Down the stretch they come.

With 10 games to go in the regular season, the Cleveland Guardians are picking up momentum as they approach the finish line. They will look to stay hot as they play the Minnesota Twins for four games in the next three days, starting with a series opener Friday night in Minneapolis.

Cleveland (81-71) is coming off a sweep over the Detroit Tigers. The Guardians have won seven in a row and 12 of their last 13 to pull within 3 1/2 games of the Tigers for first place in the American League Central. They also are just 1 1/2 games behind the Boston Red Sox for the final AL wild-card spot.

Not bad for a team that trailed Detroit by as many as 15 1/2 games on July 8.

"We've got to keep the mindset we've had for the past two months," Guardians slugger Jose Ramirez sai

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