Cleveland Guardians vs Kansas City Royals

MLB

Guardians

0-1

1-3

Final

Royals

1-0

Kauffman Stadium

TV: MLB.TV

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R
CLE	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
KC	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	X	3

Who won: Royals 3-1

The Kansas City Royals beat the Cleveland Guardians 3-1 on Thursday, April 7, 2022 at Kauffman Stadium. The series is tied 2-2. The Royals outscored the Guardians 2-0 in the 8th inning.

Recap · Apr 7

Witt a debut! Royals rookie stars in 3-1 win over Guardians

Bobby Witt Jr. searched the crowd for his family before his highly anticipated big league debut Thursday, finally spotting them in the sea of Kansas City Royals fans that had bundled up for a blustery opening day.

What it means

Season series: Series tied 2-2.
Guardians 0-1 on the road; Royals 1-0 at home.

Latest headlines

Preview · 7h ago

Guardians bring 2-1 ALCS lead into Game 4 against Rays

ESPN · 12h ago

Rain postpones Game 4 of ALCS to Saturday; Rays, Guardians to play Game 5 on Sunday

ESPN · 13h ago

Lineups, live updates for Rays-Guardians ALCS Game 4

ESPN · 23h ago

Guardians to open with Armstrong; Rays start Martinez in ALCS Game 4

ESPN · 1d ago

Petey Halpin launches homer, bat to put Guardians past Rays in ALCS Game 3

Recap · 1d ago

Halpin’s go-ahead homer flips Game 3 as Guardians beat Rays 3-2 for 2-1 AL Championship Series lead

Preview · 1d ago

Guardians lead Rays 2-1 ahead of ALCS Game 4

ESPN · 2d ago

Guardians hold off Rays to take 2-1 lead in ALCS

Injuries and inactives

Guardians1st in AL Cent

Andrew Walters RP
Elbow, Surgery, right
Out
Colin Holderman RP
Wrist, Surgery, right
15-Day-IL
Rhys Hoskins 1B
Back, Inflammation
10-Day-IL

Royals3rd in AL Cent

Steven Cruz RP
Personal
Out
Mitch Spence RP
Undisclosed
Day-To-Day
Connor Seabold RP
Lat, Strain, right
60-Day-IL
Nick Loftin 3B
Personal
paternity
Tony Gonsolin SP
Illness
15-Day-IL

Probable starters

Guardians1st in AL Cent

Shane Bieber SP

Probable starter · 13-8, 2.88 ERA, 198 K, 1.04 WHIP

Lineup

1Myles StrawCF
2Amed RosarioSS
3Jose Ramirez3B
4Franmil ReyesDH
5Bobby Bradley1B
6Yu Chang1B
7Steven KwanRF
8Austin HedgesC
9Andres Gimenez2B

Royals3rd in AL Cent

Zack Greinke SP

Probable starter · 4-9, 3.68 ERA, 73 K, 1.34 WHIP

Lineup

1Whit MerrifieldRF
2Bobby Witt Jr.3B
3Andrew BenintendiLF
4Salvador PerezC
5Carlos Santana1B
6Hunter DozierDH
7Adalberto MondesiSS
8Michael A. TaylorCF
9Nicky Lopez2B

The series

Series tied 2-2

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Game info

Venue: Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri · Attendance 28,459
Officials: Phil Cuzzi (Home Plate Umpire), Cory Blaser (First Base Umpire), Mark Ripperger (Second Base Umpire), Erich Bacchus (Third Base Umpire)