The Cleveland Indians will begin a three-game series against the Texas Rangers on Monday night, finishing off a nine-game home stand with three straight visitors from the AL West.
Following a decisive sweep of the Angels over the weekend, this series versus Texas could feasibly allow the Indians to gain a game or two in the AL Central race–if they pick up where they left off on Sunday afternoon. The Twins begin a home series against the NL East-leading Braves on Monday night.
Cleveland and Texas split a four-game series back in June at Globe Life Park, but the August 5 iterations of both clubs are markedly different than they were six weeks ago.