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The Guardians will carry one more pitcher in this series than they did against the White Sox, choosing Cecconi over Daniel Schneemann. The move makes sense considering it’s a best-of-seven series, and Cleveland’s pitching staff was worn down in the series against Chicago. Cecconi will likely just work in long relief.

Cecconi was placed on the injured list with arm fatigue about a month ago, but he will return in time for Friday’s doubleheader. Cecconi had been set to make another rehab appearance, so he is unlikely to be fully built up, but there’s a chance he could give his team a few innings of work on Friday.

A rough week went from bad to worse for Cecconi after he was demoted to the bullpen following the addition of Foster Griffin. He now heads to the injured list with fatigue in his pitching arm. No timetable has been given yet for his potential return, but he’ll miss a couple of weeks at a minimum.

This was pretty obvious, but now it’s confirmed. Cecconi, who is out of options, had a 7.94 ERA in July and is 4-7 with a 4.78 ERA in 21 starts overall. The Guardians had to be thinking about bumping him even if they didn’t acquire a starter.

Cecconi was handed a 4-0 lead in the top of the first, but he gave it away in another short outing. He finishes July having allowed 21 runs — 15 earned — in 17 innings over four starts, taking his overall ERA from 4.18 to 4.78. The Guardians could consider sending him to the pen and giving Logan Allen another try.

Cecconi was greeted rudely by Trevor Larnach who hit a lead-off home run off him. From there he didn’t pitch particularly well, but his defense didn’t do him many favors either. Kyle Manzardo made an error at first base in the second inning that didn’t lead to any runs. Then, shortstop Brayan Rocchio made a throwing error in the fourth that led to a big inning. Alan Roden reached base on the error, scored a few batters later on an infield single, and then Brooks Lee hit a three-run homer with two outs. Thus, four unearned runs on Cecconi’s line. Oddly enough, Roden was at the plate for both of those errors and another one later on! Nevertheless, Cecconi has had a poor season with a 4.60 ERA across 103 2/3 innings this season and could lose his spot in this rotation should the Guardians make an upgrade at starting pitcher before the trade deadline.

Cecconi cruised through the first three innings allowing just two base runners and was only at 46 pitches entering the third. Then, he allowed singles to the first three batters he faced in the fourth, walked in a run with the bases loaded, and let two more runs score via a sacrifice fly and another single. He was pulled after that two-out hit and it felt like the right decision given how much hard contact he allowed that inning. This wound up as a poor result when it felt like he was turning the corner and he’ll head into the All-Star break with a 4.55 ERA, 77 strikeouts, and 31 walks through 99 innings.

Cecconi struck out three batters on the night while issuing one base on balls. He cruised through the first four innings unscathed, but the White Sox got him for three runs in the fifth, including a two-run double by Kyle Teel. Things got worse when he returned for the sixth, as he served up a two-run blast to Chase Meidroth before exiting. Cecconi got six whiffs on 100 offerings on the night, posting a CSW of 23 percent. He’ll carry a 4.44 ERA, 1.40 WHIP and a 73/30 K/BB ratio (95 1/3 innings) into his final start of the first half on Wednesday against the Twins in Minneapolis.

Cecconi gave up three hits, walked two and struck out four. He improved to 4-6 with the win. Cecconi has quietly been excellent in June. He entered the month with a 5.25 ERA, but has a microscopic 1.88 ERA in five starts in June. Cecconi has a 4.25 xFIP and an 18 percent strikeout percentage this year, showing his true talent likely lies somewhere in the middle. While managers have enjoyed great results with Cecconi lately, he doesn’t have real staying power in fantasy lineups. He’s lined up to face the White Sox at home next week.

Cecconi earned a quality start despite the defeat, striking out one and walking two. He allowed a solo home run to Yordan Alvarez in the first inning but otherwise limited the damage. The former Diamondback will remain an uninspiring fantasy start next time out, at home versus Seattle.

