Cleveland Guardians vs Kansas City Royals

MLB

Guardians

52-30

2-6

Final

Royals

47-39

Kauffman Stadium

TV: MLB.TV

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

Who won: Royals 6-2

The Kansas City Royals beat the Cleveland Guardians 6-2 on Sunday, June 30, 2024 at Kauffman Stadium. The Royals win the series 3-1. The Royals outscored the Guardians 2-0 in the 5th inning. Salvador Perez went 1-for-4 with a home run and 3 RBI for the Royals. Josh Naylor went 2-for-4 with 1 RBI for the Guardians.

Recap · Jun 30

Lugo gets MLB-high 11th win and Perez powers Royals to 6-2 victory over Guardians

Seth Lugo struck out 10 in six shutout innings to earn his major league-high 11th win, and Salvador Perez hit a two-run homer as the Kansas City Royals beat the Cleveland Guardians 6-2 on Sunday.

What it means

Season series: KC wins series 3-1.
Guardians 26-21 on the road; Royals 30-16 at home.

Latest headlines

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Recap · 13h ago

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ESPN · 1d ago

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Preview · 2d ago

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ESPN · 3d ago

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Recap · 4d ago

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Preview · 4d ago

Guardians and White Sox meet to begin ALDS

Recap · Sep 27

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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 · 8-5, 5.73 ERA, 79 K, 1.58 WHIP

Lineup

1Steven KwanLF
2Daniel Schneemann3B
3Jose RamirezDH
4Josh Naylor1B
5Jhonkensy NoelRF
6Andres Gimenez2B
7Bo NaylorC
8Brayan RocchioSS
9Jose Tena3B

Royals5th in AL Cent

Seth Lugo SP

Probable starter · 16-9, 3.00 ERA, 181 K, 1.09 WHIP

Lineup

1Maikel Garcia2B
2Bobby Witt Jr.SS
3Vinnie PasquantinoDH
4Salvador Perez1B
5Hunter RenfroeRF
6Nick Loftin3B
7Freddy FerminC
8Garrett HampsonCF
9Dairon BlancoLF

The series

KC wins series 3-1

Last meeting: Guardians 7, Royals 2 (Jun 29)

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Game info

Venue: Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri · Attendance 27,691
Officials: John Bacon (Home Plate Umpire), Tripp Gibson (First Base Umpire), Erich Bacchus (Second Base Umpire), Laz Diaz (Third Base Umpire)