Overview

• Tomoyuki Sugano (7-5, 4.44 ERA) and Tanner Bibee (5-9, 4.29 ERA) meet in Monday’s opener after Sugano beat Bibee 6-2 in their April 17 matchup.
• Cleveland has won eight of ten games since the All-Star break, lifting its wild-card ranking to second in the AL Central.
• Baltimore snapped a four-game losing streak with a 5-3 victory in Tampa Bay to stay within four games of the wild-card positions.
• Both teams carry extensive injured lists that include Orioles catcher Adley Rutschman and Guardians reliever Paul Sewald, straining their pitching depth and lineup options.
• The series continues with Joey Cantillo facing Brandon Young on Tuesday, Slade Cecconi against Charlie Morton on Wednesday and Logan Allen vs Dean Kremer on Thursday, with MLB Network broadcasting Thursday’s finale.