Shane Bieber = Wow!

Shane Bieber has been looking better on the mound recently. Yesterday, his breaking balls were dancing as if they were so many marionettes on a string, with Bieber the cruel puppet master pulling the puppets away at the last moment.

Guardian Notes

Making sense of what Guardians are doing at quarter-pole of season – Terry Pluto - cleveland.com
The Guardians have a 23-24 record as they have just passed the quarter-pole of the 162-game season. Why do we know about them?

Guardians' Emmanuel Clase: Secures eighth save - CBSSports.com
Guardians' Emmanuel Clase: Secures eighth save

For Guardians’ Trevor Stephan, April and May were like day and nightmare - cleveland.com Reliever struggled in 10 May appearances with a 9.00 ERA and .921 opponent OPS.

Debating Guardians potential trade options and Baltimore’s ballpark modifications: Podcast - cleveland.com
Paul Hoynes and Joe Noga look at how changes in Philly could impact Cleveland's trade prospects.

Cleveland has done its homework on Great Wall of Baltimore: Guardians takeaways - cleveland.com
Guardians outfield coach Kyle Hudson takes a crash course on the new left field wall at Camden Yards

Around the League

• Shane Bieber was not the only pitcher flirting with history last night
• Yankees acquire Jake Bauers from Reds
• Yordan Alvarez reportedly has signed a six-year/$115 million contract extension
• Fangraphs looking at trade deadline