Earlier this season, Tucker appeared to be making the kind of superstar turn in which he'd basically be given a blank check in free agency. There was legitimate MVP buzz surrounding his first half, during which he crammed 17 homers, 22 steals and 124 combined runs and RBI into 95 contests.

The miracle run continued Saturday with a 3-2 walk-off hit-by-pitch win over the Texas Rangers ( box score ). While the furious fight for the AL Central title is ongoing, the Guardians are playoff-bound for the seventh time in the last 10 seasons.

It doesn’t get better than this for baseball fans as there are three Game 3s throughout the day on Thursday. There were six home runs hit on Wednesday, down fro