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Guardians Complete 15½-Game Rally to Win AL Central on Rocchio’s 10th-Inning Walk-Off

Cleveland now hosts Detroit in a best-of-three wild-card series starting Tuesday.

Overview

  • Cleveland clinched the division earlier when Detroit lost to Boston, then finished the day with a 9-8 walk-off win over Texas.
  • Brayan Rocchio hit a three-run homer in the 10th inning off Jose Corniell, who was making his major-league debut.
  • Bo Naylor doubled home the automatic runner to start the 10th and Petey Halpin drew a walk to set up the winning swing.
  • Texas had taken an 8-5 lead on Rowdy Téllez’s three-run homer in the top of the inning, while Zack Kent earned the win for Cleveland.
  • The Guardians finished 88-74 for the franchise’s 13th AL Central title, and manager Stephen Vogt lauded the team’s resilience and the boost from home crowds.