The Cleveland Guardians (85-67) aim to sweep the Texas Rangers (65-86) and clinch the AL Central title at Globe Life Park. First pitch is scheduled for 2:35 p.m.

Game Preview:

• Guardians are (-137) favorites
• Rangers are (+118) underdogs
• Runline: Texas +1.5 (-157)
• Over/Under: 8 runs

Recent Performance:

• Guardians won Saturday's game 4-2
• Oscar Gonzalez hit two home runs
• Marcus Semien hit his 24th homer for Texas
• Cleveland has won 9 of their last 10 games

Starting Pitchers:

• Guardians: Aaron Civale (2-6, 5.29 ERA, 77 K in 80 IP)
• Rangers: Cole Ragans (0-2, 5.40 ERA, 22 K in 30 IP)

Key Players:

• Guardians: Jose Ramirez (.241/.323/.433 vs LHP)
• Rangers:
  • Corey Seager (.247/.320/.461, 32 HR)
  • Adolis Garcia (.253/.304/.458, 25 HR, 95 RBI)

Bottom Line: The hot Guardians look to clinch their first AL Central title since 2018, needing either a win or White Sox loss. With momentum on their side and strong recent performance against Texas (5-1 in last 6 at Globe Life Park), Cleveland has a good opportunity to secure both the division title and series sweep.

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