CLEVELAND GUARDIANS NEWS

Steven Kwan - Homers in win over Giants Kwan went 2-for-4 with a solo home run and an additional run scored in Saturday's 5-4 win over the Giants.

Impact Kwan has gone deep in two of his last three games, and he's hit five homers over his last 17 contests while batting .294 (20-for-68) in that span. While he's cooled off from flirting with a .400 batting average in mid-to-late June, he continues to impress with his consistency at the plate. The outfielder has a .365/.421/.542 slash line for the year while adding nine homers, 27 RBI, 52 runs scored and four stolen bases over 61 contests.

JULY 7 • ROTOWIRE

Steven Kwan - Homers in win over Giants Kwan went 2-for-4 with a solo home run and an additional run scored in Saturday's 5-4 win over the Giants.

Impact Kwan has gone deep in two of his last three games, and he's hit five homers over his last 17 contests while batting .294 (20-for-68) in that span. While he's cooled off from flirting with a .400 batting average in mid-to-late June, he continues to impress with his consistency at the plate. The outfielder has a .365/.421/.542 slash line for the year to go along with nine homers, 27 RBI, 52 runs scored and four stolen bases over 61 contests.

JULY 7 • ROTOWIRE

Pedro Avila - Secures third win Avila (3-1) allowed a run on one hit and struck out two over 1.1 innings to earn the win Saturday over the Giants.

Impact Avila worked in the sixth and seventh innings, and he was credited with the win by the official scorer in a game where the Guardians never trailed despite Logan Allen's 4.1-inning start. Avila has worked more than an inning in seven straight appearances, allowing four runs over 12.2 frames with a 10:8 K:BB in that span. Overall, he's pitched to a 3.86 ERA, 1.26 WHIP and 48:21 K:BB through 46.2 innings between the Guardians and the Padres this season. Avila continues to fill a low-leverage role for Cleveland.

JULY 7 • ROTOWIRE

Pedro Avila - Secures third win Avila (3-1) allowed a run on one hit and struck out two over 1.1 innings to earn the win Saturday over the Giants.

Impact Avila worked in the sixth and seventh innings, and he was credited with the win by the official scorer in a game in which the Guardians never trailed despite Logan Allen's 4.1-inning start. Avila has worked more than an inning in seven straight appearances, allowing four runs over 12.2 frames with a 10:8 K:BB in that span. Overall, he's pitched to a 3.86 ERA, 1.26 WHIP and 48:21 K:BB through 46.2 innings between the Guardians and the Padres this season. Avila continues to fill a low-leverage role for Cleveland.

JULY 7 • ROTOWIRE

Emmanuel Clase - Collects save Saturday Clase walked one and struck out none over a scoreless and hitless inning to earn the save in Saturday's 5-4 win over the Giants.

Impact Clase has earned six saves and a win during his active nine-inning scoreless streak. He's added a 5:2 K:BB in that span. The closer is 26-for-29 in save chances this year with a 0.65 ERA, 0.63 WHIP and 39:5 K:BB across 41.1 innings.

JULY 7 • ROTOWIRE

Emmanuel Clase - Collects save Saturday Clase walked one and struck out none over a scoreless and hitless inning to earn the save in Saturday's 5-4 win over the Giants.

Impact Clase has earned six saves and a win during his active nine-inning scoreless streak. He's added a 5:2 K:BB in that span. The closer is 26-for-29 in save chances this year with a 0.65 ERA, 0.63 WHIP and 39:5 K:BB across 41.1 innings.

JULY 7 • ROTOWIRE

Logan Allen - Inefficient in no-decision Allen allowed two runs on three hits and four walks while striking out nine over 4.1 innings in a no-decision versus the Giants on Saturday.

Impact Allen failed to make it out of the fifth inning for the third start in a row. He matched his season high with four walks, and the nine strikeouts were also a season high, but they combined to work his pitch count up quickly. Allen has allowed 11 runs over 11.2 innings across his last three starts and now has a 5.67 ERA, 1.55 WHIP and 76:35 K:BB through 87.1 innings over 18 starts this year. He's projected to make his next start at Detroit.

JULY 7 • ROTOWIRE

Logan Allen - Inefficient in no-decision Allen allowed two runs on three hits and four walks while striking out nine over 4.1 innings in a no-decision versus the Giants on Saturday.

Impact Allen failed to make it out of the fifth inning for the third start in a row. He matched his season high with four walks, and the nine strikeouts were also a season high, but they combined to work his pitch count up quickly. Allen has allowed 11 runs over 11.2 innings across his last three starts and now has a 5.67 ERA, 1.55 WHIP and 76:35 K:BB through 87.1 innings over 18 starts this year. He's projected to make his next start at Detroit.

JULY 7 • ROTOWIRE

How to Watch Guardians vs. Giants: TV Channel & Live Stream - July 7

Preview the July 7 matchup between the Cleveland Guardians and San Francisco Giants with recent trends, how to watch, livestream info, and m...

