Kansas City Royals vs Cleveland Guardians

MLB

Royals

16-32

3-8

Final

Guardians

21-24

Progressive Field

TV: MLB.TV

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

Who won: Guardians 8-3

The Cleveland Guardians beat the Kansas City Royals 8-3 on Tuesday, May 31, 2022 at Progressive Field. The Guardians win the series 3-0. The Guardians outscored the Royals 3-0 in the 1st inning. Austin Hedges went 1-for-4 with a home run and 3 RBI for the Guardians.

Recap · May 31

Hedges' three-run homer helps Guardians beat Royals 8-3

Austin Hedges hit a three-run homer and rookie Oscar Gonzalez doubled in two runs, sending the Cleveland Guardians to an 8-3 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Tuesday night.

What it means

Season series: CLE wins series 3-0.
Royals 8-17 on the road; Guardians 10-8 at home.

Latest headlines

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ESPN · 13h ago

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ESPN · 14h ago

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ESPN · 1d ago

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ESPN · 1d ago

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Recap · 1d ago

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Preview · 1d ago

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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

Daniel Lynch IV SP

Probable starter · 4-13, 5.13 ERA, 122 K, 1.57 WHIP

Lineup

1Whit MerrifieldDH
2Andrew BenintendiLF
3Bobby Witt Jr.SS
4Salvador PerezC
5MJ MelendezRF
6Hunter Dozier1B
7Kyle IsbelCF
8Emmanuel Rivera3B
9Nicky Lopez2B

Guardians1st in AL Cent

Cal Quantrill SP

Probable starter · 15-5, 3.38 ERA, 128 K, 1.21 WHIP

Lineup

1Myles StrawCF
2Amed RosarioSS
3Jose RamirezDH
4Owen Miller1B
5Oscar GonzalezRF
6Ernie Clement3B
7Andres Gimenez2B
8Oscar MercadoLF
9Austin HedgesC

The series

CLE wins series 3-0

Last meeting: Guardians 7, Royals 3 (May 30)

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Game info

Venue: Progressive Field, Cleveland, Ohio · Attendance 10,519
Officials: Jansen Visconti (Home Plate Umpire), Gabe Morales (First Base Umpire), Andy Fletcher (Second Base Umpire), Bill Welke (Third Base Umpire)