The Cleveland Guardians are picking the worst time to slump

The Cleveland Guardians are slumping hard heading into September.

The Cleveland Guardians are not in a good place. The team is slumping hard into September, losing two straight series against the Orioles and Mariners, and are already off to a bad start with their rematch with the Mariners. The three series have seen the Guardians absolutely fall off and a lot has to do with inconsistency in their lineup.

They’re 2-6 in their last eight and are clinging to a one-game lead over the Minnesota Twins in the AL Central. Over the course of those last eight games, the Guards have posted 51 hits and just 13 runs.

Six hits per game aren’t great but it’s not bad, but the barely more than 1.5 runs per game is atrocious. Made even worse is the Guards were either held to one run or were shut out five times in those eight games.

That’s right, 11 of the 13 runs have come in just three games.

There’s no cause for Cleveland Guardians to sound the alarm just yet

The manager of the Cleveland Guardians has a habit of ironing out late-season issues, and considering the overabundance of rookies on the team currently, a late-season slump was not only possible but expected.

The Guardians are still in first place in the division. The team has the talent needed to rebound and take back control of the division, even if they fall apart against the Mariners. The team still has a whole lot of games against the AL Central in front of them, meaning it’s very possible for the Guards to put the division out of reach for the Twins.

The pitching has held the team together at various points in the season and they may need to do just that to help get them through this stretch of games. The team has a reliable crop of arms and all the talent they need offensively, but they need to start putting it all together at the same time. After all, pitchers can’t score runs.