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Orioles, Rays clinch playoff berths with Rangers' loss to Guardians

The Baltimore Orioles and Tampa Bay Rays clinched postseason berths Sunday during the ninth inning of their game when the Texas Rangers lost at the Cleveland Guardians.

Texas' 9-2 loss ensured Baltimore and Tampa Bay would each gain at least a wild card in the American League.

The Orioles edged the Rays 5-4 in an 11-inning thriller in Baltimore, touching off an on-field celebration in which the O's players wore orange shirts that read, "TAKE OCTOBER."

The Orioles eventually made it into their clubhouse, where they held a bubbly party with plastic protecting their lockers from getting soaked.