TRISTON MCKENZIE

No U.S.-born Black players are projected to be on World Series rosters when the Philadelphia Phillies and Houston Astros meet this week.

The Yankees were up 5-3 in the bottom of the ninth inning, but the Cleveland Guardians continued to scratch and claw and scored three in the ninth to win.

The affable rookie who loves SpongeBob SquarePants has backed the New York Yankees into a postseason corner. Oscar Gonzalez hit a two-run single with two outs in the ninth inning, rallying the Cleveland Guardians to a 6-5 win over New York on Saturday night for a 2-1 lead in their AL Division Series. Gonzalez, a postseason hero just a week ago, lined a 1-2 pitch from Clarke Schmidt through the middle to score rookie Steven Kwan and Amed Rosario as the young Guardians, who have shown no fear during this storybook season, rallied once again and pushed the Yankees to the brink of elimination.

Aaron Judge was dropped from the leadoff spot to No. 2 in the lineup for Game 3 of the AL Division Series as the New York Yankees try to break the record-settling slugger out of his postseason slump.

Oscar Gonzalez singled in the go-ahead run with Cleveland’s second straight bloop hit in the 10th inning, and the Guardians overcame a two-run deficit to beat the New York Yankees 4-2 and even their best-of-five AL Division Series at one game apiece.

The New York Yankees and the Cleveland Guardians may have to contend with pesky insects called midges when the ALDS heads to Cleveland over the weekend.

Cleveland may have a certain type of home field advantage this weekend against the New York Yankees.

José Ramírez connected for a two-run homer, Shane Bieber dominated Tampa Bay for 7 2/3 innings and the young Cleveland Guardians played with poise in their postseason debut, beating the Tampa Bay Rays 2-1 in their wild-card opener.

Elvis Andrus hit one of Chicago’s five home runs off rookie Hunter Gaddis and the White Sox cut into Cleveland’s lead in the AL Central with an 8-2 win.

Gunnar Henderson quickly turned his major league debut into a success.

Cal Quantrill pitches six scoreless innings and Amed Rosario had a two-run single, lifting the Cleveland Guardians to a 4-1 victory over the AL West-leading Houston Astros.

After opening up their weekend series Thursday night, the Detroit Tigers and the Cleveland Guardians take to the field in the second meeting of the four game set on Friday. Watch the Detroit Tigers on DirecTV StreamThe Tigers’ offense was nearly silenced by the Guardians on Thursday night, and it ended up costing them in the first game of the series. Cleveland is now 3.5 games out of first place, but just two games out of a Wild Card spot. BETTING: Tigers vs. Guardians picks and parlays: Friday, July 15, 2022PROBABLE STARTERSDET: Drew Hutchinson (1-4, 4.08 ERA)CLE: Zach Plesac (2-7, 3.99 ERA)Check out more stories about the Detroit Tigers here on MLiveWhat: MLB BaseballWho: Detroit Tigers (37-51) vs. Cleveland Guardians (43-43)When: Friday, July 15Time: 7:10 p.m. ETWhere: Progressive Field (Cleveland, Ohio)Channel: Bally Sports DetroitStream: DirecTV StreamBuy Tigers gear : Fanatics, Amazon, LidsBuy Tigers tickets: StubHub, SeatGeek, TicketmasterStream Tigers games live: DirecTV StreamCheck out the MLB standings and results on MLB.com

Triston McKenzie struck out a career-high 12 and extended his scoreless streak to 21 innings, leading the Cleveland Guardians to a 4-0 win over the Detroit Tigers.

CLEVELAND -- Triston McKenzie struck out a career-high 12 batters and continued his career-long mastery of the Detroit Tigers in a 4-0 victory for the Cleveland Guardians on Thursday night at Progressive Field. He has a 0.93 ERA against the Tigers in 38 2/3 career innings with eight walks and an incredible 49 strikeouts. Four of those Ks came against Tigers rookie Riley Greene, who went 0-for-4 with four strikeouts for the second time in the last six days. Cleveland Guardians' Andres Gimenez slides into second after hitting an RBI double, next to Detroit Tigers shortstop Harold Castro during the third inning of a baseball game Thursday, July 14, 2022, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/David Dermer)APBox scoreUp nextThe Tigers and Guardians meet again on Friday at 7:10 p.m. Tigers righty Drew Hutchison (1-4, 4.08 ERA) will face Guardians right-hander Zach Plesac (2-7, 3.99).