JULY 7 • DATA SKRIVE

Steven Kwan, Jhonkensy Noel lift Guardians past Giants Steven Kwan and rookie Jhonkensy Noel each hit solo homers, and six Cleveland pitchers combined to record 14 strikeouts, as the Guardians be...

JULY 6 • CHARLOTTEOBSERVER.COM

Guardians score early, hang on late to beat Giants, 5-4 Rookie's homer and good relief work save manager Stephen Vogt from the second guess.

JULY 6 • CLEVELAND.COM

Steven Kwan, Jhonkensy Noel hit solo homers in Guardians' 5-4 victory over the Giants

Major league batting leader Steven Kwan hit a solo homer and scored twice, Jhonkensy Noel homered and drove in two runs and the AL Central-leading Cleveland Guardians beat the San...

JULY 6 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Nate Furman - Lands on 7-day IL Double-A Akron placed Furman on its 7-day injured list June 29 with a right shoulder strain.

Impact Furman, a 22-year-old second baseman/third baseman, began the season with High-A Lake County before being promoted to Akron in June 3. He produced a .125/.300/.200 slash line across 51 plate appearances in 13 games with Akron before landing on the IL.

JULY 6 • ROTOWIRE

Nate Furman - Lands on 7-day IL Double-A Akron placed Furman on its 7-day injured list June 29 with a right shoulder strain.

Impact Furman, a 22-year-old second baseman/third baseman, began the season with High-A Lake County before being promoted to Akron on June 3. He produced a .125/.300/.200 slash line across 51 plate appearances in 13 games with Akron before landing on the IL.

JULY 6 • ROTOWIRE

Guardians vs. Giants Prediction, Odds, Picks - July 7

Preview the July 7 matchup between the Cleveland Guardians and San Francisco Giants with odds over/under, game spread, betting lines and mor...

JULY 6 • DATA SKRIVE

Daniel Schneemann - Sitting against southpaw Schneemann isn't in the Guardians' lineup for Saturday's game versus the Giants.

Impact With lefty Kyle Harrison set to start on the mound for the Giants, the left-handed bat of Schneemann will take a seat on the bench Saturday. His absence will allow Steven Kwan, Tyler Freeman and Jhonkensy Noel to start across Cleveland's outfield.

JULY 6 • ROTOWIRE

Andrés Giménez - Getting breather against LHP Gimenez isn't in the Guardians' lineup for Saturday's game against the Giants.

Impact After going 3-for-3 with an RBI during Friday's loss, Gimenez will step out of the lineup Saturday against left-handed starter Kyle Harrison. Angel Martinez will fill the opening at second base and bat second.

JULY 6 • ROTOWIRE

Andrés Giménez - Three hits in loss Gimenez went 3-for-3 with one RBI in Friday's 4-2 loss to the Giants.

Impact Gimenez's RBI came on a sacrifice fly in the sixth inning, which was the last run of the game. The second baseman has found some consistency at the plate, going 10-for-31 (.323) over his last eight games, but he has just two extra-base hits in that span. For the year, he's at a .252/.307/.344 slash line with five homers, 14 stolen bases, 41 RBI, 42 runs scored, 12 doubles and one triple over 80 contests.

JULY 6 • ROTOWIRE

Josh Naylor - Sets career high in homers Naylor went 2-for-5 with a solo home run and an additional run scored in Friday's 4-2 loss to the Giants.

Impact Naylor had some dry stretches in June, but he's turned it around by going 9-for-24 (.375) with six RBI over his last six games. The first baseman set a career high with his 21st homer of the year. He's added 64 RBI, 50 runs scored, three stolen bases, 16 doubles and a .246/.323/.505 slash line over 82 contests. He started the year hot before a shaky May and slightly better June, so he could still find another level in the second half.

JULY 6 • ROTOWIRE

Guardians trying to fix starting rotation that creaks and groans The week in baseball The Guardians find themselves in first place in the AL Central with a good offense, a strong bullpen and an inconsistent starting rotation.

JULY 6 • CLEVELAND.COM

Does it matter if Jose Ramirez is remembered as a Guardian or Indian? Hey, Hoynsie Should we look at a player differently if he played as a Cleveland Indians or Cleveland Guardian?

JULY 6 • CLEVELAND.COM

Lovin' those Guardians & lovin' playing in front of Cleveland fans – Terry Pluto The Guardians are 28-10 at home and have had eight sellouts this season.

JULY 6 • CLEVELAND.COM

Giants bring 1-0 series advantage over Guardians into game 2

The San Francisco Giants face the Cleveland Guardians with a 1-0 series lead

JULY 6 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

With rotation getting healthy, Giants take on Guardians The San Francisco Giants’ starting rotation is about to get a major boost over the next few days.That help begins to arrive Saturday when Ky...

JULY 6 • CHARLOTTEOBSERVER.COM

Martínez proving himself in unexpected midseason position battle CLEVELAND --We’re so used to position battles taking place solely in Spring Training, but the Guardians may have one brewing in the middle o...

JULY 6 • MLB.COM