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Cleveland Guardians Stage Epic Comeback, Force Winner-Takes-All in AL Wild Card Series

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CLEVELAND — The Cleveland Guardians forced a winner-takes-all showdown against the Detroit Tigers in the American League Wild Card Series with a 6-1 win in Game 2.
The Guardians scored five times in the eighth inning, punctuated with home runs by Brayan Rocchio and Bo Naylor. They trailed the Tigers by 15 1/2 games in the AL Central before completing a historic comeback.
"We don't make things easy on ourselves, but I give our guys a ton of credit," said team president Chris Antonetti. "The goal is to be one run better than the other team. Too many nights, we were just one run better, but it's still a win."
The stage is set for a thrilling conclusion to this best-of-three series. Will the Guardians continue their miraculous season, or will the Tigers prove to be too much for them to handle? The world will be watching as these two teams clash in a winner-takes-all showdown.

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