Starting against a righty for the first time since Apr. 10, Jhonkensy Noel homered off Walker Buehler to give the Guardians two of their three runs against the Red Sox in the second game of Saturday’s doubleheader.
Noel entered the day with a .167/.200/.190 line in 45 plate appearances, which is why he’s only been playing a lefties. The Guardians could give him time over the struggling Carlos Santana if they want to get him going, but we’re not optimistic it will happen. The club isn’t slated to face any lefties for at least a week, so it could be right back to the bench for Noel.