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Three Positives From the Week of September 20th

Following a successful week of baseball, the Guardians secured another postseason appearance after defeating the Boston Red Sox by one run on Thursday, propelled by Angel Martínez driving a changeup over the wall and a collective pitching effort from Daniel Espino, Joey Cantillo, Hunter Gaddis, Erik Sabrowski, and Cade Smith. After overcoming an early three-run deficit against the Kansas City Royals with a pair of four-run frames, the team captured the division title and earned a first-round bye in the upcoming playoffs.

In addition to the team success, prospect Cooper Ingle captured International League MVP honors following a campaign where he led the league in OPS while hitting 20 home runs, positioning himself well for the future despite limited major league action earlier this year. Meanwhile, gratitude poured in from fans directed at Hunter Goodman after his two-home-run performance for the Colorado Rockies against the Chicago White Sox accidentally aided the Guardians' division clinch, inspiring supporters to raise $2500 for Goodman's preferred charity, Kids of Denver.

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