The Guardians have pretty much everything wrapped up and have adjusted their pitching schedule heading into the final days of the regular season.

José Ramírez hit a three-run homer in the eighth inning after Cleveland pitchers retired the first 18 batters, lifting the AL Central champion Guardians to a 5-2 victory over the Cincinnati Reds on Wednesday night.

Ramírez hit his 38th homer of the season, connecting against Emilio Pagán (4-5) with two outs to score Steven Kwan and Angel Martínez. The All-Star third baseman also doubled, tripled and scored twice.

Steven Kwan was writing the story, complete with headline, in his head Wednesday night at Progressive Field. In a bullpen game to set the pitching staff for the postseason, Guardians relievers Andrew Walters,

BOTTOM LINE: The Cleveland Guardians host the Cincinnati Reds aiming to extend a three-game home winning streak. Cleveland has a 91-67 record overall and a 49-28 record at home. The Guardians are sixth in the AL with 182 total home runs, averaging 1.2 per game.