Three Positives From the Week of March 29th
Another successful week for the Guards as they continue to exceed our expectations.
Somehow, some way, the Cleveland Guardians exceeded everyone’s expectations for their first three series of the season. After seeing the team perform in person this weekend, I could not be more excited for the rest of the season. Did We Imagine That?
When the Guardians’ schedule was first released, I’ll admit I was scared. They were slated to play one of the most successful American League teams, the reigning World Series champions, and the NL Central’s favorite heading into 2026. After taking two of three from the Seattle Mariners, my expectations were raised a bit.
However, I still kept them quite low heading into the series versus the Los Angeles Dodgers. Thankfully, those gritty Guards blew my expectations out of the water by winning the three game series against the reigning champs. While Sunday’s first game of a doubleheader versus the Chicago Cubs was a very sad offensive showing (no runs on just one hit), the team still managed to take two of three including a come back win in the day’s second game.
DeLauter Still Raking If you take a look at the American League Batting Leaderboard over at Baseball Reference, you’ll see an unexpected name at the top of the Home Runs leaderboard. Rookie Chase Delauter – who has played in nine games this year – tops the stat with five home runs (tied with the Athletics’ Shea Langeliers). After hitting two home runs in his first regular season game, he has continued to hit with power and has helped keep the Guards in the win column.