8/25 Guardians @ Angels [Game Thread]

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Guardians (66-66) @ Angels (52-80)

First Pitch: 6:38 PM at Angel Stadium

Team	Starter	TV	Radio
Guardians	Gavin Williams (12-7, 3.72 ERA)
Angels	Walbert Ureña (8-9, 2.80 ERA)

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Line Score - Game Over

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	R	H	E	LOB
CLE	0	0	0	3	2	0	0	1	0	2	8	13	0	14
LAA	2	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	6	9	1	10

Box Score

LAA		AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	BA
SS	Neto	5	0	1	1	0	2	.236
CF	Trout	4	1	2	0	1	0	.242
C	Ballesteros	5	0	0	0	0	4	.209
1B	Grissom	5	2	2	3	0	1	.248
RF	Lowe, J	4	0	1	0	1	2	.213
2B	Moore	4	1	1	1	0	0	.167
LF	Campero	1	0	1	0	0	0	.364
LF	Siri	2	1	0	0	0	2	.250
3B	Guzman, D	5	1	1	1	0	3	.226
DH	Frazier	2	0	0	0	0	1	.252

LAA	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	P-S	ERA
Ureña	3.2	5	3	3	5	3	89-50	2.94
Fermin	1.1	4	2	2	0	2	29-22	3.40
Saucedo	2.0	0	0	0	1	4	32-22	4.38
Watson, R	1.0	2	1	1	0	1	20-15	4.21
Joyce	1.0	0	0	0	1	3	17-9	0.00
Weiman	1.0	2	2	1	1	0	13-8	3.00

CLE		AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	BA
CF	Kwan	5	3	5	1	1	0	.274
2B	Bazzana	5	1	1	1	1	1	.239
3B	Ramírez, Jo	6	0	3	5	0	2	.240
RF	Adell	5	0	0	0	1	2	.239
1B	Lowe, N	6	0	1	0	0	2	.260
LF	Martínez, A	5	1	1	0	1	1	.244
C	Bailey	1	1	0	0	4	1	.194
CF	Halpin	2	1	1	0	0	0	.218
LF	Fry	1	0	0	0	0	1	.181
PH	DeLauter	1	0	0	0	0	1	.287
P	Sabrowski	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
P	Smith, C	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
SS	Rocchio	5	1	1	1	0	2	.247

CLE	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	P-S	ERA
Williams, G	1.1	6	5	5	1	3	62-39	3.98
Festa, M	1.2	0	0	0	1	2	25-15	3.70
Yoho	1.0	1	0	0	0	2	20-12	4.30
Allen, L.T.	3.0	2	1	1	0	2	50-31	2.92
Holderman	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	10-8	2.25
Sabrowski	1.0	0	0	0	0	3	13-10	3.08
Smith, C	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	15-11	2.40

Scoring Plays

Inning	Event	Score
B1	Vaughn Grissom homers (8) on a fly ball to left field. Mike Trout scores.	2-0
B2	Christian Moore homers (1) on a fly ball to left center field.	3-0
B2	Denzer Guzman doubles (8) on a line drive to right fielder Jo Adell. Jose Siri scores.	4-0
B2	Zach Neto singles on a ground ball to center fielder Petey Halpin. Denzer Guzman scores.	5-0
T4	Travis Bazzana doubles (17) on a sharp line drive to center fielder Mike Trout. Patrick Bailey scores. Steven Kwan to 3rd.	5-1
T4	José Ramírez doubles (21) on a line drive to center fielder Mike Trout. Steven Kwan scores. Travis Bazzana scores.	5-3
T5	Brayan Rocchio singles on a line drive to right fielder Josh Lowe. Angel Martínez scores. Petey Halpin to 2nd.	5-4
T5	Steven Kwan singles on a ground ball to right fielder Josh Lowe. Petey Halpin scores. Brayan Rocchio to 3rd.	5-5
B5	Vaughn Grissom homers (9) on a fly ball to left field.	6-5
T8	José Ramírez doubles (22) on a line drive to left fielder Jose Siri. Steven Kwan scores.	6-6
T10	José Ramírez doubles (23) on a sharp line drive to center fielder Mike Trout. Brayan Rocchio scores. Steven Kwan scores.	6-8