Oscar Gonzalez tied the game with a two-run single and scored on Owen Miller’s go-ahead sacrifice fly as the Cleveland Guardians rallied for four runs in the ninth inning to beat the Minnesota Twins 11-10.

Philadelphia slugger Bryce Harper could return to the lineup Wednesday for the finale of a two-game series at Texas after an infected blister on his left index finger sidelined him for two games last weekend at Washington.

José Ramírez doubled twice, then homered to begin a three-run rally in the bottom of the ninth inning as the Cleveland Guardians sent Oakland to its 10th straight loss, beating the Athletics 3-2.

Tigers vs. Guardians oddsThe Guardians are -158 favorites on the money line at FanDuel Sportsbook to build on Saturday’s success and take the series, with the Tigers underdogs at +134. Use your $1,000 risk-free bet on the Tigers against the Guardians on Sunday night! McKenzie is set to take the hill for the Guardians with the Tigers putting their trust in Rodriguez. Our prediction for this game is that McKenzie should get the better of the Tigers and lead the Guardians to victory. Tigers vs. Guardians total over/under prediction: Under 7.5 (-106)The Tigers’ offense has been to blame for many of their struggles this season.

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- The lines of communications between the Guardians pitchers and hitters still experiencing static. In their last 10 games, the Guardians have supported the starting rotation with two or fewer runs nine times. The Tigers took a 3-2 lead in the fifth as Tucker Barnhart scored from second on an error by first baseman Josh Naylor. Gimenez, starting at short, assisted Bieber in the third after Grossman opened the inning with a double. -Guardians merchandise for sale: Here’s where you can order new Cleveland Guardians gear, including T-shirts, hats, jerseys, hoodies, and much more.

José Ramírez hit his second grand slam of the season, connecting during a nine-run second inning as the Cleveland Guardians roughed up Dallas Keuchel and routed the sloppy Chicago White Sox 11-1 in the opener of a doubleheader.

Shohei Ohtani is scheduled to pitch Wednesday night for the Los Angeles Angels in Houston, and the two-way superstar is off to a much better start at the plate than on the mound this season.

José Ramírez homered, doubled and drove in three runs, Owen Miller hit two home runs and the Cleveland Guardians beat the Cincinnati Reds 7-3 for their fourth straight win.

José Ramírez hit a grand slam and drove in six runs, remarkable rookie Steven Kwan reached base three more times and the Cleveland Guardians spoiled Cincinnati’s home opener by beating the Reds 10-5.

Bobby Witt Jr. capped his highly anticipated big league debut with his first hit, a go-ahead double with two outs in the eighth inning, sending the Kansas City Royals to a 3-1 victory over the rechristened Cleveland Guardians.

The Chicago Cubs have hired Carter Hawkins as general manager, dipping into Cleveland’s front office in an effort to bolster their own player development system.

Cleveland will play its final home game as the Indians, the team’s nickname since 1915.

Salvador Perez hit his 46th home run, breaking Johnny Bench’s record for most by a catcher in a season to highlight the opener, then the Kansas City Royals completed a doubleheader sweep by beating the Cleveland Indians 4-2.

Cal Quantrill pitched two-hit ball over seven innings, Amed Rosario launched an early homer and the Cleveland Indians beat the Los Angeles Angels 3-0 in the Little League Classic.

The Yankees host the Red Sox in a day-night doubleheader as the longtime rivals jostle for playoff position.

