Cleveland Guardians vs Kansas City Royals

MLB

Guardians

41-41

13-1

Final

Royals

31-52

Kauffman Stadium

TV: MLB.TV

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R
CLE	2	4	0	5	0	0	0	0	2	13
KC	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1

Who won: Guardians 13-1

The Cleveland Guardians beat the Kansas City Royals 13-1 on Saturday, July 9, 2022 at Kauffman Stadium. The Royals win the series 2-1. The Guardians outscored the Royals 5-0 in the 4th inning. Jose Ramirez went 3-for-4 with a home run and 3 RBI for the Guardians.

Recap · Jul 9

Ramírez, rookie Jones homer, Guardians rout Royals 13-1

José Ramírez hit his first home run in nearly a month, rookie Nolan Jones connected for an impressive first homer of his career and the Cleveland Guardians stopped a five-game skid, roughing up the Kansas City Royals 13-1 Saturday.

What it means

Season series: KC wins series 2-1.
Guardians 21-24 on the road; Royals 15-26 at home.

Latest headlines

ESPN · 15m ago

Petey Halpin HR puts Guardians past Rays in ALCS Game 3

ESPN · 4h ago

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

ESPN · 9h ago

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

ESPN · 12h ago

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

Preview · 16h ago

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

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

Preview · Sep 27

Royals host the Guardians on home losing streak

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

Triston McKenzie SP

Probable starter · 11-11, 2.96 ERA, 190 K, 0.95 WHIP

Lineup

1Steven KwanLF
2Amed RosarioSS
3Jose Ramirez3B
4Josh Naylor1B
5Franmil ReyesDH
6Andres Gimenez2B
7Nolan JonesRF
8Luke MaileC
9Myles StrawCF

Royals3rd in AL Cent

Jonathan Heasley SP

Probable starter · 4-10, 5.28 ERA, 70 K, 1.49 WHIP

Lineup

1Whit Merrifield2B
2Andrew BenintendiLF
3Bobby Witt Jr.SS
4MJ MelendezRF
5Hunter Dozier1B
6Vinnie PasquantinoDH
7Edward OlivaresCF
8Michael A. TaylorP
9Nicky Lopez2B

The series

KC wins series 2-1

Last meeting: Royals 4, Guardians 3 (Jul 8)

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Game info

Venue: Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri · Attendance 17,024
Officials: Ron Kulpa (Home Plate Umpire), Carlos Torres (First Base Umpire), Nate Tomlinson (Second Base Umpire), Chris Conroy (Third Base Umpire)