Kansas City Royals vs Cleveland Guardians

MLB

Royals

16-31

3-7

Final

Guardians

20-24

Progressive Field

TV: MLB.TV

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

Who won: Guardians 7-3

The Cleveland Guardians beat the Kansas City Royals 7-3 on Monday, May 30, 2022 at Progressive Field. The Guardians win the series 3-0. The Guardians outscored the Royals 2-0 in the 5th inning. Jose Ramirez went 2-for-4 with a home run and 3 RBI for the Guardians. Emmanuel Rivera went 1-for-4 with a home run and 1 RBI for the Royals.

Recap · May 30

Giménez homers, Guardians overcome rookie's gaffe to beat KC

Oscar Gonzalez bounced off the padded wall and the rookie outfielder casually flipped the ball into the stands, thinking the inning was over.

What it means

Season series: CLE wins series 3-0.
Royals 8-16 on the road; Guardians 9-8 at home.

Latest headlines

Preview · 7h ago

Guardians bring 2-1 ALCS lead into Game 4 against Rays

ESPN · 12h ago

Rain postpones Game 4 of ALCS to Saturday; Rays, Guardians to play Game 5 on Sunday

ESPN · 13h ago

Lineups, live updates for Rays-Guardians ALCS Game 4

ESPN · 23h ago

Guardians to open with Armstrong; Rays start Martinez in ALCS Game 4

ESPN · 1d ago

Petey Halpin launches homer, bat to put Guardians past Rays in ALCS Game 3

Recap · 1d ago

Halpin’s go-ahead homer flips Game 3 as Guardians beat Rays 3-2 for 2-1 AL Championship Series lead

Preview · 1d ago

Guardians lead Rays 2-1 ahead of ALCS Game 4

ESPN · 2d ago

Guardians hold off Rays to take 2-1 lead in ALCS

Injuries and inactives

Royals3rd 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

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

Probable starters

Royals3rd in AL Cent

Jonathan Heasley SP

Probable starter · 4-10, 5.28 ERA, 70 K, 1.49 WHIP

Lineup

1Whit MerrifieldCF
2Andrew BenintendiLF
3Bobby Witt Jr.SS
4Salvador PerezC
5MJ MelendezDH
6Hunter DozierRF
7Carlos Santana1B
8Emmanuel Rivera3B
9Nicky Lopez2B

Guardians1st in AL Cent

Zach Plesac SP

Probable starter · 3-12, 4.31 ERA, 100 K, 1.32 WHIP

Lineup

1Myles StrawCF
2Amed RosarioSS
3Jose Ramirez3B
4Owen Miller1B
5Josh NaylorDH
6Oscar GonzalezRF
7Andres Gimenez2B
8Steven KwanLF
9Austin HedgesC

The series

CLE wins series 3-0

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Game info

Venue: Progressive Field, Cleveland, Ohio · Attendance 15,271
Officials: Bill Welke (Home Plate Umpire), Jansen Visconti (First Base Umpire), Gabe Morales (Second Base Umpire), Andy Fletcher (Third Base Umpire)