Cleveland Guardians punch their Postseason ticket for third straight year

[p]With an 83-76 record, the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/cleveland-guardians/4K05MrFG/"]Guardians[/a] now lead the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/chicago-white-sox/SW9D1eZo/"]Chicago White Sox[/a] (82-77), who clinched their Postseason spot earlier in the day, for the AL Central title. [/p][embed guid="526f6e25-6c65-4981-b4dd-c83368b0feb5" url="https://x.com/MLB/status/2103291975063519283?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][p]Angel Martinez brought in the game's only run when he launched a solo home run in the top of the first inning. David Fry (1-for-4) and Jose Ramirez (2-for-4) had the other three hits for the Guardians. [/p][p]Five of their pitchers combined for a two-hit shutout, giving up just four walks with 12 strikeouts. It marked just the sixth shutout for the team this season.[/p][embed guid="f2ce218a-2f68-4fad-a54d-b0e6bd378f42" url="https://x.com/MLB/status/2103260360442527982?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][p]After winning the Central in back-to-back seasons, the Guardians are looking to make the World Series for the first time since 2016. The Guardians haven't won a title since the name change, and the last time the franchise as a whole won it all was in 1948. [/p][p]Their 78 seasons without a ring is the longest active drought in Major League Baseball. The [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/milwaukee-brewers/CGzqC60o/"]Milwaukee Brewers[/a], who currently hold the best record in baseball at 99-59, and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/san-diego-padres/8poQN9Ud/"]San Diego Padres[/a], who are looking to clinch a Wild Card spot, are behind the Guardians with a 58-year drought - never having won a ring in the first place. [/p][infobox id="3e982646-21d3-4baf-ac34-10f731dff476" /]