In 39.2 innings across eight starts, he’s posted a 2.72 ERA, with a 1.13 WHIP and .212 AVG against.

And Boyd has been excellent at inducing the swing and miss from his opponents since his return. He’s sporting a 27.7% K-rate to go along with a 29.7% whiff rate.

Of his three main pitches (Four-seam fastball, changeup, slider) in which he throws over 15% of the time, two of them have resulted in .150 AVGs or lower. His four-seam fastball has held opponents to a just a .150 AVG and .250 SLG, while his slider has been even more impressive as opponents have hit just .148 against it, slugged just .222 and they’re whiffing at it 44.9% of the time.

He’s efficiently induced outs for the Guardians in his starts, which becomes all the more important when each out means that much more under the bright lights of the postseason.

Ben Lively

If Boyd has been the boost Cleveland needed down the stretch, then Ben Lively has been a godsend for the Guardians in 2024.

The 32-year-old righty has gone from an MLB outcast to a reliable starting arm all in the span of a season.

CLEVELAND, Ohio — Week 6 high school football scores from around Ohio, as provided by The Associated Press.

Akr. Firestone 31, Akr. Buchtel 26

Akr. Hoban 56, Mount Vernon, Ill. 13

Alliance 20, Salem 16

Andover Pymatuning Valley 40, Ashtabula St John 0

Ansonia 32, W. Alexandria Twin Valley S. 0

Ashland 33, Mansfield Madison 27, 3OT

Ashland Crestview 47, Greenwich S. Cent. 6

Ashland Mapleton 20, Plymouth 13

Ashville Teays Valley 21, Groveport-Madison 14

Attica Seneca E. 14, Upper Sandusky 7

Aurora 68, Cuyahoga Falls 7

Avon 35, Olmsted Falls 14

Avon Lake 28, Amherst Steele 20

Barnesville 56, Shadyside 0

Bascom Hopewell-Loudon 16, Castalia Margaretta 7

Batavia 45, Mt. Orab Western Brown 7

Bay (OH) 28, Westlake 14

Bellbrook 6, Trenton Edgewood 0

Belmont Union Local 41, Beaver 14

Beloit W. Branch 64, Minerva 0

Berlin Center Western Reserve 36, Campbell Memorial 14

Birmingham Brother Rice, Mich. 22, Toledo St John’s Jesuit 21

Bishop Ready 16, Cols. KIPP 0

Bishop Watterson 28, Bishop Hartley 13

Bloom-Carroll 35, Lancaster Fairfield Union 0

Bowerston Conotton Valley 26, Lore City Buckeye Trail 24

Brecksville-Broadview Hts. 33, Stow-Munroe Falls 13

Brooklyn 22, Beachwood 7

Brookville 28, Carlisle 8

Brunswick 35, Shaker Hts. 3

Burton Berkshire 49, Middlefield Cardinal 6

Byesville Meadowbrook 21, New Concord John Glenn 17

Caldwell 34, Beverly Ft. Frye 27

Caledonia River Valley 10, Marion Harding 0

Camden Preble Shawnee 35, Union City Mississinawa Valley 0

Can. McKinley 26, Green 17

Canal Fulton Northwest 46, Massillon Tuslaw 7

Canal Winchester 31, Newark 7

Canal Winchester Harvest 12, Wheelersburg 6

Canfield S. Range 38, Poland Seminary 30

Carey 49, Bucyrus Wynford 14

Carrollton 24, Alliance Marlington 17

Centerburg 33, Cardington-Lincoln 6

Centerville 48, Beavercreek 13

Chagrin Falls 28, Mantua Crestwood 0

Chagrin Falls Kenston 20, Chardon 3

