LANE THOMAS NEWS

Royals starting pitcher Michael Lorenzen heads to 15-day injured list with strained left hamstring

Royals starting pitcher Michael Lorenzen was placed on the 15-day injured list, one day after straining his left hamstring while covering first base against the Cleveland Guardians

AUGUST 28, 2024 • Associated Press

Absent from Cleveland lineup Thomas is not in the lineup for Wednesday's contest against the Royals.

Impact Thomas started two of the first three games of the series and entered mid-game in the other contest. He will begin the series finale on the bench while Will Brennan plays center field and Jhonkensy Noel handles right.

AUGUST 28, 2024 • ROTOWIRE

Hitting bench against righty Thomas is out of the lineup for the second game of Monday's doubleheader with the Royals.

Impact Thomas looks to be at risk of moving into a platoon role in the Cleveland outfield, as he'll take a seat for the third time in the Guardians' last four matchups with right-handed starting pitchers. Will Brennan will cover center field in Game 2 in place of Thomas, who started against a lefty (Cole Ragans) in the Guardians' 4-3 loss earlier in the day and went 1-for-4 with a walk.

AUGUST 26, 2024 • ROTOWIRE

Lane Thomas' incredible leaping catch | 08/26/2024 Lane Thomas leaps at the wall and makes an impressive catch for the final out of the top of the 5th

AUGUST 26, 2024 • MLB.COM

Reaches 30-steal mark Thomas went 1-for-4 with a stolen base in Sunday's 4-2 win over the Rangers.

Impact Thomas has two steals over his last nine games, but he's gone just 4-for-22 (.182) with two walks and 12 strikeouts in that span. The outfielder is batting just .132 as a Guardian, which has seen him slip into a part-time role after being a full-time option when he was traded from the Nationals. Thomas has a .231/.309/.367 slash line with 30 steals, eight home runs, 42 RBI and 49 runs scored over 99 contests this season.

AUGUST 26, 2024 • ROTOWIRE

Reaches 30-steal mark Thomas went 1-for-4 with a stolen base in Sunday's 4-2 win over the Rangers.

Impact Thomas has two steals over his last nine games, but he's gone just 4-for-22 (.182) with two walks and 12 strikeouts in that span. The outfielder is batting just .132 as a Guardian, which has seen him slip into a part-time role after being a full-time option when he was traded from the Nationals. Thomas has a .231/.309/.367 slash line with 30 steals, eight home runs, 42 RBI and 49 runs scored over 99 contests this season.

AUGUST 26, 2024 • ROTOWIRE

Lane Thomas steals second base, call stands | 08/25/2024 Lane Thomas steals second base and the call stands after a challenge

AUGUST 25, 2024 • MLB.COM

Lane Thomas' sac fly | 08/23/2024 Lane Thomas hits a sacrifice fly to center field to drive in Will Brennan, cutting the Rangers' lead to 4-1 in the bottom of the 2nd

AUGUST 24, 2024 • MLB.COM

Sitting against righty again Thomas is out of the lineup for Thursday's game against the Yankees.

Impact Thomas has gone just 7-for-59 at the plate since joining the Guardians in late July, and the prolonged slide seems to have cost him a spot in the club's everyday lineup. He's now started just six of the last 12 contests, with each of those absences coming against right-handed pitchers. With Thomas on the bench Thursday, Tyler Freeman will pick up a start in center field.

AUGUST 22, 2024 • ROTOWIRE

Absent from Cleveland lineup Thomas is not in the lineup for Thursday's game versus the Yankees.

Impact Thomas' dreadful start since joining the Guardians (7-for-59) has meant being less than an everyday player the last couple weeks, as he's now started just six of the last 12 contests. Tyler Freeman will be in center field and Will Brennan will patrol right.

AUGUST 22, 2024 • ROTOWIRE

Lane Thomas on Guardians' offense in win over Yankees | 08/20/2024 Lane Thomas discusses the Guardians' offensive performance in the 9-5 win over the Yankees

AUGUST 21, 2024 • MLB.COM

Lane Thomas' go-ahead double | 08/20/2024 Lane Thomas cracks a go-ahead double to right field, putting the Guardians ahead 4-3 in the top of the 12th inning

AUGUST 21, 2024 • MLB.COM

Guardians outlast Yankees 9-5 in 12 innings to win longest MLB game this season

Pinch-hitter Lane Thomas delivered a tiebreaking double to spark a six-run 12th inning, and the Cleveland Guardians outlasted the New York Yankees 9-5 in the longest major league g...

