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Tracking the latest in the Guardians, White Sox and Twins’ race for the AL Central, including results, standings tiebreakers and remaining schedules.

Ernie Clement dashes home from second base on a wild pitch in the eighth inning to cap Guardians’ rally from 3-0 deficit in win over Twins

Yordan Alvarez homered in his first three at-bats, Justin Verlander threw five hitless innings in his return from the injured list and the Houston Astros clinched a postseason berth with a 5-0 win over the Oakland Athletics on Friday night. The Astros (95-50) won their sixth straight game to join the Los Angeles Dodgers as the first two teams to secure playoff spots, reaching their sixth straight postseason. Alvarez, second in the AL with 36 home runs, had solo shots off Adrián Martínez in the first, third and fifth innings. He capped his big night with a single in the seventh to tie his career high with four hits.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) Quarterback Tate Rodemaker came off the bench to lead Florida State to a come-from-behind 35-31 victory over Louisville on Friday night. The sophomore came in after Jordan Travis suffered a lower left leg injury with a little more than four minutes left in the second quarter and Florida State down 21-14. All the Valdosta, Georgia native did was lead the Seminoles to three, 75-yard second-half scoring drives.

CLEVELAND – The Guardians have feasted on Twins relievers all year, but they hadn’t hit Jhoan Duran. On Friday, they discovered they don’t need to. Minnesota’s hopes of catching Cleveland in the AL Central suffered a ruinous blow on Friday, and the Guardians didn’t even swing at the winning curveball. It bounced in the dirt, caromed to the backstop and enabled pinch runner Ernie Clement to …

Yordan Alvarez homered in his first three at-bats, Justin Verlander threw five hitless innings in his return from the injured list and the Houston Astros clinched a postseason berth with a 5-0 win over the Oakland Athletics on Friday night.

With a 2-1 lead in the eighth inning, Seranthony Dominguez and the Phillies were unable to hold off the Braves in a playoff-like atmosphere. By Jim Salisbury

Quarterback Tate Rodemaker came off the bench to lead Florida State to a come-from-behind 35-31 victory over Louisville on Friday night.

Here’s how The Times’ top 25 high school football teams in the Southland fared in this week’s games.