Chardon NDCL 63, Warren Howland 14

Cin. College Prep. 42, Holy Cross (Covington), Ky. 0

Cin. Country Day 50, Miami Valley Christian Academy 19

Cin. Hills Christian Academy 49, Norwood 6

Cin. McNicholas 41, Day. Chaminade Julienne 23

Cin. Moeller 38, Cin. La Salle 0

Cin. Mt Healthy 29, Cin. NW 16

Cin. Oak Hills 36, Cin. Sycamore 14

Cin. Winton Woods 41, Morrow Little Miami 14

Cin. Wyoming 31, Reading 0

Clarksville Clinton-Massie 38, Wilmington 16

Cle. Adams 44, Cle. Collinwood 8

Cle. Hts. Lutheran E. 36, Cle. E. Tech 0

Cle. John Marshall 32, Cle. Lincoln W. 0

Cle. Rhodes 12, Cle. Hay 10

Coldwater 48, Rockford Parkway 0

Collins Western Reserve 28, Norwalk St Paul 7

Cols. Africentric 42, West 6

Cols. Centennial 52, Cols. Mifflin 0

Cols. DeSales 28, Cols. St. Charles 0

Cols. Grandview Hts. 40, Cols. Whetstone 8

Cols. Independence 24, Columbus South 13

Cols. Upper Arlington 42, Hilliard Bradley 0

Columbiana 49, Leetonia 7

Columbiana Crestview 57, Brookfield 7

Columbus Grove 38, Harrod Allen E. 13

Convoy Crestview 36, Delphos Jefferson 0

Copley 34, Kent Roosevelt 20

Creston Norwayne 45, Apple Creek Waynedale 10

Crown City S. Gallia 36, Portsmouth Notre Dame 8

Cuyahoga Falls CVCA 37, Wooster Triway 7

Dalton 41, West Salem Northwestern 7

Danville 22, Loudonville 0

Day. Meadowdale 20, Day. Ponitz Tech. 0

Day. Northridge 24, Covington 0

Defiance 34, Kenton 27

Delaware Buckeye Valley 33, Cols. Bexley 0

Delaware Hayes 35, Worthington Kilbourne 27

Delaware Olentangy Berlin 31, Hilliard Darby 13

Delta 28, Swanton 0

Dematha, Md. 20, Massillon Washington 14

Dola Hardin Northern 42, Morral Ridgedale 0

Dover 31, Canfield 14

Dresden Tri-Valley 66, Zanesville Maysville 20

E. Liverpool 41, Cambridge 7

Edgerton 39, Defiance Ayersville 7

Edon 43, Montpelier 12

Elida 17, Celina 14

Elyria Cath. 28, STVM 22

Erie McDowell, Pa. 38, Cle. VASJ 35

Fairport Harbor Harding 43, Orwell Grand Valley 14

Findlay 42, Holland Springfield 13

Findlay Liberty-Benton 28, Arlington 0

Fremont Ross 26, Napoleon 20

Ft. Loramie 42, Spencerville 21

Gahanna Lincoln 28, Grove City Cent. Crossing 6

Galion Northmor 19, Fredericktown 6

Galloway Westland 41, Dublin Scioto 13

Garrettsville Garfield 42, Ravenna SE 7

Gates Mills Gilmour 54, Hunting Valley University 0

Geneva 48, Ashtabula Edgewood 0

Genoa 28, Tontogany Otsego 21

Gibsonburg 34, Elmore Woodmore 0

Girard 13, Cortland Lakeview 6

Gnadenhutten Indian Valley 42, Magnolia Sandy Valley 14

Goshen 34, New Richmond 14

Grafton Midview 16, Berea-Midpark 7

Grove City Christian 26, Corning Miller 0

Hamilton 34, Cin. Princeton 0

Hamilton Badin 35, Bishop Fenwick 7

Hamler Patrick Henry 44, Wauseon 0

Hannibal River 48, Bridgeport 6

Hanoverton United 42, Lisbon David Anderson 0

Haviland Wayne Trace 12, Hicksville 0

Hickory, Pa. 49, Niles McKinley 0

Holgate 24, Fremont St. Joseph 14

Howard E. Knox 20, Mt Gilead 0

Huber Hts. Wayne 30, Clayton Northmont 14

Huron 9, Port Clinton 6

