Cleveland Guardians vs Kansas City Royals

MLB

Guardians

72-81

2-6

Final

Royals

51-102

Kauffman Stadium

TV: MLB.TV

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

Who won: Royals 6-2

The Kansas City Royals beat the Cleveland Guardians 6-2 on Wednesday, September 20, 2023 at Kauffman Stadium. The Royals win the series 3-0. The Royals outscored the Guardians 3-0 in the 1st inning. Nelson Velazquez went 1-for-5 with a home run and 3 RBI for the Royals.

Recap · Sep 20

Velázquez homers, Zerpa shuts down Guardians as KC finishes sweep with 6-2 win

Zack Greinke walked off the mound at Kauffman Stadium in the fourth inning Wednesday, acknowledging the ovation from a sparse late-September crowd, and then watched Royals reliever Angel Zerpa completely befuddle the Guardians the rest of the way in...

What it means

Season series: KC wins series 3-0.
Guardians 33-45 on the road; Royals 31-47 at home.

Latest headlines

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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

Lucas Giolito SP

Probable starter · 8-15, 4.88 ERA, 204 K, 1.31 WHIP

Lineup

1Will BrennanLF
2Jose Ramirez3B
3Josh NaylorDH
4Kole Calhoun1B
5Ramon LaureanoRF
6Andres Gimenez2B
7Myles StrawCF
8Jose TenaSS
9Cam GallagherC

Royals5th in AL Cent

Zack Greinke SP

Probable starter · 2-15, 5.06 ERA, 97 K, 1.27 WHIP

Lineup

1Maikel Garcia3B
2Bobby Witt Jr.SS
3MJ MelendezDH
4Nelson VelazquezRF
5Edward OlivaresLF
6Michael Massey2B
7Nick Loftin1B
8Drew WatersCF
9Logan PorterC

The series

KC wins series 3-0

Last meeting: Royals 7, Guardians 6 (Sep 19)

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Game info

Venue: Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri · Attendance 12,162
Officials: Doug Eddings (Home Plate Umpire), Alfonso Marquez (First Base Umpire), Ramon DeJesus (Second Base Umpire), Emil Jimenez (Third Base Umpire)