Cleveland Guardians vs Kansas City Royals

MLB

Guardians

51-29

3-10

Final

Royals

46-38

Kauffman Stadium

TV: MLB.TV

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R
CLE	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	3
KC	0	2	3	1	1	0	0	3	X	10

Who won: Royals 10-3

The Kansas City Royals beat the Cleveland Guardians 10-3 on Friday, June 28, 2024 at Kauffman Stadium. The Royals win the series 3-1. The Royals outscored the Guardians 3-0 in the 3rd inning. Vinnie Pasquantino went 2-for-4 with a home run and 3 RBI for the Royals. Jose Ramirez went 1-for-3 with a home run and 1 RBI for the Guardians.

Recap · Jun 29

Royals hit 4 home runs and send AL-leading Guardians to their 3rd straight loss, 10-3

Salvador Perez, Hunter Renfroe, Kyle Isbel and Vinnie Pasquantino homered to lead the Kansas City Royals to a 10-3 win over the AL-leading Cleveland Guardians on Friday night.

What it means

Season series: KC wins series 3-1.
Guardians 25-20 on the road; Royals 29-15 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

Triston McKenzie SP

Probable starter · 3-5, 5.11 ERA, 74 K, 1.56 WHIP

Lineup

1Steven KwanLF
2Daniel SchneemannLF
3Jose Ramirez3B
4Josh Naylor1B
5David FryDH
6Andres Gimenez2B
7Tyler FreemanCF
8Brayan RocchioSS
9Austin HedgesC

Royals5th in AL Cent

Alec Marsh SP

Probable starter · 9-9, 4.53 ERA, 123 K, 1.26 WHIP

Lineup

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

The series

KC wins series 3-1

Last meeting: Royals 2, Guardians 1 (Jun 27)

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Game info

Venue: Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri · Attendance 20,691
Officials: Erich Bacchus (Home Plate Umpire), Laz Diaz (First Base Umpire), Tripp Gibson (Second Base Umpire), Mike Estabrook (Third Base Umpire)