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Starting Saturday Lively will start the opening game of Saturday's doubleheader against the Red Sox, Anthony Castrovince of MLB.com reports.

Impact Lively had been scheduled to start Friday, but rain postponed the game and moved to Saturday as part of a doubleheader. The right-hander is coming off his first win of the season in his previous start and has a 3.86 ERA over 25.2 innings.

APRIL 26 • ROTOWIRE

Red Sox-Guardians series opener postponed by rain, teams will play split doubleheader Saturday

The series opener between the Boston Red Sox and Cleveland Guardians was postponed by rain on Friday, setting up a day-night doubleheader between the clubs on Saturday

APRIL 25 • Associated Press

Guardians starter not backing down from challenge of biggest pitching matchups Ben Lively has more than held his own in five outings against some of baseball's top arms.

APRIL 20 • CLEVELAND.COM

Captures first win of 2025 Lively (1-2) earned the win against the Pirates on Saturday, allowing four hits and one walk while striking out three across 5.1 scoreless innings.

Impact It was the second time in five starts that Lively didn't yield a run, and he was two outs shy from logging his first quality start of the year before being lifted in the sixth inning. While he has given up the eighth-most hits in the American League (25), his efforts Saturday lowered his ERA and WHIP to 3.86 and 1.25, respectively, across 25.2 innings. Lively will look to make it two wins in a row in his next start, tentatively slated for next weekend at home against the Red Sox.

APRIL 20 • ROTOWIRE

Cleveland's Manzardo takes Pittsburgh ace Paul Skenes to the river as Guardians beat Pirates 3-0

Cleveland’s Kyle Manzardo spoiled Paul Skenes’ bobblehead day, taking the young Pittsburgh Pirates ace deep in the Guardians’ 3-0 victory

APRIL 19 • Associated Press

Coughs up four runs Lively (0-2) allowed four runs on seven hits and two walks over six innings Sunday, striking out five and taking a loss against Kansas City.

Impact Lively turned in three scoreless frames before Salvador Perez knocked a two-run homer in the fourth inning. The Royals plated two more on Maikel Garcia's double in the fifth. Lively forced 12 swinging strikes on 93 total pitches in his longest start of the season. His ERA rose to 4.87 with a 16:7 K:BB through 20.1 innings. Lively is lined up to start in Pittsburgh next weekend.

APRIL 14 • ROTOWIRE

Blanks White Sox over five innings Lively tossed five scoreless innings Tuesday against the White Sox, allowing two hits and three walks while striking out four.

Impact Lively worked around two walks in the first and another jam in the fourth to keep the Sox off the board. It was his second straight start issuing multiple walks, but he was able to keep the ball in the park after allowing a home run in each of his first two outings. With five games over the next five days, Lively is set to take the bump again versus the Royals this weekend.

APRIL 9 • ROTOWIRE

Roughed up in loss Lively (0-1) took the loss against the Padres on Wednesday, allowing four earned runs on seven hits and two walks while striking out four batters in 4.1 frames.

Impact Lively got off to a decent start Wednesday, striking out four of the first nine batters he faced. However, things took a turn for the worse in the third inning after four consecutive hits -- capped off by a Jackson Merrill homer -- gave San Diego a 4-0 lead that it would never relinquish. Lively is now up to a 6.75 ERA through his first two starts of the year but should have a decent chance to bounce back in his next outing, which is tentatively scheduled to come next week against the White Sox.

APRIL 3 • ROTOWIRE

Merrill hits a 2-run homer and Padres top Guardians 5-2 to start 7-0 for the first time

Jackson Merrill hit a two-run home run a few hours after finalizing a $135 million, nine-year contract and the San Diego Padres started 7-0 for the first time in their 57-season hi...

APRIL 2 • Associated Press

Unflappable Guardians starting pitcher rescues rotation in opening day win Ben Lively did not know for sure that he would start opening day for the Guardians until early Thursday.

MARCH 28 • CLEVELAND.COM

Decent in surprise start Lively did not factor into the decision in Thursday's 7-4 win over Kansas City, allowing three runs on four hits over five innings. He struck out three.

Impact Lively was announced as Cleveland's Opening Day starter Thursday morning after Tanner Bibee (illness) was a late scratch. The 33-year-old Lively filled in admirably, with all of Kansas City's offense coming on Vinnie Pasquantino's three-run homer in the third. Lively figures to hold down a spot at the backend of Cleveland's rotation after going 13-10 with a 3.81 ERA, 1.25 WHIP and 118 strikeouts last year.

MARCH 27 • ROTOWIRE

Ben Lively, ex-Reds pitcher, gets Opening Day start for Guardians, replacing Tanner Bibee Ben Lively, a fourth-round pick of the Reds in the 2013 draft, was 4-7 with a 5.38 ERA in 19 appearances for Cincinnati in 2023.

