Repeated Mistakes DOOM Cleveland Guardians Again as Critical Series Against Detroit Tigers Looms

More mistakes plague the Cleveland Guardians, dropping another late-season critical game at home vs the Toronto Blue Jays. The Guardians have cooled off after a hot stretch, leaving us to wonder who this team really is. Are self-inflicted mistakes and struggling bats like Nathaniel Lowe’s -17 WRC+ and Travis Bazzana’s ongoing slump going to cost them a playoff spot? Justin Lada and Jeff Ellis take a look at the team’s Jekyll-and-Hyde season, costly walks and defensive miscues to Jose Ramirez’s inconsistent production in clutch moments. The show breaks down the looming Detroit Tigers series, debate platoon strategy for slumping hitters, and look at Colin Holderman’s alarming second-half and questioning Stephen Vogt’s trust.

00:00 Mistakes continue to haunt Guardians

03:42 Where Tanner Bibee's command sits

07:27 Other teams take advantage of Cleveland's mistakes

16:01 How other small market teams stay competitive

17:15 How bad is Jose struggling?

26:02 What we got wrong about Jac Caglianone

28:30 What's behind Travis Bazzana's struggles

30:16 The luck ran out on Colin Holderman

33:14 Tigers series preview and scoreboard watching

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