Royals snap 3-game skid, beat AL Central champion Guardians 3-2 in regular-season finale
Vinnie Pasquantino homered twice and the Kansas City Royals snapped a three-game skid with a 3-2 victory over the Cleveland Guardians on Sunday in the regular-season finale for both teams. Pasquantino hit solo homers in the fifth and eighth innings off Austin Peterson (0-1), who was recalled from Triple-A Columbus before the game. The Royals (69-93) won for just the seventh time in September,…
The Kansas City Royals ended a three-game losing streak with a 3-2 win over the Cleveland Guardians in the regular-season finale on Sunday. Vinnie Pasquantino was the star, hitting two home runs, one in the fifth and another in the eighth inning. The victory was the Royals' first since mid-September and their seventh win of the season.
Cleveland secured the AL Central title one day earlier and took to the field with several players absent. The Royals finished the season with a 69-93 record, last in the AL Central, while Cleveland ended with an 85-77 record. The Royals drew 1,504,231 fans, averaging 18,802 per game, a significant drop from the 2025 average. Cleveland will face the winner of the Houston Astros/Texas Rangers and Chicago White Sox wild-card matchup in their next game.
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