Cleveland starting pitcher Triston McKenzie fell four outs shy of one of baseball’s most elusive accomplishments -- a perfect game -- as the Indians beat the Detroit Tigers 11-0 Sunday afternoon at Comerica Park. The last perfect game in Major League baseball was Aug. 15, 2012 -- exactly nine years ago today -- by Felix Hernandez of the Seattle Mariners. The Indians have two perfect games in their franchise history, most recently by Len Barker on May 15, 1981. The Tigers have only been a victim of a perfect game once in franchise history: Charlie Robertson of White Sox threw a perfect game in 1922 at Navin Field in Detroit. Tigers starter Drew Hutchison, pitching in his first Major League game since 2018, had a scoreless first inning before things fell apart in the second.

Harold Castro of the Detroit Tigers knocked a clean single to right field to end a perfect game bid by Cleveland’s Triston McKenzie with two outs in the eighth inning.

White Sox rookie Seby Zavala hit the first three home runs of his career, including a grand slam, but the Cleveland Indians rallied to beat Chicago 12-11.

Indians manager Terry Francona was drained and looking forward to some sleep after a long weekend in Rhode Island for a family wedding. The Indians were just as tired. José Ramírez's two-run homer and a solid start by reliever Cal Quantrill led Cleveland to a 3-1 win over the Chicago White Sox on Monday, giving the Indians their second straight split of a seven-inning doubleheader in two days.

Lucas Giolito struck out 12 and the Chicago White Sox sent Baltimore to its 13th straight loss, beating the Orioles 3-1.

On the same day the Tigers' general manager criticized his team's defense, Detroit made enough plays in the field to win a game in which it had just three hits and scored once.

It was all the Detroit Tigers needed in 1-0 victory over the Cleveland Indians on Wednesday night at Comerica Park. The Tigers (19-30) broke a four-game losing streak overall and a six-game losing streak against the Indians (26-21), who they last beat on April 3. pic.twitter.com/QO3yEWSHqI — Detroit Tigers (@tigers) May 27, 2021It was an unconventional shutout for the Tigers. Detroit Tigers starting pitcher Jose Urena throws during the sixth inning of the team's baseball game against the Cleveland Indians, Wednesday, May 26, 2021, in Detroit. Up next: The Tigers and Indians wrap up a four-game series on Thursday at 1:10 p.m. Tigers lefty Matthew Boyd (2-5, 3.08 ERA) will face Tribe ace Shane Bieber (4-3, 3.32).

Cleveland Indians righty Zach Plesac has been put on the 10-day injured list, the result of breaking the thumb on his pitching hand while yanking off his undershirt after a rough outing.

Prized prospect Jarred Kelenic made his first major league hit memorable with a two-run homer and later added a pair of doubles, leading the Seattle Mariners to a 7-3 win over the Cleveland Indians.

Gerrit Cole starts against Houston on Thursday for the first time since leaving the Astros for a $324 million, nine-year contract with the Yankees before the 2020 season.

Shane Bieber struck out 11, setting a major league record in the process and pitching the Cleveland Indians past the Chicago White Sox 5-3.

Gerrit Cole was one pitch better than Shane Bieber in a heavyweight matchup of aces as Rougned Odor and Aaron Hicks homered off Cleveland’s Cy Young winner in the fifth inning, giving the New York Yankees a 2-1 win over the Indians.

Josh Naylor lined into a triple play in the eighth inning, then let a routine grounder roll through his legs at first base with two outs in the ninth that led to Cincinnati’s tying run as the Reds beat the Cleveland Indians 3-2 in 10 innings.

He was 2-1 with a 6.35 ERA in three spring starts, including allowing six earned runs against Cincinnati on Friday. Alec Bohm had two hits, including his fourth double. AdFreddie Freeman had two hits, including a double and his first homer — a two-run shot in the sixth. Victor Robles had three hits, including his sixth double, with an RBI, and Kyle Schwarber doubled and walked three times. Adalberto Mondesi singled and homered and Jorge Soler had two hits, including a double.

SETBACK IN THE BULLPENBlue Jays right-hander Kirby Yates will miss several weeks because of a strained muscle in his forearm. He allowed one run and five hits, striking out five without a walk. Ross Stripling struck out seven and walked none in 3 2/3 innings, but gave up three runs and five hits. Bryan Abreu, a top Astros pitching prospect who turns 24 next month, started and pitched three perfect innings, striking out four. Baltimore starter John Means allowed four hits and walked three over 3 2/3 innings, striking out three.

