The Cleveland Guardians seek to stop the bleeding today after suffering consecutive losses to the Atlanta Braves at Progressive Field.

Instead, this ended up being less of a warning shot to the rest of baseball and more of a reminder to both the fanbase and the team itself of what could’ve been for this team had they found a way to get clicking much,

Profar’s two-run homer off Nic Enright in the sixth inning was enough for the Atlanta Braves to beat the Guardians, 5-4, and complete a three-game sweep of the home team. The Guardians, who were one of baseball’s hottest teams a minute ago, have lost five of their last seven games.

Michael Harris II homered and doubled, Nacho Alvarez Jr. and Nick Allen each had three hits and the Atlanta Braves beat the Cleveland Guardians 10-1.

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Waldrep, making just his fifth big league start, limited the Guardians to two hits and two walks while striking out seven in six innings. He allowed a two-out double by Kwan in the third and a Kwan leadoff single in the sixth to go along with a pair of Kyle Manzardo walks on the way to his third win.

The Cleveland Guardians have recalled left-hander Tim Herrin and optioned lefty Joey Cantillo to Triple-A Columbus. Cleveland made the moves on Sunday. The 28-year-old Herrin was 4-2 with a 4.06 ERA in 39 games this season with the Guardians,