Game # 99, Athletics vs Guardians Game Thread

The Athletics kick off the second half of the season on the road against the Cleveland Guardians at Progressive Field in Cleveland. The Guardians enter the game in fourth place with a 46-49 record in the American League Central Division. The A’s 41-57 record lands them in fifth place in the American League West.

JP Sears will get the call tonight for the Athletics. Sears was 7-7 with a 4.79 ERA in nineteen first half starts. He went five innings and gave up three earned runs on seven hits in his only other outing against the Guardians this season. He’ll face off against 26-year-old righty Slade Cecconi for Cleveland. He’s 4-4 with a 3.44 ERA in ten first half starts this season. Cecconi will…