On a night the Guardians squandered two leads and watched a Diamondbacks speedster make team history, even a José Ramírez home run couldn’t help in the desert. Cleveland spent much of the night watchi

Lourdes Gurriel Jr's two-run single in the seventh lifted Arizona to the win and sent Cleveland to its fourth loss in five games.

Gavin Williams turned in 5.1 innings of scoreless baseball, and the Guardians' bullpen gave up just one run. Williams has become the clear-cut ace of the Guardians this season, and he can put the team on his back every fifth day down the stretch. Just 38 games remain in the season.

The two-run shot in the eighth inning against Texas on Tuesday night merely padded the lead for Kansas City, which went on to a 5-2 victory. It was the fifth straight win for the Royals, who closed to within 2 1/2 games of an AL wild-card berth and are within nine games of the first-place Tigers in the AL Central.

The Guardians provided a progress report on many prospects, including Travis Bazzana and Chase DeLauter, who has resumed baseball activity amid rehab.

Arizona Diamondbacks starter Eduardo Rodriguez is coming off a great start. He went seven innings against the Rockies, allowing only one run.

Steven Kwan and the Guardians take on Eduardo Rodriguez and the Diamondbacks at Chase Field. Here are the starting lineups for Tuesday’s game between the Guardians and D-Backs. Where: Chase Field, 9:40 p.

The Guardians have been one of MLB’s hottest teams over the last few weeks, primarily because of the offense. Cleveland had a team slash line of 251/.326/.421 from the All-Star Break heading into their series against the Braves.

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Ramírez surpassed Cleveland legends Albert Belle and Jim Thome, who each had 26 multi-homer games while playing for Cleveland. His record-breaking performance included a first-inning solo shot off Marlins starter Janson Junk and a decisive eighth-inning blast against reliever Calvin Faucher that broke a 3-3 tie.