CLEVELAND — It cannot be explained with any logic, but when you see it, there is something undeniable about what Cleveland's clubhouse describes as " Guards Ball ."

On paper, the Guardians probably should not have beaten Tarik Skubal and the Detroit Tigers in that fashion — but they did.

On paper, they should not have erased an in-division deficit that was, at one point, 15.5 games — but they did.

On paper, none of this should be happening in this way — but it is.

The Guardians beat Skubal , arguably the game's most elite pitcher, with a bizarre sixth inning in which they didn't hit a single ball out of the infield. And yet, they scored three runs to take the lead and eventually went on to win, 5-2. With that victory, the Guardians pulled even by record with the Tigers at 85-

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