Preview the Sept. 28 matchup between the Cleveland Guardians and Texas Rangers with odds over/under, game spread, betting lines and more.

C.J. Kayfus was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded in the ninth inning, scoring Petey Halpin as the Cleveland Guardians clinched an American League playoff berth with a 3-2 win over the visiting Texas Rangers on Saturday night.

Bruce Bochy will not return as manager of the Texas Rangers after a three-year stint that began with the franchise’s first World Series championship in 2023 before missing the playoffs in both seasons since then.

Under bettors have made bank on Texas and Cleveland all season, and our Rangers vs. Guardians predictions don't see that changing in their respective season finales.

At their lowest, the Guardians were 15 ½ games back on July 6. The Tigers, who led the division by 10 games as recently as Sept. 3, stumbled down the stretch and finished September with an 8-16 mark.

Despite two interceptions from quarterback Joey Aguilar and questionable clock management from head coach Josh Heupel on Tennessee's final drive of regulation, the Volunteers avoided their first 0-2 start in SEC play since 2019.

The loss, however, did not hurt the Guardians (86-74) because Detroit (86-74) lost to Boston, 4-3, at Fenway Park. The dueling losses kept the two teams tied atop the AL Central with the Guardians holding the tiebreaker should they finish with the same records.