With the Cleveland Guardians surging in the AL Central race , the team is looking to be fully healthy by the time the postseason comes around, as the team has been without slugger Rhys Hoskins. As the Guardians prepare for the playoffs , the latest injury update on Hoskins has been revealed. Hoskins has not played for Cleveland since Aug 18.’s game […] The post Guardians news: Cleveland gets Rhys Hoskins injury update amid postseason push appeared first on ClutchPoints.

News and Notes for Sunday, August 9th, 2026

Give me a Rhyson why

Here are the batting averages of the last five players in the Guardians’ lineup before their game with the Twins on July 20 at Progressive Field: Designated hitter Rhys Hoskins, batting fifth, was hitting .177. Third baseman Daniel Schneeman was hitting .211, first baseman David Fry was hitting .202, catcher Patrick Bailey .183 and center fielder Petey Halpin was hitting .194. Some things are ...

The Cleveland Guardians had one of their best offensive games in franchise history.

Petey Halpin and Rhys Hoskins each went deep twice and the Cleveland Guardians matched a franchise record for a home game by hitting seven home runs in their 13-4 victory over the Minnesota Twins on Monday night. Bryan Rocchio, Travis Bazzana and Patrick Bailey also homered for Cleveland. It was the sixth time in the franchise’s 125 seasons that Cleveland went deep at least seven times.

Off the back of an incredible first few innings on Monday, July 20, the Cleveland Guardians took down the Minnesota Twins. Veteran first baseman Rhys Hoskins smashed two home runs and rewrote his 2026 narrative.

It had been over three decades since the last time the Guardians franchise pulled off the feat they did on Monday.

Petey Halpin and Rhys Hoskins each went deep twice and the Cleveland Guardians matched a franchise record for a home game by hitting seven home runs in their 13-4 victory over the Minnesota Twins on Monday night. Bryan Rocchio, Travis Bazzana and Patrick Bailey also homered for Cleveland. It was the sixth time in the franchise’s 125 seasons that Cleveland went deep at least seven times.