Series Preview: Astros at Guardians

The Guardians and Astros will meet for a mostly meaningless three-game weekend series beginning tonight.

I'm not going to go through stats because these teams are likely to meet again and the stats won't matter in a series where both teams are just trying to come out healthy and in a decent rhythm. Props to the Guardians for having a 6 game lead on the Astros making the outcomes of these final three games a moot point.

Why to watch:

1. To see if José Ramírez hits two more home runs and gets to a 40/40 season (with 38 doubles he already has 38/38/38, only the second player in MLB history to get such a line, with Ohtani likely to become the third with two more doubles).

2. To see how the…