CLEVELAND, Ohio — The Guardians didn’t just lose two of three to Toronto this week. They may have handed the Blue Jays something worth more than a pair of wins: the tiebreaker. That’s the ground-level reality that cleveland.

The Guardians got a hero performance on Tuesday night.

The Toronto Blue Jays have nearly closed the gap with the Cleveland Guardians in the battle for the American League's remaining wild-card spot, but they'll have to work to keep it that way — and hope the Guardians lose at least once in their Friday double-header.

Guardians shuffle bullpen amid Wild Card push

Jackson Jobe takes the mound against Gavin Williams as Cleveland fights to stay afloat in the AL wild-card race following a shutout loss.

CLEVELAND, Ohio — Entering September, the Guardians are exactly where you’d want to be if you like things messy, meaningful, and decided in the final month of a baseball season. Sitting at 69-68 with 25 games left,

Chase DeLauter is feeling better after suffering a right wrist sprain, giving the Guardians hope he can avoid an IL stint.

Cleveland holds a half-game lead for the final American League wild-card spot, while Detroit aims to trim a 5 1/2-game deficit behind Friday starters Keider Montero and Andrew Sears.