Guardians Clinch Their 3rd Straight AL Central Crown with an 11-5 Win over the Royals
- On Saturday, the Cleveland Guardians clinched their third straight American League Central title with an 11-5 victory over the Kansas City Royals at Kauffman Stadium.
- Simply winning was insufficient to secure the division; the Guardians required a loss from the Chicago White Sox, which the Colorado Rockies delivered with a 9-6 victory.
- Patrick Bailey and Brayan Rocchio each hit two of Cleveland's five home runs, while Nathaniel Lowe added four RBIs to support starter Tanner Bibee in the decisive win.
- The division title guarantees the Guardians the second seed in the American League playoffs and a first-round bye into the best-of-five American League Division Series.
- Cleveland finished a strong September surge, going 16-8 to separate from the White Sox, who struggled to an 11-13 record during their first losing month since March.
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The Guardians were 'on fumes' to close out the AL Central, a
Cleveland Guardians players celebrate with manager Stephen Vogt, rigtht, after clinching the American League Central division title by defeating the Kansas City Royals in a baseball game Saturday, Sept. 26, 2026, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
The Guardians were ‘on fumes’ to close out the AL Central, and now they get a bye to recover
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Six games back of the AL Central-leading Chicago White Sox in mid-August, the Cleveland Guardians threw everything they had at chasing down their division foes.
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The Guardians were 'on fumes' to close out the AL Central, and now they get a bye to recover
The Cleveland Guardians wrapped up their third straight division title by beating the Kansas City Royals 11-5 while the Chicago White Sox lost 9-6 to the Colorado Rockies.
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Independent EspañolKANSAS CITY, Missouri, USA (AP) — Again, Cleveland Guardians are divisional champions.
Guardians clinch third straight AL Central crown with 11-5 win over Royals
By MARC BOWMAN KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Once again, the Guardians are division champs. Patrick Bailey and Brayan Rocchio each hit two of Cleveland’s five home runs as the Guardians beat the Kansas City Royals, 11-5, on Sept. 26 to clinch their third straight AL Central title. Cleveland’s victory coupled with Chicago’s 9-6 loss to Colorado gave the Guardians (85-76) a two-game lead over the second-place White Sox (83-78) with one game remaining in the …
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thesportsleader.comGuardians storm past Royals, clinch third straight AL Central title
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 Centr...
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