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Notches 11th save Smith secured the save after giving up one earned run on two hits and striking out a batter in the ninth inning of Friday's 6-4 win over the Twins.

Impact Smith threw 13 of his 15 pitches for strikes Friday, but a pair of singles from Byron Buxton and Austin Martin to begin the inning followed by a double play ball off the bat of Ryan Jeffers put an earned run on Smith's ledger before the night was over. The 26-year-old's ERA is up to 3.44 through 18.1 innings, though he now sits alone atop the American League saves leaderboard with 11.

1 DAY AGO • ROTOWIRE

Travis Bazzana hits his first major league homer in the Guardians' 6-4 win over the Twins

Travis Bazzana hit his first major league home run, rookie Parker Messick allowed one run in 5 2/3 innings and the Cleveland Guardians won their third straight, beating the Minneso...

1 DAY AGO • Associated Press

Nails down 10th save Smith secured the save Thursday against the Royals, throwing a clean ninth inning. He struck out two.

Impact The 26-year-old right-hander threw just half of his 18 offerings for strikes Thursday, but the Royals were unable to muster a baserunner. Through 17.1 innings, Smith has a 3.12 ERA, 1.21 WHIP and 23:4 K:BB while converting 10 of his 12 save opportunities. Smith has allowed just one earned run over his last 11 outings, and now he's tied with David Bednar and Lucas Erceg for the American League lead in saves.

2 DAYS AGO • ROTOWIRE

Bo Naylor hits 3-run home run to cement Guardians' 8-5 win over Royals

Bo Naylor hit a three-run home run in the seventh inning and Kyle Manzardo a two-run double that opened the scoring in the first to lead the Cleveland Guardians over the Kansas Cit...

2 DAYS AGO • Associated Press

Cade Smith's Dominant Outing vs. Royals Helps Change His 2026 Narrative Cade Smith seems back to himself. On Wednesday, May 6, the Cleveland Guardians were clashing with the Kansas City Royals for the third outin...

2 DAYS AGO • SI.COM

Cade Smith has helped solve Guardians' biggest bullpen issue (but problems remain) While Cade Smith is back to being a shut-down closer, the rest of the Guardians' bullpen is still a work in progress.

2 DAYS AGO • AWAYBACKGONE.COM

Cantillo, bullpen combine for 4-hitter, Guardians' 3-1 win stops 3-game skid, Royals' 5-game spurt

Joey Cantillo and four relievers combined on a four-hitter, Chase DeLauter hit a go-ahead, two-run single and the Cleveland Guardians beat Kansas City 3-1 to stop their three-game...

3 DAYS AGO • Associated Press

Strikes out side for ninth save Smith collected his ninth save of the season in the Guardians' 3-1 win over the Royals on Wednesday after allowing one hit and striking out three batters in the ninth.

Impact Smith made his first appearance out of the bullpen since Friday and was tasked with protecting Cleveland's two-run lead. He was perfect outside of a single to Vinnie Pasquantino, with Smith striking out each of the other three batters he faced in the inning. Smith has collected the save in four consecutive outings (and six of his last seven appearances), and his nine saves are tied for fifth-most in the American League. He sits at a 3.31 ERA, 1.29 WHIP and 21:4 K:BB across 16.1 innings this season.

3 DAYS AGO • ROTOWIRE

Picks up eighth save Smith struck out one over 1.1 perfect innings to earn the save in Friday's 8-5 win over the Athletics.

Impact The Guardians had to dig deep in this one, but Smith was able to close it out as the sixth reliever to appear in the game. After a bumpy start to the season, Smith has settled in with just one run allowed over his last 6.1 innings, a span in which he has added a 7:1 K:BB. He's 8-for-10 on save chances this season while pitching to a 3.52 ERA, 1.30 WHIP and 18:4 K:BB through 15.1 innings.

MAY 2 • ROTOWIRE

Cade Smith secures Guardians 8-5 victory | 05/01/2026 Cade Smith retires Tyler Soderstrom and secures Guardians 8-5 victory

MAY 2 • MLB.COM

Hoskins and DeLauter power the Guardians past the Athletics 8-5

Rhys Hoskins homered and drove in three runs, Chase DeLauter went 4 for 4 with two RBIs and the Cleveland Guardians beat the Athletics 8-5

MAY 2 • Associated Press

Secures seventh save Smith gave up a hit and struck out two in a scoreless ninth inning Wednesday to record his seventh save of the season in a 3-1 win over the Rays.

Impact The right-hander converted his fourth straight save chance in efficient fashion, firing 10 of his 12 pitches for strikes. Smith has had a bumpier start to the season than expected, but he's been scored upon only once in his last eight appearances and sports a 3.86 ERA, 1.43 WHIP and 17:4 K:BB through 14 innings on the year so far.

