The Cleveland Guardians (13-15) take one of the least productive offenses in MLB on the road to face the New York Yankees (15-14) at Yankee Stadium on Monday for the opener of a three-game series. The Guardians are in the midst of a six-game road trip.
They won only one out of three in their last series against the Red Sox, dropping the finale 7-1 on Sunday at Fenway Park. Steven Kwan was 1 for 4 with a double and one run, stretching his on-base streak to 10 games.
The Yankees just wrapped up a rough seven-game road trip (2-5). They lost three of four against the Rangers in their last series, dropping the finale 15-2 on Sunday at Globe Life Field. Aaron Hicks went 2 for 4 with one run.
HEAD-TO-HEAD
The Yankees have won two of three in the season series between the teams, including a 4-3 victory in their most recent meeting on April 12 at Progressive Field. Reliever Wandy Peralta was credited with the win after throwing one scoreless inning, and Clay Holmes picked up his fourth save with a scoreless ninth.
ON THE MOUND
Cal Quantrill (1-2, 5.40 ERA) is set for the start for Cleveland. The righty allowed five runs over 3.1 innings in his last start, a 6-0 road defeat against the Rockies on April 24. He was charged with the loss, yielding eight hits while striking out two and walking two.
Quantrill is making his first appearance against the Yankees this season. Quantrill made one start against the Yankees in 2022, a 5-4 road loss on April 23. He surrendered three runs on six hits over 6.1 innings, striking out two and walking three.
For New York, RHP Domingo German (2-2, 5.54 ERA) takes the mound. He has made one prior start against the Guardians this season, giving up two runs (1 ER) over three innings in a 3-2 road defeat on April 10.
He gave up two hits and walked five in the no-decision. In his last start on Wednesday, German got the win on the road against the Twins. He threw six innings and gave up six runs on five hits, striking out eight and walking two in the 12-6 triumph.
AT THE PLATE
The Cleveland offense is averaging 3.9 runs per game for the season, fifth lowest in MLB, with a slash line of .236/.316/.360. Jose Ramirez leads the team in OPS at .866. The shortstop is slashing .291/.380/.485 with three home runs, 17 RBIs, and 14 runs over 28 games.
Against righties like German this season, the Guardians have a .674 OPS. Ramirez also is the team’s most productive hitter against right-handers with a 1.033 OPS in 67 at-bats. New York is slashing .226/.299/.382 for the season and averaging 4.0 runs per game.
Anthony Rizzo leads the team with an .878 OPS. The second baseman has five home runs, 13 RBIs, and 13 runs scored with a slash line of .293/.383/.495.
The Yanks have a .688 OPS against right-handers in 2023. With a .997 OPS over 73 at-bats, Aaron Judge has been their best hitter against right-handers.
HOME AND AWAY
Cleveland is 9-7 away from Progressive Field in 2023, scoring 4.6 runs per game while allowing 4.3 runs. New York has gone 9-7 in front of their home fans this season, averaging 3.8 runs per game while surrendering 3.3. New York is 6-4 in the last 10 meetings at Yankee Stadium with an average scoreline of 4.6-4.3.
STANDINGS UPDATE
The Guardians are second in the AL Central, two games behind the division-leading Twins. The Yankees are fourth in the AL East, eight games behind the Rays.
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