Guardians Clinch AL Central Despite Loss

The Cleveland Guardians clinched the AL Central title earlier in the day due to the San Francisco Giants' win over the Kansas City Royals, despite their 6-5 loss to the St. Louis Cardinals, who saw home runs from Iván Herrera and Jordan Walker. Miles Mikolas earned his first win since July, while Ryan Helsley secured his 46th save. In other MLB news, Brayan Bello of the Boston Red Sox took a hard-luck loss against the Tampa Bay Rays, allowing only one run but receiving no run support from his team. Zack Littell excelled for the Rays, pitching seven near-perfect innings to lead his team to a 2-0 victory. Both teams will face off again, with Bello and Littell scheduled to start for their respective teams in the series finale.