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Cleveland Guardians Make It Three Straight AL Central Titles

Once again, the Cleveland Guardians are division champs, making it three in a row in the AL Central.

1 DAY AGO • FOX SPORTS

Cleveland Guardians Make It Three Straight AL Central Titles

First multi-homer game in win Bailey went 2-for-5 with two home runs and three RBI in Saturday's 11-5 win over the Royals.

Impact Bailey tied the game with a two-run shot in the second inning before going deep again in the ninth, notching the first two-homer game of his career. On the year, the 27-year-old is slashing .208/.274/.338 with 10 long balls, 37 RBI, 31 runs scored and three steals across 343 plate appearances, posting a .689 OPS in 81 games with the Guardians compared to a .396 mark in 30 with the Giants.

1 DAY AGO • ROTOWIRE

Patrick Bailey's two-homer game | 09/26/2026 Patrick Bailey hits two homers against the Royals, a two-run homer in the 2nd and a solo home run in the 9th during a strong offensive game

1 DAY AGO • MLB.COM

Patrick Bailey's two-run home run (9) | 09/26/2026 Patrick Bailey belts a two-run home run off of the right-field foul pole, tying the game at 3 in the top of the 2nd inning

1 DAY AGO • MLB.COM

Patrick Bailey scores on fielding error | 09/14/2026 The Official Site of Major League Baseball

SEPTEMBER 15 • MLB.COM

Exiting starting lineup Bailey is absent from the lineup for Friday's game in Minnesota.

Impact After starting at catcher in the Guardians' last two contests, Bailey will take a seat Friday. Austin Hedges will be behind the dish and will bat eighth in the series opener versus the Twins.

SEPTEMBER 11 • ROTOWIRE

Bazzana's 3-run homer, Rocchio's 2 RBIs lift Guardians past Orioles 9-5

Travis Bazzana hit a three-run homer, Brayan Rocchio drove in two runs, and the Cleveland Guardians outlasted the Baltimore Orioles 9-5

SEPTEMBER 9 • Associated Press

On bench Wednesday Bailey is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Orioles.

Impact Austin Hedges has been the Guardians' preferred option at catcher against left-handed pitching, so he'll get the nod over Bailey on Monday while the Orioles send southpaw Trevor Rogers to the mound.

SEPTEMBER 7 • ROTOWIRE

Smith's 5-K outing puts bow on Guardians' bullpen's dominant weekend CLEVELAND -- Guardians closer Cade Smith fired a 1-2 splitter in the 10th inning that dove and caught some dirt before it ended up in the gl...

SEPTEMBER 6 • MLB.COM

Daniel Schneemann's hit in 10th gives Guardians 3-2 win, their third walk-off over Tigers in series

Daniel Schneemann singled home rookie Angel Genao from third base in the 10th inning to send the Cleveland Guardians to a 3-2 win over the Detroit Tigers

SEPTEMBER 6 • Associated Press

Sitting Saturday Bailey is not in the Guardians' starting lineup against the Tigers on Saturday, Tim Stebbins of MLB.com reports.

Impact Bailey will be on the bench for Saturday's game while Austin Hedges starts behind home plate and bats eighth while forming a battery with southpaw Parker Messick. Bailey has gone 14-for-58 (.241) with one steal, three home runs and 12 RBI since Aug. 1.

SEPTEMBER 5 • ROTOWIRE

Out of Guardians' lineup Bailey is not in the lineup for Thursday's contest against the Blue Jays.

Impact After starting each of the first two games of the series at catcher, Bailey will exit the lineup for Thursday's matinee. Austin Hedges is behind the dish and will bat eighth in the series finale.

SEPTEMBER 3 • ROTOWIRE

Homers against Toronto Bailey went 1-for-3 with a two-run home run during the Guardians' 6-1 win over the Blue Jays on Tuesday.

