One year ago, the Cleveland Guardians were right around .500, which still kept them in the Central Division race, but 4.5 games back of the Twins. They actually dropped two out of three to the Royals that weekend to put them under .500, but they went 51-28 after that point and captured the division with 92 wins.
This year’s Guardians are off to another slow start, but are hanging around .500 heading into their four-game weekend series against the Royals. They’ve played better recently, winning 10 of their last 16, including taking two of three from the Royals in Kansas City last week.