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The Detroit Tigers and Cleveland Guardians are both 86-73 and tied atop the American League’s Central Division with three games remaining. The last time the division was remotely close after 159 games was in 2014, when the Tigers had a two-game lead on the Kansas City Royals. The last time the AL Central was tied at this point was 2006 when the Tigers and Minnesota Twins had … [Read more...] about Tigers and Guardians tied atop AL Central with 3 games left

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Imaging has revealed a left oblique strain for Jeremy Pena, the shortstop told reporters on Thursday. Chandler Rome of The Athletic was among those to relay the update. Pena had been out of the lineup for the past four games. He was initially in Sunday’s starting nine before being scratched due to the injury. Houston was swept at home by Seattle and has dropped the first two … [Read more...] about Jeremy Pena Dealing With Oblique Strain

The Houston Astros' bats have gone cold at the worst possible time, but then again, they were never that hot to begin with. … [Read more...] about Astros playoff odds wrecked by twist nobody saw coming (but probably should’ve)

The Los Angeles Dodgers have celebrated their 12th NL West title in 13 years, and Clayton Kershaw reflected on his last division championship after an 8-0 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Thursday. Kershaw, an 11-time All-Star and three-time Cy Young Award winner, plans to retire at the end of the postseason. Los Angeles has reached 90 wins for the 12th straight full … [Read more...] about Clayton Kershaw and Dodgers celebrate 12th NL West title in last 13 seasons