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The Cleveland Guardians face the Oakland Athletics in a three-game series starting tonight in West Sacramento, California. The Guardians are currently 16-16, while the Athletics hold a record of 17-14.

Cleveland Guardians (16-16, first in the AL Central) vs. Athletics (17-14, first in the AL West)
West Sacramento, California; Friday, 9:40 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Guardians: Joey Cantillo (1-1, 2.97 ERA, 1.32 WHIP, 34 strikeouts); Athletics: J.T. Ginn (0-0, 3.24 ERA, 1.08 WHIP, 19 strikeouts)
LINE: Athletics -115, Guardians -104; over/under is 9 1/2 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Athletics host the Cleveland Guardians to start a three-game series.
The Athletics have a 17-14 record overall and a 7-6 record in home games. The Athletics are 15-2 in games when they have more hits than their opponents.
Cleveland has a 7-9 record in road games and a 16-16 record overall. The Guardians have gone 9-2 in games when they scored at least five runs.
The matchup Friday is the first meeting this season between the two teams.
TOP PERFORMERS: Shea Langeliers leads the Athletics with 17 extra base hits (nine doubles and eight home runs). Carlos Cortes is 18 for 34 with three doubles, a triple, three home runs and seven RBIs over the last 10 games.
Brayan Rocchio leads the Guardians with a .283 batting average, and has three doubles, three home runs, 10 walks and 17 RBIs. Daniel Schneemann is 12 for 34 with three home runs and seven RBIs over the past 10 games.
The game starts at 9:40 p.m. EDT.
Joey Cantillo will start for the Guardians, while J.T. Ginn will pitch for the Athletics.
The Guardians have a record of 16-16, and the Athletics are 17-14.

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LAST 10 GAMES: Athletics: 6-4, .272 batting average, 3.23 ERA, outscored opponents by 11 runs
Guardians: 4-6, .236 batting average, 3.38 ERA, outscored by four runs
INJURIES: Athletics: Jeffrey Springs: day-to-day (hip), Max Muncy: 10-Day IL (hand), Denzel Clarke: 10-Day IL (foot), Gunnar Hoglund: 60-Day IL (knee)
Guardians: Shawn Armstrong: 15-Day IL (groin), Gabriel Arias: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Andrew Walters: 15-Day IL (lat)
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.