The Guardians climbed from a towering September deficit to seal a postseason berth in dramatic fashion: a bases-loaded walk-off hit-by-pitch vs Texas capped a small-ball, pitching-driven comeback. With Houston’s loss and late-season momentum, Cleveland eyes the AL Central title and a home wild-card tilt, drawing on depth and opportunistic offense as key to their run.

Tarik Skubal visited David Fry in the hospital after Fry was struck by a 99-mph bunt attempt, a fluke that sidelined the Guardians’ bat for the season. Stephen Vogt drove Skubal to the hospital and later to the team hotel, offering an update that Fry is in pain but stable with no brain or head injury. Fry’s IL stint ends his season; Rodriguez was recalled as Cleveland navigates the setback.

Fry finished 66 games this year at .171/.229/.363 with eight homers and 23 RBIs, down from last year’s .263/.356/.448 with 14 HR and 51 RBI. The incident also sets the table for Guardians’ depth chart changes and Tigers’ continued series against Cleveland.