Wednesday’s power breakfast didn’t produce a sweep of the Brewers, but the Guardians have still won nine of 12 series to open the season. Thursday is an off day, a day to hit the snooze button three or four extra times. Still, the Guards need some energy to pack for a 10-game trip to Cincinnati, Minneapolis and Detroit that begins Friday.

The Cleveland Guardians host the Milwaukee Brewers in an MLB game Monday, May 12. Follow along for live updates from Game 1 of a three-game series.

Mar 28, 2019; Minneapolis, MN, USA; Cleveland Indians starting pitcher Corey Kluber (28) throws a pitch in the bottom of the third inning against the Minnesota Twins at Target Field. The Minnesota Twins defeated the Cleveland Indians 2-0. Mandatory Credit: David Berding-Imagn Images / David Berding-Imagn Images

The Guardians spent less than 24 hours playing the three games in Washington D.C., May 6-7, and totaled 26 runs in that time period. Washington threw seven wild pitches over the course of the three games, with Cleveland scoring on four of those.

The Cleveland Guardians are "trending in the right direction" with a 10-game road trip coming up with stops in Cincinnati, Minnesota and Detroit.

Rocchio was handed the starting shortstop position out of spring training, but in 35 games has hit just .165 with six errors and -1.0 bWAR.

The Philadelphia Phillies (23-16) and Cleveland Guardians (23-16) wrap up their 3-game series on Sunday Night Baseball. First pitch from Progressive Field in Cleveland is set for 7 p.m. ET (ESPN). Let's analyze BetMGM Sportsbook's MLB odds around the Phillies vs. Guardians odds and make our expert MLB picks and predictions for the best bets.

Cleveland's pitching depth strategy faces an early challenge, turning spotlight to offseason trade acquisition.