CLEVELAND (AP) — C.J. Kayfus was hit by a pitch from Robert Garcia with the bases loaded and two outs in the ninth inning, scoring Petey Halpin to clinch a playoff berth for the Cleveland Guardians with a 3-2 win over the Texas Rangers on Saturday night.

Cleveland is guaranteed at least an American League wild card and remains tied with Detroit atop the AL Central at 87-74 going into the final day of the regular season.

Cleveland owns the head-to-head tiebreaker, so a victory Sunday over Texas or a Detroit loss at Boston would give the Guardians their second consecutive division title. They were in fourth place in the division with a 40-48 record through July 6 and still 15 1/2 games out of first two days later.

Houston was eliminated from postseason contention with Cleveland's victor

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