Kansas City Royals vs Cleveland Guardians

MLB

Royals

63-94

3-6

Final

Guardians

89-68

Progressive Field

TV: MLB.TV

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

Who won: Guardians 6-3

The Cleveland Guardians beat the Kansas City Royals 6-3 on Friday, September 30, 2022 at Progressive Field. The Guardians win the series 3-2. The Guardians outscored the Royals 5-0 in the 6th inning. Jose Ramirez went 1-for-4 with a home run and 3 RBI for the Guardians. Drew Waters went 1-for-3 with a home run and 2 RBI for the Royals.

Recap · Sep 30

Ramírez homers, Clase gets 40th save as Guardians beat KC

José Ramírez hit a three-run homer and Emmanuel Clase worked a perfect ninth inning for his major league-leading 40th save in the Cleveland Guardians’ 6-3 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Friday night.

What it means

Season series: CLE wins series 3-2.
Royals 24-52 on the road; Guardians 43-33 at home.

Latest headlines

ESPN · 5h ago

Guardians start Gavin Williams vs. Rays' Griffin Jax in Game 3

ESPN · 8h ago

MLB 2026: How Jose Ramirez's energy is fueling Guardians' run

Preview · 11h ago

Guardians and Rays tied 1-1 ahead of ALCS Game 3

ESPN · 1d ago

Jose Ramirez takes blame as miscues sink Guardians in Game 2 of ALCS vs. Rays

ESPN · 1d ago

Freddy Peralta shuts down Guardians as Rays even ALCS with Game 2 win

Recap · 1d ago

Freddy Peralta, Liam Hicks lift the Rays to a 3-1 win over the Guardians that evens the ALCS at 1-1

ESPN · 2d ago

Rays bounce back and win Game 2 over Guardians 3-1

Recap · Sep 27

Royals snap 3-game skid, beat AL Central champion Guardians 3-2 in regular-season finale

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

Brady Singer SP

Probable starter · 10-5, 3.23 ERA, 150 K, 1.14 WHIP

Lineup

1MJ MelendezLF
2Bobby Witt Jr.SS
3Salvador PerezC
4Vinnie Pasquantino1B
5Edward OlivaresDH
6Michael A. TaylorCF
7Michael Massey2B
8Nate Eaton3B
9Drew WatersRF

Guardians1st in AL Cent

Aaron Civale SP

Probable starter · 5-6, 4.92 ERA, 98 K, 1.19 WHIP

Lineup

1Steven KwanDH
2Gabriel AriasSS
3Jose Ramirez3B
4Josh Naylor1B
5Andres Gimenez2B
6Oscar GonzalezRF
7Will BrennanLF
8Austin HedgesC
9Myles StrawCF

The series

CLE wins series 3-2

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Game info

Venue: Progressive Field, Cleveland, Ohio · Attendance 19,753
Officials: Chad Fairchild (Home Plate Umpire), Tripp Gibson (First Base Umpire), Ryan Wills (Second Base Umpire), Brian O'Nora (Third Base Umpire)