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Position Players

POS	Starter	Second	Third+
Catcher	B. NaylorBo Naylor	A. HedgesAustin Hedges	D. FryDavid Fry
First Base	J. Naylor Guardians' Josh Naylor: Exits with acute back spasm Back: Probable for Sep 4 Josh Naylor Guardians' Josh Naylor: Exits with acute back spasm Back: Probable for Sep 4	K. Manzardo Guardians' Kyle Manzardo: Three-hit effort in win Kyle Manzardo Guardians' Kyle Manzardo: Three-hit effort in win	J. Noel Guardians' Jhonkensy Noel: Day off Tuesday Jhonkensy Noel Guardians' Jhonkensy Noel: Day off Tuesday D. FryDavid Fry
Second Base	A. GimenezAndres Gimenez	D. SchneemannDaniel Schneemann	T. FreemanTyler Freeman B. Rocchio Guardians' Brayan Rocchio: Plates four in victory Brayan Rocchio Guardians' Brayan Rocchio: Plates four in victory
Shortstop	B. Rocchio Guardians' Brayan Rocchio: Plates four in victory Brayan Rocchio Guardians' Brayan Rocchio: Plates four in victory	T. FreemanTyler Freeman	D. SchneemannDaniel Schneemann
Third Base	J. RamirezJose Ramirez	D. SchneemannDaniel Schneemann	T. FreemanTyler Freeman D. FryDavid Fry B. Rocchio Guardians' Brayan Rocchio: Plates four in victory Brayan Rocchio Guardians' Brayan Rocchio: Plates four in victory
Left Field	S. KwanSteven Kwan	W. Brennan Guardians' Will Brennan: Sitting in favor of Manzardo Will Brennan Guardians' Will Brennan: Sitting in favor of Manzardo	D. FryDavid Fry D. SchneemannDaniel Schneemann J. Noel Guardians' Jhonkensy Noel: Day off Tuesday Jhonkensy Noel Guardians' Jhonkensy Noel: Day off Tuesday
Center Field	D. SchneemannDaniel Schneemann	L. Thomas Guardians' Lane Thomas: Blasts first homer with Guardians Lane Thomas Guardians' Lane Thomas: Blasts first homer with Guardians	T. FreemanTyler Freeman W. Brennan Guardians' Will Brennan: Sitting in favor of Manzardo Will Brennan Guardians' Will Brennan: Sitting in favor of Manzardo
Right Field	J. Noel Guardians' Jhonkensy Noel: Day off Tuesday Jhonkensy Noel Guardians' Jhonkensy Noel: Day off Tuesday	W. Brennan Guardians' Will Brennan: Sitting in favor of Manzardo Will Brennan Guardians' Will Brennan: Sitting in favor of Manzardo	L. Thomas Guardians' Lane Thomas: Blasts first homer with Guardians Lane Thomas Guardians' Lane Thomas: Blasts first homer with Guardians D. SchneemannDaniel Schneemann D. FryDavid Fry
Designated Hitter	W. Brennan Guardians' Will Brennan: Sitting in favor of Manzardo Will Brennan Guardians' Will Brennan: Sitting in favor of Manzardo	K. Manzardo Guardians' Kyle Manzardo: Three-hit effort in win Kyle Manzardo Guardians' Kyle Manzardo: Three-hit effort in win	D. FryDavid Fry J. RamirezJose Ramirez J. Noel Guardians' Jhonkensy Noel: Day off Tuesday Jhonkensy Noel Guardians' Jhonkensy Noel: Day off Tuesday J. Naylor Guardians' Josh Naylor: Exits with acute back spasm Back: Probable for Sep 4 Josh Naylor Guardians' Josh Naylor: Exits with acute back spasm Back: Probable for Sep 4 B. NaylorBo Naylor S. KwanSteven Kwan L. Thomas Guardians' Lane Thomas: Blasts first homer with Guardians Lane Thomas Guardians' Lane Thomas: Blasts first homer with Guardians

Starters

No. 1	No. 2	No. 3	No. 4	No. 5
T. Bibee Guardians' Tanner Bibee: Cruises to 11th win Tanner Bibee Guardians' Tanner Bibee: Cruises to 11th win	G. Williams Guardians' Gavin Williams: Dazzles in third win Gavin Williams Guardians' Gavin Williams: Dazzles in third win	B. LivelyBen Lively	A. CobbAlex Cobb	M. BoydMatthew Boyd

Relief Pitchers

Closer	Setup	Bullpen
E. Clase Guardians' Emmanuel Clase: Picks up 41st save Emmanuel Clase Guardians' Emmanuel Clase: Picks up 41st save	C. SmithCade Smith	H. GaddisHunter Gaddis T. HerrinTim Herrin S. BarlowScott Barlow N. SandlinNick Sandlin E. MorganElijah Morgan P. AvilaPedro Avila E. SabrowskiErik Sabrowski S. Hentges Shoulder: Expected to be out until at least Sep 10 Sam Hentges Shoulder: Expected to be out until at least Sep 10 J. Karinchak Shoulder: Expected to be out until at least Sep 10 James Karinchak Shoulder: Expected to be out until at least Sep 10 T. Stephan Elbow: Out for the season Trevor Stephan Elbow: Out for the season