Series Preview: Guardians at Dodgers

SEATTLE, WASHINGTON - MARCH 27: Bo Naylor #23 of the Cleveland Guardians warms up before a game against the Seattle Mariners at T-Mobile Park on March 27, 2026 in Seattle, Washington. (Photo by Maddy Grassy/Getty Images) | Getty Images Hey, Hi, Hello, it’s our first series preview of the 2026 season and it’s our lovable Guardians vs. the new Evil Empire Los Angeles Dodgers.

Here we go. The Guardians are 2-2 after their opening series against 2026 ALCS finalist, the Seattle Mariners. The Dodgers are 3-0 having swept their Opening Series from the Diamondbacks.

I don’t know that we can make too much of overall team numbers quite yet, so I’ll spare you the pitching and hitting rankings of the teams in these previews until we have at least 12 games to go use as a sample. So, instead, here’s the Dodger’s typical lineup: Shohei Ohtani, DH Kyle Tucker, RF Mookie Betts, SS Freddie Freeman, 1B Will Smith, C Max Muncy, 3B Teoscar Hernandez, LF Andy Pages, CF Alex Freeland, 2B Beware the curse of the former Guardian from the bench, however, as right-handed hitting Alex Call is their to come off the bench against lefties. This lineup, needless to say, is incredible.

It’s an embarrassing amount of riches for one team to have. So, the bigger they are, the harder they fall, I guess. The Dodgers’ bullpen, I think, is still probably the weakest part of their team, but it is now anchored by Edwin Diaz as closer, who is excellent, of course.