#guardians

#guardians

It'd be kind of dumb for the Guardians' cosmically-blessed season to end this way, but dumb is what the playoffs are all about. Imagine the epic, undeserved ascent to the division, in the context of a wholly undeserved season, getting smashed on the rocks of "haha you had to play a three-game series." ZiPS actually has the matchup as slightly tilted towards Cleveland today, so maybe their season will end tomorrow and not today.

The Guardians have transformed into some kind of unkillable movie monster. They just cannot be stopped. The good thing for the Red Sox, though, is that they don't need to worry about the Guards if they keep winning. With the non-Crochet portion of the rotation looking shaky, last night felt like a must-win and the Sox got it done, even if Crochet didn't quite look like his best and the bullpen made it hairy at the end.

Shane Bieber, former Cy Young winner, could return to Guardians' rotation by month’s end after successful minor league rehab assignment following Tommy John surgery.