CLEVELAND — The Cleveland Guardians (32-23) return home to begin a three-game series with the Washington Nationals (27-27) on Monday, May 25.
The Guardians won six of seven games during a May 18-24 road trip, with a four-gamesweep of the Detroit Tigers before winning two of three games against the PhiladelphiaPhillies.
The Guardians are in first place in the American League Central Division and the Nationals are second in the National League East Division behind the Atlanta Braves (36-18).
Follow along for live updates from Progressive Field.
When do the Guardians play today?
First pitch is 6:10 p.m. ET.
Where to watch Guardians game tonight?
The Guardians-Nationals game is on Guardians TV.
Guardians lineup today vs. Nationals
We’ll have these when they are announced.
Nationals lineup today vs. Guardians
We’ll have these when they are announced.
Guardians vs. Nationals starting pitchers today
Right-handed pitcher Tanner Bibee (0-6, 3.75 ERA) will take the mound for the Guardians and the Nationals will counter with right-handed pitcher Zack Littell (3-4, 5.83 ERA).
American League Central Division standings
- Cleveland Guardians 32-23 .582 —
- Chicago White Sox 26-26 .500 4.5
- Minnesota Twins 26-27 .491 5
- Kansas City Royals 22-31 .415 9
- Detroit Tigers 21-33 .389 10.5
Guardians record in May features 7-game winning streak
The Guardians have won 11 of their last 13 games and enter Monday 16-7 in May.
The Guardians posted a season-high seven-game win streak, May 16-22:
- Reds 7-4 May 16
- Reds 10-3 May 17
- Tigers 8-2 May 18
- Tigers 4-3 May 19
- Tigers 3-2 May 20
- Tigers 3-1 May 21
- Philles 1-0 May 22.
The Phillies beat the Guardians 3-0 May 23 to snap the streak before the the Guardians were 3-1 winners May 24 in the series finale.
Cleveland allowed 12 runs in during the seven-game road trip, posting an MLB-best 1.43 ERA on the trip (10 ER/63.0 IP). The Guardians allowed five runs in 35 innings over the final four games of the trip, and limited the Phillies to four runs in three games.
The Guardians are 15-10 at home and 17-13 on the road.
The Nationals are 17-11 on the road and 10-16 at home.
Guardians vs. Nationals pitching probables
- The Guardians are scheduled to play the Nationals in a three-game series. Here’s the pitching matchups for the rest of the series:
- May 26 at 6:10 p.m. – Guardians LHP Joey Cantillo (4-1, 3.05) vs. Nationals RHP Cade Cavalli (2-3, 3.86).
- May 27 at 1:10 p.m. – Guardians RHP Gavin Williams (7-3, 3.25) vs. RHP Miles Mikolas (1-3, 6.17).
Akron Beacon Journal sports writer Michael Beaven can be reached by email at mbeaven@thebeaconjournal.
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