Hit parade sends Guardians back to .500

Photo by Ron Schwane/Getty ImagesThe Guardians’ 7-2 win over the Rangers tonight was a showcase of all the guys you hoped would contribute this season but were never quite sure if they would.

Oscar Mercado and Yu Chang each had two hits and homered, while Owen Miller and Bradley Zimmer each added hits of their own. Newcomer Myles Straw added a single as the only member of the top-third of the lineup to get a hit. Straw, Amed Rosario, and José Ramírez combined to go 1-for-13 with a walk and two strikeouts. It didn’t matter though, because everyone else showed up.

Mercado got the party started with a solo shot in his first at-bat. Rookie Jake Latz, who is only making his MLB debut because the…