But instead of middle-of-the-rotation arm, Lively has been Cleveland's best pitcher this season. His 0.8 bWAR leads the rotation and trails just players on the team overall, behind Steven Kwan (2.4), Gabriel Arias (1.1), Jose Ramirez (0.9) and Hunter Gaddis (0.9).

Corey Kluber is returning to the club with which he won two Cy Young Awards, joining the Cleveland Guardians as a special assistant to the pitching staff.

A misplay in center field, six walks from the pitching staff and and a small village stranded on base made for a cloudy evening at Progressive Field for the Brewers, who still are searching for their groove following a 5-0 loss to the Cleveland Guardians on May 12.

Guardians star Jose Ramirez suffered a mild ankle sprain against the Blue Jays on a truly bizarre play in the third inning.

We need to prevent every MLB star from running through the bag until we can figure out what's going on. Just minutes after Boston Red Sox first baseman Triston

Once a rising ace for the Guardians, Triston McKenzie now finds himself in Triple-A after injuries, struggles, and a heartbreaking fall from the rotation.

BOTTOM LINE: The Cleveland Guardians play the Philadelphia Phillies after Gabriel Arias had four hits on Wednesday in an 8-6 win over the Nationals. Cleveland is 11-5 at home and 22-15 overall. The Guardians have a 15-1 record in games when they scored at least five runs.