Stephen Vogt gave his thoughts on his team getting back in the win column.
Cleveland Guardians fans, you may now exhale.
Your winning drought has come to an end.
After finding themselves with lesser runs in the past 10 games, the team finally collected their bearings and downed the Houston Astros 7-5 on Monday.
And needless to say, Guardians manager Stephen Vogt was nothing short of elated, praising the play from Brayan Rocchio, who delivered a two-run double which kickstarted the run production for the team in their long-awaited victory.
"He had such an unbelievable game," Vogt said to the press after the game. "The two sac-bunts to put us in good positions and defensive plays and then the double, obviously we needed something like that. We put up four, and then they put one up, and we come right back and put up two more. That's who we are, and we just haven't been doing that as of late, so it felt really good and a big, big impact by Rocchio."
But it was a solo home run in the top of the ninth inning by David Fry that was the cherry on top of the win at Daikin Park Monday, giving the team just enough insurance to back the Astros against the wall and close out the game.
"I mean, obviously, David hasn't swung the bat the way he wants to," Vogt said on the slugger's offensive performance. "He'll continue to get at-bats, continue to play, and so, to see one go over the wall on a hit like that for an insurance run, that really gets your confidence going."
Though the 10-game skid has severely damaged their playoff chances, Vogt refuses to give up all hope, and even praised his team for their endurance.
"We know it's not over over. Every team goes through a stretch, but 10 days is a long time. This group never wavered and never stopped working."
Luckily for the team, the All-Star break is near, giving them plenty of time to regroup and still make a charge for the postseason.
Category: Baseball
