(AP) — The Cleveland Guardians start a three-game series at home against the Oakland Athletics on Friday.
Cleveland is 13-6 overall and 3-3 in home games. Guardians hitters have a collective .393 slugging percentage to rank sixth in the AL.
Oakland is 4-2 on the road and 8-11 overall. The Athletics have the ninth-best team ERA in baseball at 3.72.
The teams play Friday for the fifth time this season. The Guardians are up 3-1 in the season series.
TOP PERFORMERS: Steven Kwan leads the Guardians with a .354 batting average, and has two doubles, two home runs, three walks and five RBI. Josh Naylor is 13-for-36 with three home runs and eight RBI over the last 10 games.
Shea Langeliers has a double and four home runs while hitting .192 for the Athletics. Esteury Ruiz is 2-for-7 with two home runs over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Guardians: 6-4, .235 batting average, 3.87 ERA, outscored opponents by five runs
Athletics: 6-4, .224 batting average, 2.90 ERA, outscored opponents by four runs
INJURIES: Guardians: Eli Morgan: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Angel Martinez: 60-Day IL (foot), Shane Bieber: 15-Day IL (elbow), Gavin Williams: 15-Day IL (elbow), Sam Hentges: 15-Day IL (finger), Trevor Stephan: 60-Day IL (elbow), James Karinchak: 60-Day IL (shoulder)
Athletics: Brent Rooker: 10-Day IL (abdominal), J.D. Davis: 10-Day IL (groin), Luis Medina: 60-Day IL (knee), Sean Newcomb: 60-Day IL (knee), Aledmys Diaz: 60-Day IL (calf), Miguel Andujar: 10-Day IL (knee), Ken Waldichuk: 60-Day IL (elbow), Freddy Tarnok: 15-Day IL (hip), Scott Alexander: 15-Day IL (rib), Trevor Gott: 60-Day IL (elbow)
