Owen Miller’s two-run blast capped a five-run fifth inning as the Cleveland Guardians beat the Kansas City Royals, 5-3, in the penultimate game of the regular season.
Kansas City starting pitcher Daniel Lynch was having a pleasant evening before Myles Straw reached on a bunt single to start the fifth inning. Through the previous four fames, Lynch had held the Guardians scoreless, limiting them to three hits and two walks. The Royals even handed him a 1-0 lead heading into the bottom of the fifth inning, after Nate Eaton scored from first base on a two-out bloop single that landed between Steven Kwan and a sliding Gabriel Arias near the foul line in shallow left field.