If you just look at the standings, this Rivalry Weekend, which begins Friday night, looks like something of a dud. Only one series—the Guardians (24–21) and the Reds (22–21)—features two teams with winning records. Most rotations are not aligned to produce ace-on-ace games. None of the pairings are of teams that really, truly hate each other.
But it’s not all bad. There are a few really juicy matchups, even among teams on very different trajectories.
