MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CLEVELAND GUARDIANS AT ATLANTA HAMMERS
04/10/2026
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CLEVELAND GUARDIANS AT ATLANTA HAMMERS
GAME ID: 771 - FRIDAY, APRIL 10TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Cleveland Guardians (8-6) 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 4 9 0
Atlanta Hammers (7-7) 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 8 0
Hammers Sunk by Guardians
The Cleveland Guardians locked up a win at SunTrust Park, knocking off the Atlanta Hammers, 4-2. On the mound for Cleveland was right-hander Jim Acosta. He played a major role in the triumph. The Hammers drop to 7-7 and continue their inconsistent start to the 2026 season.

Ernie Jones hit a 2-run triple off Kevin Key in the top of the sixth, which put the Guardians in front, 2-1. Jones had 1 single, in addition to the triple. For the game, he went 2 for 4.

"Jim had good arm action, good stuff," said Cleveland manager Tristan Bugbie.
CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE ATLANTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Martínez SS 4 1 1 0 1 1 2 .206 2 5
L. Thompson 1B 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .246 1 7
E. Jones 3B 4 1 2 2 0 0 0 .264 2 12
J. King DH 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .240 2 3
V. Guerrero Jr. LF, RF 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 .231 0 9
A. Ibanez 2B 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 .208 0 0
   b-B. Seppings PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .235 3 7
   c-G. Torres 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .324 1 3
T. Taylor CF 4 1 2 0 0 1 2 .327 1 4
M. Papi RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .213 2 7
   a-J. Álvarez LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .353 0 8
R. Pinto C 4 0 2 1 0 1 1 .289 0 2
Totals 35 4 9 4 2 4 12      
a - J. Álvarez substituted for M. Papi in the 8th
b - B. Seppings pinch hit for A. Ibanez in the 9th
c - G. Torres substituted for B. Seppings in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Taylor (3, 5th Inning off K. Key, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: E. Jones (1, 6th Inning off K. Key, 2 on, 0 outs) , J. Martínez (2, 7th Inning off J. Nelson, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Martínez 3 , L. Thompson , E. Jones 4 , V. Guerrero Jr. , T. Taylor 3 , R. Pinto 2
2-out RBI: R. Pinto
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: L. Thompson , T. Taylor , R. Pinto
GIDP: J. Martínez
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: T. Taylor (1)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Shelton 3B 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 .231 1 1
L. Herta RF 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .294 0 5
   a-J. Moore PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .312 0 2
R. Edwards DH 2 0 1 0 2 0 1 .237 0 2
P. Walker LF 4 0 1 1 0 2 3 .280 1 7
W. Flores 1B 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .259 2 9
J. Bowers 2B 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 .256 2 3
J. O'Brien CF 3 0 2 0 1 0 1 .298 0 4
W. Ramey C 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .028 0 0
E. James SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .189 0 0
Totals 35 2 8 2 3 2 14      
a - J. Moore pinch hit for L. Herta in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Shelton (3, 1st Inning off J. Acosta, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. O'Brien (5, 4th Inning off J. Acosta, 0 on, 1 out) , W. Flores (2, 6th Inning off J. Acosta, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Bowers (2, 6th Inning off J. Acosta, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: C. Shelton 2 , L. Herta , R. Edwards , P. Walker , W. Flores 2 , J. Bowers 2 , J. O'Brien 3
2-out RBI: P. Walker
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: P. Walker , W. Flores , E. James
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Bowers (4)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Shelton-Bowers-Flores)
CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE ATLANTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
J. Acosta W (2-0) 7.0 8 2 2 2 2 0 31 97 4.50   
B. Young H (3) 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 18 1.80   
C. Shreve SV (3) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 18 2.45   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Acosta 53
Batters Faced: J. Acosta 31, B. Young 4, C. Shreve 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Acosta 9-10, B. Young 2-1, C. Shreve 0-3
Pitches - Strikes: J. Acosta 97-64, B. Young 18-10, C. Shreve 18-9
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
K. Key L (0-3) 5.2 6 3 3 2 3 0 24 103 3.71   
J. Nelson 1.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 22 3.86   
J. Byrd 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0.00   
J. Snow 1.2 2 1 1 0 1 0 7 21 5.79   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Key 46
Batters Faced: K. Key 24, J. Nelson 5, J. Byrd 1, J. Snow 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Key 9-4, J. Nelson 2-2, J. Byrd 0-1, J. Snow 3-1
Pitches - Strikes: K. Key 103-64, J. Nelson 22-15, J. Byrd 1-1, J. Snow 21-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Nelson 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jim Acosta
Ballpark: SunTrust Park
Weather: Cloudy (60 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:15 PM ET
Time: 3:13
Attendance: 31879
Special Notes: RP Joe Byrd was injured while pitching.
Wednesday, April 22nd , 2026 - OOTP Baseball 27.1 Build 52