Guardians' Emmanuel Clase: Collects win after 12th blown save
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Clase (3-9) blew the save but picked up the win in Friday's 9-8 victory over the Orioles, giving up two runs on two hits in an inning of relief. He struck out one.
The right-hander had Baltimore down to its final strike in the top of the ninth inning before hitting Anthony Santander with a pitch, followed by a single, a wild pitch and a double. Fortunately for Clase, Cleveland had one more burst of offense left in it in the bottom of the frame. The closer leads the majors with 42 saves but also has an MLB-high 12 blown saves, with Colorado setup man Jake Bird being the only other reliever in double digits, and Clase's 3.18 ERA this year is nearly two runs higher than his 1.36 mark from 2022.
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Guardians' Emmanuel Clase: Locks down 42nd save
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Clase picked up the save Thursday against the Orioles. He allowed a hit and a walk while striking out two over a scoreless inning.
After the first two Orioles reached safely in the ninth, Clase rebounded to strike out his next two batters before coaxing a game-ending flyout from Gunnar Henderson. Clase remains the lone closer with over 40 saves on the year. He's allowed just one earned run in his last six outings (five innings), lowering his ERA to 2.97 with a 1.15 WHIP and 63:16 K:BB across 69.2 innings this season.
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Guardians' Emmanuel Clase: Converts for save No. 41
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Clase picked up the save Saturday against Texas. He allowed one hit and struck out one over a scoreless inning.
Clase now owns four more saves than any other closer in baseball with 41 despite having blown two of his last five save opportunities. The 25-year-old has solidified himself as one of baseball's best ninth-inning arms, having corralled 40 or more saves in back-to-back seasons while owning a career ERA of 1.92.
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Guardians' Emmanuel Clase: Records 40th save
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Clase pitched a perfect inning to earn the save in Tuesday's 3-1 win over the Giants.
Clase needed 13 pitches (eight strikes) to complete the clean inning just a day after he blew a save in the 10th inning. This was Clase's 40th save of the season -- he's the first to reach that mark in 2023, though he's also blown a major-league-leading 11 saves in 69 appearances. The Guardians closer has allowed six runs (four earned) over his last 9.1 innings and has a 3.11 ERA, 1.14 WHIP and 58:15 K:BB through 66.2 innings overall.
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Guardians' Emmanuel Clase: Falters again Monday
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Clase (2-9) failed to record an out Monday versus the Giants, allowing two runs (one earned) on two hits to take a blown save and the loss.
Clase gave up back-to-back RBI singles to Blake Sabol and LaMonte Wade, surrendering the one-run lead the Guardians had taken in the top of the 10th inning. This was Clase's second blown save in his last three appearances, and he's up to 11 blown saves while converting a major-league leading 39 saves this season. He's at a 3.15 ERA, 1.16 WHIP and 58:15 K:BB through 66.2 innings. Despite his struggles this year, the Guardians have stood by the 25-year-old in the closer role throughout the campaign, and it seems unlikely he'd lose the gig this late in the year with the team's playoff hopes already quite faint.
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Guardians' Emmanuel Clase: Bounces back Friday
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Clase pitched a perfect inning to earn the save in Friday's 6-3 win over the Angels. He did not strike out a batter.
Clase needed 15 pitches to complete the clean inning just a day after he was tagged for two runs in two-thirds of an inning in a blown save. The right-hander still leads the majors with 39 saves, but he's also blown 10 chances in a less-than-dominant campaign. He has a 3.02 ERA, 1.13 WHIP and 58:15 K:BB through 65.2 innings this season.
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Guardians' Emmanuel Clase: Tagged with 10th blown save
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Clase (2-8) blew a save and took the loss against the Angels on Thursday, allowing two runs on four hits and one walk over two-thirds of an inning.
Clase entered in the ninth frame to try to protect a 2-1 lead but couldn't get the job done. Los Angeles racked up three straight hits with one out to score the game-tying run, and the contest ended when Randal Grichuk singled home the game-winning score with two outs. Clase had been pitching very well coming into Thursday, converting each of his previous seven save chances and allowing just one run over 10.2 innings during that stretch. He leads the majors in both saves (38) and blown saves (10) on the campaign.
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Guardians' Emmanuel Clase: Secures 38th save
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Clase picked up the save in Wednesday's 2-1 victory over the Twins, striking out one over a perfect inning.
Clase ran right through the middle of the Twins' lineup after entering the contest with a one-run lead in the ninth, needing only 10 pitches to wrap things up and secure his league-leading 38th save of the season. The right-handed reliever has not allowed any hits or walks in four straight appearances and has now converted each of his last seven save opportunities.
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Guardians' Emmanuel Clase: Grabs league-leading 36th save
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Clase picked up the save Wednesday against the Twins, striking out one over a perfect inning.
Clase needed just 11 pitches to get through the back end of the Twins' lineup and record his league-leading 36th save of the season. He threw strikes on eight of those pitches and has now converted each of his last five save opportunities. Despite blowing two saves this month, Clase has still maintained a 2.92 ERA in August to go along with a 14:2 K:BB.
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Guardians' Emmanuel Clase: Notches 35th save
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Clase picked up the save Tuesday against the Twins despite allowing a run on one hit in the ninth inning.
Clase would give up a solo homer to Michael Taylor before rebounding to record the final two outs, closing out a 4-2 Cleveland win. The home run marked the first earned run Clase's surrendered in his last six appearances (6.2 innings). He's now up to 35 saves, tied for most in the league, with a 3.00 ERA, 1.15 WHIP and 56:14 K:BB across 60 innings this season.