Independence 22, Cuyahoga Hts. 18

Jeromesville Hillsdale 14, Smithville 7

Johnstown Northridge 42, Newark Cath. 20

Kettering Fairmont 34, Miamisburg 0

Kings Mills Kings 38, Lebanon 7

Kirtland 65, Fairview 16

LaGrange Keystone 14, Sullivan Black River 0

Leavittsburg LaBrae 34, Warren Champion 13

Lewis Center Olentangy 35, Thomas Worthington 0

Lewistown Indian Lake 13, St. Paris Graham 7

Lexington 19, Mansfield 0

Liberty Center 42, Bryan 0

Liberty Twp. Lakota E. 50, Middletown 23

Lima 56, Tol. Woodward 0

Lima Perry 34, N. Baltimore 0

London 51, Bellefontaine 6

Lorain Clearview 42, Wellington 19

Louisville 7, Can. Cent. Cath. 6

Lowellville 40, Mineral Ridge 27

Madison 42, Ashtabula Lakeside 6

Malvern 41, Strasburg 14

Maria Stein Marion Local 48, Versailles 0

Marietta 21, Circleville 17

Marion Pleasant 17, Bellville Clear Fork 10, OT

Martins Ferry 48, Fairfield Christian 0

Marysville 35, Dublin Jerome 21

Mason 31, Fairfield 13

Massillon Jackson 31, Massillon Perry 13

Maumee 49, Millbury Lake 7

Mayfield 6, Eastlake North 0

McArthur Vinton County 14, Albany Alexander 0

McComb 7, Van Buren 3

McDonald 35, Atwater Waterloo 0

McGuffey Upper Scioto Valley 20, Mt. Victory Ridgemont 0

Mechanicsburg 18, W. Jefferson 7

Medina 51, Euclid 18

Medina Buckeye 45, Parma Hts. Valley Forge 13

Medina Highland 49, Barberton 7

Metamora Evergreen 26, Archbold 14

Milan Edison 21, Bellevue 6

Millersburg W. Holmes 34, Wooster 6

Milton-Union 32, Casstown Miami E. 14

Minster 12, St. Henry (OH) 7

Monroeville 71, New London 0

Mt. Vernon 37, Zanesville 0

N. Can. Hoover 21, Can. Glenoak 7

N. Olmsted 42, Lakewood 20

N. Ridgeville 56, Elyria 7

N. Robinson Col. Crawford 58, Bucyrus 6

Nelsonville-York 42, Pomeroy Meigs 14

New Albany 20, Grove City 17

New Bremen 14, Ft. Recovery 12

New Franklin Manchester 49, Can. South 9

New Lexington 51, Coshocton 14

New Middletown Spring. 40, N. Jackson Jackson-Milton 9

New Philadelphia 59, Linsly, W.Va. 28

Newark Licking Valley 28, Pataskala Licking Hts. 22

Newcomerstown 41, E. Can. 7

Oak Harbor 49, Fostoria 0

Oberlin Firelands 28, Sheffield Brookside 0

Ontario 49, Galion 0

Orange 42, Painesville Harvey 38

Oregon Clay 24, Bowling Green 22

Orrville 31, Navarre Fairless 7

Ottawa-Glandorf 26, Lima Bath 0

Painesville Riverside 35, Willoughby S. 28

Pandora-Gilboa 34, Bloomdale Elmwood 0

Pemberville Eastwood 48, Rossford 0

Peninsula Woodridge 27, Akr. Coventry 0

Perry 41, Rocky River Lutheran W. 14

Perrysburg 55, Sylvania Northview 0

Philo 37, Crooksville 7

Pickerington Cent. 42, Lancaster 7

Pickerington N. 42, Westerville Cent. 7

Pioneer N. Central 63, Vanlue 8

Plain City Jonathan Alder 21, Urbana 7

Powell Olentangy Liberty 19, Dublin Coffman 15

Purcell Marian 48, Cin. Dohn 6

Rayland Buckeye 36, Sarahsville Shenandoah 31

Reynoldsburg 26, Logan 13

Richmond Edison 35, Toronto 19

Richwood N. Union 6, Spring. Shawnee 0

Rittman 22, Doylestown Chippewa 21

