The Cardinals beat the Guardians, 2-1, Sunday and both runs were tainted. Lars Nootbar scored the winning run from second base in the seventh inning when rookie Andrew Walters threw a two-out wild pitch past catcher Austin Hedges that rolled all the way to the backstop.

Tom Dierberger of Sports Illustrated listed what he believes is every American League playoff contender's biggest weakness, and for the Guardians, he identified their rotation as being problematic. "The Guardians arguably boast the best bullpen in all of baseball thanks to another dominant season from All-Star closer Emmanuel Clase,