CLEVELAND, Ohio — Carlos Santana likes to play every day. Still, it’s nice to get a day off every now and then.

On second thought, give the man two days off.

Santana is 39. He’s played for a lot of different teams, but he always seems to return to Cleveland. He’s like the Terminal Tower in Cleveland’s skyline — a constant presence you might take for granted.

On Sunday, Guardians manager Stephen Vogt gave Santana the day off on the final game of the Guardians’ 11-day, three-city, nine-game West Coast trip. Coupled with Monday’s off day, it was a mini-All-Star break for the switch-hitting Santana.

On Tuesday night, a revived Santana walked in the fourth inning, homered in the sixth and singled and scored in the eighth.

He is a walking, talking, statistical wonder.

Santana leads all active players with 1,312 walks.Among switch-hitters, his 1,312 walks rank seventh all-time, while his 333 homers rank eighth.In Cleveland franchise history, his 915 walks rank second, his 225 homers rank sixth, his 518 extra-base hits rank eighth and his 747 RBI rank 11th.José Ramírez and Santana, who sit next to each other in the Guardians’ clubhouse, rank first and second, respectively, in homers by switch-hitters with 268 and 225.Among Cleveland players who have homered at Progressive/Jacobs Field, Ramírez is second with 126 and Santana is fourth with 113.

There are a lot more numbers behind Santana’s name, but the point is that as he pushes 40, he remains a viable player. It means that depending on how the Guardians play in the next three weeks or so, Santana could be traded to help another team try to make the postseason.

It’s hard to imagine there would be a fourth tour in Cleveland for him. So we should probably enjoy this one while he’s here.

Breakfast and trivia

With the summer heat and humidity descending on Cleveland, it’s best to think cool and light this morning as we prepare for Wednesday night’s game against the Blue Jays.

Fresh fruit, high in water content, is a good start. It provides hydration and tastes good. Throw in some yogurt and granola and you’ve found a way to beat the heat.

Now here’s a Guardians question for the earlier risers among us: Kyle Manzardo ranks second on the Guardians with 12 homers. How many have come on the first pitch? Answer below.

Next

Wednesday: RHP Gavin Williams (5-3, 3.58) vs. RHP Max Scherzer (0-0, 6.00) at 6:40 p.m. CLEGuardians.TV, WTAM 1100, WMMS 100.7 FM, WARF and the Guardians radio network will carry the game.

Thursday: RHP Tanner Bibee (4-7, 3.86) vs. RHP Kevin Gausman (5-6, 4.61) at 1:10 p.m. CLEGuardians.TV, WTAM 1100, WMMS 100.7 FM, WARF and the Guardians radio network will carry the game.

Friday: The Cardinals visit for a three-game series. RHP Luis Ortiz (4-8, 4.30) will open the series for the Guardians, while RHP Sonny Gray (7-2, 3.72) starts for the Cardinals. Gametime is 7:10 p.m. Apple TV+ will televise the game, while WTAM 1100, WMMS 100.7 FM, WARF and the Guardians radio network will broadcast it.

Saturday: RHP Slade Cecconi (3-3, 3.38) vs. RHP Miles Mikolas (4-5, 4.31) at 4:10 p.m. CLEGuardians.TV, WTAM 1100, WMMS 100.7 FM, WARF and the Guardians radio network will carry the game.

Sunday: LHP Logan Allen (5-5, 4.25) vs. LHP Matthew Liberatore (5-6, 3.96) at 12:05 p.m. Roku will televise the game, while WTAM 1100, WMMS 100.7 FM, WARF and the Guardians radio network will broadcast it.

Trivia answer

Five of Manzardo’s 12 homers have come on the first pitch. No. 5 came Tuesday night in the ninth inning in a 10-6 loss to Toronto.