Cleveland Guardians vs Kansas City Royals

MLB

Guardians

72-80

6-7

Final

Royals

50-102

Kauffman Stadium

TV: MLB.TV

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

Who won: Royals 7-6

The Kansas City Royals beat the Cleveland Guardians 7-6 on Tuesday, September 19, 2023 at Kauffman Stadium. The Royals win the series 3-0. The Royals outscored the Guardians 2-0 in the 1st inning. MJ Melendez went 2-for-3 with a home run and 3 RBI for the Royals. Bo Naylor went 1-for-2 with a home run and 1 RBI for the Guardians.

Recap · Sep 19

Melendez homers, McArthur stars in relief as Royals hold off Guardians 7-6

Royals reliever James McArthur earned his first big league win and first career save in a span of three days this week.

What it means

Season series: KC wins series 3-0.
Guardians 33-44 on the road; Royals 30-47 at home.

Latest headlines

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Recap · 22h ago

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ESPN · 1d ago

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ESPN · 2d ago

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ESPN · 3d ago

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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

Royals5th 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

Logan Allen SP

Probable starter · 7-8, 3.81 ERA, 119 K, 1.40 WHIP

Lineup

1Steven KwanLF
2Jose Ramirez3B
3Josh Naylor1B
4Kole CalhounDH
5Ramon LaureanoCF
6Andres Gimenez2B
7Will BrennanRF
8Gabriel AriasSS
9Bo NaylorC

Royals5th in AL Cent

Steven Cruz SP

Probable starter · 0-0, 4.97 ERA, 15 K, 1.74 WHIP

Lineup

1Maikel Garcia3B
2Bobby Witt Jr.SS
3MJ MelendezLF
4Edward OlivaresDH
5Nelson VelazquezRF
6Nick Loftin2B
7Nick Pratto1B
8Tyler CropleyC
9Kyle IsbelCF

The series

KC wins series 3-0

Last meeting: Royals 6, Guardians 4 (Sep 18)

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Game info

Venue: Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri · Attendance 15,254
Officials: Emil Jimenez (Home Plate Umpire), Doug Eddings (First Base Umpire), Alfonso Marquez (Second Base Umpire), Ramon DeJesus (Third Base Umpire)