The White Sox are a bad baseball team. The Guardians need to put the ball in play on a bad defense and keep the pressure on their pitching staff early. Matchups: Game One, Thursda

Guardians update (40-47): They lost their 10th straight game Sunday as the Tigers completed a three-game sweep at Progressive Field. Steven Kwan .571 (4 for 7) and Bo Naylor .429 (3 for 7) have hit the Astros well this year. Cade Smith owns Cleveland’s only win against them this year following a solid 6 1/3-inning start by Bibee on June 8.

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