Langeliers won't be there to repeat the trick today — he and his wife welcomed their first child Sunday morning, so Austin Wynns gets the start behind the plate. That's a tough card to pull on getaway day when you're trying to avoid a sweep, especially with the lineup already navigating Max Muncy's hand fracture and Denzel Clarke still in a walking boot.
- Day-To-DayCarlos Hernandez (RP) — Hernandez (shoulder) began his rehab assignment with Triple-A Omaha on Friday.05/08
- 10-Day-ILGabriel Arias (SS) — no05/09
- 15-Day-ILAndrew Walters (RP) — Walters (lat) was returned from his rehab assignment due to a viral illness, MLB.com reports.05/09
- 15-Day-ILShawn Armstrong (RP) — Armstrong (groin) threw a bullpen session Friday, MLB.com reports.05/09
- 10-Day-ILDenzel Clarke (CF) — Clarke (foot) has begun a running and hitting progression, Martin Gallegos of MLB.com reports.05/08
- 10-Day-ILMax Muncy (3B) — Muncy (hand) has yet to resume baseball activities, Martin Gallegos of MLB.com reports.05/08
- 60-Day-ILGunnar Hoglund (SP) — Hoglund (knee/back) was given a cortisone injection in his left hip May 1, Martin Gallegos of MLB.com reports.05/08
On the mound, this is a brutal draw for the home team. Parker Messick walked into May with a 1.73 ERA and a 38-to-10 strikeout-to-walk line through six starts, the kind of run that has ESPN writers comparing him to Paul Skenes-level openings. Aaron Civale draws the assignment for the A's against the organization that drafted him and gave him his first five big-league seasons — extra motivation, but also a 6.75 career ERA against this Cleveland lineup in four prior tries.
The market sees it the same way the eye test does: Cleveland is a -130 road favorite, and the runline juice tells you sharps think the Guardians win this comfortably or not at all. The total sits at nine after two straight games well over it. If Messick is Messick, that number's a stretch. If he isn't, the A's might finally get the bats going on a Sunday they really, really need.