Kansas City Royals vs Cleveland Guardians

MLB

Royals

16-33

0-4

Final

Guardians

22-24

Progressive Field

TV: MLB.TV

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

Who won: Guardians 4-0

The Cleveland Guardians beat the Kansas City Royals 4-0 on Wednesday, June 1, 2022 at Progressive Field. The Guardians win the series 3-0. Amed Rosario went 2-for-5 with 1 RBI for the Guardians. Andrew Benintendi went 3-for-4 for the Royals.

Recap · Jun 1

Pilkington gets first major league win, Guardians sweep KC

Rookie Konnor Pilkington struck out eight in five innings for his first major league win and the Cleveland Guardians beat the Kansas City Royals 4-0 Wednesday to complete a three-game sweep.

What it means

Season series: CLE wins series 3-0.
Royals 8-18 on the road; Guardians 11-8 at home.

Latest headlines

Preview · 8h ago

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

ESPN · 13h ago

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

ESPN · 14h ago

Lineups, live updates for Rays-Guardians ALCS Game 4

ESPN · 1d 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

Brad Keller SP

Probable starter · 6-14, 5.09 ERA, 102 K, 1.50 WHIP

Lineup

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

Guardians1st in AL Cent

Konnor Pilkington SP

Probable starter · 1-2, 3.88 ERA, 50 K, 1.47 WHIP

Lineup

1Steven KwanLF
2Amed RosarioSS
3Jose Ramirez3B
4Josh Naylor1B
5Owen MillerDH
6Oscar GonzalezRF
7Andres Gimenez2B
8Richie PalaciosLF
9Luke MaileC

The series

CLE wins series 3-0

Last meeting: Guardians 8, Royals 3 (May 31)

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Game info

Venue: Progressive Field, Cleveland, Ohio · Attendance 12,895
Officials: Gabe Morales (Home Plate Umpire), Andy Fletcher (First Base Umpire), Bill Welke (Second Base Umpire), Jansen Visconti (Third Base Umpire)