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Cleveland Guardians punch their Postseason ticket for third straight year

Guardians' Angel Martinez celebrates home run against Boston Red Sox
Guardians' Angel Martinez celebrates home run against Boston Red SoxPaul Rutherford-Imagn Images

The Cleveland Guardians clinched their third straight Postseason after defeating the Boston Red Sox 1-0 on Thursday.

With an 83-76 record, the Guardians now lead the Chicago White Sox (82-77), who clinched their Postseason spot earlier in the day, for the AL Central title. 

Angel Martinez brought in the game's only run when he launched a solo home run in the top of the first inning. David Fry (1-for-4) and Jose Ramirez (2-for-4) had the other three hits for the Guardians. 

Five of their pitchers combined for a two-hit shutout, giving up just four walks with 12 strikeouts. It marked just the sixth shutout for the team this season.

After winning the Central in back-to-back seasons, the Guardians are looking to make the World Series for the first time since 2016. The Guardians haven't won a title since the name change, and the last time the franchise as a whole won it all was in 1948. 

Their 78 seasons without a ring is the longest active drought in Major League Baseball. The Milwaukee Brewers, who currently hold the best record in baseball at 99-59, and San Diego Padres, who are looking to clinch a Wild Card spot, are behind the Guardians with a 58-year drought - never having won a ring in the first place. 

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