Overview

• The Guardians enter the three-game set at Progressive Field with a 46-49 overall record and a 20-23 mark at home.
• Right-hander Slade Cecconi (4-4, 3.44 ERA) will face lefty JP Sears (7-7, 4.79 ERA) in Friday’s opener, with Logan Allen and Gavin Williams lined up for Saturday and Sunday.
• Cleveland won six of seven games after the All-Star break following a 10-game skid but has since lost all seven home matchups.
• This marks the fourth meeting of the season, with the Guardians holding a 2-1 lead in the season series.
• Both clubs are coping with key injuries, including Paul Sewald, Lane Thomas and Gabriel Arias for Cleveland and Grant Holman, Gunnar Hoglund and Jose Leclerc for Oakland.