Cleveland Guardians Maintain 1-Game AL Central Lead, Beat Kansas City Royals 12-9 with Help From 6 Walks in 5-Run 9th

Guardians maintain 1-game AL Central lead, beat Royals 12-9

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — José Ramírez, Chase DeLauter and Petey Halpin drew consecutive bases-loaded walks in a five-run ninth inning capped by Angel Martínez's two-run double, and the Cleveland Guardians beat the Kansas City Royals 12-9 Friday night to maintain a one-game lead over the Chicago White Sox in the AL Central.

Angel Martinez's 4 RBIs help Guardians stay atop AL Central

Cleveland Guardians maintain 1-game AL Central lead, beat Kansas City Royals 12-9 with help from 6 walks in 5-run 9th

José Ramírez, Chase DeLauter and Petey Halpin drew consecutive bases-loaded walks in a five-run ninth as the Guardians pulled away to beat the Royals 12-9.

Angel Martinez’s 4 RBIs help Guardians stay atop AL Central

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.The Royal...

Guardians score, magic number. Cleveland wins to keep AL Central lead

Guardians squeeze out unsightly win over Royals in AL Central race

KANSAS CITY — It doesn’t have to be pretty, right? At this point in the season, all that matters is winning — no matter what that looks like. Good thing, too. Friday night got a bit ugly at times for the Guardians, who found a few moments to get your stress levels rising. But they ultimately walked out of Kauffman Stadium one step closer to securing their third straight American League Central division title. Guardians Postseason Tickets are On …