Overview

• Cleveland and Detroit are 85-72, and the Guardians hold the head-to-head tiebreaker after a 5-2 comeback, putting them on track to take the AL Central if the tie holds.
• If Cleveland wins the division, it would cap a comeback from 15.5 games back, the largest deficit overcome to win a division since 1969 per Elias.
• Detroit’s slide has accelerated with seven straight losses and a 26-37 mark since July 9, underscoring a rotation drop-off beyond Tarik Skubal.
• The Yankees clinched a playoff berth on José Caballero’s walk-off single and sit one game behind Toronto for the AL East, though the Blue Jays own the tiebreaker.
• Seattle secured a postseason spot and needs one more win to clinch the AL West, while the Mets lead the Reds and Diamondbacks by a game for the NL’s final wild card.