Guardians look to keep home win streak alive, host the Athletics

Athletics (61-93, fourth in the AL West) vs. Cleveland Guardians (79-75, first in the AL Central)

Cleveland; Saturday, 6:10 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Athletics: Jacob Lopez (6-4, 5.02 ERA, 1.48 WHIP, 107 strikeouts); Guardians: Tanner Bibee (6-15, 4.16 ERA, 1.18 WHIP, 140 strikeouts)

LINE: Guardians -185, Athletics +150; over/under is 8 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Cleveland Guardians will try to keep a three-game home win streak alive when they face the Athletics.

Cleveland has gone 39-40 in home games and 79-75 overall. Guardians hitters are batting a collective .237, which ranks 10th in the AL.

The Athletics have a 61-93 record overall and a 32-47 record in road games. The Athletics have the fourth-ranked team batting average in the AL at .244.

Saturday's game is the fifth time these teams meet this season. The Guardians hold a 3-1 advantage in the season series.

TOP PERFORMERS: Chase DeLauter has 28 doubles, three triples and 14 home runs for the Guardians. Steven Kwan is 12 for 38 with two doubles and a home run over the last 10 games.

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Jeff McNeil has 22 doubles and eight home runs for the Athletics. Max Muncy is 10 for 28 with two home runs over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Guardians: 6-4, .254 batting average, 4.45 ERA, outscored opponents by nine runs

Athletics: 4-6, .198 batting average, 5.59 ERA, outscored by 28 runs

INJURIES: Guardians: Colin Holderman: 15-Day IL (wrist), Rhys Hoskins: 10-Day IL (back), Shawn Armstrong: 60-Day IL (leg)

Athletics: Brooks Kriske: 60-Day IL (shoulder), J.T. Ginn: 15-Day IL (elbow), Justin Sterner: 60-Day IL (knee), Gage Jump: 15-Day IL (left shoulder), Luis Severino: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Josh Kuroda-Grauer: 60-Day IL (testicle), Jacob Wilson: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Nick Kurtz: 60-Day IL (thumb), Tyler Soderstrom: 60-Day IL (hip), Mark Leiter Jr.: 60-Day IL (hip), Brent Rooker: 60-Day IL (knee), Gunnar Hoglund: 60-Day IL (knee)

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