KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Once again, the Cleveland 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 Saturday night 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 regular season on Sunday. José Ramírez and the G...
KANSAS CITY — There was a point this summer when it felt like the walls were starting to close in on the Guardians. Cleveland entered a midseason swoon before the All-Star break, when it was trying to tread water without José Ramírez after he underwent left hamate surgery. Guardians Postseason Tickets are On Sale Now! After the Guardians fell to one game over .500 with a fourth straight loss on July 8, catcher and team leader Austin Hedges offered some hopeful context and confidence the tide w...
KANSAS CITY — There was a point this summer when it felt like the walls were starting to close in on the Guardians. Cleveland entered a midseason swoon before the All-Star break, when it was trying to tread water without José Ramírez after he underwent left hamate surgery. Guardians Postseason Tickets are On Sale Now! After the Guardians fell to one game over .500 with a fourth straight loss on July 8, catcher and team leader Austin Hedges offered some hopeful context and confidence the tide w...
Cleveland cruising past a pitcher in Kansas City’s Michael Wacha who had owned them largely winnowed any chance the White Sox would have to finish with a late kick to win the AL Central. However, the White Sox ended any chance of extending the division drama to Sunday by getting off to a rocky start […]
If there's any silver lining to the White Sox letting the AL Central slip out of their grasp, it's better to know a day early.
The White Sox's 9-6 loss to the Rockies tonight, coupled with the Guardians' 11-5 victory over the Royals, cemented the division in favor of Cleveland, which also gets the first-round bye as the No. 2 seed. The White Sox have to settle for the third wild card spot, and will head to the state of Texas to play whichever team ends up taking the AL West, but at least the...
Things started off so well for the Royals, but one error led to a disaster second inning, and the Royals could never recover. They ultimately fell to the 2026 AL Central Division Champion Cleveland Guardians by a score of 11-5. Michael Wacha faced only three in the first inning, and the offense went to work […]
Manager Stephen Vogt meets with the media following our 12-9 road win against the Kansas City Royals at Kaufmann Stadium in Kansas City.
Well, folks. It’s been a…well I was going to say it’s been a good season. But it hasn’t. So I’ll say, “It’s been a season.” This is my last game preview for the 2026 Royals calendar. I, along with the rest of the usual suspects, will be posting discussion threads for the playoffs, but even […]
The American League standings still have a number of races to be decided, including the American League Central division. The Cleveland Guardians did not play their best game of the season on Friday, but the Kansas City Royals happened to be even worse. While the Guards committed two defensive errors and the bullpen struggled, the […]
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Noah Cameron’s last start of the year did not go well, writes Jaylon Thompson. Cleveland first pounded KC left-handed starter Noah Cameron. He surrendered seven runs (six earned) in five innings. “I made some bad pitches,” Cameron said. “Some tough plays, which happens, since it’s baseball. But yeah, I think it just got out of […]
Guardians vs. Royals full game highlights from 9/24/26
Steven Kwan joins Andre Knott following the Guardians 12-9 road win over the Kansas City Royals at Kaufmann Stadium in Kansas City.
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The White Sox have been red-hot as of late, and they are now in must-win territory as apparently no team can beat the Cleveland Guardians. With a three-game stretch against the Colorado Rockies on deck to end the season, there was no reason the South Siders couldn’t sweep the Rockies and put all the pressure […]
If the White Sox were hung over from celebrating their postseason clincher Thursday night, they didn't show it.Or maybe there's built-in forgiveness facing the Rockies.
Either way, the White Sox took the lead in the first inning with a Miguel Vargas sac fly and the first of two Munetaka Murakami homers, and Sean Burke and three White Sox relievers went wire-to-wire with it for their fifth victory in their last six games. The only problem is that the Guardians have done the same, but the Whit...
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By Charlie Wright | at September 25, 2026 7:51pm CDT Right-hander Connor Brogdon cleared waivers and accepted an outright assignment to Triple-A Columbus, per Tim Stebbins of MLB.com. Brogdon was designated for assignment on Wednesday. He’ll head to Cleveland’s “stay ready” camp since the minor league season is over. Brogdon broke camp with the Guardians and spent the first six weeks of the season in the major league bullpen. He was DFAed in May and has spent most of the year in the minors. Th...
Right-hander Connor Brogdon cleared waivers and accepted an outright assignment to Triple-A Columbus, per Tim Stebbins of MLB.com. Brogdon was designated for assignment on Wednesday. He’ll head to Cleveland’s “stay ready” camp since the minor league season is over. Brogdon broke camp with the Guardians and spent the first six weeks of the season in […]
Well, well, well what do we have here? The same Chicago White Sox team that blew a six-run lead just last week has now roared back to life, winning four of its last five. Unfortunately, the Cleveland Guardians are still selling their souls to win every game they play, but that streak will eventually run […]
Today is my penultimate game thread for the 2026 MLB Regular season. You might have noticed I’ve been using that word a lot lately. You’ve probably guessed it’s my favorite word. You’re right. Last time we were together, Noah Cameron was performing his penultimate start to the season. Today is the ultimate. It would be […]
The Guardians coming to town to end the season rubs salt in the wound of this season. Cleveland has been completely ordinary. They were at .500 a few games into September, and yet they have already clinched a playoff spot and are in control their own destiny to win the division this weekend, one game […]
The line drive machine is lining the drives (driving the lines?) with alarming frequency.
Thursday was a busy day for the American League. A few teams clinched a postseason spot. The Chicago White Sox clinched for the first time since 2021. Also, they became the first team in MLB history to reach the playoffs after three consecutive 100+ loss seasons. Plus, their rival, the Cleveland Guardians, followed suit, as […]
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The Cleveland Guardians clinched a postseason spot with their 1-0 win over the Boston Red Sox on Thursday night at Fenway Park. While the work is far from over — the Guardians would love to clinch the American League Central — Cleveland will be in the postseason regardless of what happens over the final three […]
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Another series, another run of silent bats. But Ceddanne Rafaela returned and played in two-of-three against the Cleveland Guardians. The Cubs did clinch their playoff berth Thursday. So they are looking for seeding. Likewise, while the Red Sox are probably the second Wild Card, though there is a scenario where they fall to the third […]