Josh Tomlin has had tremendous difficulty but a check of  his career after the All-Star break shows this is nothing new. He can ring up nine or ten wins by each July, but struggles in August and September. His penchant for giving up the long ball is really hurting the team right now. 

Danny Salazar is having his problems as well. He does not look the same pitcher that made the All-Star team. Supposedly he is healthy but he has been rocked several times and needs to turn things around. 

This is gut check time for the Tribe. They have to find a way to win ballgames and find it soon. The offense has slowed down considerably in the recent series with Oakland and two of the three games so far with Texas. Today's game is quite important as dropping three out of four to the Rangers has post-season implications. The Indians missed Yu Davish in this series. That will not happen in a post season contest. If they can't at least split with Texas now, how will they fare in October?

There is still quite a race in the American League East. It is up for grabs but neither Boston or Toronto is taking charge yet. Baltimore is still there but their pitching is atrocious. Despite having three guys with thirty home runs or better the Orioles might not make the playoffs. Imagine that!