Cecconi allowed three hits, walked two and struck out four in another solid showing. The Guardians don’t let him complete six innings very often, so he has just three quality starts, and they don’t score for him very often, so he has only three wins. However, he’s started June with a 2.34 ERA in three starts, all of them no-decisions. He’ll face the Astros next.

Cecconi matched his season high in strikeouts. He gave up 10 hard-hit balls, but just one proved to be a problem; Spencer Jones hit a two-run homer in the second after a Jazz Chisholm Jr. walk to start the inning. It went as a third straight no-decision for Cecconi, who remains 3-5 with a 4.83 ERA. He’s due for a two-start week with road outings in Milwaukee and Houston next week. We wouldn’t recommend streaming him, though.

It was a Judge-less Yankees outfit, but this is a pretty good result for Cecconi. He did get some help from an inning-ending double play in the fourth inning, when the Guardians hit the cutoff man on a sacrifice fly and threw out Jose Caballero at third base. Still, Cecconi was getting plenty of whiffs with his cutter and curveall -- nine in 23 swings -- and looked good in lowering his season ERA to 4.92. He’ll be tasked with another start against the Yankees next week, and assuming Judge isn’t back yet, would probably be a decent-if-unexciting stream option.

Cecconi held Boston scoreless until the fifth inning when things unraveled on him a bit. He surrendered four consecutive hits to open the frame before finally being lifted following a sacrifice fly from Jarren Duran. He was bailed out from any further damage when Colin Holderman stranded the potential tying run at third base. He finished with three strikeouts and didn’t hand out a free pass. He’ll face off against the Yankees in a challenging road matchup his next time out on Thursday.

The third run came in the sixth after Cecconi gave up a single to Bryce Harper and a walk to Alec Bohm before being pulled with no outs. Cecconi ended up with five strikeouts tonight. He’s still completed six innings just twice while going 3-5 with a 5.18 ERA in 11 starts. He’ll take on the Red Sox next.

Cecconi gave up five hits, walked two and struck out four. He improved to 3-4 on the season with the win. Cecconi entered play Monday with a 5.60 ERA and 1.58 WHIP on the season, but had no trouble keeping a hapless Tigers offense at bay. The 26-year-old pitched into the eighth inning, making it his longest outing of the season. Cecconi has passed the first test of his two-start week as he’ll face the Phillies on the road this weekend.

Cecconi gave up five hits, walked one batter and needed 89 pitches to complete four frames, which prevented him from sticking around long enough to pick up a win. The seven punchouts were a season-high and just the fourth time in nine starts that he’s collected five or more this season. He’ll bring an underwhelming 5.60 ERA, 1.58 WHIP and 38/17 K/BB ratio across 45 innings into a road matchup against the Tigers on Monday to open a two-start week.

Cecconi got the job done, but with three strikeouts and three walks, he was far from dominant. The 26-year-old has completed six innings just once this year, and he’s given up eight homers in 41 innings. He might wind up bumped to the pen at some point, but he’ll surely stay in the rotation for now and face the Angels next time out.

Cecconi served up a two-run homer to Shea Langeliers in the first inning. Three base hits would bring another run in to score in the fourth. Langeliers would get to Cecconi again with a solo blast in the fifth. A single, a double, and a sacrifice fly made it five runs against Cecconi before he was relieved with one out in the sixth at 69 pitches. He struck out three, picking up his first win with 14 runs of support. The 26-year-old right-hander will take a 6.56 ERA, 1.57 WHIP, and a 28/13 K/BB ratio across 35 2/3 innings into a start against the Royals in Kansas City on Thursday.

Cecconi struck out five and walked one. The decisive blow was a two-run homer off the bat of cleanup hitter Jesús Sánchez in the sixth. Cecconi has struggled with both throwing strikes and missing bats this season. He has a tough assignment in Sacramento against the A’s next time out.