The 2018 AL Rookie of the Year is off to a strong start this spring on both sides. PHILLIES 3, PIRATES 0Bryce Harper homered on his first swing of spring training, launching a opposite-field drive to left. Chad Kuhl made his second start for Pittsburgh, allowing two runs on three hits. Brad Keller worked three innings in the start for the Royals and allowed a run on four hits and two walks. BRAVES 4, TWINS 0 (7)Kyle Wright fared much better in his second start for Atlanta, allowing one hit in three shutout innings with two strikeouts.

New York Yankees' Gio Urshela (29) and Mike Ford celebrate after the Yankees defeated the Cleveland Indians 10-9 in Game 2 of an American League wild-card baseball series, early Thursday, Oct. 1, 2020, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/David Dermer)CLEVELAND – It took the New York Yankees nearly five hours on the field, carried them from Wednesday to Thursday and September into October to complete the sweep. "They weren’t going to lose.”At 4 hours, 50 minutes — even without two rain delays totaling another 76 minutes — it was draining. New York went 2-8 during a testy season series with top-seeded Tampa Bay, which won the AL East by seven games over the second-place Yankees. RECORD STOREIndians pitchers walked 12, tied for the most in any postseason game.

(AP Photo/Tony Dejak)CLEVELAND – With one sweet swing, José Ramírez pushed the Cleveland Indians into the playoffs and strengthened his case for the AL MVP award. Ramírez hit a three-run homer with two outs in the 10th inning, giving Cleveland a 5-3 win over the Chicago White Sox that clinched a postseason berth Tuesday night. Aces Lucas Giolito of the White Sox and Shane Bieber of the Indians face off Wednesday. Earlier in the inning, White Sox manager Rick Renteria and shortstop Tim Anderson were ejected by umpire Ángel Hernández after Luis Robert looked at a called third strike. Indians: RHP Jefry Rodriguez (right shoulder strain) is on the 45-day injured list and will not pitch again this season.

DETROIT – The Detroit Tigers lost to the Cleveland Indians at Comerica Park Sunday. The first game -- also against the Indians -- was won by the Tigers Saturday. Carlos Carrasco allowed one hit in seven scoreless innings, and Jose Ramirez homered twice to lift the Cleveland Indians to a 7-4 victory over the Detroit Tigers on Sunday. Matthew Boyd (2-7) was perfect through four innings for the Tigers, but the Indians scored three runs in the fifth. The Indians took the lead on Jordan Luplow’s RBI single, and Delino DeShields added a two-run single that inning.

The Detroit Tigers are back at Comerica Park to host the Cleveland Indians in Game 3 of their four-game series. The game will air on Fox Sports Detroit and can be streamed on Hulu + Live TV (7-day free trial). McKenzie is looking for a bounce-back after giving up three home runs in the Indians 7-5 loss to the Minnesota Twins. What: Detroit Tigers (21-29) vs. Cleveland Indians (28-23)Where: Comerica ParkDate: Saturday, Sept. 19Time: 6:10 p.m.TV: Fox Sports DetroitStream: Hulu + Live TV (7-day free trial)SIGN UP FOR TIGERS CONFIDENTIAL. Get Tigers news, analysis and opinion in text messages sent straight to your phone from MLive Tigers beat writer Evan Woodbery.

Tarik Skubal and Daniel Norris combined to pitch six innings of one-run ball, Miguel Cabrera drove in two and the Detroit Tigers hit three homers to beat the Cleveland Indians 7-4 on Sunday. I came out with two runners on base and Norris picked me up big-time, Skubal said. Antonetti added that RHP Mike Clevinger and RHP Zach Plesac will not start in Clevelands next series against the Twins. LITTLE BIG LEAGUEThe Indians and Angels will play in the fourth MLB Little League Classic in Williamsport, Pennsylvania on Aug. 22, 2021. Indians: RHP Aaron Civale (3-2, 2.91 ERA) takes the hill as Cleveland wraps its homestand with three games against Minnesota.