APRIL 29 • ROTOWIRE

Cade Smith closes out win for Guardians | 04/29/2026 Cade Smith gets the save in Guardians' 3-1 victory over the Rays

APRIL 29 • MLB.COM

Chase DeLauter's 2-run single, Williams' strong start propel Guardians past Rays 3-1 to snap skid

Chase DeLauter had two hits and drove in a pair of runs, Gavin Williams allowed one unearned run and struck out nine in 7 2/3 innings and the Cleveland Guardians defeated the Tampa...

APRIL 29 • Associated Press

Cade Smith could end up defining whether 2026 is a success or failure for Guardians After two years of dominance, Cade Smith has looked mortal this season for the Guardians.

APRIL 27 • AWAYBACKGONE.COM

Nails down sixth save Smith allowed two hits in a scoreless ninth inning to record his sixth save of the season in an 8-6 win over the Blue Jays. He didn't walk or strike out a batter.

Impact The right-hander got the job done with weak contact after giving up a pair of leadoff singles, getting Eloy Jimenez to ground into a double play before inducing a pop-up from Davis Schneider. Smith hasn't been as dominant to begin 2026 as he was the last two seasons, posting a 4.15 ERA, 1.46 WHIP and 15:4 K:BB through 13 innings while converting six of eight save chances, and the culprit has been less movement on his 96.5 mph four-seam fastball -- after he produced a 32.2 percent whiff rate and .245 xwOBA with the pitch last season, he's seen those numbers regress to a 25.3 percent whiff rate and .383 xwOBA.

APRIL 25 • ROTOWIRE

Martínez hits 2 homers as Guardians rough up Scherzer and beat Blue Jays 8-6

Angel Martínez went deep twice for his first career multi-homer game, Daniel Schneemann added the first leadoff homer of his career and the Cleveland Guardians beat the Toronto Blu...

APRIL 25 • Associated Press

Fans three for fifth save Smith picked up the save in Saturday's 4-2 win over the Orioles, when he struck out all three batters he faced in the ninth inning.

Impact Smith made easy work of the Orioles' batters in the ninth, getting each one to strike out swinging while generating six whiffs and 11 strikes on 15 pitches. Smith has converted on five of seven save opportunities this season and has a 4.09 ERA, 1.27 WHIP and 14:3 K:BB across 11 innings. His five saves are tied for sixth most in the American League.

APRIL 19 • ROTOWIRE

Gavin Williams strikes out 11 in the Guardians' 4-2 win over the Orioles

Gavin Williams struck out 11 over seven innings to push his majors-leading total 40, Brayan Rocchio hit a three-run homer and the Cleveland Guardians beat the Baltimore Orioles 4-2...

APRIL 19 • Associated Press

Tallies fourth save Smith secured the save Wednesday against the Orioles, allowing no runs on two hits and no walks in the ninth inning.

Impact The Guardians were leading 4-0 in the ninth inning, but a pair of Baltimore knocks to spoil Parker Messick's no-hit bid wound up creating a save situation for Smith to clean up and collect his fourth save. Two runs did come across in the frame, though neither went against Smith's ledger. The right-hander is trying to find a groove as Cleveland's closer, giving up no earned runs over his past four outings to improve his ERA to 4.50 through 10 innings on the campaign.

APRIL 17 • ROTOWIRE

Guardians rookie Parker Messick has no-hit bid broken up in 9th inning of 4-2 win over Orioles

Parker Messick took a no-hitter into the ninth inning, José Ramírez homered for the third time in four games and the Cleveland Guardians opened a seven-game homestand with a 4-2 vi...

APRIL 17 • Associated Press

Guardians Rookie Parker Messick Loses No-Hitter in the 9th Inning

Cleveland Guardians rookie Parker Messick came up three outs short of breaking the longest no-hitter drought held by an MLB franchise.

APRIL 17 • FOX SPORTS

Guardians Rookie Parker Messick Loses No-Hitter in the 9th Inning

Rookie pitcher Parker Messick comes within 3 outs of ending Cleveland's 45-year no-hitter drought

Rookie left-hander Parker Messick came within three outs of ending Cleveland’s 45-year drought without a no-hitter

APRIL 16 • Associated Press

Blows save opportunity Tuesday Smith blew the save Tuesday against the Cardinals, allowing one unearned run on one hit while striking out one over one inning.

Impact Smith appeared on his way to a clean save after retiring the first two batters on just five pitches, but an infield error extended the inning and allowed Masyn Winn to reach. Winn came around to score one batter later on a game-tying double by Yohel Pozo, saddling Smith with his second blown save in five chances this season. To his credit, the right-hander regrouped and struck out the next batter to prevent further damage and send the game to extras. The preseason AL Reliever of the Year favorite has had an uneven start, posting a 5.00 ERA and 1.33 WHIP through nine innings.

APRIL 15 • ROTOWIRE

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