GLENDALE, ARIZONA - MARCH 05: Cade Smith #36 of the Cleveland Guardians pitches in the fifth inning against the Chicago White Sox during a spring training game at Camelback Ranch on March 05, 2026 in Glendale, Arizona. (Photo by Dylan Buell/Getty Images) | Getty Images

Yesterday, the Guardians crushed the White Sox 12-3 and Cade Smith made a great 2026 Cactus League debut.

Smith threw 9 pitches in a 1-2-3 fifth inning in his return from neck soreness. Tanner Bibee threw four scoreless, Erik Sabrowski struck out two in a scoreless frame, and Tim Herrin struck out three… but also allowed two hits, a walk and a run.

On the offensive side, CJ Kayfus hit a two-run homer, so did Milan Tolentino and Carter Kieboom hit a three-run bomb. Jaison Chourio had a triple, Angel Martinez had two BABIP hits including a double, Brayan Rocchio, Angel Genao, George Valera and Kody Huff added doubles. Oh, and Autin Hedges had two hits, so you know how bad a night it was for Rangers’ pitching.

Australia won again in the World Baseball Classic, beating Czechia 5-1, but Travis Bazzana went 0-4 with a walk and a strikeout. He did put on a defensive clinic at second base, though.

Travis Bazzana makes a great play picking up his first baseman as Australia escapes trouble in the third pic.twitter.com/gbXnTIFbkP
— Talkin' Baseball (@TalkinBaseball_) March 6, 2026

Travis Bazzana starts a BIG double play to help Team Australia hold the lead! #WorldBaseballClassic pic.twitter.com/vaASlNm62m
— World Baseball Classic (@WBCBaseball) March 6, 2026

Stephen Vogt had some comments about Chase DeLauter. I’ll let you decide what they mean. Sounds like they are trying to build him up for Opening Day but it’s obviously not ideal.

"He's learning how to work. We're learning how to help Chase feels close to 100% every day"#Guardians Manager Stephen Vogt says Chase DeLauter is "day to day", but is happy with the way things have progressed this spring. #GuardsBall @WEWS pic.twitter.com/oirjWyMAA9
— Mason Horodyski (@MasonHorodyski) March 5, 2026

The Guardians return to afternoon baseball today at 3:05PM ET and to TV vs. The Angels.

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