Shane Bieber, the Guardians’ Cy Young winner in 2020, underwent Tommy John surgery on his right elbow on April 12, 2024. His rehab went smoothly until he developed soreness after his first rehab start on May 31. The soreness continued in Tuesday’s bullpen session at Canal Park in Akron and Bieber told Cleveland’s medical staff..

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Houston Astros (36-28, first in the AL West) vs. Cleveland Guardians (33-30, third in the AL Central) Cleveland; Sunday, 1:40 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Astros: Brandon Walter (0-0, 0.00 ERA, 0.80 WHIP,

The Cleveland Guardians are known to be a pretty conservative franchise when it comes to swinging big trades to land top-tier talent. Last year, the Guardians did make a couple of significant moves at the MLB trade deadline,

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They’ve lost their last three games, scoring a total of five runs. After a 4-0 loss to the Yankees on Thursday, they dropped the first two games in this series against Houston, 4-2 and 5-3 (10 innings). In Saturday’s loss, they went 1 for 10 with runners in scoring position and left 12 runners on base.

May 31, 2025; Cleveland, Ohio, USA; Cleveland Guardians first baseman Carlos Santana (41) stands on the field in the second inning against the Los Angeles Angels at Progressive Field. Mandatory Credit: David Richard-Imagn Images / David Richard-Imagn Images The Cleveland Guardians have some tough decisions to make as the trade deadline approaches.

Diaz’s two-run homer off Gavin Williams in the sixth inning gave the Astros a 3-0 until Jose Ramirez erased that lead with a two-run homer of his own to tie the score in the seventh before Astros scored twice in the 10th inning to beat the Guardians, 5-3.