Cleveland Guardians vs Kansas City Royals

MLB

Guardians

1-2

17-3

Final

Royals

2-1

Kauffman Stadium

TV: MLB.TV

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R
CLE	6	4	0	2	1	0	3	1	0	17
KC	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	3

Who won: Guardians 17-3

The Cleveland Guardians beat the Kansas City Royals 17-3 on Sunday, April 10, 2022 at Kauffman Stadium. The series is tied 2-2. The Guardians outscored the Royals 6-0 in the 1st inning. Oscar Mercado went 2-for-6 with a home run and 5 RBI for the Guardians.

Recap · Apr 10

Guardians post 1st win, rookie Kwan 5 hits, romp over Royals

The Cleveland Guardians won for the first time with their new name as hot-starting rookie Steven Kwan went 5 for 5 on Sunday in a 17-3 romp over the Kansas City Royals.

What it means

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

Latest headlines

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ESPN · 12h ago

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ESPN · 13h ago

Lineups, live updates for Rays-Guardians ALCS Game 4

ESPN · 23h ago

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ESPN · 1d ago

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Recap · 1d ago

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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

Cal Quantrill SP

Probable starter · 15-5, 3.38 ERA, 128 K, 1.21 WHIP

Lineup

1Myles StrawCF
2Steven KwanCF
3Jose Ramirez3B
4Franmil ReyesDH
5Amed RosarioSS
6Owen Miller2B
7Ernie ClementLF
8Oscar MercadoRF
9Bryan LavastidaC

Royals3rd in AL Cent

Kris Bubic SP

Probable starter · 3-13, 5.58 ERA, 110 K, 1.70 WHIP

Lineup

1Whit Merrifield2B
2Bobby Witt Jr.3B
3Andrew BenintendiLF
4Salvador PerezC
5Carlos SantanaDH
6Hunter Dozier1B
7Adalberto MondesiSS
8Michael A. TaylorCF
9Nicky Lopez2B

The series

Series tied 2-2

Last meeting: Royals 1, Guardians 0 (Apr 9)

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Game info

Venue: Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri · Attendance 20,165
Officials: Mark Ripperger (Home Plate Umpire), Erich Bacchus (First Base Umpire), Phil Cuzzi (Second Base Umpire), Cory Blaser (Third Base Umpire)