

Guardians: RHP Cody Morris (0-1, 3.00 ERA) makes his third appearance in the majors. Suarez is 0-2 with an 11.57 ERA in two career appearances against Cleveland. Francona is unsure if Civale will require a rehab assignment before being activated.Īngels: LHP José Suarez (6-6, 3.77 ERA) has won back-to-back starts and is 5-2 with a 1.76 ERA over his last seven outings. Guardians: RHP Aaron Civale (right forearm inflammation) threw a bullpen session for pitching coach Carl Willis earlier in the day. Fletcher did fielding drills before the game and was available to pinch-hit. “If Cal had his druthers, he’d stay on his fifth day,” Francona said.Īngels: 2B David Fletcher (right hand bruise), who was hurt Saturday at Houston, was held out of the lineup for the second day in a row.

Cleveland has a makeup game Thursday at home against the White Sox. Right-hander Cal Quantrill, who has a team-best 12 victories, would remain on regular rest if he pitches against the Angels. Pilkington made his first start since July 23, while they haven’t decided who will work the series finale Wednesday. The Guardians are in the midst of playing 18 games in a 17-day span, forcing them to adjust their rotation on the fly. Reigning AL MVP Shohei Ohtani went 1 for 3 for the Angels, who are 1-19 on the road against Cleveland since 2015. The left-hander also was touched for a two-run homer by Matt Duffy in the fourth. Pilkington allowed four runs over five innings on his 25th birthday. Tyler Freeman and his fellow rookie, Kwan, had RBI singles. The Guardians took a 4-0 lead in the second off Reid Detmers, highlighted by Hedges’ two-run double.
