Cleveland Guardians vs Kansas City Royals

MLB

Guardians

79-59

4-2

Final

Royals

75-64

Kauffman Stadium

TV: MLB.TV

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

Who won: Guardians 4-2

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

Recap · Sep 2

Gavin Williams pitches 7 sharp innings as the Guardians beat the slumping Royals 4-2

Gavin Williams pitched seven sharp innings, and the Cleveland Guardians beat the Kansas City Royals 4-2 on Monday.

What it means

Season series: CLE wins series 2-1.
Guardians 36-34 on the road; Royals 41-29 at home.

Latest headlines

ESPN · 13h ago

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

Recap · 15h ago

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

Preview · 1d 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 · 3d ago

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

Preview · 3d ago

Guardians and White Sox meet to begin ALDS

ESPN · 4d ago

White Sox to start reliever Hagen Smith vs. Guardians in 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

Gavin Williams SP

Probable starter · 3-10, 4.86 ERA, 79 K, 1.37 WHIP

Lineup

1Steven KwanLF
2Andres Gimenez2B
3Jose Ramirez3B
4Josh Naylor1B
5Jhonkensy NoelRF
6Kyle ManzardoDH
7Lane ThomasCF
8Bo NaylorC
9Brayan RocchioSS

Royals5th in AL Cent

Michael Wacha SP

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

Lineup

1Tommy PhamRF
2Bobby Witt Jr.DH
3Michael Massey2B
4Salvador Perez1B
5MJ MelendezLF
6Paul DeJong3B
7Yuli Gurriel1B
8Maikel GarciaSS
9Kyle IsbelCF

The series

CLE wins series 2-1

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Game info

Venue: Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri · Attendance 30,612
Officials: Will Little (Home Plate Umpire), Nestor Ceja (First Base Umpire), Derek Thomas (Second Base Umpire), Nic Lentz (Third Base Umpire)