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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The Seattle Mariners are set to begin the second half of the season against their biggest American League West rivals, the Houston Astros. The Mariner

The Guardians are 40-48 with a -59 run differential, 26th in MLB with an 85 wRC+, 13th in baserunning runs above average at -0.3, sixth in Defense at +5, 26th in starting pitcher SIERA at 4.40, and 13th in bullpen SIERA at 3.

The default setting is to treat the weekend after the break as its own three-day scoring period, but another common approach is to combine it with the first full week after the All-Star break for a 10-day scoring period.

PITCHING PROBABLES: Guardians: Slade Cecconi (3-4, 3.56 ERA, 1.31 WHIP, 47 strikeouts); Astros: Brandon Walter (1-1, 4.15 ERA, 1.12 WHIP, 33 strikeouts)

The Guardians recently snapped a 10-game losing streak, but it may not be enough to prevent them from selling at this year’s deadline.

The Cleveland Guardians and Houston Astros will meet for a three-game series this weekend at Progressive Field. The Guardians are 33-28 with a -17 run differential, 20th in team wRC+ at 94, 13th ...