The Guardians wasted no time in getting Bo Naylor into major-league action since officially adding him to the roster earlier today, and that’s all I really cared about in this game. The rest was forgettable.
Despite only allowing one earned run and issuing one walk, Zach Plesac sure made it difficult to justify bringing him along for the playoffs, even as a reliever. The majority of his 69 pitchers were four-seamers (35), followed by changeups (14), sliders (12), and curveballs (8). His command was all over the place, though, and he allowed seven hits in just 3.2 innings of work, with the wheels completely falling off before Eli Morgan came in and mercy killed the Royals’ rally in the fourth.