No one will ever mistake Jhonkensy Noel or Johnathan Rodríguez for Gold Glovers in the field. And while their fielding struggles can be hard to stomach sometimes, they still (theoretically) hold some value due to their ability to cause damage in the batter’s box.
On Tuesday, that theoretical production never became tangible, as they combined to go 0-for-6 with five strikeouts while also committing two crucial errors in the Guardians' 2-1 loss in Game 1 of the Wild Card Series.
Jhonkensy Noel and Johnathan Rodríguez’s struggles were inexcusable on Tuesday
Rodríguez’s struggles popped up right away, as he booted a first inning single from Kerry Carpenter that set up Spencer Torkelson’s RBI single a batter later.