The host Cleveland Guardians and Atlanta Braves met Aug. 16 in the middle game of a three-game series. Here's how it unfolded through our updates.

Right-hander Slade Cecconi, one of the reasons for the Guardians’ revival, took it on the chin for the second straight start. Cecconi (5-6, 4.50) allowed eight runs, six earned, on 10 hits in 4 2/3 innings.

Michael Harris II hit a three-run homer and posted his eighth straight multi-hit game and Nick Allen had a two-run double, powering the visiting Atlanta Braves to a 10-1 rout of the Cleveland Guardians on Saturday night.

As the Guardians have put together their best stretches of the 2025 season over the past month, they have also had many encouraging developments take place with their farm system. Cleveland added a wave of talent to the organization in July,

Before Saturday night’s game against Atlanta, the Guardians surprised Hamilton by inducting him into their Distinguished Hall of Fame. The surprise induction came on Tom Hamilton Night, in which he was honored as the 2025 Ford C. Frick winner for broadcasting excellence.