CLEVELAND -- Progressive Field was rocking in the eighth inning on Thursday as José Ramírez charged toward second base. The Guardians third baseman’s routine ground ball drove in two runs thanks to a missed-catch error by Tigers reliever Will Vest, and he was looking to get into scoring position.

Ramírez was thrown out at second base to end the inning, but he helped the Guardians cut their deficit to three and energize a ballpark enveloped by nervous energy.

Cleveland showed time after time this summer that it would never quit and would always go down swinging. That ethos defined the club en route to a historic division championship through the final out of its season.

The Guardians’ magic ran out on Thursday in Game 3 of the American League Wild Card Series. With a 6-3 loss to the

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