He retired three straight Red Sox to clear the decks for Cade Smith in the ninth. Manager Stephen Vogt says Clase is still Cleveland’s closer, but Smith has converted the last three save situations.

After the game, Vogt was asked about this decision and explained it was about getting Clase active again after a five-day absence with the shoulder soreness. "It was great. I talk

Emmanuel Clase, the 27-year-old closer that manager Stephen Vogt calls “the best pitcher on the planet,” hasn’t even been the best pitcher in the Guardians’ bullpen during the first month of