The Cleveland Guardians have stormed back to steal the AL Central from the Detroit Tigers. They were 15.5 games back of the Tigers on July 8, finishing the season with an AL-best 45-26 record since then. Cleveland won five of six games against Detroit in September to storm back from the extreme deficit. With the Tigers' loss to the Boston Red Sox on Sunday, the Guardians are American League Central champions. Expand Tweet

The Guardians won the AL Central in 2024 as well and beat the Tigers in the ALDS to return to the Championship Series for the first time since 2016. They lost to the New York Yankees in just five games. Now, they have a three-game Wild Card series with Detroit on deck.

The Guardians faced an uphill battle to start September, sitting 10.5 games out of the AL Cent

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