The Guardians have the steadying presence of Steven Kwan in left field and a game of musical chairs in center and right field.

Baseball and life are both full of good days and extremely disappointing ones. For Cleveland Guardians relief pitcher Hunter Gaddis, this weekend has been intense: on Friday, he tossed two scoreless innings with two strikeouts.

Steven Kwan admits the Cleveland Guardians' upcoming games against the Minnesota Twins and Detroit Tigers 'are big.'

CLEVELAND, Ohio — Sometimes, Mother Nature’s inconveniences can lead to unexpected advantages. As the Guardians battle through yet another rain-soaked series in Minnesota, the weather-induced schedule chaos has inadvertently created a perfect pitching alignment for Cleveland’s upcoming showdown with the AL-best Detroit Tigers.

Monday's game between the Cleveland Guardians and Minnesota Twins has been suspended by rain with the Twins leading 2-1 in the fourth inning.

The Guardians will open a three-series, 10-game road trip on Friday night when they take on the Cincinnati Reds. The next two stops will be against division rivals, the Minnesota Twins and Detroit Tigers.

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