Guardians front and center in MLB's dramatic final week

From the shore of Lake Erie to the Kentucky border, baseball's regular season is set for a dramatic final week in the state of Ohio.The Cleveland Guardians have a chance to complete the biggest comeback in the history of divisional play. They now trail Detroit by one game in the American League Central after once being 15 1/2 back. At the southern end of the state, Cincinnati pulled into a tie Sunday for the final wild card in the National League with the New York Mets — and the Reds have the head-to-head tiebreaker between the two.No team has ever won a division after being more than 14 games behind, and Cleveland's 15 1/2-game deficit in early July doesn't even do this comeback justice. As recently as Sept. 11, Detroit led the division by 9 1/2 over Cleveland. Since then, the Tigers (85-71) have been trapped in a Motown Meltdown, losing nine of 10 while the Guardians (84-72) went on a 10-game winning streak that was finally snapped Sunday. Cleveland cut the lead from 9 1/2 games to one in a span of only 10 days. After three games against the Tigers, Cleveland finishes the regular season with a three-game set against Texas at Progressive Field. The Guardians are 41-34 at home this season. "We couldn't be more excited to get back home. We need our fans; we need to pack out Progressive," Guardians manager Stephen Vogt said. "Our boys are going to be ready to play. We would love to see as many fans as possible. We know what's at stake and it's going to be a lot of fun." For the Reds, the situation has looked bleak at various points. They were six games out of a playoff spot on Sept. 6 — and also trailed San Francisco and Arizona — before a New York skid helped the Reds pull within 1 1/2 games less than a week later. The Cincinnati fell three games behind, but a four-game sweep of the Chicago Cubs now has the Reds and Mets even, with the Diamondbacks only a game back of them.Other races that are coming down to the wire:— The AL East, where Toronto (90-66) leads the New York Yankees (88-68) by two games. Those teams have the top two records in the American League, so a first-round bye is at stake here.— The AL West, where Seattle (87-69) leads Houston (84-72) by three — and the Mariners have the tiebreaker. The Astros have not missed the postseason since 2016, but they're in danger now with the Red Sox (85-71) in play for a wild card along with the AL East and AL Central runners-up.— San Diego is three games behind the Los Angeles Dodgers atop the NL West, but the Dodgers have the tiebreaker and the teams don't play each other this week.Head to headDetroit will have no choice but to snap out of its funk if it wants to save its season. The Tigers go to Cleveland for three games starting Tuesday night before finishing the regular season with a series at Boston.Line of the weekDominic Canzone went 5 for 5 with three homers and four RBI to help Seattle to a 12-5 win over Kansas City on Tuesday night. That game capped a 10-game winning streak for the Mariners, who have now won 14 of 15 to turn a 3 1/2-game deficit in the division into a three-game lead.Comeback of the weekPhiladelphia rallied from a four-run deficit in the sixth inning to beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 9-6 on Tuesday night. That was after Shohei Ohtani no-hit the Phillies for five innings. He also homered in the game.Brandon Marsh and Max Kepler both homered during a six-run sixth for Philadelphia, and after the Dodgers tied it at 6, Rafael Marchan hit a three-run homer in the top of the ninth to provide the winning margin. Los Angeles had a 94.1% win probability in the sixth, according to Baseball Savant.