Cleveland Guardians vs Kansas City Royals

MLB

Guardians

9-8-1

6-2

Final

Royals

6-9-1

Surprise Stadium

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

Who won: Guardians 6-2

The Cleveland Guardians beat the Kansas City Royals 6-2 on Monday, March 9, 2026 at Surprise Stadium. The Guardians lead the series 1-0. The Guardians outscored the Royals 3-0 in the 5th inning. Steven Kwan went 2-for-3 with 2 home runs and 4 RBI for the Guardians. Luca Tresh went 1-for-2 with a home run and 2 RBI for the Royals.

CLE

Batting	H-AB	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
Steven KwanLF	2-3	3	2	2	4	2	0	0	0	.286	.400	.667
Brayan RocchioSS	1-2	2	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	.333	.407	.583
Jose Ramirez3B	0-3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.360	.600
Kyle Manzardo1B	0-4	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	.143	.226	.250
Gabriel Arias3B	1-2	2	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	.313	.389	.438
George ValeraLF	1-3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.292	.333	.500
Rhys Hoskins1B	1-4	4	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	.211	.286	.421
Austin HedgesC	1-3	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.368	.250
Petey HalpinCF	1-3	3	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	.350	.458	.600
Bench
Johnathan RodriguezRF	1-1	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	.250	.368	.250
Garrett HoweSS	0-2	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	.000	.000	.000
Alexander MooneySS	0-1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.300	.364	.500
Nolan SchubartOF	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
Dauri Fernandez2B	0-1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
Jaison ChourioCF	0-1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.375	.375	.563
Cooper IngleC	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.125	.300	.500
Jacob Gage FoxCF	0-1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.250	.000

Pitching	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA	PC
Parker MessickSP	4.2	2	0	0	1	4	0	66---	1.93	66
Bench
Will DionRP	0.1	2	0	0	0	0	0	12---	3.38	12
Connor BrogdonRP	1.0	2	0	0	0	1	0	17---	3.00	17
Codi HeuerRP	1.0	2	2	2	0	2	1	18---	14.54	18
Kolby AllardRP	2.0	2	0	0	0	0	0	18---	3.38	18

Cleveland Guardians vs Kansas City Royals

Who won: Guardians 6-2

More from this season series: CLE leads series 1-0

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