The Los Angeles Dodgers need bullpen help in the worst of ways, but don't expect the Cleveland Guardians to bail them out with an Emmanuel Clase trade.

Realistically speaking, standing pat is the worst thing the Guardians can do at this point. They either need to move candidates like Emmanuel Clase, Carlos Santana and possibly even Steven Kwan to rebuild their farm system, or they must go for broke to try and make another run with 32-year-old Jose Ramirez.

The Cleveland Guardians open a series against the A's tonight. Follow along for live score updates, highlights and more from the game.

Windy Manzardo, a cardiac nurse who has battled heart problems since 2021, is "feeling great" after receiving a donor heart on July 8.

Guardians pitcher Luis Ortiz will remain on non-disciplinary leave through Aug. 31 while he is the subject of a Major League Baseball gambling investigation.

CLEVELAND — Major League Baseball and the player’s association have agreed to extend Cleveland Guardians pitcher Luis Ortiz’s paid administrative leave through Aug. 31 “while MLB continues its investigation,” the league announced Friday.

On July 3 MLB announced that Ortiz in agreement with the MLB Players Association was being placed on a non-disciplinary leave of absence through the All-Star break while it investigated him. It was later confirmed by league sources that Ortiz was being investigated for his alleged involvement in gambling while he was pitching for the Guardians.

The non-disciplinary paid leave of Cleveland Guardians right-hander was extended through Aug. 31 amid an ongoing investigation, Major League Baseball announced Friday.

Johnathan Rodriguez hit his first home run in the majors, Slade Cecconi went a career-long 8 1/3 innings and the Cleveland Guardians beat the Athletics 8-6 on Friday night

David Fry had a career-high four RBIs, Gavin Williams struck out 11 and the Cleveland Guardians defeated the Athletics 8-2 to take the weekend series.