MARCH 27 • CINCINNATI.COM

Guardians' right-hander Tanner Bibee scratched from opening day start due to stomach flu

Cleveland’s Tanner Bibee was scratched from his opening day start due to the stomach flu

MARCH 27 • Associated Press

Guardians' Tanner Bibee scratched from Opening Day start Cleveland Guardians right-hander Tanner Bibee was scratched from Thursday’s Opening Day start against the host Kansas City Royals due to ill...

MARCH 27 • CHARLOTTEOBSERVER.COM

Cleveland Guardians Tanner Bibee will miss first Opening Day start due to illness Ben Lively will take the ball against the Royals and their ace, Cole Ragans, on Thursday.

MARCH 27 • NYTIMES.COM

Draws short-notice Opening Day nod Lively will start Thursday's season opener versus the Royals in Kansas City, Tim Stebbins of MLB.com reports.

Impact Lively had been expected to make his 2025 debut during the Guardians' second series next week in San Diego, but he'll instead draw the Opening Day nod after Tanner Bibee was scratched from the assignment due to a stomach illness. The 33-year-old right-hander will be pitching on five days' rest after covering six innings and 81 pitches in his final Cactus League start March 21.

MARCH 27 • ROTOWIRE

Guardians suffer 5-4 spring training loss to Giants as Ben Lively grinds through six strong innings Ben Lively allowed a pair of runs and struck out five Giants in six innings Friday.

MARCH 21 • CLEVELAND.COM

First spring hiccup Lively allowed four runs on four hits and two walks while striking out two over 3.2 innings in Sunday's spring start against the Brewers.

Impact Lively breezed through two innings before giving up his first Cactus League home run in the third and more trouble in the fourth. The right-hander had three largely uneventful spring starts before tasting adversity in his fourth outing. He threw 74 pitches (50 strikes) and continues to build up in preparation for the regular season.

MARCH 17 • ROTOWIRE

Lively, a pleasant surprise in Guardians' rotation, is dialed in this spring PHOENIX, Ariz. -- Coming off of a season in which he was one of the Guardians’ most consistent starting pitchers, Ben Lively figures to be i...

MARCH 17 • MLB.COM

Strengthens rotation bid Lively scattered three hits and one walk while striking out three over four scoreless innings in Monday's spring start against the Royals.

Impact Lively strengthened his case for a spot in the rotation during his third Cactus League start against a lineup with several Kansas City regulars. He's allowed just one run over nine spring innings. The right-hander won't blow away many hitters, but he doesn't kill himself with walks. The key will be locating and preventing the long ball. He's penciled in as one of the five members of the rotation in the latest roster projection offered by Mandy Bell and Tim Stebbins of MLB.com.

MARCH 11 • ROTOWIRE

Limits damage in spring debut Lively allowed one run on five hits and one walk while striking out one over two innings in Sunday's spring game against the Angels.

Impact Lively made his first Cactus League start and allowed much base traffic but managed to stifle the damage to just one run. He threw 23 strikes among his 33 offerings, which was his goal coming in. "All good, just trying to locate everything, not letting it rip all the way," the pitcher told Steve Stockmar of MLB.com. "Felt good to be out there." Lively is coming off his best season in the majors, posting a 3.81 ERA over a career-high 151 innings. The accumulation of innings was the prominent reason he was left off the ALDS last year and limited to the one relief appearance in the ALCS. The right-hander's goal is to prove he has the stamina to be included in any postseason series.

FEBRUARY 24 • ROTOWIRE

Guardians reach one-year deal with Ben Lively to avoid arbitration; trade reliever to Pirates Veteran right-hander helped to keep Guardians' battered rotation afloat by making 29 starts this year.

NOVEMBER 23, 2024 • CLEVELAND.COM

Inks new deal with Guardians Lively signed a one-year, $2.25 million deal with the Guardians to avoid arbitration Friday, Paul Hoynes of The Cleveland Plain Dealer reports.

Impact Lively was an effective member of the Guardians' rotation in 2024, maintaining a 3.81 ERA with a 118:49 K:BB across 151 innings. He battled some inconsistency due to his contact-heavy approach, but he is a strong candidate to begin the season in the rotation.

NOVEMBER 23, 2024 • ROTOWIRE

MLB Salary Arbitration Eligibles List

MLB Salary Arbitration Eligibles List

NOVEMBER 18, 2024 • Associated Press

Duran, Crawford among 29 Super 2s eligible for salary arbitration; Perdomo just misses cutoff

Boston outfielder Jarren Duran and right-hander Kutter Crawford are among 29 players with two-to-three years or service time who are eligible for salary arbitration, and Atlanta le...

NOVEMBER 8, 2024 • Associated Press