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Lively signed a one-year, $2.25 million deal with the Guardians to avoid arbitration Friday, Paul Hoynes of The Cleveland Plain Dealer reports. 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.
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The Guardians added Lively to their ALCS roster Tuesday. He's taking the roster spot vacated by Alex Cobb, who is now out for the remainder of the postseason with a back injury. Lively hasn't made an appearance since his final start of the regular season back on Sept. 28, but he's a candidate to make a start during the ALCS in Cobb's place.
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Lively is not included on the Guardians' roster for the American League Division Series versus Detroit. Lively was a key part of Cleveland's rotation during the regular season, posting a 3.81 ERA, 1.25 WHIP and 118:49 K:BB over 151 innings across 29 starts while going 13-10. He had a few poor starts near the end of the campaign and logged a 4.53 ERA along with a 1.39 WHIP over the final two months, which may have played a part in the decision to leave him off roster for the ALDS. The starting pitchers on Cleveland's ALDS roster include Tanner Bibee, Gavin Williams, Matthew Boyd and Alex Cobb (finger).
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Lively (13-10) took the loss Saturday against the Astros, allowing four runs (two earned) on five hits and four walks while striking out four over four innings. Lively didn't have his best stuff for his final regular-season start as the four walks tied a season high. It's a tough ending for what has otherwise been a great season for the 32-year-old. Lively heads into the playoffs with a 3.81 ERA over 151 innings in his first season with the Guardians.
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Lively (13-9) picked up the win Friday, allowing one run on three hits and a walk over five innings in a 5-1 victory over the Cardinals. He struck out two. The right-hander looked like he was running out of gas in late August as he set a new career high in innings pitched, but Lively has found a second wind. Over his last three starts, he's given up just one run in 12 innings, and he's won back-to-back outings. On the season, Lively's posted a 3.80 ERA, 1.22 WHIP and 114:45 K:BB through 147 innings. With the Guardians on the cusp of clinching the AL Central title, the team could shuffle its rotation ahead of the playoffs, but Lively currently lines up to make his final start of the regular season at home next weekend against the Astros.
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| Year | Team | APP | GS | INN | W | L | S | K | BBI | HA | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | CLE | 29 | 29 | 151.0 | 13 | 10 | 0 | 118 | 49 | 139 | 3.81 | 1.24 |
| 2023 | CIN | 19 | 12 | 88.7 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 79 | 25 | 96 | 5.38 | 1.36 |
Last 7 Games
| DATE | Opp | W | L | S | INN | HA | ERA | BBI | K | WHIP |
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| 9/28 | vs  |
- | 1 | - | 4.0 | 5 | 4.50 | 4 | 4 | 2.25 |
| 9/20 | @  |
1 | - | - | 5.0 | 3 | 4.50 | 1 | 2 | 0.80 |
| 9/15 | vs  |
1 | - | - | 5.0 | 4 | 5.14 | 1 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 9/10 | @  |
- | - | - | 2.0 | 1 | 6.75 | 0 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 9/04 | @  |
- | 1 | - | 4.0 | 7 | 7.71 | 1 | 3 | 2.00 |
| 8/30 | vs  |
- | - | - | 4.1 | 9 | 7.20 | 1 | 3 | 2.31 |
| 8/24 | vs  |
1 | - | - | 6.2 | 5 | 3.00 | 1 | 4 | 0.90 |
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| 4/04 | @  |
8:38 PM | Not Announced Yet |