Overview

• Friday’s game at 10:05 p.m. EDT will feature RHP Tanner Bibee (4–6, 3.79 ERA) for Cleveland against LHP Jeffrey Springs (5–5, 4.52 ERA) for Oakland.
• The Guardians enter the series at 37–36 overall and 18–21 on the road, while the Athletics sit at 31–46 and 14–25 at home.
• Jose Ramirez leads Cleveland with a .318 batting average, 15 doubles, a triple, 13 homers and 35 RBIs.
• Tyler Soderstrom carries Oakland’s offense with 14 home runs, 11 doubles and a triple.
• Key injuries include Andrew Walters, Ben Lively and Shane Bieber on Cleveland’s 60-day IL and Grant Holman, Seth Brown and Shea Langeliers among Oakland’s sidelined regulars.