Slade Cecconi loses no-hit bid in 8th, Guards rout Royals 10-2, stay in thick of AL wild card race

— Slade Cecconi took a bid to end Cleveland's long no-hitter drought into the eighth inning, and the Guardians rolled to a 10-2 win over Kansas City on Monday night and leapfrogged the Royals in the AL wild-card race.
Sep 9, 2025, 02:35 am - AP
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S. Cecconi
win

S. Cecconi6-6

8.0 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 3 K, 3 BB
R. Bergert
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R. Bergert2-2

3.1 IP, 11 H, 8 ER, 3 K, 3 BB

Scoring Summary

Inning

KCCLE
1stManzardo doubled to right, Schneemann scored.01
3rdRamírez singled to right, Kwan scored.02
4thKayfus doubled to right, Arias scored.03
4thRocchio doubled to left, Kayfus scored.04
4thSchneemann doubled to center, Rocchio scored, Kwan to third.05
4thManzardo reached on infield single to second, Kwan scored, Ramírez to second, Schneemann to third.06
4thJones doubled to center, Schneemann scored and Ramírez scored, Manzardo to third.08
5thSchneemann grounded into fielder's choice to second, Rocchio scored on error, Kwan out at second, Schneemann safe at second on throwing error by shortstop Garcia.09
7thKwan grounded into fielder's choice to second, Kayfus scored, Rocchio out at second.010
9thCaglianone singled to right, Tolbert scored and Yastrzemski scored, Maile to second.210
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