The Cleveland Guardians have turned Progressive Field into a house of horrors for the Los Angeles Angels, and the latest chapter was no different. With a 4-2 loss on Wednesday, the Angels were swept in their three-game series, dropping to a staggering 4-30 in Cleveland since 2015.

That .882 winning percentage over an 11-year span isn't just impressive—it's the best any major league team has posted against a single opponent during that stretch. And the streak gets even more mind-bending: The Guardians have hosted the Angels for 40 consecutive games without losing two in a row, the longest such run in the expansion era (dating back to 1961). You'd have to go all the way back to 2013 to find the last time Cleveland dropped back-to-back home games to LA.

In baseball, where parity is the name of the game, this kind of dominance is almost unheard of. Angels manager Kurt Suzuki, who has witnessed this frustration from both the dugout and behind the plate, tried to put it in perspective. "They're a well-coached team," he said. "Their pitching has always been outstanding, and they're just a solid team. It's a tough place to play, and they're a perennial playoff team every single year."

The Angels, meanwhile, haven't had a winning season since 2015—the same year their struggles in Cleveland began. Suzuki, who caught for the Angels in 2021 and 2022, remembers every visit to face the Guardians being a grind. "When you play good teams, it's a grind," he said. "It's not just the Angels. It's everybody coming in and playing against them."

In the series finale, Guardians lefty Parker Messick set the tone, striking out seven over 6⅔ innings. Cleveland's pitchers fanned 13 Angels for the second straight day, making life miserable for a lineup that includes superstars like Mike Trout. Trout went 0-for-4 in the game, marking the first time in 26 career starts against the Guardians that he failed to reach base.

Before the game, Guardians manager Stephen Vogt—who missed Monday's opener while recovering from an upper respiratory condition—knocked on a table for good luck when asked about his team's recent command over the Angels. It seems that luck, and a whole lot of skill, is still very much on Cleveland's side.