Emmanuel Clase earned this league-leading 39th save in the ninth, and the Guardians have beaten the Royals 7-5. Cleveland now has a one-game lead in the division heading into an off day tomorrow. Andres Gimenez brought home a run in the eighth via a sacrifice fly to score Lane Thomas, and the Guardians have a 7-5 lead entering the ninth inning.

The Cleveland Guardians have officially clinched the American League Central division after the Kansas City Royals suffered a big loss against the San Francisco Giants Saturday.

The Cleveland Guardians clinched their second AL Central championship in three years Saturday, securing another impressive accomplishment for rookie manager Stephen Vogt. Cleveland wrapped up the title when the second-place Kansas City Royals lost 9-0 to San Francisco.

The Royals authored an impressive year-to-year turnaround, reaching the playoffs after losing 106 games in 2023. According to MLB's research, the Royals are just the second team to ever appear in the postseason in a full season a year after losing 100 or more games. The other team to accomplish that feat? The 2017 Minnesota Twins.

For the second time in three years, the Cleveland Guardians are American League Central champions. The Guardians clinched the division title Saturday by virtue of the Royals' 9-0 loss to the Giants. It was the Royals' sixth straight loss.

Despite losing Saturday, the Cleveland Guardians are the AL Central Division champs. They nearly celebrated that title by erasing a five-run deficit.

Iván Herrera and Jordan Walker hit home runs and the St. Louis Cardinals beat Cleveland 6-5 on Saturday night after the Guardians had already clinched the AL Central title earlier in the day. José Ramírez and Bo Naylor homered for Cleveland,