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Position Players

POS	Starter	Second	Third+
Catcher	B. NaylorBo Naylor	A. HedgesAustin Hedges	D. FryDavid Fry
First Base	J. NaylorJosh Naylor	G. Arias Guardians' Gabriel Arias: Sitting in second straight Gabriel Arias Guardians' Gabriel Arias: Sitting in second straight	D. FryDavid Fry
Second Base	A. GimenezAndres Gimenez	T. Freeman Guardians' Tyler Freeman: Swipes bag, scores twice Tyler Freeman Guardians' Tyler Freeman: Swipes bag, scores twice	G. Arias Guardians' Gabriel Arias: Sitting in second straight Gabriel Arias Guardians' Gabriel Arias: Sitting in second straight B. RocchioBrayan Rocchio A. Martinez Hand: Expected to be out until at least May 25 Angel Martinez Hand: Expected to be out until at least May 25
Shortstop	B. RocchioBrayan Rocchio	G. Arias Guardians' Gabriel Arias: Sitting in second straight Gabriel Arias Guardians' Gabriel Arias: Sitting in second straight	T. Freeman Guardians' Tyler Freeman: Swipes bag, scores twice Tyler Freeman Guardians' Tyler Freeman: Swipes bag, scores twice A. Martinez Hand: Expected to be out until at least May 25 Angel Martinez Hand: Expected to be out until at least May 25
Third Base	J. Ramirez Guardians' Jose Ramirez: Adds insurance with homer Jose Ramirez Guardians' Jose Ramirez: Adds insurance with homer	T. Freeman Guardians' Tyler Freeman: Swipes bag, scores twice Tyler Freeman Guardians' Tyler Freeman: Swipes bag, scores twice	G. Arias Guardians' Gabriel Arias: Sitting in second straight Gabriel Arias Guardians' Gabriel Arias: Sitting in second straight B. RocchioBrayan Rocchio A. Martinez Hand: Expected to be out until at least May 25 Angel Martinez Hand: Expected to be out until at least May 25
Left Field	S. KwanSteven Kwan	W. BrennanWill Brennan	G. Arias Guardians' Gabriel Arias: Sitting in second straight Gabriel Arias Guardians' Gabriel Arias: Sitting in second straight D. FryDavid Fry E. Florial Guardians' Estevan Florial: Gets second straight start Estevan Florial Guardians' Estevan Florial: Gets second straight start
Center Field	T. Freeman Guardians' Tyler Freeman: Swipes bag, scores twice Tyler Freeman Guardians' Tyler Freeman: Swipes bag, scores twice	E. Florial Guardians' Estevan Florial: Gets second straight start Estevan Florial Guardians' Estevan Florial: Gets second straight start	R. Laureano Guardians' Ramon Laureano: Losing out on reps vs. RHPs Ramon Laureano Guardians' Ramon Laureano: Losing out on reps vs. RHPs G. Arias Guardians' Gabriel Arias: Sitting in second straight Gabriel Arias Guardians' Gabriel Arias: Sitting in second straight W. BrennanWill Brennan
Right Field	W. BrennanWill Brennan	R. Laureano Guardians' Ramon Laureano: Losing out on reps vs. RHPs Ramon Laureano Guardians' Ramon Laureano: Losing out on reps vs. RHPs	E. Florial Guardians' Estevan Florial: Gets second straight start Estevan Florial Guardians' Estevan Florial: Gets second straight start D. FryDavid Fry G. Arias Guardians' Gabriel Arias: Sitting in second straight Gabriel Arias Guardians' Gabriel Arias: Sitting in second straight
Designated Hitter	E. Florial Guardians' Estevan Florial: Gets second straight start Estevan Florial Guardians' Estevan Florial: Gets second straight start	B. NaylorBo Naylor	W. BrennanWill Brennan J. Ramirez Guardians' Jose Ramirez: Adds insurance with homer Jose Ramirez Guardians' Jose Ramirez: Adds insurance with homer D. FryDavid Fry R. Laureano Guardians' Ramon Laureano: Losing out on reps vs. RHPs Ramon Laureano Guardians' Ramon Laureano: Losing out on reps vs. RHPs J. NaylorJosh Naylor

Starters

No. 1	No. 2	No. 3	No. 4	No. 5
T. McKenzieTriston McKenzie	T. BibeeTanner Bibee	G. Williams Guardians' Gavin Williams: Shut down after setback with elbow Elbow: Expected to be out until at least May 20 Gavin Williams Guardians' Gavin Williams: Shut down after setback with elbow Elbow: Expected to be out until at least May 20	L. AllenLogan Taylor Allen	C. Carrasco Guardians' Carlos Carrasco: Drops rematch with Red Sox Carlos Carrasco Guardians' Carlos Carrasco: Drops rematch with Red Sox

Relief Pitchers

Closer	Setup	Bullpen
E. Clase Guardians' Emmanuel Clase: Up to seven saves Emmanuel Clase Guardians' Emmanuel Clase: Up to seven saves	S. Barlow Guardians' Scott Barlow: Picks up win Tuesday Scott Barlow Guardians' Scott Barlow: Picks up win Tuesday	H. GaddisHunter Gaddis T. BeedeTyler Beede C. SmithCade Smith S. Hentges Finger: Expected to be out until at least Apr 26 Sam Hentges Finger: Expected to be out until at least Apr 26 E. Morgan Shoulder: Expected to be out until at least May 1 Elijah Morgan Shoulder: Expected to be out until at least May 1 N. SandlinNick Sandlin T. HerrinTim Herrin P. AvilaPedro Avila J. Karinchak Shoulder: Expected to be out until at least May 26 James Karinchak Shoulder: Expected to be out until at least May 26 T. Stephan Elbow: Out for the season Trevor Stephan Elbow: Out for the season