Rocchio went 3-for-4 with two home runs, a double, two RBI and three runs scored in Saturday's 11-5 win over the Royals.
Rocchio launched a solo shot in the seventh inning before going deep again in the ninth. It marked the second time the 25-year-old homered twice in a game in September, and he's now driven in 19 runs while scoring 15 times over 22 games this month. On the year, he's slashing .253/.313/.391 with 15 long balls, 73 RBI, 66 runs scored and 20 steals across 592 plate appearances.
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Guardians' Brayan Rocchio: Logs hit in return
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Rocchio went 1-for-5 in Tuesday's 3-2 win over the Red Sox.
Rocchio returned to the lineup after missing one game due to a left leg injury. He was back home at shortstop and batted ninth for the Guardians. Rocchio has rebounded nicely from an August slump (.474 OPS) and is slashing .267/.343/.500 with 16 RBI through 18 games this month.
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Guardians' Brayan Rocchio: Exits with leg soreness
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Rocchio was removed from Saturday's 12-6 win over the Athletics with left leg tightness, MLB.com reports.
Rocchio, who was 1-for-3 with an RBI double and a run scored, was removed after five innings in what looked like a precautionary move with the Guardians leading 11-6. He was replaced by Angel Genao.
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Guardians' Brayan Rocchio: Collects two RBI Friday
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Rocchio went 2-for-3 with a two-run double, a steal and a run scored during the Guardians' 5-3 win over the Athletics on Friday.
Rocchio got the Guardians on the board with a two-run double in the fourth inning before coming home to score on an RBI single by Jose Ramirez. It was Rocchio's fifth multi-RBI game over his last 14 games, during which he has a .972 OPS with three home runs, 15 RBI, 10 runs scored and four steals.
Rocchio went 2-for-3 with a two-run double during the Guardians' 7-6 win over the White Sox on Tuesday.
With two outs, runners on second and third and on an 0-2 count, Rocchio took a 100 mph sinker from Grant Taylor deep to left field, which fell just out of the reach of Sam Antonacci to bring home both David Fry and Daniel Schneemann to secure the win for the Guardians. It was a clutch moment for Rocchio and a key win for the Guardians, who are now just 0.5 games back of the White Sox for the top spot in the AL Central division. Rocchio has four games of at least two RBI over his last 11 outings and has a .686 OPS with 19 steals, 13 home runs and 67 RBI over 561 plate appearances this season.
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Guardians' Brayan Rocchio: Goes deep in win
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Rocchio went 1-for-3 with a solo home run in Sunday's 3-2 extra-inning win over Detroit.
Rocchio's solo shot in the fifth inning tied the game and set up the eventual extra inning. He's homered three times in the last four games. Rocchio's experienced a noticeable drop-off in the second half, posting a .548 OPS since the All-Star break, but his 13-homer, 18-steal season overall has been helpful for fantasy managers.
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Guardians' Brayan Rocchio: Stars in doubleheader sweep
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Rocchio went 3-for-7 with a walk, a double, two home runs, five RBI, three runs scored and two stolen bases across both games of Friday's doubleheader sweep of the Tigers.
The shortstop powered a 7-6 win in the matinee with both his long balls and all five of his RBI -- a fourth-inning grand slam off Keider Montero, and a walk-off solo shot off Drew Sommers in the ninth -- and Rocchio then played a key role in a 4-3 victory in the nightcap. After leading off the 10th inning with a fielder's choice that erased the phantom runner, he swiped second and third against Detroit closer Kenley Jansen, putting him in position to trot home on Travis Bazzana's single. Rocchio is up to 12 homers and 18 steals, both career highs, through 135 games on the season, but highlights at the plate have been rare of late. Over 27 contests since the beginning of August, he's managed just a .188/.248/.313 slash line.
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Guardians' Brayan Rocchio: Powers up in loss
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Rocchio went 2-for-4 with a double and a solo home run in Friday's 7-5 loss to the Padres.
Rocchio swatted his 10th home run of the season in the second inning and ended a 21-game stretch without going deep. After a promising first half of the season, Rocchio has hit the skids in the second half; he entered Friday with a .173/.221/.235 slash line over the previous 25 games. Per Tim Stebbins of MLB.com, Guardians manager Stephen Vogt took ownership of Rocchio's struggles, attributing them to a decision to move the shortstop around the batting order while the team dealt with injuries. Rocchio was returned to his familiar ninth spot in the order for the last four games and currently has a modest three-game hit streak (4-for-12).
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Guardians' Brayan Rocchio: In midst of dry spell at plate
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Rocchio went 0-for-4 in Friday's 8-2 win over the White Sox.
Rocchio has been a near-league-average performer for the season with a .254/.320/.375 slash line and a 98 wRC+ over 444 plate appearances, but he's fallen into an extended skid at the plate lately. Over his last 12 games, he's gone just 4-for-43 (.093), which has resulted in a 20-point drop in his batting average. Though he's remained a mainstay in the lineup at shortstop amid his slump, Rocchio could be in danger of losing out on a couple of starts per week after the Guardians recently called up one of their top prospects in Angel Genao from Triple-A Columbus. Genao will likely be in line for steady playing time while he's up with Cleveland, though his ability to play second base and third base in addition to shortstop could allow Rocchio to be included in the starting nine more often than not.
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Guardians' Brayan Rocchio: Kicks off homer-fest
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Rocchio went 1-for-5 with a two-run home run in Monday's 13-4 win over Minnesota.
