Kansas City Royals beat Cleveland Guardians 3-0 in the regular season on Thursday night. The visitors took all three games against their opponents in this series. It was a clean shutout for the road side.
Guardians had been on a run before this. They won four of their last five matches, including a 8-6 victory and a 7-2 win. They were scoring freely and keeping tight on defence. Then came this one.
Royals showed mixed form in their recent outings. They had a 13-2 thrashing and a 0-3 loss against Toronto. Against Detroit they went 11-7 and 3-1. By then the pattern was there — big scores and occasional setbacks.
The 3-0 result ended the series for Cleveland. They had been pushing hard in their last stretch. The visitors held their nerve when it mattered. The series is complete.