S. Charleston SE 28, Spring. Cath. Cent. 8

Salineville Southern 44, E. Palestine 21

Sandusky 41, Tiffin Columbian 13

Sandusky Perkins 28, Clyde 7

Sandusky St. Mary 43, Lakeside Danbury 14

Shelby 41, Sparta Highland 6

Sherwood Fairview 21, Paulding 19

Sidney 43, Greenville 6

Spring. Kenton Ridge 30, New Carlisle Tecumseh 0

Spring. NW 22, Bellefontaine Benjamin Logan 0

Springfield 16, Springboro 6

St Bernard-Elmwood Place 16, Lockland 0

St Clairsville 41, Cadiz Harrison Cent. 0

St Marys 49, Van Wert 14

St. Bernard Roger Bacon 41, Cin. N. College Hill 0

St. Xavier (OH) 22, Cin. Elder 17

Steubenville 48, Wheeling Park, W.Va. 17

Streetsboro 55, Norton 0

Strongsville 28, Cle. Hts. 0

Struthers 25, Hubbard 0

Sugar Grove Berne Union 48, Millersport 0

Sugarcreek Garaway 38, Uhrichsville Claymont 0

Sycamore Mohawk 48, New Washington Buckeye Cent. 0

Tallmadge 20, Richfield Revere 13

Thornville Sheridan 62, Warsaw River View 0

Tol. Cent. Cath. 27, Cle. St Ignatius 26

Tol. Ottawa Hills 37, Northwood 6

Tol. Start 34, Tol. Rogers 14

Troy 21, Piqua 7

Uniontown Lake 61, Cle. JFK 0

Utica 44, Hebron Lakewood 0

Valley Wetzel, W.Va. 47, Beallsville 0

Vermilion 21, Norwalk 0

W. Chester Lakota W. 52, Cin. Colerain 0

W. Lafayette Ridgewood 42, Zoarville Tuscarawas Valley 7

W. Liberty-Salem 24, Spring. NE 21

Wadsworth 21, Hudson 14, OT

Wapakoneta 28, Lima Shawnee 0

Warren Harding 24, Solon 0

Warren JFK 27, Mogadore 8

Waterford 22, Reedsville Eastern 19

Waynesfield-Goshen 24, Cory-Rawson 0

Waynesville 31, Hamilton Ross 14

Westerville N. 3, Westerville S. 0

Whitehouse Anthony Wayne 27, Tol. Whitmer 3

Williamsburg 42, Fayetteville-Perry 6

Windham 60, Vienna Mathews 6

Woodsfield Monroe Cent. 42, Magnolia, W.Va. 0

Worthington Christian 41, Marion Elgin 0

Xenia 43, Fairborn 7

Youngs. Liberty 48, Newton Falls 0

Youngs. Ursuline 35, Austintown-Fitch 0

Youngs. Valley Christian 46, Wellsville 14

Zanesville Rosecrans 35, Lancaster Fisher Cath. 18

Zanesville W. Muskingum 42, McConnelsville Morgan 0

POSTPONEMENTS AND CANCELLATIONS

Athens vs. Vincent Warren, ppd. to Sep 28th.

Bainbridge Paint Valley vs. Frankfort Adena, ppd. to Sep 28th.

Chesapeake vs. Portsmouth, ppd. to Sep 28th.

Chillicothe Zane Trace vs. Chillicothe Huntington, ppd. to Sep 28th.

Chillicothe vs. Washington C.H., ppd. to Sep 28th.

Cin. Clark Montessori vs. Hamilton New Miami, ppd. to Sep 29th.

Cin. Indian Hill vs. Cin. Madeira, ppd. to Sep 28th.

Cin. Walnut Hills vs. Loveland, ppd. to Sep 28th.

Cols. Hamilton Twp. vs. Amanda-Clearcreek, ppd. to Sep 28th.

Day. Carroll vs. Kettering Alter, ppd. to Sep 28th.

Day. Oakwood vs. Germantown Valley View, ppd. to Sep 28th.

Greenfield McClain vs. Jackson, ppd. to Sep 28th.

Jamestown Greeneview vs. Spring. Greenon, ppd. to Sep 28th.

Lees Creek E. Clinton vs. Bethel-Tate, ppd. to Sep 28th.

Lewisburg Tri-County N. vs. New Madison Tri-Village, ppd. to Sep 28th.

London Madison-Plains vs. Cedarville, ppd. to Sep 28th.

