BOTTOM LINE: The Cleveland Guardians face the Athletics with a 1-0 series lead. Cleveland has a 47-49 record overall and a 21-23 record at home. The Guardians are 21-39 in games when they have given up a home run. The Athletics are 41-58 overall and 21-27 on the road. The Athletics have a 26-16 record in games when they scored five or more runs.

The Guardians may well be sellers at the trade deadline this season. Cleveland sits 12 games behind the Tigers in the American League Central and 4.5 games back in the Wild Card chase. They won six of their final ten heading into the Break which has them positioned squarely on the fence in terms of buying or selling at the deadline.

Guardians All-Star outfielder Steven Kwan was out of the lineup for Friday's game against the Athletics due to nagging right wrist soreness. Manager Stephen Vogt said Kwan's status is day-to-day and that he has been dealing with wrist issues for over a month.

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Sir Keir Starmer has said his Government will back a bid to bring the World Athletics Championships to the UK in 2029.

University of Minnesota students will pay a new $200 athletics fee this year even if they never don a Gophers football helmet or attend a single game. The Twin Cities campus for the first time has added a $100-per-semester fee to offset the substantial price tag for paying student athletes to play on Gophers teams.