The Cleveland Guardians win today picking up their 91st of the season and taking it to the Kansas City Royals. We focus in during segment one on the weird way their opponent was decided thanks to a game a catcher won on the mound and what might be the most on-point way to clinch this year which was thanks to the weather. The Cleveland Guardians will face the Tampa Bay Rays. We get into why this might be the best matchup in general. Then we get into the hot topic issue of the day: the fact the playoff games are not sold out and why it is. 

Next, we get into the win which was a rather odd affair that saw only two hitters reach base more than once Amed Rosario and Gabriel Arias. Cal Quantrill continues to be a force when he is on the mound in Cleveland. The bullpen wasn't as sharp as always but did enough to get the win. We talk about some of the minor struggles with Clase, Karinchak, and Stephan. Does it feel like the team has taken their foot off the gas a bit? 

We end with a discussion of what 14 players will make the postseason in terms of the hitters and what we think the likely way they will be deployed will be. We get into who has performed well and why the specific bench players they seem to have chosen provide certain skills that could make them extra valuable in the postseason. In many respects, the hitters are more straightforward than the pitchers when it comes to the postseason. 

 
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