Cleveland Guardians' Jose Ramirez, right, and Kansas City Royals catcher Salvador Perez watch Ramirez's home run in the first inning of a baseball game in Cleveland, Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)

CLEVELAND (AP) — Joey Cantillo allowed four hits in a career-best eight-plus innings, José Ramírez homered, doubled and scored twice, and the Cleveland Guardians beat the Kansas City Royals 2-0 on Tuesday night for their fifth straight victory.

Cantillo (5-3) struck out five and didn’t issue a walk. Cade Smith pitched a scoreless ninth for his 12th save for the Guardians, who entered play 2 1/2 games behind Seattle for the final wild-card spot.

Ramírez, who had three hits, hit a solo homer off Royals starter Noah Cameron (7-6) with two outs in the first. David Fry hit the secon

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