CLEVELAND, Ohio – The Cleveland Guardians are set too host the Los Angeles Dodgers in a three-game series at Progressive Field, beginning Monday night. This interleague matchup promises exciting baseball,with both teams looking to make their mark.

Series Details

• Location: Progressive field, Cleveland, Ohio
• Dates: Monday through Wednesday
• Broadcast Facts:
  • TV: CLEGuardians.TV
  • Radio: WTAM 1100 AM, WARF 1350 AM (Spanish), Guardians Radio Network
  • Additional Radio: WMMS 100.7 FM (Monday and Tuesday games only)

probable Pitching Matchups

Here’s a look at the scheduled starting pitchers for each game:

• Monday, 6:10 p.m. ET: RHP Gavin Williams (4-2, 3.94 ERA) vs. RHP Yoshinobu Yamamoto (5-3, 1.86 ERA)
• Tuesday, 6:10 p.m. ET: RHP Tanner Bibee (4-4, 3.57 ERA) vs. RHP Dustin may (2-4,4.09 ERA)
• Wednesday, 1:10 p.m. ET: RHP Slade Cecconi (1-1, 3.27 ERA) vs. LHP Clayton Kershaw (0-0, 7.50 ERA)

Series History

In their last encounter, the Guardians lost two of three games against the Dodgers in the previous year. The Dodgers hold an overall series lead of 12-9.

Team Updates

Guardians (29-22)

Key players’ historical performance against the Dodgers:

• Carlos Santana: .196 lifetime hitter with one home run and six RBI.
• José Ramírez: .250 batting average with two home runs and five RBI.
• Steven Kwan: Five hits in 28 at-bats (.179).

Pitching notes:

• Gavin Williams: winless in two starts against the Dodgers, allowing 10 earned runs in five innings.
• Tanner Bibee: Allowed two earned runs in five innings in his only career start at Dodger Stadium last year.
• Slade Cecconi: 0-1 in two career starts with two strikeouts and four home runs allowed while pitching for Arizona against LA.

Dodgers (32-20)

Key players’ current form and historical performance against the Guardians:

• Will Smith: Leads the majors with a .500 batting average with runners in scoring position, going 20-for-40 with five doubles, two home runs, and 25 RBI with RISP.
• Shohei Ohtani: A career.296 hitter against Cleveland with nine home runs and 19 RBI in 108 at-bats. Ohtani’s 17 home runs rank tied for third in the majors.
• Max Muncy: Has a career .805 OPS against Cleveland with a home run, two RBI, and 12 walks in 53 plate appearances when facing Cleveland pitching.

Injury Report

Guardians

The following players are currently on the injured list:

• RHP Ben Lively (right flexor tendon strain)
• OF Will Brennan (left forearm inflammation)
• RHP Paul Sewald (right shoulder)
• RHP Shane Bieber (right elbow)
• RHP Trevor Stephen (right elbow)
• LHP John Means (left elbow)
• UT David Fry (right elbow)
• LHP Sam Hentges (left shoulder)
• LHP Erik sabrowski (left elbow)

Dodgers

The following players are currently on the injured list:

• RHP Michael Kopech (right shoulder impingement)
• RHP Tyler Glasnow (right shoulder inflammation)
• RHP Kirby Yates (right hamstring strain)
• RHP Emmet Sheehan (Tommy john surgery)
• RHP Kyle Hurt (Tommy John surgery)
• RHP Edgardo Henriquez (left metatarsal fracture)
• LHP Blake Snell (left shoulder inflammation)
• RHP Blake Treinen (right forearm sprain)
• RHP Roki Sasaki (right shoulder impingement)
• RHP Brusdar Graterol (right shoulder surgery)
• RHP River Ryan (Tommy John surgery)
• RHP Evan Phillips (right elbow inflammation)
• RHP Gavin Stone (right shoulder surgery)
• RHP Michael Grove (right shoulder labrum surgery)

Looking Ahead

Following this series,the Guardians will have an off day on Thursday before hosting the Los Angeles Angels for a three-game weekend series at Progressive Field,starting on Friday.