It is going to be one thing of a homecoming Tuesday evening when the Cleveland Guardians open a three-game collection towards the host San Diego Padres

Guardians place gamers Josh Naylor, Josh Bell and Gabriel Arias; aid pitchers Emmanuel Clase and Enyel De Los Santos; and injured beginning pitcher Cal Quantrill all had ties to the Padres, together with left-handed beginning pitching prospect Joey Cantillo

“It is kind of a membership right here, being within the Padres group earlier than,” Naylor mentioned throughout spring coaching

Naylor, Arias, Quantrill and Cantillo — together with former Guardians main leaguers Austin Hedges and Owen Miller — all got here to Cleveland within the Aug. 31, 2020, commerce that despatched beginning pitcher Mike Clevinger to the Padres

“That commerce was a lift for lots of us,” mentioned Naylor, who has been an everyday within the Guardians lineup since and is hitting .282 this season with a .791 OPS, 12 doubles, eight homers and 48 RBIs

Bell hit .192 as a Padre with three homers and 14 RBIs late final season after coming to San Diego with Juan Soto. He’s hitting .236 with 14 doubles, 5 homers and 30 RBIs in 59 video games with Cleveland this season. His .707 OPS is 120 factors larger than his mark with the Padres

Arias is hitting .212 with 4 homers in 113 at-bats.

Nearer Clase (2.81 ERA, 20 saves) and De Los Santos (3.24 ERA in 27 appearances) every performed within the Padres farm system. Quantrill, the Padres‘ first-round draft decide (eighth total) in 2016, has a 25-12 report with a 3.47 ERA as a Guardian

Though the Guardians appeared to get the very best of that 2020 commerce, each groups have an identical 31-34 information going into their three-game, interleague assembly

The collection opens Tuesday evening with a match of right-handers — Tanner Bibee (2-1, 3.05 ERA) beginning for the Guardians towards Padres ace Joe Musgrove (3-2, 4.35)

The Padres return residence after blowing two late leads on a wet afternoon in Colorado — stopping them from sweeping the Rockies on the street and successful 4 straight video games for the primary time this season

“We felt in nice place to complete it out and it did not occur,” Padres supervisor Bob Melvin mentioned. “It is irritating after the best way we have been taking part in.

The Padres are 4-12 in one-run choices and 13-18 at Petco Park

Musgrove does provide some excellent news. Over his final three begins, Musgrove has allowed three runs (two earned) on 13 hits and 4 walks with 17 strikeouts in 17 1/3 innings for a 1.04 ERA and a 0.98 WHIP.

“After the damaged toe in spring coaching and a pair setbacks, Joe is being Joe,” Melvin mentioned.

Plus, for those who disregard that begin within the elevated air of Mexico Metropolis — the place he gave up seven runs in 3 1/3 innings — Musgrove’s ERA is 3.08. Musgrove is 2-1 lifetime towards Cleveland with a 4.76 ERA and 16 strikeouts in 17 innings.

Like Musgrove, the rookie Bibee might be making his ninth begin of the season. After all, that is his first begin towards the Padres. The 24-year-old Bibee was Cleveland’s fifth-round decide within the 2021 draft out of Cal State-Fullerton. He has restricted opponents to a .230 batting common with 42 strikeouts towards 12 walks in 44 1/3 innings

The Guardians have received 10 of their previous 16 video games, most lately a 5-0 win over the Houston Astros on Sunday to cap a 4-2 homestand

–Area Degree Media