Pasquantino powers Royals past Guardians in afternoon finale

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (Interstat) — Vinnie Pasquantino homered twice and drove in two runs as Kansas City beat Cleveland 3-2 Sunday afternoon at Kauffman Stadium. The Royals scored once in the first on Salvador Perez’s RBI single, added a run in the fourth and another in the seventh. Daniel Lynch IV allowed two runs over 5 1/3 innings. Connor Thomas, Nate Pearson and Lucas Erceg combined for scoreless relief, with Erceg recording his 13th save and Pearson earning the win. Austin Peterson took the loss after allowing two runs over five innings. Cleveland scored once in the second and once in the fifth. Daniel Schneemann and Jo Adell each homered and finished with two hits. Parker Messick started for Cleveland and allowed one run on six hits over three innings. Both teams finished with nine hits. The Royals’ bullpen closed the door. Cleveland finished the season 88-78, while Kansas City ended 70-93. Attendance was 22,827, and the game took 2 hours, 8 minutes.