The Guardians may well be sellers at the trade deadline this season. Cleveland sits 12 games behind the Tigers in the American League Central and 4.5 games back in the Wild Card chase. They won six of their final ten heading into the Break which has them positioned squarely on the fence in terms of buying or selling at the deadline.

Ramirez accounted for Cleveland's only runs of the contest with a two-run blast in the third inning. The All-Star third baseman has gone deep six times over his past 12 games, pushing his season total to 19 homers. With one more long ball, Ramirez will record the seventh 20-20 season of his career.

Guardians All-Star Steven Kwan, who has been dealing with wrist issues for over a month, was not in the lineup for Friday's game against the Athletics.

Carlos Santana and Lane Thomas are each veterans who are free agents at the end of the season. Jakob Junis could be a nice long reliever for a playoff contender. Given Cleveland's history of trading pitchers, Emmanuel Clase could be the next star reliever to be moved.

The Guardians have the 11th-best playoff odds among the 15 teams in the messy, crowded AL. Here's how they can beat those odds.

Athletics shortstop Jacob Wilson hits a two-run home run against the Cleveland Guardians on Saturday at Progressive Field.Jacob Wilson's two-run shot adds insurance runs in Athletics vs. Guardians ori