{"id":135075,"date":"2025-06-27T15:23:10","date_gmt":"2025-06-27T15:23:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/135075\/"},"modified":"2025-06-27T15:23:10","modified_gmt":"2025-06-27T15:23:10","slug":"stream-mlb-games-free-how-to-watch-cleveland-guardians-vs-st-louis-cardinals-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/135075\/","title":{"rendered":"Stream MLB games free: How to watch Cleveland Guardians vs. St. Louis Cardinals today"},"content":{"rendered":"

CLEVELAND, Ohio \u2013 The Cleveland Guardians begin a three-game series against the St. Louis Cardinals today on \u201cFriday Night Baseball\u201d at Progressive Field in Cleveland, Ohio. First pitch for this matchup is at 7:10 p.m. Eastern. Apple TV Plus is the only place you can watch this MLB game<\/a>, and you can tune in for free.<\/p>\n

\u201cFriday Night Baseball\u201d is a weekly doubleheader MLB showcase; in addition to the Guardians-Cardinals interleague game, fans can flip over to the AL East battle between the Baltimore Orioles and the Tampa Bay Rays, which also starts at 7:05 p.m. Eastern. <\/p>\n

Apple TV Plus<\/a> offers a 7-day free trial. After the seven-day free trial, you can cancel or stay subscribed to Apple TV+ for $9.99 per month.<\/p>\n

Cleveland Guardians <\/p>\n

After splitting their last 10 games, the Guardians<\/a> (40-39) continue to meander around .500 with the All-Star break on the horizon. They are coming off a series loss against the Toronto Blue Jays, which culminated with a 6-0 shellacking<\/a> and was compounded by three errors in one inning from Kyle Manzardo.<\/a> <\/p>\n

Cleveland\u2019s offensive woes continue<\/a>, averaging a .231 batting average. The Guardians are averaging 3.81 runs per game, which ranks 25th in baseball. <\/p>\n

The Guardians are 20-17 at Progressive Field this season. They remain 9.5 games behind the MLB-best Detroit Tigers in the American League Central. <\/p>\n

Guardians players to watch<\/p>\n

Steven Kwan <\/p>\n

Kwan has six home runs and 24 RBI with a .306 batting average, which is tied for 10th in the Majors. He has strung together eight hits in his last five games, including two doubles and one RBI. <\/p>\n

Kyle Manzardo <\/p>\n

His blunders on Thursday afternoon aside, Manzardo takes a five-game hitting streak into today\u2019s matchup. He has belted 12 home runs with 32 RBI. The second-year slugger owns a .222 batting average and a .743 OPS. <\/p>\n

Jose Ramirez <\/p>\n

Ramirez was pelted by a pitch during Thursday\u2019s loss to the Blue Jays. X-rays were negative for Cleveland\u2019s superstar. He has 13 home runs and 38 RBI while batting .317, which is the sixth-best mark in baseball. He has six hits in his last five games<\/a>, including three RBI. <\/p>\n

St. Louis Cardinals <\/p>\n

The Cardinals (44-38) have lost two games in a row after a sizzling seven-game winning streak. They split a crucial series with the Chicago Cubs in the NL Central. <\/p>\n

St. Louis has compiled 4.7 runs per game, which is the seventh-best mark in MLB. They have a collective batting average of .255. <\/p>\n

The Cardinals are 18-21 on the road this season. They sit 1.5 games behind the Milwaukee Brewers for second place in the division. <\/p>\n

Cardinals players to watch<\/p>\n

Lars Nootbaar<\/p>\n

Nootbaar was out of the lineup for Thursday\u2019s matchup with the Cubs. He has compiled 11 home runs and 35 RBI with a .230 batting average. Nootbaar is currently riding a six-game hitting streak. <\/p>\n

Brendan Donovan <\/p>\n

Donovan has five home runs with 29 RBI and a .301 batting average. He has three hits in his last four games, including one home run and two RBI. <\/p>\n

Willson Contreras<\/p>\n

Contreras has 10 home runs with 50 RBI and a .245 batting average. He has four hits in his last five games, including two doubles. <\/p>\n

Probable starters<\/p>\n

CLE Luis L. Ortiz (4-8, 4.30 ERA) vs. STL Sonny Gray (7-2, 3.72)<\/p>\n

Ortiz hasn\u2019t gotten much run support but has struggled in his own right. He allowed a combined 10 earned runs in a pair of recent starts but washed it away with a brilliant 10-strikeout, two-hitter in six innings against the Athletics on June 21. The right-hander has 91 strikeouts, which is tied for 28th in the Majors. He also sports a 1.41 WHIP. <\/p>\n

Gray has quietly put together a solid campaign before the All-Star break. He has only allowed six or more earned runs twice this season, although one of those was a recent battering by the Milwaukee Brewers. Gray has allowed one home run in his last six starts. The right-hander has 90 strikeouts and an admirable 1.19 WHIP. <\/p>\n

What are the latest odds for Guardians vs. Cardinals<\/p>\n

Moneyline: CLE: (+108), STL: (-132)<\/p>\n

Run line: CLE: (+1.5), STL: (-1.5)<\/p>\n

Over\/Under: 8.5<\/p>\n

Odds from DraftKings<\/a><\/p>\n

Who is announcing Guardians vs. Cardinals on Apple TV Plus? <\/p>\n

Wayne Randazzo (play-by-play) and Dontrelle Willis (analyst) will be the announcers while Heidi Watney reports from the field. <\/p>\n

Here\u2019s more details on how you can watch Friday Night Baseball: <\/p>\n

What: Cleveland Guardians vs. St. Louis CardinalsWhen: Friday, June 27, 2025Time: 7:10 p.m. EasternWhere: Progressive Field | Cleveland, OhioOnly streaming option: AppleTV Plus<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"CLEVELAND, Ohio \u2013 The Cleveland Guardians begin a three-game series against the St. Louis Cardinals today on \u201cFriday…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":135076,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2403],"tags":[5,160,3188,4,673,67,4311,4310,26714],"class_list":{"0":"post-135075","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-st-louis-cardinals","8":"tag-baseball","9":"tag-cardinals","10":"tag-cleveland-guardians-2025","11":"tag-mlb","12":"tag-st-louis","13":"tag-st-louis-cardinals","14":"tag-stlouis","15":"tag-stlouiscardinals","16":"tag-toronto-blue-jays-2025"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@mlb\/114756020319382523","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/135075","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=135075"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/135075\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/135076"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=135075"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=135075"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=135075"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}