CLEVELAND (AP) — The Cleveland Guardians staged the largest in-season comeback in MLB history, claiming the American League Central Division title after trailing Detroit by 15 1/2 games in early July and by 11 games in early September.

That momentum didn’t carry over into the playoffs.

Dillon Dingler, from northeast Ohio, hit a go-ahead, solo homer in the sixth inning and the Tigers scored five straight runs to beat Cleveland 6-3 in the decisive Game 3 of the AL Wild Card Series on Thursday.

“I’ll remember the good times of the year, not what happened today,” All-Star left fielder Steven Kwan said in a quiet home clubhouse after the loss. “But you’ve got to remember this feeling, because you don’t want to feel like this again.”

One year after eliminating Detroit in the AL Division Seri

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