Cleveland Guardians @ Athletics
DeLauter leads Guardians against the Athletics after 4-hit game
Cleveland Guardians (17-16, first in the AL Central) vs. Athletics (17-15, first in the AL West)
West Sacramento, California; Saturday, 4:05 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Guardians: Slade Cecconi (0-4, 6.23 ERA, 1.52 WHIP, 25 strikeouts); Athletics: Jacob Lopez (2-1, 5.84 ERA, 1.95 WHIP, 18 strikeouts)
LINE: Guardians -118, Athletics -101; over/under is 9 1/2 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Cleveland Guardians play the Athletics after Chase DeLauter's four-hit game on Friday.
The Athletics have a 17-15 record overall and a 7-7 record in home games. Athletics hitters have a collective .392 slugging percentage to rank seventh in the AL.
Cleveland has a 17-16 record overall and an 8-9 record on the road. The Guardians have a 14-7 record in games when they record at least eight hits.
The teams meet Saturday for the second time this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Tyler Soderstrom has 11 doubles, a triple and three home runs for the Athletics. Carlos Cortes is 17 for 33 with two doubles, a triple and three home runs over the last 10 games.
DeLauter leads the Guardians with a .286 batting average, and has eight doubles, a triple, five home runs, 15 walks and 20 RBI. Brayan Rocchio is 12 for 37 with four RBI over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Athletics: 6-4, .282 batting average, 3.33 ERA, outscored opponents by 11 runs
Guardians: 4-6, .242 batting average, 3.58 ERA, outscored by five runs
INJURIES: Athletics: Denzel Clarke: 10-Day IL (foot), Jeffrey Springs: day-to-day (hip), Max Muncy: 10-Day IL (hand), Gunnar Hoglund: 60-Day IL (knee)
Guardians: Shawn Armstrong: 15-Day IL (groin), Gabriel Arias: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Andrew Walters: 15-Day IL (lat)
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
CLE leads 1-0
Game Information
- Umpires:
- Home Plate Umpire - Dan Merzel
- First Base Umpire - Dan Bellino
- Second Base Umpire - Mark Ripperger
- Third Base Umpire - Shane Livensparger
2026 American League Central Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland | 17 | 16 | .515 | - | W2 |
| Detroit | 16 | 17 | .485 | 1 | L1 |
| Chicago | 15 | 17 | .469 | 1.5 | W4 |
| Minnesota | 14 | 19 | .424 | 3 | L1 |
| Kansas City | 13 | 19 | .406 | 3.5 | W1 |
2026 American League West Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Athletics | 17 | 15 | .531 | - | L1 |
| Texas | 16 | 16 | .500 | 1 | W2 |
| Seattle | 16 | 17 | .485 | 1.5 | L1 |
| Houston | 12 | 21 | .364 | 5.5 | L1 |
| Los Angeles | 12 | 21 | .364 | 5.5 | L7 |

