one, a .275, a nasty splitter for this guy.

01:36Steven Kwan will lead it off for Cleveland.

01:38It's a very simple windup.

01:41The ball is popped up, shallow left, backpedaling and calling Dansby Swanson, and that's out

01:46number one.

01:47Lane Thomas in the two-hole tonight.

01:48He shook off a couple of pitches, now ready to roll.

01:49He did.

01:50Down and out of the zone, and he gets Lane Thomas two down.

01:56Jose Ramirez batting right-handed, two down, nobody on.

01:59And the best slugger in baseball against lefties.

02:04Back up the middle, on the left side of the bag, Horner, long way to go, and he got him.

02:09Outstanding coverage by Nikko, and it's a one-two-three start for Shota.

02:13Cody Bellinger back in the lineup for the Cubs.

02:16Backhanded by Jimenez.

02:17He's running well, but they throw him out by a half a step.

02:20Not that well.

02:21They're out number one.

02:22And then you can see, he got down the line very well if he's got a bad hand.

02:26That's just a great play there by the goal glover.

02:30Scoreless tonight through the first two here in Cleveland.

02:33Miguel Amaya to lead things off.

02:36Ramirez charging at third, trying to help that one go foul, and it stays fair in the

02:41infield single for Miguel.

02:43It's back to the top of the order.

02:44Ian Happ flew out to center field his first time up.

02:47Ian gets a hole-to-one.

02:49That goes, and Ian Happ sends it out.

02:53Two-run home run, and the Cubs jump in front.

02:57Happer blasted this, and it's a no-doubt home run.

03:00That's the way to celebrate your birthday, Ian Happ.

03:02On his 30th birthday, he hits his 20th home run of the 2024 season, and the Cubs have

03:07a two-nil lead.

03:08And back to work for Shota Imanaga, who has retired the first six he has faced.

03:12So it's 7-8-9 coming up.

03:14Horner takes it on the short hop.

03:16One down for Shota.

03:17Two-thirds of his pitch has been strikes so far.

03:20Here's Tyler Freeman back at short.

03:22Here's the 0-2.

03:23Got him.

03:24Went up and in.

03:25Second strikeout, two down.

03:27Perfectly placed over the inside corner.

03:29Now it's the number nine hitter, Austin Hedges.

03:33Down the line and fair.

03:37Got under the glove of Paredes, but this is going to be close at second to throw in.

03:41In time, and the outfield assist for Ian Happ is the birthday boy.

03:48He does it again.

03:49One of those plays that looks bad.

03:50He's out by so much.

03:51Two outs, not a bad gamble.

03:53Pete Crowe Armstrong launches that one deep.

03:56Back that one goes, and that one is out.

03:59Pete Crowe Armstrong, his fourth home run of the season, a solo shot to make it 3-0.

04:05So the speedster gets a chance to pull his jets and just jog around the bases.

04:09And that's going to do it for Ben Lively.

04:12Ben Lively's night is over after 79 pitches.

04:16Three and two thirds innings of work.

04:18Two on and two out.

04:19And the Cubs' Seiya Suzuki will be at the plate.

04:23He's one for two.

04:24And Pedro Avila is on the pitch.

04:27One of the Guardians.

04:30John Kenzie Noel on the run.

04:32He dies and makes a catch to hopefully save the game, at least for the moment.

04:37And that got down and got by him.

04:40At least one, maybe two, would have scored for Chicago.

04:43And Avila works out of it with a big assist to Noel.

04:47The Cubs do add a run, but that's it.

04:49We head to the bottom half of the fourth.

04:51It's 3-0.

04:52And there's ball four.

04:53So he will increase that on-base percentage.

04:56And they get their leadoff man aboard for the first time tonight.

04:59Jose Ramirez grounded out his first time up.

05:03To third, it goes off the glove of Paredes.

05:06And everybody's safe.

05:08First threat of the night for Cleveland off of the air.

05:11And that will bring up Josh Naylor.

05:13And the Guardians, they haven't had really an opportunity yet.

05:16This is it.

05:17Drive right center field.

05:18That's going to get down for a base hit.

05:20Vaughn will score.

05:21Ramirez stops at third.

05:24And Josh Naylor delivers with a two-out RBI single.

05:28And he is in a lot of pain.

05:30I'll tell you what.

05:31They needed that.

05:32That was a very good at-bat.

