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Tigers, Guardians and American League Central

Guardians now American League Central favorites after Tigers’ epic collapse

The Tigers finish at least a game ahead of the Guardians to avoid living infamy with an embarrassing late-season implosion.

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Tigers punch back, pull even with Guardians atop AL Central

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Guardians sole leaders of AL Central as Tigers' free fall continues

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Detroit Tigers, staring down the worst kind of MLB history, are in must-win mode over their final three games

After leading the American League Central for the better part of the past five months, the Tigers’ playoff hopes and the outcome of the division come down to one weekend in Boston.

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With a one-game lead in the division, what is the Cleveland Guardians' new magic number?

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Guardians defy odds with historic comeback for AL Central lead

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Guardians score, recap, highlights vs Tigers. Cleveland wins, alone in 1st in AL Central

The series began with Cleveland capturing a 5-2 win on Sept. 23, moving into a tie with Detroit atop the AL Central standings and clinching the head-to-head tiebreaker between the two teams.

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Tigers stem historic free fall with AL Central-tying win over Guardians: What's next for MLB's wildest division race?

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Tigers' fans want Scott Harris fired after losing AL Central lead

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Red Sox vs. Tigers: American League bracket rides on most important series of regular season's final weekend

The Red Sox will enter Friday's series opener as the AL's second wild card team, a game up on the Tigers and Guardians (who are tied atop the AL Central) and two games ahead of th

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Do Astros Need to Sweep Angels for Chance to Make American League Playoffs?

The Houston Astros have three games left to get back into the American League playoffs for the ninth straight season. It won’t be easy.

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Where Cleveland Guardians sit in AL Central, MLB wild card standings after Thursday's game

The Guardians seek a second straight trip to the MLB playoffs. Here's where they sit in the the AL Central Division and AL wild card standings.

Yankees Rivalry Roundup: Changes atop the East and Central, M’s win West

The drama in the American League Central is hitting its peak. After owning as much as a 14-game lead this season, and 9.5 games to start September, the Tigers are officially in second place in the division. The Guardians will still have work to do, but for now, they are responsible for an enormous comeback in the standings.

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Guardians overcome largest deficit in MLB history to take first in AL Central

This year has been filled with plenty of ups and downs for Cleveland. At one point in time, the Guardians were 15.5 games back from first in the division standings. That 15.5-game deficit being erased to tie or take the division lead is the largest comeback of its kind since 1969.

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Guardians surge into AL Central tie with Tigers thanks to wild sixth inning including foul ball to face

If the Cleveland Guardians wind up pulling off a baseball miracle and winning the American League Central this season, then the sixth inning of Tuesday's win over the Detroit Tigers will be remembered for a number of reasons -- all of them good, from the Cleveland standpoint, save for one scary moment involving David Fry.

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9 stats that explain the AL Central’s unbelievable swing

For much of the summer, the Tigers looked all but certain to win the American League Central. But as the regular season nears its end, the Guardians have improbably surged back into the race. - Playoff picture: Bracket,

Stunning developments in Detroit: Tigers lose 8th straight game

Absolutely stunning developments in Cleveland on Wednesday, as the Detroit Tigers lost their 8th straight game. The win for the Cleveland Guardians now puts them a game ahead in the American League Central with four games to go.