Guardians News and Notes: No Time to Let Up

CLEVELAND, OHIO - APRIL 21: Angel Martínez #1 of the Cleveland Guardians celebrates while rounding the bases after hitting a home run in the second inning against the Houston Astros at Progressive Field on April 21, 2026 in Cleveland, Ohio. Cleveland leads 2-0. (Photo by Russell Lee Verlinger/Cleveland Guardians/Getty Images) | Getty Images The Guardians just swept a four-game series from the preseason presumptive division favorite Tigers and now they head to Philadelphia to play a hot Phillies team.

Zack Meisel has a pop quiz about what has stood oit about the Guardians so far, and he and Cody Stevenhagen wrote about how they continue to own the AL Central. The Guardians completed another 13 games in 13 days stretch on Wednesday against the Nationals and then they have more regular days off until June 16th where they begin 19 games in a row. You may have properly guessed, then, that their off-days are regularly interspersed through the rest of the season.

If they can survive that long, that should help them finish strong. AROUND MLB: Blue Jays shutout the Yankees and now the Guardians are a half-game behind New York in win-loss record, which is fun.