Cleveland Guardians vs Kansas City Royals

MLB

Guardians

0-2

0-1

Final/10

Royals

2-0

Kauffman Stadium

TV: MLB.TV

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	R
CLE	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
KC	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1

Who won: Royals 1-0

The Kansas City Royals beat the Cleveland Guardians 1-0 in 10 innings on Saturday, April 9, 2022 at Kauffman Stadium. The series is tied 2-2. Andrew Benintendi went 3-for-4 for the Royals. Steven Kwan went 2-for-3 for the Guardians.

Recap · Apr 9

Witt's dazzling play in 10th helps Royals top Guardians 1-0

Prized rookie Bobby Witt Jr. made an eye-popping play at third base to nail a runner at the plate in the top of the 10th inning, then Adalberto Mondesi's RBI single in the bottom half lifted the Kansas City Royals over the Cleveland Guardians 1-0...

What it means

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

Latest headlines

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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

Zach Plesac SP

Probable starter · 3-12, 4.31 ERA, 100 K, 1.32 WHIP

Lineup

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

Royals3rd in AL Cent

Brad Keller SP

Probable starter · 6-14, 5.09 ERA, 102 K, 1.50 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

Last meeting: Royals 3, Guardians 1 (Apr 7)

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Game info

Venue: Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri · Attendance 17,103
Officials: Cory Blaser (Home Plate Umpire), Mark Ripperger (First Base Umpire), Erich Bacchus (Second Base Umpire), Phil Cuzzi (Third Base Umpire)