The Guardians and Royals will play a doubleheader today at 2:40PM and 7:15PM EDT, after yesterday's rainout.

Salvador Perez leads Kansas City against José Ramírez and Cleveland at Kauffman Stadium, with first pitch at 5:10 p.m. PT. New Apple TV+ subscribers can catch the action with a seven-day free trial.

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As the Cleveland Guardians have played themselves back into wild-card contention in the American League, their desire to sell prior to the trade deadline remains a mystery even though teams are calling them.

The Guardians looked like they might be sellers after a 10-game skid but an 11-2 stretch has them back into the Wild Card race. So are they a buyer?

SportsLine's model simulated Baltimore Orioles vs. Cleveland Guardians 10,000 times and revealed its MLB picks for Thursday's matchup at Progressive Field in Cleveland

The Los Angeles Dodgers are named the best fit for Cleveland Guardians reliever Cade Smith by ESPN's Jeff Passan.

Despite two homers from Steven Kwan on Thursday, the Guardians lost to the Orioles 4-3, but won the series 3-1. Cleveland is 5-2 in the seven games since the All-Star break and will go to Kansas City for a three-game series.

Steven Kwan emphasized the importance of how well the Guardians played before the All-Star break due to the momentum they felt the club had on its side. And so far in the second half, Cleveland has kept it rolling.

Cleveland Guardians fans just got a pretty significant update on the trade status of Jose Ramirez ahead of the MLB trade deadline.