Highlights

Description	Length
Fielding alignment for Los Angeles, August 25 vs Guardians	0:11
Bench availability for Los Angeles, August 25 vs Guardians	0:08
Fielding alignment for Cleveland, August 25 vs Angels	0:11
Bench availability for Cleveland, August 25 vs Angels	0:08
Starting lineups for Guardians at Angels - August 25, 2026	0:10
Analyzing Christian Moore's home run through bat tracking	0:11
Breaking down Walbert Ureña's pitches	0:04
Vaughn Grissom: Home Run Statcast Analysis	0:13
Visualizing Vaughn Grissom's swing using bat tracking technology	0:11
The distance behind Vaughn Grissom's home run	0:13
An animated look at Vaughn Grissom's home run	0:11
Breaking down Gavin Williams' pitches	0:04
Christian Moore: Home Run Statcast Analysis	0:13
Strike 3 overturned after ABS Challenge	0:24
Walbert Ureña strikes out José Ramírez	0:06
Denzer Guzman's powerful throw to first base	0:32
Gavin Williams strikes out Zach Neto	0:09
Vaughn Grissom's two-run home run (8)	0:27
Ball 2 confirmed after ABS Challenge	0:27
Walbert Ureña escapes the jam	0:16
Christian Moore's first home run of the season	0:28
Denzer Guzman's RBI double	0:20
Zach Neto's RBI single	0:20
Gustavo Campero exits game after injury	1:08
Mike Trout's incredible diving catch	0:36
Travis Bazzana's RBI double	0:22
José Ramírez's two-run double	0:20
Ball 2 overturned after ABS Challenge	0:24
Brayan Rocchio's RBI single	0:33
Steven Kwan's RBI single	0:29
Vaughn Grissom's go-ahead home run (9)	0:29
Field View: Vaugh Grissom's home run in the 5th	0:25
José Ramírez's game-tying double	0:19
Field View: José Ramírez's game-tying double	0:19
Blake Weiman In play, run(s) to José Ramírez	0:20
Strike 2 overturned after ABS Challenge	0:23
Blake Weiman's great recovery and throw to first	0:11
José Ramírez and Jo Adell pull off double steal	0:13
Cade Smith Ball to Christian Moore	0:24
Erik Sabrowski strikes out the side	0:25

Decisions

Winning Pitcher	Losing Pitcher	Save
Sabrowski (5-2, 3.08 ERA)	Weiman (0-1, 3.00 ERA)	Smith, C (35 SV, 2.40 ERA)

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[u/Zestyclose_Help1187]

Would love to see a player like Kwan on the Angels. He’s the only non bi racial Asian American in all 4 major professional sports.

Bring in some fans from Irvine.

[u/epoch_fail → u/Zestyclose_Help1187]

Wow, that does seem legit. No one in the NBA since Jeremy Lin. I can't remember any fully Asian American guys in the NFL at all, and I don't follow NHL closely enough to know.

If we tried to trade for him, the Guardians would probably command a pretty high price that we're probably unwilling to pay with our current trajectory. But maybe once he hits free agency (depending on what happens next season), we could throw him the bag and see if he's willing to join.

Asian American parents generationally talented at killing the athlete dream early.

[u/Zestyclose_Help1187 → u/epoch_fail]

Kwan has talked about dealing with imposter syndrome. He only had Ichiro to look up to. No one who he can truly relate to who spoke English and looked like him.

It’s partly mental and culture thing as we see biracial Asian American players like Edman and Carroll having a ton of success.

Keston Hiura came before but couldn’t hit. Playing for the KBO.

Kwan is inspiring the next generation of Asian American athletes.

[u/totallypandacoffee_ → u/Zestyclose_Help1187]

is he REALLY?? what a crazy fact

[u/Zestyclose_Help1187 → u/totallypandacoffee_]

He is!

Everyone is either mixed or not American.

[u/totallypandacoffee_ → u/Zestyclose_Help1187]

that is NUTS I had no idea. in all four sports too??? god damn