The Cleveland Guardians host the Baltimore Orioles for the second game of a four-game series on Friday, April 17.

The Guardians beat the Orioles 4-2 on Thursday, April 16, after going 2-4 on a six-game road trip to Atlanta Braves and St. Louis.

At 11-9, the Guardians trail the Minnesota Twins (11-8) by half a game in the American League Central Division.

Follow our live updates throughout the game tonight. Here’s what to know before the first pitch:

Daniel Schneemann hits a grand slam home run to give Guardians a 4-0 lead over Orioles in seventh inning

Daniel Schneemann hits a grand slam home run to give the Guardians a 4-0 lead over the Orioles in the seventh inning. Schneeman hit the ball 407 feet over the right field fence off of Anthony Nunez on an 0-1 pitch with two outs. This is Schneemann’s second grand slam in the major leagues. Steven Kwan, Chase DeLauter and José Ramírez also scored on the grand slam.

Nunez gets Angel Martinez to flyout to center fielder Leody Taveras to end the inning.

Guardians load bases in seventh inning against Orioles

The Guardians loaded the bases with no outs in the seventh inning against Grant Wolfram as Steven Kwan reached via an error, Chase DeLauter doubled down the left field line and José Ramírez was intentionally walked.

Wolfram struck out Kyle Manzardo and then was lifted for Anthony Nunez.

Hunter Gaddis enters to pitch for Guardians in relief of Tanner Bibee in the seventh inning

Hunter Gaddis enters to pitch for the Guardians in relief of Tanner Bibee in the seventh inning. Bibee pitched six scoreless innings and allowed four hits and three walks. He struck out five and finished with 96 pitches (60 strikes).

Gaddis records three strikeouts. Coby Mayo, Jeremiah Jackson and Gunnar Henderson each struck out swinging.

Grant Wolfram enters to pitch for Orioles in relief of Yennier Cano in the sixth inning; retires Guardians in scoreless game

Grant Wolfram enters to pitch for the Orioles in relief of Yennier Cano in the sixth inning and gets Juan Brito to strikeout with runners on the corners.

Yennier Cano enters to pitch for Orioles in relief of Chris Bassitt in the sixth inning

Yennier Cano enters to pitch for the Orioles in relief of Chris Bassitt in the sixth inning. Bassitt pitched five scoreless innings and allowed four hits and four walks. He struck out two and finished with 100 pitches (56 strikes).

Cano walked Rhys Hoskins to start the sixth. Daniel Schneemann followed with a single to left to advance Hoskins to second base. Cano proceeded to strikeout Angel Martinez and got Bo Naylor to hit into a fielder’s choice that resulted in Gunnar Henderson stepping on second base to erase Schneemann. Hoskins advanced to third base.

Guardians pitcher Tanner Bibee retires Orioles in order in sixth inning of scoreless game

Guardians pitcher Tanner Bibee retired the Orioles in order in the sixth inning. Samuel Basallo grounded out to Bibee, Leody Taveras flied out to right fielder Chase DeLauter and Colton Cowser grounded out to second basebman Juan Brito.

Orioles pitcher Chris Bassitt works around two walks to retire Guardians in fifth inning

Orioles pitcher Chris Bassitt worked around two walks to retire the Guardians in the fifth inning.

Juan Brito popped out to Orioles shortstop Gunnar Henderson to begin the inning. Steven Kwan walked and Chase DeLauter hit a flyball foul down the right field line that Colton Cowser ran down. José Ramírez walked to advance Kwan to second base. Kwan would take third via a wild pitch and Ramirez stole second base, but Bassitt struck out Kyle Manzardo looking to end the inning. That was Bassitt’s 100th pitch this evening.

Guardians pitcher Tanner Bibee works around single to retire Orioles in fifth inning

Guardians pitcher Tanner Bibee struck out Gunnar Henderson to begin the fifth inning and Dylan Beavers to end the fifth inning.

