The Guardians arrive in Houston in the midst of a slight spiral as they continue to fall off from a surprisingly good start that saw them near the top of their division for a while. Since then, however, the team has come back down to earth while the rival Twins and White Sox have both improved their records. Cleveland now sits in 3rd place in the division, which is much more in line with where people thought they would be at the beginning of the season.
It’s not really surprising considering the team didn’t do much to improve their standings during the offseason.