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That’s a double for Vaughn Grissom, his second during his AAA rehab stint, and his fifth hit in his last fifteen at-bats. The two strikeouts aren’t what you want to see from a guy with his bat-to-ball skills, but nonetheless it looks like he’s awfully close to making his Red Sox debut and pushing guys like Enmanuel Valdez and Pablo Reyes back to their more natural roles.

If Marcelo Mayer, Roman Anthony, and Kyle Teel are all given the day off, does the game even happen? Apparently so, and good thing for Blaze Jordan who had one of his best games in a season that has otherwise been a struggle. The corner infielder is carrying an OBP below .300 and has just a single home run so far. Hopefully this three-hit game can get him going.

The Guardians had a 5-game winning streak snapped in Wednesday’s shutout loss. Cleveland is still an impressive 8-2 in the past 10 games, while the Over is 7-3-1 across the past 11 outings.