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Cleveland Guardians clinch playoff spot in 2025 MLB postseason. Here's who they might play
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CLEVELAND — The Guardians are bound for October.
Seemingly buried only a few weeks ago, Cleveland's historic run through September has secured their place in the 2025 playoffs .
The Guardians officially clinched their spot in the postseason with a wild walk-off win over the Texas Rangers Saturday, Sept. 27. With the bases loaded in the bottom of the ninth inning, C.J. Kayfus was drilled by a pitch to score the winning run.
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They'll also have a chance to win the division on the last day of the season.
As of Sept. 4, Cleveland was below .500 at 69-70. They then went on an improbable 17-2 run, led by a starting rotation that had one of the best 19-game runs in 100 years of baseball, to climb back into the playoff races.
American League playoff bracket
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If the season were to end today (specifically at the conclusion of Cleveland's Sept. 27 game), here's how the American League playoff bracket would look.
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No. 1 New York Yankees , No. 2 Seattle Mariners (first-round byes).
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No. 6 Detroit Tigers at No. 3 Cleveland Guardians .
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No. 5 Boston Red Sox at No. 4 Toronto Blue Jays
Who might the Guardians play in the first round of the playoffs?
The Guardians know they're in the postseason, but there are still a few options as to who they might play (and where) in the Wild Card Series.
If they win the AL Central and are the No. 3 seed, they could play the Tigers or the Red Sox in Cleveland. If the Tigers win the division Sept. 28, the Guardians would go to Detroit as the No. 6 seed.
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2025 MLB postseason schedule
Game 1 of the Wild Card Series , which is best-of-3, is set for Tuesday, Sept. 30. Game times on that day are still to be determined.
Game 2 of the Wild Card Series would then be Wednesday, Oct. 1. If Game 3 is necessary, it would be the next day, on Thursday, Oct. 2.
What did the Guardians do in the postseason last year?
A year ago, the Guardians beat the Detroit Tigers in the ALDS in a winner-take-all Game 5 that included Lane Thomas' earth-shattering grand slam off Tarik Skubal . Cleveland eventually fell to the New York Yankees in the ALCS in five games , falling just three wins short of the World Series.
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Guardians playoff tickets
Information on Cleveland Guardians 2025 playoff tickets can be found here .
This article originally appeared on Akron Beacon Journal: Cleveland Guardians clinch playoff spot in 2025 MLB postseason
