The record may not show it, but what we learned about this Guardians team last week had a lot of positives.Luke Maile saw his most time playing as a Guardian last week and showed he can be an offensive jolt at the bottom of the lineup when needed.Maile had three hits in the series opener against the Astros, but his impre sive offensive week did not stop there.Maile
Will Barton Jersey caught in two of the games against the Tigers. In the first game, he had an RBI double, which ended up being the first run on the board for the Guardians.In Sundays game against the Tigers, Maile was responsible for the only run scored by the Guardians with a sacrifice fly to center field that allowed Andres Gimenez to score.This offensive production from Maile was very impre sive for the Guardians. Knowing they have him on the bench could be a
Carmelo Anthony Jersey useful tool down the road.When minor leaguers get called up it can sometimes take them a while to find their footing in the big leagues. However, Oscar Gonzalez has hit the ground running and already has a three-game hit streak through his first three games
Paul Millsap Jersey played.Two of these were multi-hit games including his major league debut.Everyone is talking about Gonzalezs hitting, but he also showed his defensive ability. Gonzalez started in right field in all three games that he played over the weekend. He had a total of five putouts and no errors.It has only been three games for Gonzalez and it has definitely been a small sample size. But Gonzalez showed in those three games that the big league is where he belongs.Last week was a big week for Triston McKenzie because he showed that he may be the pitching staffs ace.Against an impre sive and talented Astros lineup, McKenzie went seven innings pitched and only gave up three hits and one run. It was arguably the best outing of any Guardians pitcher this season.Then
Nikola Jokic Jersey against Detroit, McKenzie had another spectacular outing where he pitched 7.2 innings and only gave up four hits, two of them being solo home runs.Scroll to ContinueWhat makes me most excited about McKenzie is not just what we are seeing in the box score. It is very clear that McKenzie is becoming confident in himself as a pitcher which can only lead to
Jamal Murray Jersey more good.When asked about coming out in the seventh inning, McKenzie I am out there trying to get outs from pitch one until the end of the game, so it's more just me being competitive I am looking forward to more starts from McKenzie like this.Make sure to come back next week to see what else we learned about the Guardians!-----You May Also Like:-----Be sure to stay locked into Cleveland Baseball Insider all the time!Follow Cleveland Baseball Insider on Twitter:
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