CLEVELAND (AP) — Guardians rookie outfielder Chase Delauter was taken out before the third inning of Sunday's game against the San Diego Padres due to mild left hamstring tightness.
Delauter started the game in right field. He popped out to shortstop Xander Bogaerts in the first inning but also made a catch on a ball hit near the warning track by Manny Machado in the first inning.
Manager Stephen Vogt said after Cleveland's 5-0 loss that Delauter felt a cramping sensation in the hamstring after doing his last sprint to get ready for the game. It didn't loosen up as the game began and Vogt took Delauter out to not risk anything.
The Guardians are off on Monday before hosting San Francisco for three games starting Tuesday.
The 24-year old Delauter has been Cleveland's most consistent hitter throughout the season. He is second among AL rookies in RBIs (57), fifth in home runs (13) and eighth in batting average (.286),
Delauter is also batting .339 (19 for 56) with two home runs and six RBI's this month. He has recorded two hits or more in seven of Cleveland's 14 games in August and had a 13-game on-base streak snapped.
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Cleveland Guardians' Chase DeLauter celebrates his home run against the Detroit Tigers during the third inning of a baseball game Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2026, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Noah Cameron just kept going after losing his bid for a no-hitter in the seventh inning.
All the way to the final pitch of the afternoon.
Cameron struck out eight in his first career complete game, leading the Kansas City Royals to a 3-0 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Sunday. The left-hander threw a career-high 115 pitches, 73 for strikes.
“That's incredible. Incredible feeling,” he said, “and glad to get the first one out of the way.”
The 27-year-old Cameron retired his first 15 batters before issuing a leadoff walk to Oswald Peraza in the sixth. Peraza advanced on Travis d’Arnaud's groundout before Josh Lowe struck out swinging and Zach Neto bounced to second.
Cameron struck out Mike Trout leading off the seventh, but Vaughn Grissom followed with a bloop single for the Angels' only hit of the day.
“Just kind of kept them off balance all day,” he said.
Cameron also flirted with a no-hitter on July 30 at Minnesota. It was broken up by Ryan Jeffers' leadoff single in the seventh, and Cameron departed after eight innings of one-hit ball. The Twins then scored four runs in the ninth for a 4-3 victory.
He carried a no-hitter into the seventh in his major league debut on April 30, 2025, against Tampa Bay. That one was stopped by Curtis Mead's one-out single.
Cameron is 7-8 with a 4.16 ERA in 23 starts and one relief appearance in his second big league season. He was selected by Kansas City in the seventh round of the 2021 amateur draft out of the University of Central Arkansas.
He is in the middle of a strong stretch for Kansas City, recording a 1.19 ERA in 37 2/3 innings over his last five outings. He surrendered four runs and six hits in 5 2/3 innings against the Los Angeles Dodgers in his previous start last week.
“Pitching is confidence. It’s 90% confidence, 10% skill,” he said. “Just obviously building confidence over the last few, knowing my stuff’s playing. I think the slider kind of helps open everything up. Just filling up the zone.”
Cameron was terrific last year, going 9-7 with a 2.99 ERA in 24 starts. He finished fourth in the balloting for AL Rookie of the Year.
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Kansas City Royals pitcher Noah Cameron, center, is greeted by teammates after pitching a complete baseball game to defeat the Los Angeles Angels, Sunday, Aug. 16, 2026, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/William Liang)
Kansas City Royals pitcher Noah Cameron prepares to deliver during the ninth inning of a baseball game against the Los Angeles Angels, Sunday, Aug. 16, 2026, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/William Liang)
Kansas City Royals pitcher Noah Cameron winds up to deliver during the ninth inning of a baseball game against the Los Angeles Angels, Sunday, Aug. 16, 2026, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/William Liang)
Kansas City Royals pitcher Noah Cameron delivers during the first inning of a baseball game against the Los Angeles Angels, Sunday, Aug. 16, 2026, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/William Liang)
Kansas City Royals pitcher Noah Cameron delivers during the first inning of a baseball game against the Los Angeles Angels, Sunday, Aug. 16, 2026, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/William Liang)
