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Guardians Crush Royals 10–2 as Cecconi’s No-Hit Bid Reaches the Eighth, Wild-Card Race Tightens

The result pulled Cleveland level with Kansas City in the standings, intensifying the tiebreaker stakes in a four-game set.

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Overview

  • Cleveland opened the series with a 10–2 win at Progressive Field, riding a 16-hit night to its fourth straight victory.
  • Right-hander Slade Cecconi carried a no-hitter into the eighth before Michael Massey’s leadoff single, finishing with eight scoreless innings and one hit allowed on 100 pitches.
  • The outing extended Cleveland’s no-hitter drought dating to Len Barker’s 1981 perfect game, the longest current stretch without a no-hitter in MLB.
  • Royals starter Ryan Bergert was tagged for eight runs on 11 hits in 3 1/3 innings in his first appearance against Cleveland.
  • The victory moved the Guardians into a tie with the Royals and to 6–4 in the season series, a key factor for tiebreakers as both chase Seattle for the final AL wild card while Bobby Witt Jr. remained out day-to-day.