Guardians host the Giants to kick off a 3-game series

San Francisco Giants (43-45, fourth in the NL West) vs. Cleveland Guardians (54-31, first in the AL Central)

Cleveland; Friday, 7:10 p.m. EDT

PROBABLE PITCHING WORKS: Giants: Erik Miller (2-2, 3.69 ERA, 1.18 WHIP, 44 strikeouts); Guardians: Tanner Bibee (7-2, 3.47 ERA, 1.09 WHIP, 109 strikeouts)

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK: LINE Guardians -172, Giants +145; Over/Under is 8 1/2 Runs

CONCLUSION: The Cleveland Guardians host the San Francisco Giants to kick off a three-game series.

Cleveland is 28-10 at home and 54-31 overall. The Guardians have hit 99 home runs, ranking 10th in the majors.

San Francisco has a 43-45 overall record and a 18-26 road record. The Giants have a 16-4 record in games in which they hit at least two home runs.

Friday’s encounter is the first meeting between the two clubs this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Steven Kwan leads the Guardians with a .367 batting average and has 13 doubles, two triples, eight home runs, 21 walks and 26 RBIs. Jose Ramirez has hit 11 for 41 with four home runs and nine RBIs in the last 10 games.

Heliot Ramos has 10 doubles and 12 home runs for the Giants. Matt Chapman has hit 14 of 38 with four doubles and four home runs in his last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Guardians: 5-5, .248 batting average, 5.34 ERA, seven runs batted in

Giants: 7-3, .251 batting average, 3.82 ERA, seven runs more than opponents

INJURIES: Guardians: Matthew Boyd: 15-day IL (elbow), Will Brennan: 10-day IL (rib), Shane Bieber: 60-day IL (elbow), Trevor Stephan: 60-day IL (elbow), James Karinchak: 60-day IL (shoulder)

Giants: Thairo Estrada: 10-day IL (undisclosed), Wilmer Flores: 10-day IL (undisclosed), Keaton Winn: 15-day IL (elbow), Kyle Harrison: 15-day IL (ankle), Blake Snell: 15-day IL (groin), Jung Hoo Lee: 60-day IL (labrum), Tom Murphy: 60-day IL (head), Alex Cobb: 60-day IL (hip), Ethan Small: 60-day IL (oblique), Austin Warren: 60-day IL (elbow), Tristan Beck: 60-day IL (arm), Robbie Ray: 60-day IL (elbow)

___

The Associated Press produced this article using technology from Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

The Associated Press