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Guardians' Emmanuel Clase: Earns extra-inning win
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Clase (2-7) earned the win Sunday against the Blue Jays. He allowed one unearned run on one hit and a walk while striking out two over 1.2 innings.
Clase entered with one out in the 10th to face the heart of the Blue Jays' order, then after the Guardians took the lead in the 11th, finished out the game. He now hasn't allowed an earned run in his past five appearances. Along with the two wins, Clase has 34 saves in 43 chances with a 2.90 ERA, 1.15 WHIP and 56 strikeouts over 59 innings.
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Guardians' Emmanuel Clase: Rebounds for 32nd save
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Clase picked up the save Tuesday against the Reds, working around a hit while logging a strikeout in a scoreless inning.
It was a much-needed effort from Clase after he allowed three runs while blowing a save in his last appearance Saturday in Tampa Bay. Despite the hiccup, Clase's been dependable of late, working to a 1.98 ERA over his last 14 outings (13.2 innings). He's now 32-for-41 in save opportunities with a 3.16 ERA, 1.20 WHIP and 52:13 K:BB across 54.1 innings this season.
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Guardians' Emmanuel Clase: Strikes out two for 31st save
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Clase picked up the save in Thursday's 4-3 win over the Blue Jays, striking out two over a perfect inning.
Clase entered the contest with a one-run lead in the top of the ninth and took care of business, striking out Daulton Varsho on three straight pitches before finishing the inning with another strikeout against Paul DeJong. The right-hander needed just 11 pitches to record his 31st save of the season. Clase has not allowed an earned run since July 4 and has seven strikeouts to only one walk through four August appearances.
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Guardians' Emmanuel Clase: Escapes jam to earn 30th save
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Clase picked up the save in Tuesday's 1-0 win over the Blue Jays. He allowed two hits and struck out one in a scoreless ninth inning.
Clase worked around a pair of infield singles, inducing an Alejandro Kirk flyout to end the threat and earn the save. After blowing a save Sunday and serving a one-game suspension Monday for his role in a brawl with the White Sox, the 25-year-old flamethrower returned to notch his 30th save, a milestone Clase has now reached in back-to-back seasons.
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Guardians' Emmanuel Clase: Draws one-game suspension
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Clase received a one-game suspension Monday for his role in an on-field brawl that occurred in Saturday's game against the White Sox, Mandy Bell of MLB.com reports.
MLB announced a six-game suspension for White Sox shortstop Tim Anderson, a three-game suspension for Guardians third baseman Jose Ramirez, and one-game bans for Clase, Guardians manager Terry Francona, Guardians third base coach Mike Sarbaugh and White Sox manager Pedro Grifol after reviewing the incident. Anderson and Ramirez are both appealing their bans, while Clase and Francona will serve their one-game suspensions in Monday's series opener with the Blue Jays. Trevor Stephan (18 holds, two saves) has operated as the Guardians' top setup man for most of the season and would presumably be the top candidate to step in for Clase as the team's closer Monday if a save situation arises.
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Guardians' Emmanuel Clase: Nails down 29th save
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Clase issued one walk in a scoreless inning Friday, striking out one and earning a save over the White Sox.
Clase worked around a two-out walk to finish off the 4-2 win for his 29th save of the year. He's turned in nine straight shutout frames, lowering his season ERA to 2.90 through 49.2 innings. Clase has converted five saves during that span after blowing two straight prior to the start of the scoreless streak.
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Guardians' Emmanuel Clase: Grabs 28th save
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Clase picked up the save in Thursday's 6-3 victory over the White Sox. He allowed two hits while striking out one over a scoreless inning.
Clase was able to work around a pair of two-out singles, striking out Andrew Benintendi to close out the Guardians' win and pick up his 28th save of the year. Clase has now thrown seven straight scoreless innings, allowing just three hits and a walk in that span. His ERA is down to 3.02 with a 1.09 WHIP and 43:12 K:BB across 47.2 innings this season.
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Guardians' Emmanuel Clase: Hurls just seven pitches in save
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Clase earned a saved over the Phillies on Saturday, striking out one batter in a perfect inning of work.
In a game that featured very little offense, Clase was tasked with ensuring that a 1-0 lead held up for Cleveland in the ninth frame. The talented closer was up to the challenge, needing just seven pitches (six strikes) to retire the side in order. Clase went through a rocky stretch in late June and early July, but he's bounced back with five consecutive scoreless outings during which he's notched three saves and given up just one hit while posting a 5:1 K:BB over five innings.
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Guardians' Emmanuel Clase: Notches 26th save
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Clase worked a perfect ninth inning Friday to record his 26th save of the season in a 6-5 win over the Phillies.
The right-hander didn't walk or strike out a batter, instead relying on his dominant cutter -- he topped 100 mph with it five times among his 14 total pitches -- to generate weak contact. Clase has been more effective lately after some stumbles in the first couple months of the season, and since the beginning of June he's posted a 3.06 ERA, 0.96 WHIP and 21:7 K:BB through 17.2 innings while converting nine of 11 save chances.
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Guardians' Emmanuel Clase: Nails down 25th save
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Clase walked one batter in a scoreless ninth inning Friday to record his 25th save of the season in a 3-0 win over the Royals.
The right-hander threw only three of nine pitches for strikes, but after walking Maikel Garcia with one out, Clase got Bobby Witt to ground into a game-ending double play. The Cleveland closer had given up runs in three straight appearances coming into Friday, and while he's tied with Alexis Diaz, Camilo Doval and Jordan Romano for the major-league lead in saves, Clase's seven blown saves are more than the other three combined.
