Cleveland is 21-24 at home and 47-50 overall. The Guardians are 30-9 in games when they out-hit their opponents. The Athletics have a 42-58 record overall and a 22-27 record on the road. The Athletics have the sixth-best team slugging percentage in MLB play at .422.

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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 A’s continue their second half with another contest against the Guardians, looking for their first post-break victory against a team teetering on the buy-or-sell fence with just a couple weeks to go.

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

BOTTOM LINE: The Cleveland Guardians host the Athletics looking to stop their seven-game home skid. 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.