Cleveland Guardians Spring Training Prospect Report 2/25/26
DeLauter a late scratch; Chourio has good day
Matthew Kennell
Feb 26
Scoreboard:
Texas Rangers 11, Cleveland Guardians 4 - Statcast
Starters:
Petey Halpin (RF): 0-1, BB - Halpin was a late addition to the lineup card after Chase DeLauter was scratched with lower body soreness. Halpin grounded out back to the pitcher and drew a walk in his two plate appearances on Wednesday. His comebacker was tracked at over 107 mph off the bat, however, the second hardest-hit ball of the contest. Manager Stephen Vogt talked about the swing adjustments he has made in the off-season in the post-game press conference and mentioned that he will be getting a lot of looks this spring.
Notable Reserves:
Jaison Chourio (CF): 1-2, R, 2B - Chourio turned on an inside cutter and hit a rocket to right for a double in his ninth inning plate appearance. It was tracked at 106.3 mph off the bat.
Jacob Cozart (PR-C): 1-2, R, RBI - Cozart singled to score a run in the ninth when he batted with runners on the corners and scored when he entered as a pinch runner following a Bo Naylor double.
Jose Devers (SS): 1-3 - Devers had just one hit in his three at-bats, but that single was the hardest-hit ball of the game at nearly 110 mph and had an expected batting average of .910.
Wuilfredo Antunez (LF): 1-3, R, 2B, RBI - Antunez turned on a first pitch inside as well for a double, only his drove in a run for the team. Unlike Chourio, Antunez did it on a slider towards the knees.
Juan Benjamin (1B): 1-2, RBI, DP - Benjamin hit a two-out groundball single that plated one in the sixth, one of eight total contacts that were above 100 mph off the lumber.
Other Reserves:
Dayan Frias (2B): 0-0, 2 BBs, DP - Frias was active on the basepaths after drawing two walks.
Dauri Fernandez (3B): 0-2, DP - Fernandez didn’t leave the infield with a popup and forceout groundball, but he beat out a potential double play ball.
Kody Huff (PH-DH): 0-1 - A soft groundball was the result of his lone at-bat.
Ryan Cesarini (RF): 0-1, BB - A walk in the sixth and groundout in the eighth were the outcomes of Cesarini’s plate appearances.
Relievers:
Xavier Martinez (RP): 0.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 2 BBs, 0 Ks - Nothing fell directly under his ledger, but a bases loaded walk, fielder’s choice and sacrifice fly resulted in runs for the Rangers while Martinez was on the mound.
Yorman Gomez (RP): 1.1 IP, 3 H, 4 R, 3 BBs, K - A single, walk and homerun before Gomez could even get settled in on the mound hurt his performance.
Izaak Martinez (RP): 0.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BBs, 0 Ks - Martinez got two outs on one batter faced when he rolled a double play to end an inning with a crooked number for Texas.
Franco Aleman (RP): 0.2 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 2 BBs, 0 Ks - The Rangers got to Aleman early with a homerun on the first batter he faced and they were able to manufacture a second run in the eighth as well.
Matt Jachec (RP): 0.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BBs, K - Jachec recorded a K on the only batter he faced.
Steven Perez (RP): 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BBs, 2 Ks - The southpaw punched out a pair in his inning of work on Wednesday with four whiffs on seven swings. His fastball touched 96 mph.
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