Shane Bieber allowed two runs over five innings in his final start before the postseason, Josh Naylor and rookie Will Brennan hit three-run homers and the Cleveland Guardians defeated the Kansas City Royals 7-5 on Sunday.
Bieber (13-8) is scheduled to start Game 1 of the wild-card series Friday for the AL Central champions.
Naylor and Brennan homered off Max Castillo (0-2) in Cleveland’s six-run second.
Royals catcher Salvador Perez wasn’t in the lineup after feeling soreness in his left thumb during Saturday’s game. Perez is day-to-day over the final three games of the season.
The six-game series continues Monday night. RHP Zack Greinke (4-9, 3.78 ERA) goes for Kansas City at 5:10.