Center fielder Angel Martinez's throwing error contributed to Cleveland's second straight walk-off loss as the Guardians continue to learn through late-game situations.

Jack Leiter struck out a career-high 10 in seven innings, Adolis García, Josh Jung and Cody Freeman each connected on a two-run homer and the Texas Rangers routed the Cleveland Guardians 10-0.

The Guardians had no trouble filling Luis Ortiz’ spot in the stating rotation when MLB put the 26-year-old right-hander non non-disciplinary paid leave on July 3 as part of a probe into sports

Updated: Aug. 23, 2025, 9:29 p.m. ARLINGTON, Texas — It’s impossible to say when a season will be defined. It could be in the chill of April or in a September stretch run.

Joc Pederson hit a walk-off RBI double to give the Texas Rangers a 4-3 comeback win over the Cleveland Guardians on Friday night. Wyatt Langford, who hit a solo home run in the sixth, scored the tying run on Corey Seager's single after hustling to second for an aggressive double to open the ninth inning.

It’s great to have the platoon advantage, but the hitter has to actually take advantage and deliver some offense.

Plus, as Guardians Perspective on X pointed out, unless Valera is added to the 40-man roster, he can become a free agent again this offseason, and Cleveland could risk losing him. Now is the perfect time to give the former top prospect his first MLB debut.

It’s not an understatement to say that Guardians of the Galaxy was a transformative movie for the careers of several people. It was the first big chance for both James Gunn to direct and for Chris Pratt to star in their first blockbuster film.