Clase allowed one run on two hits over one inning against the Cardinals on Friday. He struck out two and earned a save.
Clase picked up his league-leading 17th save of the year to finish a 4-3 win. He's now coughed up eight runs (six earned) over his last 5.2 innings. Clase's sporting a 3.60 ERA with an 18:5 K:BB and five blown saves through 25 frames.
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Guardians' Emmanuel Clase: Secures 16th save
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Clase picked up the save in Monday's 3-0 win over the White Sox, tossing a perfect ninth inning while recording one strikeout.
Clase was called on to preserve Cleveland's shutout, and he succeeded by retiring Luis Robert, Yoan Moncada and Clint Frazier in order. It was a nice bounce-back effort for the closer, who blew a save and took the loss during his last appearance. Clase's strikeout numbers are down while his ERA and WHIP are up from previous years, but the right-hander has still recorded an MLB-high 16 saves.
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Guardians' Emmanuel Clase: Handed fourth loss
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Clase (1-4) blew a save and took the loss against the Mets on Friday. He allowed three runs (two earned) on four hits while recording two outs (one strikeout).
Clase was tasked with closing out a 9-7 game in the 10th inning and proceeded to hand the Mets a win by allowing three straight hits with two outs. He's given up seven runs (five earned) over his last 3.2 frames, spiking his ERA from 1.86 to 3.52 in the process. After blowing four of his 46 save chances last season, Clase has already blown five of his 20 opportunities in 2023.
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Guardians' Emmanuel Clase: Bounces back with save
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Clase picked up the save in Thursday's 3-1 win over the White Sox. He allowed a hit and picked up a strikeout in a scoreless inning.
Clase had allowed three earned runs across his previous two outings, which was the first time this season the righty had allowed runs in consecutive appearances. He did allow a single Thursday but locked up his league-leading 15th save without allowing a run. Clase has given up seven hits in his last four innings, pushing his WHIP up to 1.16, and his ERA is 2.82 would represent a career high.
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Guardians' Emmanuel Clase: Struggles but earns save
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Clase picked up the save Sunday against the Angels, despite allowing two runs on three hits in the ninth inning.
Clase allowed hits to the first three batters faced, ultimately allowing the Angels to cut the lead to 4-3 in the ninth. However, he'd hang on for the one-run victory, earning his league-leading 14th save. Clase has allowed two runs in each of his last two appearances -- he had allowed just one earned run in his previous 14.1 innings. The 25-year-old right-hander is now 14-for-18 in save opportunities with a 2.95 ERA, 1.17 WHIP and 13:5 K:BB through 21.1 innings this season.
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Guardians' Emmanuel Clase: Blows save, takes loss
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Clase (1-3) allowed two runs (one earned) on two hits in one inning of work and was charged with a blown save and a loss against the Angels on Friday. He struck out one.
Clase was tasked with protecting a 4-3 lead but coughed up a pair of runs, though one was due to an error. After converting 42 of 46 save opportunities last season he's already blown four of his first 17 chances in 2023. Despite some struggles, he still owns a strong 2.21 ERA. However, Clase has struck out just 12 batters through 20.1 frames for a 5.3 K/9 after posting rates north of 9.5 each of the last two seasons.
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Guardians' Emmanuel Clase: Back-to-back days with saves
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Clase picked up the save during Sunday's 2-0 win over the Twins, tossing a scoreless ninth in which he recorded one walk and one strikeout.
Despite a two-out walk to Alex Kirilloff, Clase picked up his second save in as many days after blowing his previous chance May 3 versus the Yankees. The right-hander is now 12-for-15 in save opportunities this year, giving him the MLB lead over Josh Hader, who also had 11 coming into Sunday. Clase's three blown saves (one fewer than he had in 77 appearances last year) and lack of strikeouts (11:5 K:BB through 18.1 innings) are a bit concerning, but he remains Cleveland's top closing option.
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Guardians' Emmanuel Clase: Clean inning for save
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Clase struck out one in a perfect inning to earn the save in Saturday's 4-3 win over the Twins.
Clase had blown two of his last three save chances entering Saturday, but he had no trouble protecting a one-run lead this time around. He's struck out only 10 batters while walking four over 17.1 innings this season, but he's been able to limit the damage well with a 2.08 ERA and 1.04 WHIP. He's now 11-for-14 in save chances and remains unchallenged for the closer role in Cleveland.
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Guardians' Emmanuel Clase: Blows save Wednesday
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Clase allowed a run on two hits in one inning Wednesday versus the Yankees, taking a blown save.
Clase allowed a game-tying RBI single to Willie Calhoun in the ninth inning. While Clase leads the American League with 10 saves, he's also already blown three save chances, including two in his last three outings. He had four blown saves in all of 2022, so he's certainly been a bit off in the early going this year. The right-hander also has a 2.20 ERA, 1.10 WHIP and 9:4 K:BB through 16.1 innings.
Clase picked up the save during Monday's 3-2 win over the Yankees, tossing a perfect ninth inning while striking out one.
The Guardians struck for three runs in the top of the ninth to take a one-run lead, so Clase came on in the bottom half of the frame. The hard-throwing reliever retired Gleyber Torres, DJ LeMahieu and Aaron Hicks in order to secure his 10th save, tying him with Josh Hader for the MLB lead. It was a solid bounce-back effort for the right-hander, who blew his second save chance of the season during Saturday's loss to Boston. Clase currently sports a 1.76 ERA and a 1.04 WHIP, but he has just nine strikeouts through 15.1 innings.
