Cleveland Guardians vs Kansas City Royals

MLB

Guardians

80-59

7-1

Final

Royals

75-65

Kauffman Stadium

TV: MLB.TV

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

Who won: Guardians 7-1

The Cleveland Guardians beat the Kansas City Royals 7-1 on Tuesday, September 3, 2024 at Kauffman Stadium. The Guardians win the series 2-1. The Guardians outscored the Royals 3-0 in the 8th inning. Brayan Rocchio went 1-for-1 with a home run and 4 RBI for the Guardians. Bobby Witt Jr. went 2-for-3 for the Royals.

Recap · Sep 3

Brayan Rocchio's 4 RBIs lead Guardians to 7-1 win, extending Royals losing streak to season-high 7

No. 9 hitter Brayan Rocchio drove in four runs and the Cleveland Guardians beat Kansas City 7-1 Tuesday night, extending the Royals’ losing streak to a season-high seven.

What it means

Season series: CLE wins series 2-1.
Guardians 37-34 on the road; Royals 41-30 at home.

Latest headlines

ESPN · 13h ago

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

Recap · 14h 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

Tanner Bibee SP

Probable starter · 12-8, 3.47 ERA, 187 K, 1.12 WHIP

Lineup

1Steven KwanLF
2Andres Gimenez2B
3Jose Ramirez3B
4Josh Naylor1B
5Will BrennanRF
6Kyle ManzardoDH
7Daniel SchneemannCF
8Bo NaylorC
9Brayan RocchioSS

Royals5th in AL Cent

Brady Singer SP

Probable starter · 9-13, 3.71 ERA, 170 K, 1.27 WHIP

Lineup

1Tommy PhamRF
2Bobby Witt Jr.SS
3Michael MasseyDH
4Salvador Perez1B
5Paul DeJong3B
6MJ MelendezLF
7Freddy FerminC
8Maikel Garcia2B
9Kyle IsbelCF

The series

CLE wins series 2-1

Last meeting: Guardians 4, Royals 2 (Sep 2)

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Game info

Venue: Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri · Attendance 14,813
Officials: Nestor Ceja (Home Plate Umpire), Derek Thomas (First Base Umpire), Nic Lentz (Second Base Umpire), Will Little (Third Base Umpire)