The Guardians look to extend their season-best winning streak Friday, Sept. 19 and continue their climb in the American League playoff race when they play at Minnesota.

The Guardians are coming off a three-game sweep of the AL Central Division-leading Tigers — winning 3-1 on Sept. 18, 4-0 on Sept. 17 and 7-5 in 10 innings on Sept. 16.

The Guardians have played their best baseball in September, winning 12 times in a 13-game span to keep themselves in the race for one of the AL’s three wild card spots. They are 1.5 games back of the last spot entering Sept. 19. They also are 3.5 games behind Detroit in the Central Division thanks to their current season-best seven-game winning streak.

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AL wild card standings Yankees – 86-67 ….. +3Hou/Sea – 84-69 ….. +1Red Sox – 83-70 …… —Guardians – 81-71 … 1.5Rangers – 79-74 …… 4The Astros and Mariners are tied for the AL West lead.The other two division leaders are the Blue Jays (89-63, East) and Tigers (85-67, Central).Note: Records reflect the start of play Friday, Sept. 19.Guardians score yesterday, other AL wild card contender scores Thursday Guardians 3, Tigers 1A’s 5, Red Sox 3Mariners 2, Royals 0Yankees 7, Orioles 0Astros, Rangers were both off ThursdayGuardians game today 

The Guardians open a four-game weekend series in Minnesota, starting with an 8:10 ET game Friday, Sept. 19. Cleveland began this seven-game road trip with a three-game sweep in Detroit. The Guardians were 7-5 winners in 10 innings Sept. 16, 4-0 winners Sept. 17, and 3-1 winners Sept. 18.

Guardians, other AL playoff contender games Friday Guardians at Twins, 8:10 Yankees at Orioles, 7:05 Red Sox at Rays, 7:35  Marlins at Rangers, 8:05 Mariners at Astros, 8:10 Cleveland Guardians schedule for the rest of the 2025 MLB season Friday, Sept. 19: at Minnesota Twins Saturday, Sept. 20 (Game 1): at Minnesota Twins Saturday, Sept. 20 (Game 2): at Minnesota Twins Sunday, Sept. 21: at Minnesota Twins Tuesday, Sept. 23: vs. Detroit Tigers Wednesday, Sept. 24: vs. Detroit Tigers Thursday, Sept. 25: vs. Detroit Tigers Friday, Sept. 26: vs. Texas Rangers Saturday, Sept. 27: vs. Texas Rangers Sunday, Sept. 28: vs. Texas Rangers