The Guardians won the first two and last the last two against the White Sox, allowing Chicago to leave Cleveland with the division lead.
Yesterday was one of those annoying baseball games that you know early on they will find a way to lose. I knew they’d score some runs, but when Kyle Teel hit that first inning homer, I just had a feeling they’d find a way to lose. It definitely stands out how many rookie hitters the Guardians are relying on right now. Cooper Ingle looks right now as if he can’t quite get ahead of what MLB pitchers are doing… but, to be fair, so does Rhys Hoskins.
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A very odd thing about Hoskins – entering this season, he had a career 137 wRC+ vs LHP. This year, it’s 61 wRC+ (112 vs RHP). Seems like that has to eventually go back to something closer to career norms??
You can listen to Guardians Weekly as Jim Rosenhaus talks about the week that was.
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The Twins and Tigers won. I regret to tell you that the Twins are a problem again and only three games behind the Guardians headed into Minnesota this week.
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