It's not a perfect team.

Nobody should have expected a perfect team.

Is it maybe a little bit better fundamentally than what we're thinking?

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Seven, Guardians one in Cleveland yesterday. It took two of three from the series. And if I sound like

I'm ready to bite something off about that,

it's because it's the same thing that you'd be biting off about that.

And that's that it should have been a sweep.

We're going to have this conversation a lot,

at least until Ben Charington wakes up and takes anything remotely resembling real action

toward addressing that bullpen.

The offense, as usual, wasn't a problem.

Billy Cook, of all people, leading the 11-hit parade with a three-for-four-day, a couple

of RBIs.

Jake Mangum, Jared Triolo, and Nick Gonzalez with two hits each.

His Marilyn Valdez with a home run late.

To account for the final score, it's his 12th.

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