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The Kansas City Royals could have long ago given up on the season. Would have been easy to give up on Monday's game against Cleveland, too. “It shows we're capable of beating really good teams,” Waters said, “and finishing the season on a high note.”
Nelson Velázquez hit another home run for the Royals, who are on a hot streak to close the 2023 MLB season.
Yordan Alvarez and Jake Meyers homered and Framber Valdez pitched seven strong innings as the Houston Astros beat the Kansas City Royals 7-1 on Sunday. The Astros salvaged the final game of the series, expanding their American League West lead to 1 1/2 games as Texas lost to Cleveland 9-2. Valdez pitched around three Astros errors for his fifth consecutive quality start, allowing one unearned run on five hits and a walk, striking out five.
Kansas City Royals pitcher Jordan Lyles has tied a club record after giving up two more home runs on Sunday.
The baseball-shaped cake with three lit candles went unclaimed as José Ramírez skipped his postgame media availability. Ramírez homered on his 31st birthday to touch off Cleveland's nine-run fourth inning, leading the Guardians to a 9-2 win and three-game sweep of the playoff-chasing Texas Rangers on Sunday. Ramírez connected off rookie Cody Bradford (4-2) leading off the fourth and the Guardians kept swinging away.