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Major League Baseball's 2025 regular season ends on Sunday, Sept. 28 with the postseason staring two days later.
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On the AL side, the Guardians will have a chance to sweep their three-game set against the Tigers on Thursday. Cleveland still has a chance to win the AL Central, sitting 4 1/2 games behind Detroit, and it is similarly just 2 1/2 games back for the AL’s final wild-card spot.
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The Chicago Cubs are going back to the postseason. Wednesday afternoon's win over the Pittsburgh Pirates ( CHC 8, PIT 4) clinched Chicago's first postseason berth since 2020, and their first in a full 162-game season since 2018.
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The Cleveland Guardians swept the American League Central leading Detroit Tigers on Thursday, inching the team closer to the MLB Playoffs.