San Francisco Giants at Cleveland Guardians

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SF	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	5	2
CLE	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	—	5	9	0

The Giants sent Landen Roupp to the mound looking to steal a third straight from Cleveland, while Gavin Williams got the ball for the Guardians in a 1:10 PM ET matinee that opened under showers before clearing up.

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Giants(52-74)

WLLWL

2

+1.5-117+194o7.5+133

Guardians(61-66)

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5

-1.5+115-194u7.5-130

Best BetGuardians -178

Pregame

Cleveland's the better team on paper with the sharper ERA arm on the mound, and that's typically enough to lean home in a matchup like this. But the Guardians are missing 3 regulars from their lineup right now, and they just got shut out in the series' middle game, so this isn't a layup. Still, the arm and the roster depth tip it to Cleveland.

Both clubs are picking through a lineup card missing regulars. Cleveland was already without both DeLauter and Adell in right field, while San Francisco is still waiting on Logan Webb's back and shoulder to cooperate and just placed reliever Keaton Winn on the 15-day injured list Thursday with elbow neuritis.

Landen Roupp

(7-13)·4.34 ERA

Aug 14 vs Rockies

L

5.2IP

4ER

5K

3BB

91P

08/20 Lineup

Gavin Williams

(12-7)·3.72 ERA

Aug 14 vs Padres

L

4.1IP

5ER

5K

4BB

91P

08/20 Lineup

Neither team arrived with much margin for error. The Giants are buried at 52-74 and playing out the string, while the Guardians are hanging around .500 territory in a season that still has some shape to fight for, and Thursday's getaway game was as much about building a foundation for the stretch run as it was about this particular series.

Cleveland did its damage early, scoring 3 in the first before Roupp settled in. San Francisco clawed back with 2 runs in the 4th to make it a game, but the Guardians tacked on insurance in the 6th and again in the 8th to put it away, finishing with 9 hits to the Giants' 5.

San Francisco Giants

(52-74)

Aug 19W@ Guardians1-0

Aug 18L@ Guardians1-8

Aug 16Lvs Rockies7-13

Aug 15Wvs Rockies7-1

Aug 15Lvs Rockies2-5

Cleveland Guardians

(61-66)

Aug 19Lvs Giants0-1

Aug 18Wvs Giants8-1

Aug 16Lvs Padres0-5

Aug 15Wvs Padres6-1

Aug 14Lvs Padres5-7

It's a split series now, with the Giants having taken the last meeting 1-0 behind a shutout staff performance before Cleveland answered back Thursday. Both clubs head into the coming days with bullpens and rotations still being pieced together around a growing injury list on each side.

San Francisco Giants

(15)

• Day-To-DayLogan Webb (SP) — Webb was removed from Saturday's game against Colorado due to back/shoulder tightness, Justice delos Santos of The San Jose Mercury News reports.08/15
• 10-Day-ILMarcelo Mayer (2B) — Giants manager Tony Vitello indicated Wednesday that Mayer (forearm) could return from the 10-day injured list and make his team debut Monday versus the Reds, Andrew Baggarly of The Athletic reports.08/19
• 10-Day-ILJesus Rodriguez (C) — Rodriguez (elbow) will start a rehab assignment this week, Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports Bay Area reports.08/18
• 10-Day-ILCasey Schmitt (LF) — Schmitt (knee) underwent a debridement of his lateral meniscus Friday, Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports Bay Area reports.07/31
• 15-Day-ILKeaton Winn (RP) — The Giants placed Winn on the 15-day injured list Thursday with right elbow neuritis.08/20
• 60-Day-ILDaniel Susac (C) — Susac (knee) was placed on the 10-day injured list Monday.08/19
• 60-Day-ILHarrison Bader (CF) — Giants manager Tony Vitello said Thursday that Bader (foot) won't return from the 10-day injured list before the end of the season, Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports Bay Area reports.08/19
• 60-Day-ILMatt Chapman (3B) — The Giants transferred Chapman (abdomen) to the 60-day injured list Thursday.08/14
• 60-Day-ILTrevor McDonald (SP) — McDonald is scheduled to undergo UCL reconstruction surgery in early August, Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports Bay Area reports.08/13
• 60-Day-ILJoel Peguero (RP) — Peguero (hamstring) began a rehab assignment with Triple-A Sacramento on Tuesday, walking all three batters he faced and getting charged with three runs.08/12
• 60-Day-ILMatt Gage (RP) — Gage (elbow) threw a bullpen session Monday, Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.08/11
• 60-Day-ILRowan Wick (RP) — The Giants placed Wick (elbow) on the 60-day injured list Sunday, Justice delos Santos of The San Jose Mercury News reports.05/08
• 60-Day-ILHayden Birdsong (RP) — Birdsong underwent successful UCL reconstruction surgery on his right elbow Wednesday, Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.05/08
• 60-Day-ILRandy Rodriguez (RP) — The Giants placed Rodriguez (elbow) on the 60-day injured list Tuesday, Justice delos Santos of The San Jose Mercury News reports.05/08
• 60-Day-ILJose Butto (RP) — The Giants transferred Butto (arm) to the 60-day injured list Tuesday.05/08

Cleveland Guardians

(6)

• Day-To-DayChase DeLauter (RF) — DeLauter (hamstring) is absent from the lineup for Thursday's game against the Giants.08/20
• Day-To-DayJo Adell (RF) — Adell (knee) remains out of the lineup for Thursday's game against the Giants.08/20
• Day-To-DayColin Holderman (RP) — Holderman was removed from Saturday's 6-1 win over the Padres due to right wrist inflammation, Tim Stebbins of MLB.com reports. He was credited with a hold while hitting a batter and retiring the other two hitters he faced.08/16
• 10-Day-ILRhys Hoskins (1B) — Hoskins went 2-for-3 with a two-run home run and a walk in Saturday's 6-3 loss to the White Sox.08/19
• 15-Day-ILSlade Cecconi (SP) — Cecconi (arm) recently threw a bullpen session and is scheduled for another bullpen this week before beginning a rehab assignment, Tim Stebbins of MLB.com reports.08/19
• 60-Day-ILShawn Armstrong (RP) — The Guardians transferred Armstrong (calf) to the 60-day injured list Tuesday.08/05