Guardians play the Nationals in first of 3-game series

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Washington Nationals (27-27, second in the NL East) vs. Cleveland Guardians (32-23, first in the AL Central)

Cleveland; Monday, 6:10 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Nationals: Zack Littell (3-4, 5.83 ERA, 1.45 WHIP, 23 strikeouts); Guardians: Tanner Bibee (0-6, 3.75 ERA, 1.25 WHIP, 52 strikeouts)

LINE: Guardians -179, Nationals +148; over/under is 8 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Cleveland Guardians host the Washington Nationals on Monday to begin a three-game series.

Cleveland has a 15-10 record in home games and a 32-23 record overall. The Guardians have the seventh-ranked team on-base percentage in the AL at .320.

Washington has gone 17-11 in road games and 27-27 overall. The Nationals have hit 65 total home runs to rank seventh in the majors.

The matchup Monday is the first meeting of the season between the two teams.

TOP PERFORMERS: Jose Ramirez has 11 doubles and eight home runs while hitting .227 for the Guardians. Kyle Manzardo is 9 for 31 with a double, a triple and three home runs over the past 10 games.

C.J. Abrams has 11 doubles, two triples and 11 home runs for the Nationals. James Wood is 13 for 38 with three doubles and a home run over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Guardians: 8-2, .231 batting average, 2.40 ERA, outscored opponents by 19 runs

Nationals: 6-4, .245 batting average, 3.92 ERA, outscored opponents by six runs

INJURIES: Guardians: Gabriel Arias: 10-Day IL (hamstring)

Nationals: Jake Irvin: day-to-day (undisclosed), Cole Henry: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Max Kranick: 15-Day IL (elbow), Trevor Williams: 60-Day IL (elbow), Ken Waldichuk: 60-Day IL (forearm), Josiah Gray: 60-Day IL (elbow), DJ Herz: 60-Day IL (elbow)

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.