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The Guardians were 'on fumes' to close out the AL Central, and now they get a bye to recover

The Cleveland Guardians wrapped up their third straight division title by beating the Kansas City Royals 11-5 while the Chicago White Sox lost 9-6 to the Colorado Rockies

4 DAYS AGO • Associated Press

Guardians bring 1-0 series lead over Royals into game 2

The Cleveland Guardians lead 1-0 in a three-game series against the Kansas City Royals

4 DAYS AGO • Associated Press

Records four RBI in win Martinez went 2-for-5 with a two-run double, two run-single and a walk during Friday's 12-9 win over the Royals.

Impact Martinez posted his second four-RBI game in his last six games Friday against Kansas City. The 24-year-old started the scoring with a two-run single in the first and later added a two-run double in the ninth to extend the lead. Over his last 15 games, the switch-hitter has batted .339/.362/.696 with four homers and 12 RBI in 58 plate appearances.

5 DAYS AGO • ROTOWIRE

Guardians maintain 1-game AL Central lead, beat Royals 12-9 with help from 6 walks in 5-run 9th

José Ramírez, Chase DeLauter and Petey Halpin drew consecutive bases-loaded walks in a five-run ninth inning capped by Angel Martínez’s two-run double, and the Cleveland Guardians...

5 DAYS AGO • Associated Press

Angel Martínez's two-run double | 09/25/2026 The Official Site of Major League Baseball

5 DAYS AGO • MLB.COM

Royals open 3-game series with the Guardians

The Kansas City Royals open a three-game series at home against the Cleveland Guardians on Friday

5 DAYS AGO • Associated Press

Guardians heading back to the postseason, but the job isn't done just yet

The Cleveland Guardians celebrated their third straight playoff trip after a 1-0 win over the Boston Red Sox

6 DAYS AGO • Associated Press

Guardians clinch a playoff spot again, edging the Red Sox 1-0 on Martínez homer

The Cleveland Guardians clinched a playoff spot for the third straight year with a 1-0 win over the Boston Red Sox

6 DAYS AGO • Associated Press

Angel Martínez's solo home run (18) | 09/24/2026 Angel Martínez crushes a solo home run to right field for his 18th home run of the season, putting the Guardians on the board in the 2nd inn...

6 DAYS AGO • MLB.COM

On bench Wednesday Martinez is not in the starting lineup for Wednesday's game against the Red Sox.

Impact Martinez is enjoying a nice September with a 1.073 OPS and four homers in 15 games around a brief absence due to side discomfort. The 24-year-old switch hitter has emerged as the primary left fielder for Cleveland, but he will sit Wednesday as Pete Halpin starts in center field, pushing Steven Kwan to left against right-hander Sonny Gray.

SEPTEMBER 23 • ROTOWIRE

Lowe's sacrifice fly breaks tie and lifts Guardians past Red Sox, 3-2, helping them atop AL Central

Nathaniel Lowe had a tiebreaking sacrifice fly off reliever Erik Miller in the ninth inning, and the Cleveland Guardians maintained their slim first-place lead in the AL Central wi...

SEPTEMBER 23 • Associated Press

Justin Verlander is retiring. With a work stoppage on the horizon, how many others might join him?

Justin Verlander and Max Scherzer were together on some memorable Detroit teams before moving on and winning championships elsewhere

SEPTEMBER 21 • Associated Press

Injuries Not Holding Guardians Back As 12-Run Win Shows Just How Good They Can Be The Cleveland Guardians are getting hot at the right time. And even though injury scares involving Angel Martinez and Chase DeLauter earlier...

SEPTEMBER 20 • SI.COM

Monster performance in return Martinez went 4-for-5 with two home runs, a double, four RBI and three runs scored in Saturday's 12-6 win over the Athletics.