05:35It's going to be great.

05:37I mean, any time you get a two-out base hit,

05:39they have an answer.

05:40A lot of men in the corners now.

05:42John Ketchy, Noel, grounded out his only time up in the second.

05:46Two on, two out.

05:47Guardians down two.

05:49Drilled.

05:50Deep left field.

05:51Up and on to the home run porch.

05:54It's a four-run fourth for Cleveland.

05:57And they go on top.

05:59How about that with two outs?

06:01Three-run homer by the big man.

06:03And for Noel, that's his seventh home run.

06:07At the right time, baby.

06:08So a one-out single for Hedges.

06:10Top of the order, Steven Kwan.

06:12A dual walk to start the fourth.

06:15He hammers this one.

06:16High in the air.

06:18Deep right field.

06:19Suzuki's out of room.

06:20It's out of here.

06:22And the Guardians have struck again.

06:24Home run number 13 for Steven Kwan.

06:28And the Guardians now lead it six to three.

06:31Boy, he did not miss that fastball.

06:33We've seen him do that a number of times

06:35against left-handers this year.

06:37And boy, he didn't hesitate.

06:38Now the Guardians have yet another runner

06:40in scoring position.

06:41David Frey, the batter.

06:44Frey hammers it left field.

06:46Fair ball into the corner.

06:48Jose scores.

06:50Frey headed for second.

06:52And he is out at second base.

06:55So that will end the inning.

06:57But David Frey's RBI single extends Cleveland's lead

07:01to seven to three.

07:03One down for John Kenzie Noel.

07:05He changed this ballgame with two big plays.

07:08And he just blasted another one.

07:10Deep left field.

07:11Up it goes.

07:12And it clears the wall for his second home run of the night.

07:16I'll tell you what.

07:17Good for him.

07:18He just got after that first fastball he sees at 97.

07:23He got it out of there.

07:25Didn't take long.

07:26So he's got his first two-homer game of his career.

07:31And the bases are loaded now with two outs.

07:34And Nico Horner coming up.

07:37Ground ball to short.

07:39Roccio charges.

07:40Bobbles.

07:41And not in time.

07:43Horner beats it out.

07:44And a run scores.

07:45It's eight to four.

07:47Now one swing of the bat could tie this game up.

07:49Dansby Swanson 0 for three as the batter.

07:51Swanson looking for some green grass.

07:54And he'll find it out in left field.

07:56Suzuki scores.

07:57Paredes comes in.

07:59Here comes Nico Horner to the plate.

08:01And he'll slide in safely.

08:03On the overthrow, Swanson to third.

08:06And it is a one-run game.

08:08And the hitting streak now at seven in a row for Swanson.

08:12That's three more scores.

08:14And now he put the tying run on base.

08:16As Patrick Wisdom steps in.

08:19Wisdom.

08:20Hard shot down the line.

08:21Fared will go deep into the corner.

08:23Happ to third.

08:26And the Cubs now with both the tying run and the go-ahead

08:30in scoring position with one out.

08:32Cubs trailing eight to seven.

08:34Runners at second and third with one away.

08:36Two and two on Suzuki.

08:38Suzuki.

08:39Fly ball towards Lane Thomas in center.

08:42Should be deep enough.

08:44Happ coming home.

08:46Wisdom will slide in safely at third.

08:48And the sack fly for Zaya completes the comeback from down five.

08:54The Cubs have tied it up here in the eighth.

08:56And the Guardians have runners at the corners with nobody out.

09:01Now the Cubs bring the infield up.

09:03Josh Naylor, one for three, an RBI single.

09:06Big chopper over the head of Paredes.

09:08Go ahead, run score.

09:10Talk about spreading out and just putting it in play.

09:13That will put Cleveland up nine to eight.

09:16Guardians will hand the ball to Emmanuel Closset,

09:19who is pitching for the third day in a row.

09:22Pete Crow Armstrong, one for four.

09:24Solo homer to right.

09:26Cleveland nine.

09:27Cubs eight.

09:28Ninth inning.

09:29Two down.

09:30The one-two.

09:31Swing and a miss.

09:32Book it.

09:33Closset roars with a one-two-three.

09:36Ninth inning.

09:37And his league-leading 36th save of the season.

09:41Twenty-three in a row.

09:44Somehow, someway, the Guardians pull out a nine-eight win over the Cubs.

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