The Cleveland Guardians open a series against the A's tonight. Follow along for live score updates, highlights and more from the game.

Johnathan Rodríguez hit his first home run in the majors, Slade Cecconi went a career-long 8 1/3 innings and the Cleveland Guardians beat the Athletics 8-6 on Friday night.

CLEVELAND — Johnathan Rodríguez hit his first home run in the majors, Slade Cecconi went a career-long 8 1/3 innings and the Cleveland Guardians beat the Athletics 8-6 on Friday night.

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The Cleveland Guardians made an unexpected decision on Steven Kwan before Friday’s game against the Athletics.

Cleveland Guardians pitcher Luis Ortiz will remain on non-disciplinary paid leave as Major League Baseball continues investigating suspicious gambling activity tied to two pitches he threw earlier … ...

Cleveland is 20-23 at home and 46-49 overall. The Guardians are 30-9 in games when they have more hits than their opponents. The Athletics are 41-57 overall and 21-26 on the road.

This Cleveland Guardians' star was linked to a NL Central powerhouse earlier this week as we near the trade deadline.

Major League Baseball will extend its investigation on Cleveland Guardians pitcher Luis Ortiz regarding gambling allegations through Aug. 31.