Shortstop Daniel Schneemann made a diving stop on a grounder hit by Taylor Ward and threw across to first baseman Rhys Hoskins to record the second out. Pete Alonso singled past a diving Schneemann and was stranded.

Guardians and Orioles are scoreless through four innings

Rhys Hoskins led off the fourth inning with a single to right, advanced to second base on a groundout by Daniel Schneemann and did not go any further.

Orioles pitcher Chris Bassitt struck out Angel Martinez and got Bo Naylor to ground out. Orioles first baseman Pete Alonso flashed his glove and flipped the ball to Bassitt, who stepped on the base to end the inning.

Guardians and Orioles head to bottom of fourth inning scoreless

Coby Mayo singled with two outs for the Orioles in the fourth inning, but Guardians pitcher Tanner Bibee got Jeremiah Jackson to ground out with second baseman Juan Brito making the throw and first baseman Rhys Hoskins making the catch.

Guardians and Orioles are scoreless through three innings

Guardians starter Tanner Bibee and Orioles starter Chris Bassitt have allowed at least one baserunner in each inning, but we remain scoreless at Progressive Field. Bibee and Bassitt are both at 61 pitches.

Guardians center fielder Steven Kwan led off the third inning with a single to left and then was erased when Chase DeLauter grounded into a fielder’s choice (second baseman Jeremiah Jackson to shortstop Gunnar Henderson). José Ramírez and Kyle Manzardo each flied out to Orioles right fielder Colton Cowser to end the inning.

Guardians and Orioles head to bottom of third inning scoreless

Orioles left fielder Taylor Ward led off the third inning with a walk, advanced to second base on a wild pitch and was tagged out a few pitches later when Pete Alonso lined a grounder to Guardians pitcher Tanner Bibee. Score it 1-4-5-6 with Bibee, second baseman Juan Brito, third baseman José Ramírez and shortstop Daniel Schneemann taking part in the rundown between second and third base.

With Alonso at first base following the fielder’s choice, Dylan Beavers lined out to Guardians center fielder Steven Kwan and Samuel Basallo grounded out with Schneemann making the throw and first baseman Rhys Hoskins making the catch to end the inning.

Guardians and Orioles are scoreless through two innings

Guardians left fielder Angel Martinez led off the second inning with a single to left. He was thrown out a couple pitches later attempting to steal second base. Orioles catcher Samuel Basallo made the throw and shortstop Gunnar Henderson applied the tag.

Bo Naylor lined out to Orioles third baseman Coby Mayo and Juan Brito grounded out to first baseman Pete Alonso.

Guardians pitcher Tanner Bibee works around single, walk to retire Orioles in second inning

Orioles center fielder Leody Taveras led off the second inning with an infield single, stole second base and did not go any further.

Guardians pitcher Tanner Bibee struck out Colton Cowser, walked Coby Mayo, struck out Jeremiah Jackson and got Gunnar Henderson to fly out to left fielder Angel Martinez.

Orioles pitcher Chris Bassitt works around bases loaded jam to retire Guardians in first inning

The Guardians loaded the bases with one out and did not score in the first inning against Orioles pitcher Chris Bassitt.

Guardians leadoff hitter Steven Kwan flied out to Orioles center fielder Leody Taveras. Bassitt walked Chase DeLauter and José Ramírez, and Kyle Manzardo hit a single to left to load the bases. Rhys Hoskins popped out to Orioles third baseman Coby Mayo and Daniel Schneemann grounded out to second baseman Jeremiah Jackson to end the inning.

Guardians pitcher Tanner Bibee works around single, walk to retire Orioles in first inning

Guardians left fielder Angel Martinez made a diving catch to rob Orioles shortstop Gunnar Henderson of a hit to leadoff the game. Henderson lined Tanner Bibee’s first pitch and Martinez dove onto the grass to record the out. Orioles left fielder Taylor Ward hit a flyball to center field that Steven Kwan caught, Pete Alonso singled to left, Dylan Beavers walked and Bibee struck out Samuel Basallo to end the inning.

When do the Guardians play today?