Rocchio kicked off the rout with a two-run shot in the first inning, the first of seven home runs hit by the Guardians. It was the career-high ninth home run of the season for Rocchio, who also has a career-high 46 RBI. Cognizant of the team's cleanup batters ranking last in the league in OPS (.576), Cleveland manager Stephen Vogt deployed the shortstop fourth in the batting order the last two games.
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Guardians' Brayan Rocchio: Launches eighth home run
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Rocchio went 2-for-5 with a home run, two RBI and two runs scored in Sunday's 5-2 win over the Marlins.
After collecting an RBI single to open the scoring in his first plate appearance, Rocchio extended Cleveland's lead in the fifth inning by taking Michael Petersen deep for his eighth home run of the season. The long ball matched his career high from 2024, but he has reached the mark in 50 fewer games this time around. The shortstop has been hot lately, batting .317 with three home runs and 10 RBI over his last 11 games.
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Guardians' Brayan Rocchio: Starts scoring with homer
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Rocchio went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run and an additional RBI in Wednesday's 6-5 loss to the Twins.
Rocchio smashed a two-run homer into the second deck in left field to give the Guardians a 2-0 lead. The everyday shortstop for Cleveland struggled in June with a .595 OPS, but he's off to a strong start in July with two homers and a .925 OPS in seven games.
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Guardians' Brayan Rocchio: Receiving afternoon off
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Rocchio is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the White Sox.
Daniel Schneemann will pick up the start at shortstop while Rocchio rests after he had been included in the Cleveland lineup in each of the last four games. Dating back to June 17, Rocchio has gotten on base in all but two of his 16 starts and has slashed .288/.338/.394 with one home run, three steals, eight runs and five RBI over that stretch.
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Guardians' Brayan Rocchio: Walks off White Sox
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Rocchio went 1-for-3 with a walk, a home run and three RBI in Thursday's 6-5 win over the White Sox.
Rocchio played the hero Thursday, delivering a walk-off, two-run homer in the bottom of the ninth inning. It was the second walk-off blast of his career, with the other coming in Game 162 last year as the Guardians celebrated winning the AL Central title. Rocchio, who has hit safely in eight consecutive starts, is slashing .269/.342/.392 with six home runs, 37 RBI and 35 runs over 85 contests this season.
Rocchio is absent from the lineup for Tuesday's game versus the Rangers.
It's the first day off since May 23 for Rocchio, who has slowed in June with a .225/.276/.326 slash line. Daniel Schneemann will start at shortstop for the Guardians.
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Guardians' Brayan Rocchio: Bats second in order
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Rocchio was moved up to second in the order and went 0-for-4 in Tuesday's 2-1 loss to the Brewers.
Guardians manager Stephen Vogt was left scrambling over the weekend following several injuries, with Jose Ramirez's hand injury the most severe. Ramirez had settled in at the second spot in the batting order, but Vogt needs to find a replacement for the next 5-to-7 weeks. Rocchio, who's mostly batted ninth this season, got the first shot and deserved the opportunity. While his offense has slowed during the first half of June (.504 OPS), Rocchio outperformed expectations over the first two months of the season, posting a .293/.374/.415 slash line with four home runs, 27 RBI, nine steals and 26 runs across 58 games through the end of May. The configuration of the batting order could change when Chase DeLauter (ribs) and/or Angel Martinez (foot) are ready to return.
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Guardians' Brayan Rocchio: Notches two steals in win
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Rocchio went 1-for-2 with two steals, an RBI and a run scored in Tuesday's 9-4 win over the Yankees. He was also hit by a pitch.
Rocchio stole second and third base following his seventh-inning single and scored the Guardians' sixth run. The thefts give him 11 on the season, a new MLB benchmark for Rocchio, who was a prolific base stealer in the minors. He's had double-digit swipes every year since becoming a professional, including a career-high 25 in the 2023 regular season.
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Guardians' Brayan Rocchio: Rare day off
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Rocchio is not in Saturday's lineup against the Phillies.
This is his first day off since May 5, as Rocchio is in the midst of a breakout season. He is slashing .291/.376/.418 with four home runs, nine steals and an 11 percent strikeout rate in 51 games. Daniel Schneemann is starting at shortstop and batting sixth against Zack Wheeler.
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Guardians' Brayan Rocchio: Knocks in two runs in win
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Rocchio went 1-for-4 with a stolen base and two RBI in Monday's 7-0 win over the Angels.
Rocchio didn't let a bases-loaded opportunity pass by when he delivered a two-out, two-run single in the second inning. He's been money with runners in scoring position, slashing .382/.475/.529 with 18 RBI in those situations. He also stole his seventh base (caught three times) in 41 games. With the Guardians calling up Travis Bazzana to be the primary second baseman, shortstop will have to be Rocchio's home. It's unclear what Cleveland manager Stephen Vogt's plan is for shortstop when Gabriel Arias (hamstring) is read to return, but Rocchio's bat could put him atop the depth chart.
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Guardians' Brayan Rocchio: Sparks offense from bottom of order
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Rocchio went 3-for-4 with two runs scored and a stolen base in Wednesday's 3-1 win over the Rays.
Hitting ninth in the order for the Guardians, Rocchio kept flipping the lineup over and came home on a Kyle Manzardo sacrifice fly in the third inning and a Chase DeLauter single in the fifth. Rocchio closed out April on a heater, batting .385 (20-for-52) over his last 15 games with two doubles, two homers, two steals, eight runs and 11 RBI.
