Cleveland is 21-24 at home and 47-50 overall. The Guardians are 30-9 in games when they out-hit their opponents. The Athletics have a 42-58 record overall and a 22-27 record on the road. The Athletics ...

He'll have a chance to make a larger impact in 2025. Lively and the Guardians agreed to a one-year, $2.25 million deal to avoid arbitration after his surprising breakout 2024 season at the age of ...

BOTTOM LINE: The Cleveland Guardians host the Athletics looking to stop their seven-game home skid. Cleveland is 20-23 at ...

Ben Lively can talk UFOs, monster fish, interfamily firings and pickup hoops with Roy Jones Jr. But his 2024 Guardians season may be more interesting.

Cleveland Guardians' Ben Lively pitches in the first inning of a baseball game against the Milwaukee Brewers in Cleveland, Monday, May 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki) 4 minutes ago.

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Right-hander Ben Lively will rejoin the Guardians before they open a two-game series against the Reds on Tuesday night at Great American Ball Park.

Lively (13-10, 3.81), in his last start of the regular season, was wild through the first two innings and it hurt the Guardians. He faced seven Astros in the first inning and eight in the second.

Apr 17, 2024; Boston, Massachusetts, USA; Cleveland Guardians starting pitcher Ben Lively (39) pitches against the Boston Red Sox during the first inning at Fenway Park.

Ben Lively, the Guardians’ most consistent pitcher since joining the rotation in mid-April last year, needs reconstructive surgery on his right elbow, the team announced May 23 before their game ...

Guardians pitcher Ben Lively throws against the Mets on May 20, 2024. Getty Images (From left) Ron Darling, Gary Cohen and Keith Hernandez make up the Mets' SNY broadcast.

Ben Lively can talk UFOs, monster fish, interfamily firings and pickup hoops with Roy Jones Jr. But his 2024 Guardians season may be more interesting.