Cleveland Guardians vs Kansas City Royals

MLB

Guardians

51-28

1-2

Final

Royals

45-38

Kauffman Stadium

TV: MLB.TV

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

Who won: Royals 2-1

The Kansas City Royals beat the Cleveland Guardians 2-1 on Thursday, June 27, 2024 at Kauffman Stadium. The Royals win the series 3-1. The Royals outscored the Guardians 2-0 in the 6th inning.

Recap · Jun 27

Pasquantino hits go-ahead sacrifice fly as Royals rally to beat AL Central-rival Guardians, 2-1

Kyle Isbel and Maikel Garcia hit back-to-back triples to start a sixth-inning rally, and Vinnie Pasquantino delivered the go-ahead sacrifice fly that sent the Kansas City Royals to a 2-1 win over the AL Central-leading Cleveland Guardians on...

What it means

Season series: KC wins series 3-1.
Guardians 25-19 on the road; Royals 28-15 at home.

Latest headlines

ESPN · 7h ago

Guardians, White Sox to start openers in ALDS Game 3

Recap · 14h ago

White Sox surge past Guardians 4-3 to take 2-0 lead in ALDS and move within 1 win of ALCS

ESPN · 1d ago

White Sox beat Guardians in Game 2, move within 1 win of ALCS

Preview · 2d ago

White Sox bring 1-0 lead into ALDS Game 2 against Guardians

ESPN · 3d ago

White Sox hold Guardians to three hits in ALDS Game 1 win

Recap · 4d ago

White Sox beat Guardians 3-0 in Game 1 of ALDS behind Murakami homer, 3-hitter

Preview · 4d ago

Guardians and White Sox meet to begin ALDS

Recap · Sep 27

Royals snap 3-game skid, beat AL Central champion Guardians 3-2 in regular-season finale

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

Ben Lively SP

Probable starter · 13-10, 3.81 ERA, 118 K, 1.25 WHIP

Lineup

1Steven KwanLF
2Daniel SchneemannRF
3Jose Ramirez3B
4Josh Naylor1B
5David FryDH
6Andres Gimenez2B
7Gabriel AriasSS
8Bo NaylorC
9Tyler FreemanCF

Royals5th in AL Cent

Michael Wacha SP

Probable starter · 13-8, 3.35 ERA, 145 K, 1.19 WHIP

Lineup

1Maikel Garcia2B
2Bobby Witt Jr.SS
3Vinnie Pasquantino1B
4Salvador PerezC
5Michael MasseyDH
6Nick Loftin3B
7MJ MelendezLF
8Hunter RenfroeRF
9Kyle IsbelCF

The series

KC wins series 3-1

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Game info

Venue: Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri · Attendance 23,340
Officials: Mike Estabrook (Home Plate Umpire), Erich Bacchus (First Base Umpire), Laz Diaz (Second Base Umpire), Tripp Gibson (Third Base Umpire)