New Cleveland Guardians Pitcher Makes Solid First Impression

The Cleveland Guardians have been looking for another stable arm to add to their pitching staff over the last week.

Injuries and overworked pitchers have made Cleveland's bullpen extremely thin.

Looking for some more depth, the Guardians traded for RHP Matt Festa from the Texas Rangers late last week.

Festa made his Guardians debut on Friday night against the Toronto Blue Jays and was stellar in his first big-league appearance this season.

The veteran pitcher relieved Logan Allen in the bottom of the sixth and immediately got out of the inning with a strikeout.

Festa then came back out for the seventh inning and was just as efficient. After giving up a leadoff single, the right-hander got three straight outs.

Not only were these quick outs, but they came against Bo Bichette, Vladimir Guerrero Jr., and Anthony Santander, the heart of Toronto's order.