Guardians series preview: The end

The Cleveland Guardians travel to Kauffman Stadium to face the Kansas City Royals for the final series of the season. Entering the matchup with an 83-76 record, Cleveland has already clinched a postseason berth and leads the division by one game over the Chicago White Sox. Meanwhile, the Royals sit at 68-91 following a difficult campaign.

Pitiching remains central to the series, with Gavin Williams leading MLB with 244 strikeouts for Cleveland alongside closer Cade Smith, who leads the majors with 41 saves. For Kansas City, starter Michael Wacha needs 5.2 innings to become the only American League pitcher to reach 200 innings pitched this season.