Guardians vs Orioles: Battle for AL Central

0:00On April 17, Cleveland Guardians host the Baltimore Orioles tonight at 6.10pm Eastern time. Guardians sit at 11 wins, 9 losses, 2nd in the A.L. Central, while the Orioles are 9 and 10, 3rd in the East. Tanner Bivy starts for Cleveland with a 6.38 ERA, facing Chris Bassett for Baltimore who's 0 and 2 with a 9.00. Guardians chase a 4 game home win streak, already 5 and 2 in Cleveland, they boast a 9 and 2 record when off-thitting opponents. Baltimore struggles on the road at 3 and 4, and they're 4 and 7 after allowing a Homer. Rookie Parker messic nearly ended Cleveland's 45-year no-hitter drought last time against these Orioles, getting broken up in the 9th, during a 4-2 win. Dodgers is traded for Orioles' pitcher, Chase McDermann, sending Axel Perez back. Standouts include Guardians chased a lotter, with 5 homers, and Taylor Ward hitting 303 for Baltimore.

1:00Injuries hit Baltimore hard, with Adley Rutchman on the 10-day list for his ankle, Ryan Mountcastle out 60 days from a foot fracture, and a bunch. More like Jordan Westberg, and has to incur stat sidelined, Guardians miss a couple 2, but lighter load. Over the last 10, Orioles win 6 and 4 with a sharp 3.40 ERA, edging opponents by 6 runs. Guardians, 5 and 5, at 261 batting. Betting line has Cleveland favorite minus 139. Total 8 runs, expect fireworks as these squads clash again. That's your update from MLB News Today, powered by AI, I'm Corrin with the story.