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Guards Win Final Game And Are Central Division Champs
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Cleveland Guardians’ Brayan Rocchio, right, watches his walk off three-run home run off Texas Rangers relief pitcher Jose Corniell as Jonah Heim, left, watches during the tenth inning of a baseball game, Sunday, Sept. 28, 2025, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Phil Long)

Brian Rocchio’s 3-run, walk off home run in the bottom of the 10th inning lifted the Guardians to a 9-8 victory over the Rangers on the final day of the regular season, and for the second straight year, Cleveland claimed the Central Division Championship finishing 1 game ahead of the Detroit Tigers at 88-74.

With the win, Cleveland not only won the Division Title, they also grabbed home-field advantage for all 3 games in the Wildcard Series against the Tigers.

El dominicano José Ramírez (izquierda) festeja con su compañero de los Guardianes de Cleveland, Slade Cecconi, luego de la clasificación a los playoffs con una victoria sobre los Rangers de Texas, el sábado 27 de septiembre de 2025 (AP Foto/Phil Long)

Even had the Guards lost, they still would have been Division Champs thanks to the Red Sox beating the Tigers in game #162 at Fenway Park 4-3.

American League Wild Card Series Dates and Times (Best of 3):

Game 1 – Detroit vs Cleveland at Progressive Field, Tuesday, September 30 at 1:08PM.

Game 2 – Detroit vs Cleveland at Progressive Field, Wednesday, October 1 at 1:08PM.

Game 3 – Detroit vs Cleveland at Progressive Field, Thursday, October 2 at 1:08PM. (If necessary)

Gavin Wiliams will start for Cleveland in the series opener, while Tarik Skubal gets the nod for Detroit.

You will hear that game, and all Guardians playoff games on Newstalk 1480 WHBC.