Cleveland Guardians and Oakland Athletics play in game 4 of series
Oakland Athletics (21-40, fifth in the AL West) vs. Cleveland Guardians (28-27, second in the AL Central)
Cleveland; Sunday, 11:35 a.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Athletics: Cole Irvin (2-2, 3.00 ERA, 1.26 WHIP, 34 strikeouts); Guardians: Cal Quantrill (3-3, 3.56 ERA, 1.22 WHIP, 36 strikeouts)
LINE: Guardians -168, Athletics +144; over/under is 8 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Cleveland Guardians play the Oakland Athletics, leading the series 2-1.
Cleveland has a 15-10 record in home games and a 28-27 record overall. The Guardians have the 10th-best team batting average in MLB play at .249.
Oakland has a 21-40 record overall and a 14-16 record in road games. The Athletics are 15-3 in games when they out-hit their opponents.
The teams square off Sunday for the seventh time this season. The Guardians lead the season series 5-1.
TOP PERFORMERS: Jose Ramirez has 16 doubles, four triples and 16 home runs for the Guardians. Oscar Gonzalez is 16-for-39 with six doubles over the past 10 games.
Elvis Andrus has 16 doubles and three home runs for the Athletics. Ramon Laureano is 12-for-40 with three doubles over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Guardians: 7-3, .266 batting average, 3.03 ERA, outscored opponents by 11 runs
Athletics: 1-9, .206 batting average, 5.65 ERA, outscored by 31 runs
INJURIES: Guardians: Franmil Reyes: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Aaron Civale: 15-Day IL (left glute), James Karinchak: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Carlos Vargas: 60-Day IL (undisclosed), Cody Morris: 60-Day IL (shoulder)
Athletics: Chad Pinder: day-to-day (neck), Daulton Jefferies: 60-Day IL (arm), Skye Bolt: 60-Day IL (oblique), Stephen Piscotty: 10-Day IL (calf), Deolis Guerra: 60-Day IL (elbow), Brent Honeywell Jr.: 60-Day IL (elbow)
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