‘Every-day’ Guardians sail through rough seas back to contention: The week in baseball

CLEVELAND, Ohio — The Guardians through the first 2 1/2 months of the season were on snooze patrol.

On June 25, they were in second place in the AL Central with a non-threatening 40-38 record. They were 8 1/2 games behind the Tigers and minding their own business.