José Ramirez drove in two runs and had four hits, Aaron Civale pitched six solid innings and the Cleveland Guardians defeated the Kansas City Royals 9-2 on Wednesday.
CLEVELAND — José Ramirez drove in two runs and had four hits, Aaron Civale pitched six solid innings and the Cleveland Guardians defeated the Kansas City Royals 9-2 on Wednesday in their final tune-up for the postseason.The AL Central champions are 24-6 since Sept. 5 and finished the regular season 92-70. The youngest team in baseball had 17 players make their major league debuts this season. Cleveland finished 80-82 last season.
"He's the heart and soul of the team and everyone would tell you that same thing," Civale said."There's a lot of pieces involved, but he is that supreme piece. It's extremely fun to watch. It's great that we get to do it from the same dugout and not across the way." Civale struck out nine and is 3-0 since returning from his third stint on the injured list. The right-hander gave up solo homers to Vinnie Pasquantino and Kyle Isbel. Civale will be Cleveland's starter in Game 1 of the AL Division Series, if the wild-card round goes three games.Kansas City finished last in the AL Central. The Royals were 74-88 last season. Kansas City hasn't reached the postseason since winning the World Series in 2015.
"Good for both of them, getting a little reward in a long year, do a little damage," manager Mike Matheny said. Gonzalez's slide into third base got the attention of Cleveland's dugout in the first. After drawing a walk, he slid headfirst into the bag on Brennan's single to right, but appeared to land on his nose as he slid in safely.
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