Cleveland Guardians vs Kansas City Royals

MLB

Guardians

41-42

1-5

Final

Royals

32-52

Kauffman Stadium

TV: MLB.TV

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

Who won: Royals 5-1

The Kansas City Royals beat the Cleveland Guardians 5-1 on Sunday, July 10, 2022 at Kauffman Stadium. The Royals win the series 2-1. The Royals outscored the Guardians 3-0 in the 5th inning.

Recap · Jul 10

Greinke pitches 5 scoreless innings, Royals beat Guardians

Zack Greinke pitched five scoreless innings of three-hit ball and the Kansas City Royals slowed the Cleveland Guardians 5-1 on Sunday.

What it means

Season series: KC wins series 2-1.
Guardians 21-25 on the road; Royals 16-26 at home.

Latest headlines

ESPN · 16m 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

Zach Plesac SP

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

Lineup

1Steven KwanLF
2Amed RosarioSS
3Jose Ramirez3B
4Franmil ReyesDH
5Owen Miller1B
6Nolan JonesRF
7Ernie Clement2B
8Austin HedgesC
9Myles StrawCF

Royals3rd in AL Cent

Zack Greinke SP

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

Lineup

1Whit Merrifield2B
2Andrew BenintendiLF
3Bobby Witt Jr.SS
4MJ MelendezDH
5Hunter DozierRF
6Vinnie Pasquantino1B
7Kyle IsbelCF
8Cam GallagherC
9Nicky Lopez2B

The series

KC wins series 2-1

Last meeting: Guardians 13, Royals 1 (Jul 9)

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Game info

Venue: Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri · Attendance 13,282
Officials: Carlos Torres (Home Plate Umpire), Nate Tomlinson (First Base Umpire), Chris Conroy (Second Base Umpire), Ron Kulpa (Third Base Umpire)