A late-season surge has sent the Cleveland Guardians to their third straight American League Central title, and a potential opportunity to end the regular season in care-free fashion.
The Cleveland Guardians just keep on winning. After securing the American League Central title on Saturday, Sept. 26, with a win over the Kansas City Royals, the Guardians’ farm system received a boost in recognition as well.
“In any fight, it’s the guy who’s willing to die who’s gonna win that inch. And I know, if I’m gonna have any life anymore, it’s because I’m still willing to fight and die for that inch because that’s what living is!” The Cleveland Guardians are Champions of the American League Central once again.
The Guardians have won the AL Central for the 14th time and third straight year. Zack Meisel had a nice article about the division win, including an interesting note about an advantage the Mets found against them in August as they heard pitch calls through Nathaniel Lowe’s Pitch Com.
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Patrick Bailey and Brayan Rocchio homered twice and Chase DeLauter also went deep as the Cleveland Guardians beat the host Kansas City Royals 11-5, and with the Chicago White Sox's loss to the Colorado Rockies, clinched their third consecutive AL Central title Saturday night.
The Cleveland Guardians are inevitable. The club entered Saturday night's game against the Kansas City Royals clinging to a one-game lead in the American League Central Division over the Chicago White Sox.
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The Cleveland Guardians are just doing Cleveland Guardians things. And somehow, someway, they pulled off a major ninth-inning comeback to take down the Kansas City Royals on the road to hold onto the top spot in the American League Central standings.
Angel Martinez recorded two of his four RBIs with a double during an eventful ninth inning, in which the AL Central-leading Cleveland Guardians drew six walks and scored five times, to win 12-9 over the host Kansas City Royals on Friday night.
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Angel Martinez's second-inning home run was all the visiting Guardians needed for a 1-0 win over the Boston Red Sox on Thursday night, allowing Cleveland to clinch its third consecutive American League playoff berth.
The Chicago White Sox lost an opportunity to clinch the third American League wild card, a playoff spot and a chance to move into first place in the Central Division with a 5-4 loss at the Kansas City Royals on Wednesday.
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The Cleveland Guardians took a half-game lead in the American League Central over the Chicago White Sox after a 6-3 win on Wednesday.
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Guardians righty Andrew Walters underwent an internal brace procedure to repair the ulnar collateral ligament in his right elbow this week, reports Tim Stebbins of MLB.com.
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