PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Cleveland Guardians are still waiting for Emmanuel Clase to regain his usual form.
Clase allowed three runs in the ninth inning against Pittsburgh on Sunday for his second blown save of the season, and although he got the win when Cleveland prevailed 5-4 in 10, it was another concerning outing by the right-hander who finished third in the American League Cy Young race last year.
Clase exceeded 40 saves each of the past three seasons and posted a 0.61 ERA in 2024. This year, he's already allowed nine earned runs after yielding five all of last season.
With the Guardians leading 4-1 on Sunday, manager Stephen Vogt brought in Clase. It was his third straight day coming in out of the bullpen, although he'd thrown only 15 pitches combined Friday and Saturday.
A walk and a pair of doubles made it 4-3, then one out later, Ke'Bryan Hayes tied it with an RBI single. With two on, Clase finally got out of the inning thanks to a double play.
"I haven’t watched the replays, but any time they’re finding barrels, it’s just in the middle,” Vogt told MLB.com. “The walk, kind of bad counts. But the ball is just in the middle of the plate right now.”
It was the first time Clase allowed three earned runs in an outing since Aug. 12, 2023 against Tampa Bay.
After Cleveland scored in the top of the 10th to take the lead, Joey Cantillo took the mound and threw a scoreless inning for the first save of his career — in the majors or the minors.
Clase has 162 big league saves. But right now he also has a 7.84 ERA in 2025, and that's turned his appearances into more of an adventure than Cleveland is used to.
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Pittsburgh Pirates' Tommy Pham (28) celebrates with Enmanuel Valdez after both scored on a double by Adam Frazier off Cleveland Guardians pitcher Emmanuel Clase during the ninth inning of a baseball game in Pittsburgh, Sunday, April 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A shooting outside a church building in Salt Lake City killed two people and injured six others Wednesday, police said.
The shooting took place in the parking lot of a meetinghouse of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, widely known as the Mormon church.
Dozens of people were attending a funeral inside at the time. All the victims were adults.
Police said they do not believe the shooter had any animus toward a particular faith.
“We don’t believe this was a targeted attack against a religion or anything like that,” Salt Lake City Police Chief Brian Redd said.
Police also do not believe the shooting was random. Authorities said no suspect was in custody.
About 100 law enforcement vehicles were at the scene in the aftermath, and helicopters flew overhead.
“This should never have happened outside a place of worship. This should never have happened outside a celebration of life,” Mayor Erin Mendenhall said.
The church was cooperating with law enforcement and was grateful for efforts first responders' efforts, a spokesperson said.
“We extend prayers for all who have been impacted by this tragedy and express deep concern that any sacred space intended for worship should be subjected to violence of any kind,” Sam Penrod said in a statement.
The church is headquartered in Salt Lake City, and about half of Utah’s 3.5 million residents are members of the faith. Churches like the one where the shooting occurred can be found in towns throughout the city and state.
The faith has been on heightened alert since four people were killed when a former Marine opened fire in a Michigan church last month and set it ablaze. The FBI found that he was motivated by “anti-religious beliefs” against the church.
Police respond to a fatal shooting in a parking lot of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Salt Lake City on Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Hannah Schoenbaum)
Police respond to a fatal shooting in a parking lot of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Salt Lake City on Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Hannah Schoenbaum)
Police respond to a fatal shooting in a parking lot of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Salt Lake City on Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2025. (Laura Seitz/The Deseret News via AP)
People hug each other after a fatal shooting in a parking lot of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Salt Lake City on Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2025. (Laura Seitz/The Deseret News via AP)
Funeral attendees leave a meetinghouse of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints after a fatal shooting in the parking lot in Salt Lake City on Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2025. (Laura Seitz/The Deseret News via AP)
Police respond to a fatal shooting in a parking lot of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Salt Lake City on Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2025. (Rio Giancarlo/The Deseret News via AP)
