The Guardians head to Chicago to play the White Sox in a three-game series starting tonight, while on a three-game winning streak and in a 19-7 stretch in the past month’s-worth of games.
The Mariners walked off the White Sox in 11 innings yesterday, so hopefully, the Chicago pen and lineup are tired.
Ben Clemens of FanGraphs confirms that the Guardians’ offense has been significantly below expectations.
Paul Hoynes of Cleveland.com has some analysis of the Guardians’ decision to trade Shane Bieber and the options they considered. Kahl Stephen, the pitching prospect the Guardians received in that trade, is ranked the second-best prospect traded at the deadline by FanGraphs’ Eric Longenhagen.
Cool, again, to see that umpire Jen Pawol will become the first female major league umpire this weekend. She is scheduled to be behind the plate on Sunday for Marlins-Braves.