Slade Cecconi has had a tough start to the 2026 campaign. There's no simple way around that conversation. But on Tuesday, May 12, in a contest against the Los Angeles Angels from Progressive Field, Cecconi put together one of his better starts of the season, tossing four scoreless innings of action. He finished with five hits and one walk given up, striking out seven batters along the way. The Guardians went on to win, 3-2, with a mix of walks and hits propelling the offense. "Yeah, I thought Slade did a great job with the three fastballs," Guardians manager Stephen Vogt began. "It looked like he was shaping his cutter a little bit better at times, too. But I thought he and Patty worked really well together, given it was their first time. They got his pitch count up and made him work. So we had to get him out of there after four. "But to keep them off the scoreboard like that, it was an outstanding job by Slade." His confidence ran high, but so did his pitch count.…