The Cleveland Guardians entered the weekend 3.5 games back of the Tigers for the lead in the AL Central. Cleveland took three out of four from Minnesota, including the first-ever double-header shutout since the 1960s, and the Tigers were swept in heartbreaking fashion by an Atlanta Braves team removed from playoff contention.
The division lead has shrunk to a mere game, and Cleveland has complete control of their playoff destiny now. Detroit would need to sweep Cleveland to take back the head-to-head tiebreaker, and this would also be enough to lock up the division, with the Tigers' magic down to six games.
If you asked fans of each of these teams how they feel going into this series, Cleveland is definitely the more excited city, looking to pull off the largest divisional comeback in