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

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Can the Guardians maintain the momentum (6-1) that they took in the All-Star break when the season resumes Friday night against the A's?

The Cleveland Guardians open a series against the A's tonight. Follow along for live score updates, highlights and more from the game.

The A’s continue their second half with another contest against the Guardians, looking for their first post-break victory against a team teetering on the buy-or-sell fence with just a couple weeks to go.

BOTTOM LINE: The Cleveland Guardians host the Athletics looking to stop their seven-game home skid. Cleveland is 20-23 at home and 46-49 overall. The Guardians are 30-9 in games when they have more hits than their opponents.

Carlos Santana and Lane Thomas are each veterans who are free agents at the end of the season. Jakob Junis could be a nice long reliever for a playoff contender. Given Cleveland's history of trading pitchers, Emmanuel Clase could be the next star reliever to be moved.

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