The Guardians, on the doorstep of clinching a playoff spot, begin their final series of the season against the Rangers Friday night.

CLEVELAND, Ohio — The Guardians open a three-game series against the Texas Rangers at Progressive Field. Here are the starting lineups for Friday’s game between the Guardians and Rangers. Where: Progressive Field, 7:10 p.m. ET.

The Cleveland Guardians announced on Friday that star José Ramírez will have a street named after him, connecting José Ramírez Field at Clark Field to Clark Avenue.

San Francisco head coach Kyle Shanahan said Purdy "looked good" in practice this week and got to do "a lot more" than he did last week, ramping up to the 49ers' Week 4 home matchup against the 2-1 Jaguars. Week 4 of the NFL season is here, so lean on Fantasy Football Live to help get your lineup ready on Sunday.

Slade Cecconi gets the start for the Cleveland Guardians, his 23rd of the season. The 26-year-old is 7-6 with a 4.15 ERA and 106 strikeouts in 128 2/3 innings pitched. His last start came against the Minnesota Twins on Saturday, when the righty threw seven scoreless innings while surrendering two hits.

The Texas Rangers (80-79) and the Cleveland Guardians (86-73) open a 3-game series Friday. First pitch from Progressive Field is scheduled for 7:10 p.m. ET (MLB Network). Let's analyze BetMGM Sportsbook's MLB odds around the Rangers vs. Guardians odds and make our expert MLB picks and predictions for the best bets.

CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - As the Guardians get closer to making the playoffs, more people are coming to downtown Cleveland to watch. Ricky Smith, owner of Something Good, told 19 News the crowds are helping his business. “As they’ve been winning, we’ve been doing well,” said Smith. “So this push has been unreal”.

The Cleveland Guardians are on an unprecedented surge in the second half of the 2025 season and may ultimately win their second consecutive American League Cent