Dodgers and Guardians meet, winner claims 3-game series

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Cleveland Guardians (3-3) vs. Los Angeles Dodgers (4-1)

Los Angeles; Wednesday, 8:20 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Guardians: Gavin Williams (0-1, 5.40 ERA, 1.60 WHIP, seven strikeouts); Dodgers: Yoshinobu Yamamoto (1-0, 3.00 ERA, 0.83 WHIP, six strikeouts)

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Dodgers -265, Guardians +215; over/under is 8 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Los Angeles Dodgers and Cleveland Guardians meet on Wednesday with the winner claiming the three-game series.

Los Angeles went 93-69 overall and 52-29 in home games last season. The Dodgers batted .253 as a team in the 2025 season with a .768 OPS.

Cleveland went 88-74 overall and 43-38 on the road a season ago. The Guardians batted .226 as a team in the 2025 season with a .670 OPS.

INJURIES: Dodgers: Jake Cousins: 15-Day IL (elbow), Gavin Stone: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Landon Knack: 15-Day IL (undisclosed), Bobby Miller: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Brusdar Graterol: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Brock Stewart: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Tommy Edman: 10-Day IL (ankle), Blake Snell: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Kike Hernandez: 60-Day IL (elbow), Evan Phillips: 60-Day IL (elbow)

Guardians: Chase DeLauter: day-to-day (foot), George Valera: 10-Day IL (calf), Andrew Walters: 15-Day IL (lat), Hunter Gaddis: 15-Day IL (forearm)

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