Guardians vs Athletics Odds

#4 P

Ross Stripling: Coughs up five runs

Mar 29th

Stripling (0-1) took the loss and allowed five runs (four earned) on seven hits and two walks over five innings Friday, striking out six in a 6-4 loss to Cleveland.

#1 3B

J.D. Davis: Drills two homers

Mar 29th

Davis went 2-for-4 with two solo home runs in Friday's loss to Cleveland.

#1 DH

Brent Rooker: Won't start Friday

Mar 29th

Rooker is not in the Athletics' lineup Friday against the Guardians.

#1 LF

Seth Brown: Won't start Friday

Mar 29th

Brown is not in the lineup for Friday's game against the Guardians.

#1 1B

Ryan Noda: Sitting out Friday

Mar 29th

Noda is not in the lineup for Friday's game against the Guardians.

#7 BP

Kyle Muller: Impresses in relief Thursday

Mar 29th

Muller fired 2.2 scoreless relief innings in a loss to the Guardians on Thursday, allowing a hit while recording two strikeouts. He also hit a batter.

#4 SS

Aledmys Diaz: Opens season on 60-day IL

Mar 29th

The Athletics placed Diaz on the 60-day injured list Thursday with a right calf strain.

#1 CF

JJ Bleday: Only bright spot in loss

Mar 29th

Bleday went 2-for-4 with a double in an 8-0 loss to the Guardians on Thursday.

#4 BP

Scott Alexander: Heads to IL

Mar 29th

The Athletics placed Alexander on the 15-day injured list Thursday with a left rib contusion.

#6 DH

Miguel Andujar: Moves to 10-day IL

Mar 29th

The Athletics placed Andujar (knee) on the 10-day injured list Thursday.

#6 P

Freddy Tarnok: Officially hits injured list

Mar 29th

The Athletics placed Tarnok (hip) on the 15-day injured list Thursday.

#3 P

Alex Wood: Knocked around in team debut

Mar 28th

Wood dropped to 0-1 in Thursday's 8-0 loss to the Guardians, allowing six runs on seven hits and one walk while striking out three batters over 3.1 innings.

#2 CF

Esteury Ruiz: Not in Opening Day lineup

Mar 28th

Ruiz isn't starting Thursday against the Guardians.

#7 P

Luis Medina: Lands on 15-day injured list

Mar 28th

The Athletics placed Medina (knee) on the 15-day injured list Thursday.

#9 P

Sean Newcomb: Lands on 60-day IL

Mar 28th

The Athletics placed Newcomb on the 60-day injured list Thursday with left knee inflammation.

#2 C

Kyle McCann: Contract selected by Oakland

Mar 28th

The Athletics selected McCann's contract from Triple-A Las Vegas on Thursday.

#8 BP

Mitch Spence: Likely opening in bullpen

Mar 27th

Spence is projected to open the season as part of the Athletics' bullpen, Martin Gallegos of MLB.com reports.

#3 PROS

Joe Boyle: Earns rotation spot

Mar 26th

Manager Mark Kotsay named Boyle the Athletics' fifth starter Tuesday, John Shea of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

#6 BP

T.J. McFarland: Acquired by Oakland

Mar 26th

The Athletics acquired McFarland from the Dodgers on Tuesday in exchange for cash considerations and selected his contract from Triple-A Las Vegas.

#8 P

Ken Waldichuk: Progress encouraging

Mar 25th

Waldichuk (elbow) is progressing "great" according to manager Mark Kotsay, but the left-hander remains without a timetable to begin throwing off a mound, Jason Burke of SI.com reports.

#1 PROS

Darell Hernaiz: Wins spot on roster

Mar 25th

Manager Mark Kotsay said Monday that Hernaiz will be on the Athletics' Opening Day roster, Jason Burke of SI.com reports.

#9 BP

Trevor Gott: Hits 60-day IL

Mar 24th

The Athletics placed Gott (elbow) on the 60-day injured list Sunday.

#3 BP

Austin Adams: Traded to Oakland

Mar 24th

The Athletics acquired Adams from the Mets on Sunday in exchange for cash considerations.

#1 P

Paul Blackburn: Elite in final Cactus League start

Mar 21st

Blackburn fired six no-hit innings against the Cubs in a Cactus League win Wednesday, allowing one walk and recording three strikeouts.

#1 SS

Nick Allen: Starts at shortstop in return

Mar 20th

Allen (back) started at shortstop in a Cactus League tie with the Diamondbacks on Monday and went 0-for-2 with a walk.

#6 PROS

Max Muncy: Reassigned to minor-league camp

Mar 17th

The Athletics reassigned Muncy to minor-league camp Sunday.

#3 2B

Max Schuemann: Reassigned to minor-league camp

Mar 17th

The Athletics reassigned Schuemann to minor-league camp Sunday.

#2 2B

Abraham Toro: Davis arrival could have impact

Mar 16th

Toro, who's been impressing in his bid for an Opening Day roster spot in Cactus League play, could be impacted by Friday's signing of J.D. Davis, Manny Randhawa and Martin Gallegos of MLB.com report.

#2 P

JP Sears: Sharp in Cactus League loss

Mar 15th

Sears allowed two earned runs on five hits over five innings in a Cactus League loss to the Cubs on Thursday. He struck out three without walking anyone but did hit a batter.

#1 BP

Dany Jimenez: Only one hiccup this spring

Mar 15th

Jimenez, who fired a scoreless sixth inning Thursday against the Cubs during which he recorded two strikeouts, owns a 3.18 ERA, 0.88 WHIP and 7:2 K:BB across 5.2 innings over six Cactus League appearances this spring.