Guardians Clinch!

Here's How They Got Here

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March 26: Chase DeLauter opens a stellar rookie season by becoming the seventh player in MLB history with two homers in their regular-season debut

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April 16: Parker Messick nearly ends Cleveland’s 45-year no-hitter drought, in an early glimpse at his dominance in an ace-like rookie season

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April 28: Top prospect Travis Bazzana makes his MLB debut and soon emerges as a fixture in the Guardians’ lineup

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May 21: The Guardians complete a four-game sweep of the preseason division title favorite Tigers in a season-best 18-11 month of May

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June 13: The Guardians’ roughest month included injuries to key hitters José Ramírez, Chase DeLauter and Angel Martínez in one game. Each missed multiple weeks

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Aug. 3: The Guardians acquire Jo Adell, Nathaniel Lowe and Foster Griffin at the Trade Deadline. Adell and Lowe soon bolster a struggling lineup

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Aug. 15: The Guardians join the Yankees and Red Sox as the only American League franchises with 10,000 wins

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Aug. 20: Gavin Williams leads Cleveland to its first series win since July 29, striking out 11 to reach the 200-K milestone for the first time

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Aug. 25: Steven Kwan goes 5-for-5 in a 10-inning comeback win over the Angels that encapsulates his second-half resurgence offensively

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Sept. 15: “Rocctember” emerges again, as Brayan Rocchio hits a walk-off two-run double in a win over the AL Central-contending White Sox

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Sept. 16: Petey Halpin’s three-run home run vs. Chicago helps the Guardians grab the AL Central lead for the first time since July 3

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Sept. 24: The Guardians are back in the playoffs with a tight 1-0 win over the Red Sox