AUGUST 21, 2024 • Associated Press

Sitting amid slump Thomas is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Yankees.

Impact Thomas went 3-for-8 with two doubles and three runs in his first two games after being acquired by the Guardians at the trade deadline, but over the past 14 contests he's gone 3-for-45 with a 39.2 percent strikeout rate. Daniel Schneeman is starting in center field Tuesday against New York righty Luis Gil.

AUGUST 20, 2024 • ROTOWIRE

Not starting Friday Thomas is not in the starting lineup for Friday's contest against Milwaukee.

Impact Jhonkensy Noel will start in right field and bat seventh against Brewers right-hander Aaron Civale. Thomas has slashed .104/.204/.146 with one stolen base and a 38.9 percent strikeout rate across 53 plate appearances since being acquired by the Guardians in late July.

AUGUST 16, 2024 • ROTOWIRE

First steal with new team Thomas went 0-for-2 with a walk, a hit-by-pitch, a stolen base and a run scored in Wednesday's 6-1 win over the Cubs.

Impact Thomas is hitting just .104 over 14 contests with the Guardians, which largely explains why this was his first steal since he was traded from the Nationals. He's also struck out 21 times since the trade. The outfielder is still expected to handle a majority of the playing time in center field, but until he can find more consistency at the plate, he'll be pressured by Will Brennan, Daniel Schneemann and Tyler Freeman. Thomas is slashing .233/.314/.371 with 29 steals, eight home runs, 40 RBI and 47 runs scored across 91 contests between Cleveland and Washington.

AUGUST 15, 2024 • ROTOWIRE

Riding pine Tuesday Thomas is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Cubs.

Impact Thomas will be on the bench for second time in three games, yielding to Will Brennan in center field. Through 50 plate appearances with the Guardians, Thomas is slashing .109/.180/.152 with a 40 percent K rate.

AUGUST 13, 2024 • ROTOWIRE

Not in Sunday's lineup Thomas is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Twins.

Impact Thomas has struggled in 11 games since being acquired by Cleveland with a .363 OPS, and he'll head to the bench for Sunday's series finale in Minnesota. Daniel Schneeman will shift to center field while Brayan Rocchio receives a start at shortstop.

AUGUST 11, 2024 • ROTOWIRE

José Tena's walk-off single in Washington debut sends Nationals past Angels 5-4 in 10 innings

José Tena hit a game-winning RBI single in the 10th inning hours after being called up from the minor leagues, and the Washington Nationals defeated the Los Angeles Angels 5-4 to e...

AUGUST 11, 2024 • Associated Press

Josh Bell homers twice, drives in three as Diamondbacks beat Guardians 5-3 to sweep doubleheader

Josh Bell homered twice and drove in three runs, Eduardo Rodriguez went 5 2/3 innings to win his season debut, and the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Cleveland Guardians 5-3 to swee...

AUGUST 7, 2024 • Associated Press

Lane Thomas' first Guardians hit | 07/30/2024 Lane Thomas singles on a sharp line drive to center to mark his first hit with the Guardians

JULY 30, 2024 • MLB.COM

Ramírez hits 243rd homer for Cleveland, passes Albert Belle as Guardians beat Tigers 5-0

José Ramírez moved past Albert Belle into sole possession of second place on the Cleveland career home run list with his 243rd, hitting his third in two games to help the Guardians...

JULY 30, 2024 • Associated Press

Batting second in team debut Thomas will start in right field and bat second in Tuesday's game against the Tigers.

Impact Thomas will be thrown right into the fire after being acquired via trade from the Nationals on Monday. He should serve as the Guardians' everyday right fielder down the stretch but also offers the flexibility to play some center field, if needed.

JULY 30, 2024 • ROTOWIRE

Batting second in Cleveland debut Thomas will start in right field and bat second in Tuesday's game against the Tigers.

Impact Thomas will be thrown right into the fire after being acquired via trade from the Nationals on Monday. He should be the Guardians' everyday right fielder down the stretch but also offers the flexibility to play some center field, if needed.

JULY 30, 2024 • ROTOWIRE

What is behind Guardians trading for Lane Thomas? – Terry Pluto While Cleveland needs a starting pitcher, they traded for an outfielder.

JULY 30, 2024 • CLEVELAND.COM