Impact Bailey put the Guardians on the board with a two-run homer off Spencer Arrighetti in the fifth inning in what turned out to be the game-winning run for Cleveland. It was Bailey's second home run as a member of the Guardians and his fourth multi-hit game over his last seven outings, during which he has gone 8-for-18 with seven RBI and three extra-base hits.

SEPTEMBER 2 • ROTOWIRE

Gavin Williams whiffs 13 in 7 innings and leads Guardians to 6-1 win over Blue Jays

Gavin Williams struck out a career-high 13 and allowed just two singles in seven innings, leading the Cleveland Guardians to a 6-1 win over the Toronto Blue Jays in a matchup of te...

SEPTEMBER 2 • Associated Press

Patrick Bailey's two-run home run (8) | 09/01/2026 Patrick Bailey crushes a two-run home run to left field giving the Guardians a 2-1 lead in the bottom of the 5th inning

SEPTEMBER 2 • MLB.COM

Resting up Wednesday Bailey is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Angels, Tim Stebbins of MLB.com reports.

Impact Bailey will receive a breather for the matinee after he went 0-for-1 with four walks and a run scored while catching all 10 innings of an 8-6 win Tuesday night. Austin Hedges will spell Bailey behind the dish in the series finale.

AUGUST 26 • ROTOWIRE

Sitting Sunday Bailey is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Rockies.

Impact Bailey will be rested after he started behind the plate in each of the previous three contests. Austin Hedges will handle catching duties for the Guardians in the series finale in Colorado.

AUGUST 23 • ROTOWIRE

Adell homers, Bibee gets 1st win in a month as the Guardians beat the Rockies 4-3

Jo Adell homered, Tanner Bibee threw six solid innings for his first victory in a month and the Cleveland Guardians held on to beat the Colorado Rockies 4-3 on Saturday night

AUGUST 23 • Associated Press

Goes deep in rout Bailey went 2-for-3 with a three-run home run in Friday's 9-1 win over the Rockies.

Impact Bailey did his damage late, launching a three-run blast in the seventh inning before adding a double off a position player in the ninth. The defensive-minded backstop has now delivered consecutive two-hit performances for the first time this season, though he still owns a lowly .651 OPS in 14 August contests. On the season, he's slashing .193/.250/.313 with seven homers, 29 RBI, 23 runs scored and three steals across 274 plate appearances with the Guardians and Giants.

AUGUST 22 • ROTOWIRE

Bazzana, Bailey and Halpin help power the Guardians to a 9-1 win over the Rockies

Patrick Bailey and Petey Halpin homered, rookie Travis Bazzana tied a career high with four hits, and the Cleveland Guardians used production from the bottom of their batting order...

AUGUST 22 • Associated Press

Patrick Bailey's three-run home run (7) | 08/21/2026 Patrick Bailey increase the Guardians' lead with a three-run home run to right field in the top of the 7th inning

AUGUST 22 • MLB.COM

Gavin Williams strikes out 11 as Guardians beat Giants 5-2

Gavin Williams struck out 11 over 5 2/3 innings, José Ramírez had an RBI single in the three-run first and the Cleveland Guardians beat the San Francisco Giants 5-2 for their first...

AUGUST 20 • Associated Press

Patrick Bailey's RBI single | 08/20/2026 The Official Site of Major League Baseball

AUGUST 20 • MLB.COM

Idle Wednesday Bailey is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Giants.

Impact The Guardians have been leaning on a loose platoon at catcher between Bailey and Austin Hedges, with the former getting the bulk of the starts against right-handed pitching. With southpaw Matt Wilkinson starting for the Giants, Bailey will cede catching duties to Hedges on Wednesday.

AUGUST 19 • ROTOWIRE

Jo Adell erupts for a career-high 6 RBIs, 455-foot homer as the Guardians crush the Giants 8-1

Jo Adell set a career high with six RBIs and hit a 455-foot, three-run homer in the first inning as the Cleveland Guardians defeated the San Francisco Giants 8-1

AUGUST 19 • Associated Press

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