With the trade rumors surrounding Guardians closer Emmanuel Clase, the expectation believes to be that he stays, even with Dodgers interest.

The Guardians hope to take the series against the Athletics with Steven Kwan still sidelined. Follow along here for updates.

David Fry had a career-high four RBIs, Gavin Williams struck out 11 and the Cleveland Guardians defeated the Athletics 8-2 to take the weekend series.

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BOTTOM LINE: The Cleveland Guardians face the Athletics with a 1-0 series lead. Cleveland has a 47-49 record overall and a 21-23 record at home. The Guardians are 21-39 in games when they have given up a home run. The Athletics are 41-58 overall and 21-27 on the road. The Athletics have a 26-16 record in games when they scored five or more runs.

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The Guardians hope to take the series against the Athletics with Steven Kwan still sidelined. Follow along here for updates.

With Jose Ramirez needing to find some rest and time for recovery before the second half of the season, the Guardians won't have a representative in the All-Star Game starting lineup. But how would an all-time, all-Cleveland All-Star lineup look?