But instead of middle-of-the-rotation arm, Lively has been Cleveland's best pitcher this season. His 0.8 bWAR leads the rotation and trails just players on the team overall, behind Steven Kwan (2.4), Gabriel Arias (1.1), Jose Ramirez (0.9) and Hunter Gaddis (0.9).

The Cleveland Guardians will be without right-hander Ben Lively for a while. He was removed with what was initially deemed as a forearm injury on Monday, after completing just three innings in his start against the Milwaukee Brewers.

Starting pitching help for the Guardians could come from a pair of options at Triple-A Columbus, or from within the bullpen.