When rookie Kyle Manzardo launched his third home run, a towering shot to right off Minnesota’s Griffin Jax that put Cleveland in front and prompted a wild reaction from Manzardo’s teammates in the Guardians dugout, manager Stephen Vogt soaked it all in.

The Guardians will be playing baseball in October, as they have clinched one of the six playoff spots in the American League.

However, many preseason predictions had the Guardians below the likes of the Kansas City Royals and Minnesota Twins. Alas, here we are. With less than a month until the postseason begins, the Cleveland Guardians are back atop the AL Central,