Cleveland Guardians (90-69) vs Kansas City Royals (64-95)
Monday, October 03, 2022 at 6:10 pm
The Cleveland Guardians caught fire in September and clinched the American League Central early last week.
They'll try to keep their momentum going in October when they host the Kansas City Royals on Monday in the fourth game of a six-game series.
The Guardians (90-69) have won four of five and 11 of their past 13 games.
A key part of Cleveland's late-season surge has been the play of shortstop Amed Rosario, who got hot about the same time the Guardians did and helped propel them to a 22-5 record over the past four weeks.
He finished September by going 20-for-59 over his final 13 games of the month with 12 RBIs. He went 1-for-3 with an RBI and run scored in a 7-5 win on Sunday.
He's also been especially clutch, driving in the winning run in each of the Guardians' last three walk-off victories.
Monday's starting pitcher Triston McKenzie said the best thing Rosario brings to the team is his energy.