The Guardians had a chance to clinch a series against the AL West’s No. 1 team tonight and they flopped quite hard. To be fair, it was a weird lineup day for Cleveland — with Franmil Reyes taking the night off, Josh Naylor at designated hitter, and Ernie Clement at second base as they prepare to travel to Detroit for a four-game series tomorrow.
Their bats looked like they were already on the flight north.
Owen Miller had the hardest-hit ball of any Guardian on the night — a 105.0 mile-per-hour out — and that is about the extent of offensive highlights tonight.