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09/26 21:21 CDT Guardians clinch 3rd straight AL Central crown with 11-5 win
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Guardians clinch 3rd straight AL Central crown with 11-5 win over Royals
By MARC BOWMAN
Associated Press
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) --- 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.
Jos Ramrez and the Guardians are assured the No. 2 seed in the American
League playoffs and a first-round bye into a best-of-five Division Series. They
will have five days off and then home-field advantage against the winner of a
best-of-three Wild Card Series between the No. 6 seed White Sox and either
Houston or Texas --- whichever one wins the AL West on Sunday.
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