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Cade Smith It was a few inches away from one of the most frightening moments that could occur in a baseball diamond.
Cleveland Guardians The relief pitcher was on the bottom bump in the fifth of a 2-2 game in Seattle when Rowdy Tellez approached the bat.
Smith’s 88 mph breaking ball caught the bottom half of the strike zone, with Teres, one of the more difficult batsmen in the game, lifting one.
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Cleveland Guardians relief pitcher Kade Smith (36) is checked after being hit by the ball in five innings against the Seattle Mariners at T-Mobile Park. (Steven Bisig-Immagn image)
Tellez mashed a line drive that came back directly to where he returned directly and came out of the bat with a scintillating 106.6 mph.
Essentially there was no time to respond, and the ball hit the edge of Smith’s hat, narrowly evading a serious injury by the right-hander.
As Cap broke the speed of Teles’ hits, it flowed into the outfield and it was enough for him to reach second in a double.
However, Smith was not completely at fault as he hit the next batter and finished the inning.
Cleveland Guardians relief pitcher Cade Smith (36) will pitch to the Seattle Mariners during his five innings at T-Mobile Park. (Steven Bisig-Immagn image)
Seattle scored four runs in seven innings to earn a 7-2 victory.
Teles had a scor hybrid early in the game, covering Homer at the 107.3 mph exit velo. His average exit speed is 91.3 mph, ranking in the 80th percentile among qualified batters.
Cleveland fell 35-33 with losses. They are currently sitting in 9.5 games behind the Detroit Tigers.
Seattle Mariners first bass man Rowdy Tellez (23) hit a double against the Cleveland Guardians in five innings at T-Mobile Park. (Steven Bisig-Immagn image)
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Meanwhile, the Mariners are 4.5 games for the Houston Astros at Alwest with a 34-34 record.
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