Cleveland Guardians vs Kansas City Royals

MLB

Guardians

40-41

3-4

Final

Royals

31-51

Kauffman Stadium

TV: MLB.TV

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

Who won: Royals 4-3

The Kansas City Royals beat the Cleveland Guardians 4-3 on Friday, July 8, 2022 at Kauffman Stadium. The Royals win the series 2-1. The Royals outscored the Guardians 2-0 in the 8th inning. Whit Merrifield went 3-for-4 with a home run and 2 RBI for the Royals. Franmil Reyes went 1-for-4 with a home run and 2 RBI for the Guardians.

Recap · Jul 9

Taylor gets winning hit as Royals beat slumping Guardians

Michael A. Taylor hit a game-ending RBI single, and the Kansas City Royals beat the slumping Cleveland Guardians 4-3 on Friday night.

What it means

Season series: KC wins series 2-1.
Guardians 20-24 on the road; Royals 15-25 at home.

Latest headlines

ESPN · 2h ago

Petey Halpin HR puts Guardians past Rays in ALCS Game 3

ESPN · 3h ago

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

ESPN · 8h ago

Guardians start Gavin Williams vs. Rays' Griffin Jax in Game 3

ESPN · 11h ago

MLB 2026: How Jose Ramirez's energy is fueling Guardians' run

Preview · 15h ago

Guardians and Rays tied 1-1 ahead of ALCS Game 3

ESPN · 2d ago

Jose Ramirez takes blame as miscues sink Guardians in Game 2 of ALCS vs. Rays

Recap · 2d ago

Freddy Peralta, Liam Hicks lift the Rays to a 3-1 win over the Guardians that evens the ALCS at 1-1

Recap · Sep 27

Royals snap 3-game skid, beat AL Central champion Guardians 3-2 in regular-season finale

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

Aaron Civale SP

Probable starter · 5-6, 4.92 ERA, 98 K, 1.19 WHIP

Lineup

1Steven KwanLF
2Amed RosarioSS
3Jose Ramirez3B
4Franmil ReyesDH
5Andres Gimenez2B
6Owen Miller1B
7Nolan JonesRF
8Austin HedgesC
9Myles StrawCF

Royals3rd in AL Cent

Brady Singer SP

Probable starter · 10-5, 3.23 ERA, 150 K, 1.14 WHIP

Lineup

1Whit Merrifield2B
2Andrew BenintendiLF
3Bobby Witt Jr.SS
4MJ MelendezC
5Hunter Dozier1B
6Vinnie PasquantinoDH
7Kyle IsbelRF
8Michael A. TaylorCF
9Emmanuel Rivera3B

The series

KC wins series 2-1

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Game info

Venue: Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri · Attendance 19,611
Officials: Chris Conroy (Home Plate Umpire), Ron Kulpa (First Base Umpire), Carlos Torres (Second Base Umpire), Nate Tomlinson (Third Base Umpire)