As the Cleveland Guardians have played themselves back into wild-card contention in the American League, their desire to sell prior to the trade deadline remains a mystery even though teams are calling them.

A recent report has linked the Chicago Cubs as being one of the team's most actively monitoring former All-Star and current Guardians closer Emmanuel Clase.

Kyle Manzardo and Bryan Rocchio each drove in a pair of runs as the Guardians have won 10 of 12 after a 10-game losing streak to get back to .500 at 50-50. They are now nine games behind the first-place Detroit Tigers, who have lost eight of the last nine games.

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The Cleveland Guardians are reportedly open to the idea of trading closer Emmanuel Clase and reliever Cade Smith ahead of the MLB trade deadline on July 31.

CLEVELAND, Ohio — Major League Baseball, in agreement with the MLB Players Association, announced Friday that it will extend the leave of absence for Guardians pitcher Luis Ortiz through Aug. 31, while continuing its investigation into gambling allegations involving Ortiz.

CLEVELAND — Major League Baseball and the player’s association have agreed to extend Cleveland Guardians pitcher Luis Ortiz’s paid administrative leave through Aug. 31 “while MLB continues its investigation,” the league announced Friday.

The Orioles let another close game slip away as Colin Selby gave up the go-ahead run in the eighth inning of a 3-2 loss to the Guardians.