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Guardians' Emmanuel Clase: Handed loss Saturday
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Clase (1-2) allowed two unearned runs on two hits in one-third of an inning, taking the extra-inning loss to the Red Sox on Saturday. He was also charged with a blown save.
Clase's scoreless streak came to an end at seven innings with the shaky appearance. He'd converted all six of his save chances over that span. For the season, the closer is 9-for-11 in save chances with a 1.88 ERA, 1.12 WHIP and 8:4 K:BB over 14.1 innings. It's not his usual level of dominance, but it's good enough to keep him in the closer role.
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Guardians' Emmanuel Clase: Locks down save Friday
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Clase allowed one hit in a scoreless inning to earn a save over Boston on Friday.
After a leadoff double by Jarren Duran, Clase retired the next three batters to close out the 5-2 win. The right-hander has now converted eight consecutive save chances, making him 9-for-10 on the year. He's riding a seven-inning scoreless streak, lowering his season ERA to 1.93 alongside an 8:4 K:BB.
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Guardians' Emmanuel Clase: Secures eighth save
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Clase picked up the save during Wednesday's 4-1 win over the Rockies, tossing a scoreless ninth inning in which he allowed one hit and didn't record a strikeout.
Clase entered with a three-run lead in the ninth and retired the first two batters on groundouts before Alan Trejo pushed a base hit through the infield. The hard-throwing right-hander induced a flyball from Brenton Doyle to end the game, giving Clase eight saves in nine chances. The closer hasn't allowed an earned run in eight appearances, but he's also failed to record a strikeout in five straight games. Regardless, Clase remains one of the elite relief pitchers in the game. His strikeout numbers should rise as the season progresses.
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Guardians' Emmanuel Clase: Grabs seventh save
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Clase picked up the save with a clean ninth inning Sunday against the Marlins.
Clase coaxed three straight groundouts on just six pitches to wrap up a 7-4 win over Miami. Clase now has seven saves on the year, tied for second-most in the league, converting all but one opportunity. He's 1-1 with a 2.25 ERA, 1.00 WHIP and 8:4 K:BB through 12 innings this season.
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Guardians' Emmanuel Clase: Nails down sixth save
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Clase gave up two hits in a scoreless ninth inning Wednesday to record his sixth save of the season in a 3-2 win over the Tigers. He didn't walk or strike out a batter.
The right-hander pounded the zone, throwing 19 of 22 pitches for strikes. Detroit hitters were able to eke out a couple singles and it took a sliding catch by Will Brennan on a Tyler Nevin bloop to right field to avoid disaster for the Guardians. Clase sports a 2.70 ERA through 10 innings and has gone 6-for-7 on save opportunities, but his 8:4 K:BB isn't yet up to the level he displayed the last two years while racking up 66 saves in 75 chances.
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Guardians' Emmanuel Clase: Earns fifth save of season
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Clase picked up the save in Saturday's 6-4 win over Washington, recording zero strikeouts over a perfect ninth inning.
Clase entered with a two-run lead and proceeded to retire Victor Robles, Alex Call and Dominic Smith in order. The hard-throwing closer is now 5-for-6 in save opportunities, and Clase has given up four runs (three earned) over nine appearances.
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Guardians' Emmanuel Clase: Nets fourth save
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Clase gave up one hit while striking out one in a scoreless ninth inning Friday against the Nationals to secure the save.
He hasn't been quite as dominant in the early going as he was last season, but Clase is still one of the very best closers in the league. The 25-year-old flamethrowing righty boasts a 52.4 percent groundball rate, eight strikeouts, four saves and one win through eight innings.
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Guardians' Emmanuel Clase: Takes first loss
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Clase (1-1) took the loss Wednesday versus the Yankees, allowing an unearned run on two hits and no walks while striking out one over one inning.
Clase entered with the game tied at 3-3, so this wasn't a save situation. The right-hander gave up a single to Giancarlo Stanton, and an error by shortstop Amed Rosario got Stanton to second base. Oswaldo Cabrera then singled in pinch runner Gleyber Torres for the go-ahead run. Clase has been a little shaky this season, allowing four runs (three earned) on five hits and four walks while striking out seven over seven innings.
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Guardians' Emmanuel Clase: Picks up third save
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Clase picked up the save Monday against the Yankees. He allowed zero runs on zero hits and zero walks while striking out two over one inning.
Clase looked sharp in the top of the ninth inning and set the Yankees down in order. He needed only 10 pitches (seven strikes) to secure his third save of the season in four chances and now owns a 4.50 ERA with six strikeouts and four walks over six frames.
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Guardians' Emmanuel Clase: Nails down second save
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Clase earned a save in Wednesday's 6-4 extra-inning win over the Athletics, allowing one walk and striking out one batter over one scoreless frame.
Cleveland's bullpen blew a late lead to send the game into extras, but the Guardians offense was able to put up two runs in the top of the 10th. Clase then came on to close the door in the bottom of the frame, throwing 11 of 15 pitches for strikes and fanning the final two batters he faced. This was a solid bounce-back outing after Clase blew a save chance by giving up two runs against Oakland on Monday.
