Aaron Civale scattered two hits and struck out a season-high nine batters over seven innings to fuel the host Cleveland Guardians to a 3-0 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Friday.
Josh Bell belted a two-run homer and Josh Naylor had an RBI single among his two hits for the Guardians, who have won five of their last seven games. Cleveland moved to .500 on the season for the first time since it was 13-13 on April 28.Trevor Stephan struck out one batter and did not surrender a hit in the eighth inning. Emmanuel Clase worked around a one-out walk in the ninth to secure his 25th save of the season.
Bobby Witt Jr. ripped a double in the fourth inning and MJ Melendez did the same in the fifth for the Royals, who have lost five in a row.
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Aaron Civale strikes out season-high 9, Guardians blank Royals 3-0Aaron Civale struck out a season-high nine over seven innings, and Josh Bell hit a two-run homer, sending the Cleveland Guardians to a 3-0 win over the Kansas City Royals on Friday night.
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Aaron Civale strikes out season-high 9, Guardians blank Royals 3-0The game was completed in one hour and 51 minutes, making it the shortest nine-inning contest in the history of Progressive Field, which opened in 1994.
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Slugging first baseman could return to Guardians lineup on Thursday against RoyalsJosh Naylor, whose hot-hitting has powered the Guardians for most of the first half, missed his second straight game Wednesday night against Atlanta because of a sore right wrist.
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Royals aim to stop 3-game losing streak, play the GuardiansThe Kansas City Royals head into the matchup against the Cleveland Guardians after losing three straight games.
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Guardians score four in sixth, cruise to 6-1 win over RoyalsThe night was highlighted by back-to-back sixth inning home runs from Jose Ramirez and Josh Naylor
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Aaron Judge running at about 80 percent: Aaron BooneAaron Judge has begun running on an anti-gravitational treadmill, Aaron Boone said Thursday.
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