Guardians' September surge puts postseason in sight

• Cleveland is also now just a game back of the Tigers in the AL Central, with a three-game series against Detroit kicking off at Progressive Field on Tuesday night.

The intrigue: The Guards ended the month of August with a record of 68-67 and were 10.5 games back of the Tigers.

• Driven by exceptional starting pitching, the Guardians are now 84-72 and just had a 10-game winning streak snapped by the Minnesota Twins on Sunday.

Flashback: The latest run is reminiscent of 2022, when Cleveland was counted out before going 16-2 in a September stretch to run away with the AL Central.

• The Guardians would eventually lose a tight AL Division Series to the Yankees that year.

What's next: Cleveland controls its own destiny with three games each against the Tigers and Rangers to close out the regular season.

• ESPN gives the Guardians a 65% chance of making the playoffs and a 45% chance of clinching the division.

What they're saying: "Our boys are going to be ready to play," manager Stephen Vogt said.

• "We would love to see as many fans as possible. The boys are ready, we know what's at stake, and it's going to be a lot of fun."

How to watch: Tickets for Tuesday's game start at $15.

• The game will stream on CleGuardians.TV and is locally available on AT&T U-verse, Cox, DirecTV, Spectrum and FuboTV.