After a successful 4-2 road trip down south, the Indians return home with a 0.5-game lead over the White Sox in the AL Central. They kick off a six-game home stand tonight against a struggling Brewers team then face the Royals next week.
The 2020 season is not going how the Brewers had hoped. Josh Hader remains a savant out of the bullpen, but their former MVP, Christian Yelich, is merely very good with a 117 wRC+, .205/.340/.484 slash and nine homers. Bad BABIP has played a part in his struggles this season, though — there’s a good chance he’ll rebound with a hard-hit rate among the best in baseball.