Jose Ramirez belted his 19th home run of the season, but the Guardians offense again fell silent outside of that one swing in a loss to the A's.

After 27 years in baseball, Junior Betances finally got the call to join Cleveland's major league coaching staff.

The Cleveland Guardians opened the second half of season with a win. "This is a period of high significance and importance," GM Mike Chernoff said.

The Guardians hope to take the series against the Athletics with Steven Kwan still sidelined. Follow along here for updates.

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.

CLEVELAND — This Friday marks the fifth of 10 Cleveland Guardians games airing on WKYC during the 2025 season. The Guardians will host the Athletics at Progressive Field on July 18, with first pitch set for 7:10 p.m. The game will be available to watch live for free on WKYC Channel 3.

Cleveland has gone 4-3 in home games and 14-6 overall. The Guardians have the fifth-best team ERA in MLB play at 3.08. Oakland is 8-12 overall and 4-3 on the road.

Get Athletics vs Guardians baseball betting preview, spread and over/under insights for their matchup on July 20.

BOTTOM LINE: The Cleveland Guardians host the Athletics looking to stop their seven-game home skid. Cleveland is 20-23 at home and 46-49 overall. The Guardians are 30-9 in games when they have more hits than their opponents.