After being shut out by the Cardinals, the Cleveland Guardians' June 2025 offensive slump deepens with an 18-inning scoreless streak. Can they break it?
StatPro MLB Beat Reporter
The Cleveland Guardians were off on Monday, but you wouldn't know it from the noise surrounding the team. It's not the roar of the crowd, but the deafening silence of the bats. After being shut out in back-to-back games against the St. Louis Cardinals to end the weekend, the Guardians entered their day of rest mired in an 18-inning scoreless streak, a stretch of baseball so frustrating it's seen them commit twice as many errors as they've managed hits.
The Guardians are averaging just 2.87 runs per game in June, the lowest mark in all of Major League Baseball.
A day off is supposed to be a chance to reset, but for the Guardians, it feels more like a pause in the middle of a nightmare. The weekend series against the Cardinals was a low point in a month full of them. Getting blanked twice in a row is bad enough, but the underlying numbers are even more concerning. Over the last two games, the team has looked completely lost at the plate, unable to string together rallies or even basic hits, all while defensive miscues have compounded the problem. Despite these struggles, the team still holds second place in the AL Central, but the pressure is mounting with every scoreless frame.
Fans hoping the off day would bring news of a shakeup—a trade, a call-up, anything to jolt the lineup—were left waiting. The front office remained silent, with no transactions announced. The last roster move saw LHP Erik Sabrowski reinstated and RHP Zak Kent optioned to Columbus, but that feels like ancient history given the team's current freefall. This lack of action leaves everyone to wonder: is the plan to simply hope the current roster figures it out? While patience can be a virtue, the team's June performance is testing the faith of even the most optimistic supporters.
The quiet day is over. The Guardians now face a critical stretch to turn their fortunes around before the All-Star break. The questions are piling up, and the answers must start coming from the batter's box, not the front office. All eyes will be on the lineup to see if this day of reflection was enough to spark a fire that has been extinguished for far too long. The silence needs to be broken, and soon.
