On July 26, Cleveland was 50-49 and just three and a half games out of a Wild Card spot, and on its way to Target Field to battle the hapless Twins. Instead, Cleveland got creamed, getting outscored 28-6 on its way to being swept. They followed that up impressively by also getting swept by Kansas City, a double that we did not think was possible in 2012. Just for good measure, the Tigers swept them over the weekend. They are now 50-58, are out of the playoff race, and in fact are just three games ahead of the Twins.
The Twins no longer have the worst run differential in the American League; at -79, they're quite far ahead of the Tribe, which is -90 for the year.
Keep an eye on the Indians bullpen; six relievers pitched Sunday against the Tigers, a game in which Cleveland scored three runs in the top of the tenth inning and still lost.
On their nine-game, all-loss roadtrip, Cleveland didn't get a single quality start, and posted a team ERA of 8.37. For the guys at Let's Go Tribe, it's starting to feel like Groundhog Day.