Cade Smith was oh, so close to a scary injury after narrowly escaping from a 106.6 mph line drive hit directly back at him on Friday night.

Randy Arozarena broke a tie with an RBI single in a four-run seventh inning as the Seattle Mariners beat the visiting Cleveland Guardians on June 13.

Cade Smith credits his parents' prayers and remarkable composure after scary on-field incident where a line drive from Rowdy Tellez struck the brim of his hat instead of his face.

The next three weeks should give Guardians president of baseball operations Chris Antonetti a fairly accurate gauge on whether he should buy or sell as the 6 p.m. July 31 trade deadline draws

Dominic Canzone hit a two-run single in the seventh inning and the Seattle Mariners beat the Cleveland Guardians 7-2 to move back to .500.

9. The bullpen this season has a 3.61 ERA, ranking 12th. In the month of June, the relievers’ ERA is 1.15. Emmanuel Clase has found his dominating groove. Cade Smith and others are pitching well. That trend needs to continue.

Meanwhile, the Guardians are a half-game out of a Wild Card spot before their bout with the Seattle Mariners (33-34) on Friday night. Their starting rotation could use a boost, as right-hander Ben Lively (2-2, 3.22 ERA) is out for the season with a UCL injury, and fellow right-hander Tanner Bibee (4-6) leads the healthy arms with a 3.86 ERA.

The Cleveland Guardians activated catcher Austin Hedges from the seven-day injured list prior to Friday night's game against the Seattle Mariners.

Lane Thomas had a rough opening to 2025 and finally decided an IL stint was needed as he dealt with a foot injury. He hopes he's back to himself.

On Episode 165 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik talk with NASA astronaut Nick Hague, the first U.S. Space Force Guardian to launch to the International Space Station in that role.