Guardians Clinch Third AL Central Title

The Cleveland Guardians secured their third consecutive AL Central title with an 11-5 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Saturday. Patrick Bailey and Brayan Rocchio each hit two home runs as Cleveland improved to 85-76, creating a two-game lead over the White Sox with one game remaining. sportnewz.click

The victory assures Cleveland of the No. 2 seed in the American League playoffs and a first-round bye into a best-of-five Division Series. They will have home-field advantage against the winner of the Wild Card Series. It marks Cleveland's seventh division crown in the past 11 seasons.