Impact In his first game since Monday, Martinez fell a triple shy of the cycle and notched his second two-homer game of the season. It continues a long stretch of strong play by the 24-year-old, who's hitting .325 with 18 extra-base hits, 24 RBI and 19 runs scored over 35 games since the calendar flipped to August. For the year, he's slashing .255/.292/.467 with 17 home runs, 57 RBI, 47 runs scored and 11 steals across 390 plate appearances.

SEPTEMBER 20 • ROTOWIRE

Martinez leads Guardians against the Athletics following 4-hit performance

The Cleveland Guardians play the Athletics after Angel Martinez's four-hit game on Saturday

SEPTEMBER 20 • Associated Press

Angel Martinez returns in style with 2 homers, 4 RBI in 12-6 win over A's as Guardians stay in first The Guardians improve to 19-9 since Aug. 20 to keep their one-game lead over the White Sox.

SEPTEMBER 20 • CLEVELAND.COM

Martínez homers from both sides of the plate as Guardians beat Athletics to stay atop AL Central

Angel Martínez homered from both sides of the plate as part of his second career four-hit game, Chase DeLauter had a three-run homer and the Cleveland Guardians remained in first p...

SEPTEMBER 20 • Associated Press

Jacob Lopez In play, run(s) to Angel Martínez | 09/19/2026 Jacob Lopez In play, run(s) to Angel Martínez

SEPTEMBER 19 • MLB.COM

In Saturday's lineup Martinez (side) will start in left field and bat fifth Saturday against the Athletics.

Impact Martinez has missed each of Cleveland's last three games while dealing with a right side injury, but he now appears to have made a full recovery ahead of Saturday's contest. The 24-year-old has had a largely successful September thus far, slashing .268/.318/.537 with two homers, five RBI and seven runs scored over 44 plate appearances.

SEPTEMBER 19 • ROTOWIRE

Sitting again Friday Martinez (side) remains out of the lineup for Friday's game against the Athletics, Tim Stebbins of MLB.com reports.

Impact Martinez was injured in Tuesday's game against the White Sox and missed Wednesday's series finale. He'll sit out at least another contest despite Thursday's off day. Steven Kwan is in left field, with Petey Halpin patrolling center.

SEPTEMBER 18 • ROTOWIRE

Absent from Cleveland lineup Martinez (side) is not in the lineup for Wednesday's game versus the White Sox.

Impact Martinez suffered a right side injury during Tuesday's contest. He seems to have avoided a serious injury, but with it being an afternoon tilt Wednesday ahead of an off day Thursday, Martinez will receive some rest. Steven Kwan is handling left field, and Petey Halpin will patrol center field for the Guardians.

SEPTEMBER 16 • ROTOWIRE

Avoids serious injury Cleveland manager Stephen Vogt said Tuesday that Martinez "avoided something major" after he exited Monday's loss with discomfort in his side, Tim Stebbins of MLB.com reports.

Impact Martinez was held out of Tuesday's game as was Chase DeLauter (wrist), which led to Petey Halpin drawing a start in the outfield. Martinez has a .248/.285/.443 slash line in 2026 and improved his OPS by 100 points from 2025.

SEPTEMBER 16 • ROTOWIRE

Absent from Tuesday's lineup Martinez (side) is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against the White Sox, Tim Stebbins of MLB.com reports.

Impact Martinez will miss at least one start after exiting Monday's series opener due to right side inflammation. Steven Kwan will shift to left field Tuesday while Petey Halpin picks up a start in center.

SEPTEMBER 15 • ROTOWIRE

Exits with side injury Martinez was removed from Monday's game against the White Sox due to right side inflammation, Tim Stebbins of MLB.com reports.

Impact Martinez left the matchup after striking out in the seventh inning, and he was later diagnosed with right side inflammation. He'll presumably be re-evaluated Tuesday to determine whether a trip to the injured list is necessary.

SEPTEMBER 15 • ROTOWIRE

Angel Martínez's two-run homer powers Guardians' win | 09/11/2026 Angel Martínez drills a two-run home run and Parker Messick strikes out five in the Guardians' 5-2 win over the Twins

SEPTEMBER 12 • MLB.COM

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