The Cleveland Guardians remained sizzling on Tuesday evening in a 5-2 win over the Detroit Tigers to maneuver right into a tie atop the AL Central standings.
It was the newest instance of a historic stretch for Cleveland after the group was 40-48 following a loss to the Tigers on July 6. Since then, the Guardians have been firing on all cylinders of their second-half push.
The Guardians have been 15.5 video games again on July 8, 10.5 video games again on Sept. 1 and 9.5 video games again on Sept. 10. Their late-season comeback is nothing in need of miraculous, but it surely additionally speaks to the fast decline from the Tigers, who’ve misplaced seven straight and 10 of their final 11.
As dangerous because the collapse from Detroit has been, the run the Guardians are on is nothing in need of unbelievable and speaks to the large success they’ve had because the All-Star Break. In accordance with MLB.com’s Sarah Langs, the 11-game deficit the Guardians confronted earlier this month is the most important deficit overcome to tie or take the lead in a division (1969-on) or league (1900-1968) (h/t Elias Sports activities).