First pitch for Cleveland’s game tonight is scheduled for 6:10 p.m. ET.

Where to watch the Guardians today?

Today’s Guardians-Orioles game will be televised on Guardians TV and WKYC.

Guardians lineup today vs. Orioles

Orioles lineup today vs. Guardians

Guardians vs. Orioles starting pitchers today

Right-hander Tanner Bibee (0-2, 6.38 ERA) gets the start for Cleveland on Friday and Baltimore will counter with right-hander Chris Bassitt (0-2, 9.00 ERA).

Bassitt pitched at the University of Akron before turning pro in 2011. He is in his first year with the Orioles after previously pitching for the Chicago White Sox in 2014, the Oakland Athletics from 2015-21, the New York Mets in 2022 and the Toronto Blue Jays from 2023-25.

American League Central Division standings

Parker Messick, José Ramírez lead Guardians to win over Orioles

Parker Messick and José Ramírez led the Guardians to a 4-2 win over the Orioles to open the three-game series on Thursday, April 16. Messick pitched eight no-hit innings before allowing two singles in the ninth and was then lifted for closer Cade Smith, who eventually got the final three outs. Ramirez hit a two-run homer to continue his hot stretch at the plate.

Parker Messick’s stats

Messick’s final line Thursday was eight innings pitched with two earned runs and two walks and nine strikeouts over 112 pitches (78 strikes). Messick set career-highs with the eight innings pitched and 112 pitches, and the nine strikeouts tied a career high.

Messick’s 1.05 ERA (three earned runs 25⅔ innings) through four starts this season is the lowest by a Cleveland starter through his first four starts of a season since Cody Anderson in 2015 (0.89 ERA). Austin Hedges has caught all four of Messick’s starts this season.

Guardians (almost) no-hitters

Messick’s no-hit bid was the second within the last two seasons by a Guardians pitcher to reach the ninth inning. Guardians pitcher Gavin Williams pitched 8⅓ no-hit innings on Aug. 6, 2025 in a 4-1 win at the New York Mets.

Thursday, Baltimore’s Leody Taveras ended the no-hit bid with a single to right field in the ninth and Blaze Alexander followed with a single to center field.

This was fourth time a Cleveland pitcher has taken a no-hit bid into the ninth inning since Len Barker’s perfect game on May 15, 1981, against the Toronto Blue Jays. The four pitchers are John Farrell (May 4, 1989, vs. Kansas City Royals, eight innings), Carlos Carrasco (July 1, 2015, at Tampa Bay Rays, 8⅔ innings), Williams and Messick.

José Ramírez’s stats

Ramirez went 2-for-3 with a two-run home run in the first inning off Orioles starter Shane Baz. Ramirez also walked and scored on an RBI single by George Valera (2-for-4).

Ramirez notched his 464th career multi-hit game, passing Omar Vizquel for seventh most such games in franchise history.

Over his last eight games, since April 8, Ramirez is hitting .355 (11-for-31) with two doubles, three home runs, five RBIs and a 1.169 OPS.

He’s hit safely in 22 of his last 27 games against Baltimore since the start of 2022, posting a .349 (37-for-106) batting average with eight home runs, 22 RBIs and a 1.060 OPS.

Steven Kwan’s stats with RISP

Steven Kwan’s 2-for-4 night included a two-out RBI-single in the fifth inning, extending the Guardians’ lead to 3-0

Kwan’s .563 (9-for-16) average with runners in scoring position this season leads qualified MLB hitters, ahead of Tampa Bay’s Yandy Díaz (.526). Kwan also recorded the 189th multi-hit game of his career, the eighth most in MLB among active players.

Guardians vs Orioles pitching probables

• April 18 – Gavin Williams (2-1, 2.38 ERA) vs Dean Kremer (0-0, 3.60 ERA)

• April 19 – Joey Cantillo (1-0, 2.61) vs Trevor Rogers (2-1, 3.04)

Akron Beacon Journal sports writer Michael Beaven can be reached by email at mbeaven@thebeaconjournal.

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