DETROIT — Kolby Allard knew it would come to this.

He hadn’t pitched since Sept. 4. It’s not the first time he’s been shoved to the back row of the bullpen, but it is the first time he’s gone 14 days without pitching.

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The left-hander kept telling Guardians bullpen coach Caleb Longshore, “I know when I do get in a game, it’s going to be a huge situation and I’m going to be ready.”

That huge situation arrived Thursday in the eighth inning. The Guardians held a 3-1 lead and were trying to do the improbable — complete a three-game sweep of

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