Cleveland Guardians vs Kansas City Royals

MLB

Guardians

70-65

1-2

Final

Royals

56-82

Kauffman Stadium

TV: MLB.TV

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

Who won: Royals 2-1

The Kansas City Royals beat the Cleveland Guardians 2-1 on Wednesday, September 7, 2022 at Kauffman Stadium. The Guardians win the series 2-1. The Royals outscored the Guardians 2-0 in the 9th inning. Salvador Perez went 2-for-4 with 1 RBI for the Royals.

Recap · Sep 8

Perez's sac fly in 9th lifts Royals to win over Guardians

Salvador Perez’s sacrifice fly in the ninth gave the Kansas City Royals a 2-1 victory over the Cleveland Guardians on Wednesday night, avoiding a three-game sweep.

What it means

Season series: CLE wins series 2-1.
Guardians 37-35 on the road; Royals 33-39 at home.

Latest headlines

ESPN · 3h ago

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ESPN · 4h ago

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ESPN · 14h ago

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ESPN · 17h ago

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Recap · 22h ago

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Preview · 22h ago

Guardians lead Rays 2-1 ahead of ALCS Game 4

ESPN · 1d ago

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

ESPN · 2d ago

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

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

Cody Morris SP

Probable starter · 1-2, 2.28 ERA, 23 K, 1.39 WHIP

Lineup

1Steven KwanLF
2Amed RosarioSS
3Jose Ramirez3B
4Josh NaylorDH
5Oscar GonzalezRF
6Andres Gimenez2B
7Owen Miller1B
8Luke MaileC
9Myles StrawCF

Royals3rd in AL Cent

Zack Greinke SP

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

Lineup

1MJ MelendezC
2Bobby Witt Jr.3B
3Salvador PerezDH
4Nick Pratto1B
5Michael Massey2B
6Nate EatonRF
7Kyle IsbelLF
8Drew WatersCF
9Nicky LopezSS

The series

CLE wins series 2-1

Last meeting: Guardians 4, Royals 1 (Sep 6)

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Game info

Venue: Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri · Attendance 13,394
Officials: Nick Mahrley (Home Plate Umpire), Ryan Blakney (First Base Umpire), Adrian Johnson (Second Base Umpire), Adam Hamari (Third Base Umpire)