Giants come into matchup against the Guardians on losing streak
Cleveland Guardians (37-35, second in the AL Central) vs. San Francisco Giants (41-33, second in the NL West)
San Francisco; Thursday, 4:05 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Guardians: Gavin Williams (5-3, 3.89 ERA, 1.47 WHIP, 72 strikeouts); Giants: Logan Webb (6-5, 2.58 ERA, 1.12 WHIP, 105 strikeouts)
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Giants -153, Guardians +128; over/under is 8 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The San Francisco Giants play the Cleveland Guardians after losing four in a row.
San Francisco has a 41-33 record overall and a 22-13 record in home games. The Giants have the second-ranked team ERA in the NL at 3.30.
Cleveland has an 18-20 record in road games and a 37-35 record overall. The Guardians have a 16-29 record in games when they have allowed a home run.
The teams meet Thursday for the third time this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Rafael Devers has 19 doubles and 15 home runs while hitting .271 for the Giants. Willy Adames is 10 for 39 with a double and three home runs over the past 10 games.
Jose Ramirez leads the Guardians with 29 extra base hits (15 doubles, a triple and 13 home runs). Bo Naylor is 6 for 32 with two home runs and three RBIs over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Giants: 5-5, .237 batting average, 4.64 ERA, outscored by one run
Guardians: 4-6, .209 batting average, 3.57 ERA, outscored by four runs
INJURIES: Giants: Jerar Encarnacion: 10-Day IL (oblique), Matt Chapman: 10-Day IL (hand), Tom Murphy: 60-Day IL (back)
Guardians: Andrew Walters: 60-Day IL (lat), Ben Lively: 60-Day IL (forearm), Will Brennan: 10-Day IL (forearm), Paul Sewald: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Shane Bieber: 60-Day IL (elbow), Erik Sabrowski: 60-Day IL (elbow), Trevor Stephan: 60-Day IL (elbow), John Means: 60-Day IL (elbow), Sam Hentges: 60-Day IL (shoulder)
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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