After months of ups and downs, the Cleveland Guardians are in the final week of the season with a chance to complete the biggest comeback in the history of divisional play in Major League Baseball. They’re playing three games this week against Detroit, with a chance to claim first place in the division they once trailed by 15 ½ games.
Ideastream Public Media's sports commentator Terry Pluto gives credit to second-year manager Stephen Vogt, who he says has guided the team through adversity.
“Vogt tried to look calm when he had losing streaks, (one was) 10 in a row, and another one of losing 9 out of 10 in Cleveland," Pluto said. "And then suddenly in September, they're the best team in baseball.
Since snapping that 10-game losing streak on July 7, the Guards are an American League-best 4