CLEVELAND — The Cleveland Guardians lost to the Detroit Tigers 4-2 on Thursday night, missing a chance to trim their division-clinching number.

Cleveland and Detroit are now tied atop the American League Central with records of 86-73, but the Guardians hold the head-to-head tiebreaker after winning the season series.

The Guardians have won 11 of their last 13 games heading into the final weekend of the regular season.

Magic number to clinch AL Central

The Guardians’ magic number to clinch the American League Central is 3 . That number will drop with any combination of Cleveland wins and Detroit losses.

Cleveland closes the season with a three-game series against the Texas Rangers at Progressive Field. Detroit wraps up its schedule against the Boston Red Sox.

Magic number to cl

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