CLEVELAND (AP) — José Ramirez drove in two runs and had four hits, Aaron Civale pitched six solid innings and the Guardians defeated the Kansas City Royals 9-2 in their final tune-up for the postseason.
Cleveland opens the wild-card round against Tampa Bay on Friday at Progressive Field.
The AL Central champion Guardians are 24-6 since Sept. 5 and finish the regular season 92-70. The youngest team in baseball had 17 players make their major league debuts this season.
Hours after the game, Royals manager Mike Matheny was fired.