Milford Center Fairbanks vs. N. Lewisburg Triad, ppd. to Sep 28th.

New Paris National Trail vs. Arcanum, ppd. to Sep 28th.

Oxford Talawanda vs. Cin. Shroder, ppd.

Southeastern vs. Williamsport Westfall, ppd. to Sep 28th.

CLEVELAND, Ohio — Waterfowl artists have flourished in Ohio over the years, but none have matched the talent and success of Elyria native Adam Grimm, 46. He won an unprecedented third Federal Duck Stamp Contest this week, topping 239 entries in the 2024 edition of the prestigious event.

All waterfowl hunters in the U.S. are required to purchase the Federal stamp, which debuts in 2025. Ohio hunters must also buy an Ohio Wetland Stamp, a stamp art contest Grimm won in 2005, 2014 and 2021.

Grimm, who lives in Wallace, South Dakota, with his wife Janet and four children, returns to the Cleveland area to visit friends, family and fellow waterfowl hunters and attend the Ohio Decoy Carvers and Collectors Show in the Cleveland area each March, which he still calls his “hometown art show.” Restored Northwest Ohio wetlands honoring him include the Adam Grimm Marsh on the Sandusky Bay shoreline and the Adam Grimm Prairie wetlands at the Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge on the shores of Lake Erie.

Duck hunting begins

The regular waterfowl hunting seasons begin in Ohio on Saturday, Oct. 12, in the Lake Erie Marsh Zone. The North and South waterfowl hunting zones begin Saturday, Oct. 19. For details visit wildohio.gov.

Anglers wary of weekend weather

Meteorologist Ross Ellet in Toledo doesn’t have good news a fun weekend of fishing is coming up on Lake Erie. After looking at the path of Hurricane Helene, which was expected to hit the Big Bend area of the Florida Coast last night, Ellet forecast strong Helene winds will make it to Ohio, pushing Lake Erie winds and waves from Buffalo to Toledo. Gusts could be near 50 miles per hour over open water, boosting waters levels and creating waves near 10 feet in the Western Basin.

Steelhead trout anglers optimistic

The rain, no matter how slight, and the cooler weather along the Lake Erie shoreline has given the steelhead trout fishing a boost. Anglers casting heavy spoons around Cleveland Harbor have reported excellent catches with Little Cleo and KO Wobbler spoons, or with in-line spinners like the Rooster Tail and Vibrax.

Trout are also moving into the harbor areas along the Lake Erie shoreline, and rising waters and cool rains should give them an urge to head into the lower stretches of the Rocky, Chagrin and Grand rivers.

The 30th Steelhead Expo is Saturday

The sponsoring Ohio Central Basin Steelheaders and the Cleveland Metroparks are proud of the longevity of the popular free Steelhead Expo, which returns to the Rocky River Nature Center, 24000 Valley Pkwy., North Olmsted. The fishing show is from 9 a.m.-3 p.m.

Fishing vendors at the show include: Cast Crew Outdoors, Chagrin River Outfitters, Cleveland Fishing Company, Dunkin’ Down Floats, FishUSA, Furball Baits, Lake Erie Kayak Fishing with Chuck Earls, Lamiglas Fishing Rods, Orvis Crocker Park, River Roe, Steelhead Manifesto, Steelhead Stuff and VooDoo Custom Tackle.

They will be joined by a variety of conservation groups and fishing clubs. Be sure to buy Ohio Central Basin Steelheads raffle tickets, which help support Cleveland Metroparks fishing events. The drawing will be held after the show closes. There will be eight steelhead trout seminars during the show, from advanced jig fishing to spey fishing, float fishing and fly tying.

Fish the Cleveland Metroparks

The public lakes around the Cleveland Metroparks are giving up some game fish right now, including catfish, largemouth bass and bluegills at Wallace, Ledge and Shadow lakes and Beyer’s Pond.

The Ohio & Erie Canal reservation ponds will be stocked with rainbow trout and channel catfish in a couple of weeks to get ready for the Family Fishing Fest on Saturday, Oct. 12 from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. A limited number of loaner fishing rods will be available, and there will be prizes for big fish caught by kids 15 and under.