Series Review: Cleveland Guardians lose first series in almost two months

The Cleveland Guardians dropped their first series since early July, losing to the Seattle Mariners three games to one.

The last time the Cleveland Guardians lost a series was on July 10 against the Kansas City Royals. Since then, the Guards have won or tied 12 straight series. Their 3-1 series loss against the Mariners would have been their 13th in a row had they tied or won the matchup.

The Guardians are 67-59 and currently have a two-game lead over the Minnesota Twins, with a massive series against the surprising Baltimore Orioles up next. This starts a defining stretch of games for the Cleveland squad.

With Baltimore, a rematch with Seattle, and a six-game stretch against the Twins and Royals in must-win contests. Over the last stretch of games, they have two five-game series. One against the Twins and one against the Royals to close the season. Whether or not the Guardians win the AL Central will play out in real-time.

They control their own destiny, let’s just hope she isn’t too hard to handle.

Cleveland Guardians vs. Seattle Mariners series review

Game 1 – Mariners Win (3-1)

Despite a solid outing from Triston McKenzie, the Guardians bats went cold, partly due to the extended west-coast swing. Mustering only six hits, most of that came in the first inning.

Game 2 – Mariners Win (3-2)

The Guardians took this game to extra innings behind a strong bullpen outing, led by James Karinchak, but an 11th-inning collapse by Nick Sandlin and Emmanuel Clase doomed the Guards.

Game 3 – Guardians Win (4-3)

Late-inning heroics again lead the Guardians to a win, with Jose Ramirez, Josh Naylor, and Andres Gimenez leading the late-game comeback.

Game 4 – Mariners Win (4-0)

When the bats go quiet, there’s not much else you can expect from a game like this. Despite the bemoaning of Owen Miller’s defense, this game was lost at the plate, not in the field.

Series Standouts

Shane Bieber

7.0 IP, 1 ER (2 Runs), 9 Ks