Guardians clinch 7th Central title in last 11 years, secure 1st-round bye
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What happened
KANSAS CITY -- There was a point this summer when it felt like the walls were starting to close in on the Guardians. Cleveland entered a midseason swoon before the All-Star break, when it was trying to tread water without José Ramírez after he underwent left hamate surgery.
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