Cleveland Guardians vs Kansas City Royals

MLB

Guardians

80-60

1-4

Final

Royals

76-65

Kauffman Stadium

TV: MLB.TV

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

Who won: Royals 4-1

The Kansas City Royals beat the Cleveland Guardians 4-1 on Wednesday, September 4, 2024 at Kauffman Stadium. The Guardians win the series 2-1. The Royals outscored the Guardians 4-0 in the 4th inning. Tommy Pham went 2-for-4 with a home run and 3 RBI for the Royals.

Recap · Sep 4

Pham's first homer for Royals keys 4-1 win over Guardians, stops 7-game losing streak

Tommy Pham hit his first home run for Kansas City, a tiebreaking, three-run drive in a four-run fourth inning, and the Royals stopped a season-high, seven-game losing streak with a 4-1 win over the Cleveland Guardians on Wednesday night.

What it means

Season series: CLE wins series 2-1.
Guardians 37-35 on the road; Royals 42-30 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

Ben Lively SP

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

Lineup

1Steven KwanLF
2Andres Gimenez2B
3Jose Ramirez3B
4David FryDH
5Will BrennanLF
6Kyle Manzardo1B
7Lane ThomasCF
8Daniel SchneemannSS
9Bo NaylorC

Royals5th in AL Cent

Seth Lugo SP

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

Lineup

1Tommy PhamRF
2Bobby Witt Jr.SS
3Salvador Perez1B
4MJ MelendezLF
5Paul DeJong3B
6Robbie GrossmanDH
7Michael Massey2B
8Freddy FerminC
9Kyle IsbelCF

The series

CLE wins series 2-1

Last meeting: Guardians 7, Royals 1 (Sep 3)

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Game info

Venue: Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri · Attendance 14,094
Officials: Derek Thomas (Home Plate Umpire), Nic Lentz (First Base Umpire), Will Little (Second Base Umpire), Nestor Ceja (Third Base Umpire)