Kansas City Royals vs Cleveland Guardians

MLB

Royals

64-94

7-1

Final

Guardians

89-69

Progressive Field

TV: MLB.TV

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

Who won: Royals 7-1

The Kansas City Royals beat the Cleveland Guardians 7-1 on Saturday, October 1, 2022 at Progressive Field. The Guardians win the series 3-2. The Royals outscored the Guardians 3-0 in the 4th inning. Salvador Perez went 4-for-4 with a home run and 2 RBI for the Royals.

Recap · Oct 1

Perez has 4 hits, Royals beat AL Central champion Guardians

Salvador Perez had four hits and drove in a pair of runs, Kris Bubic struck out a season-high eight and the Kansas City Royals beat the AL Central champion Cleveland Guardians 7-1 on Saturday night.

What it means

Season series: CLE wins series 3-2.
Royals 25-52 on the road; Guardians 43-34 at home.

Latest headlines

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Preview · 11h ago

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ESPN · 1d ago

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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

Kris Bubic SP

Probable starter · 3-13, 5.58 ERA, 110 K, 1.70 WHIP

Lineup

1MJ MelendezLF
2Bobby Witt Jr.SS
3Salvador PerezC
4Vinnie Pasquantino1B
5Edward OlivaresDH
6Hunter Dozier3B
7Michael Massey2B
8Drew WatersCF
9Kyle IsbelRF

Guardians1st in AL Cent

Zach Plesac SP

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

Lineup

1Steven KwanLF
2Amed RosarioSS
3Andres Gimenez2B
4Oscar GonzalezRF
5Owen Miller1B
6Josh NaylorDH
7Gabriel Arias3B
8Luke MaileC
9Myles StrawCF

The series

CLE wins series 3-2

Last meeting: Guardians 6, Royals 3 (Sep 30)

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Game info

Venue: Progressive Field, Cleveland, Ohio · Attendance 26,982
Officials: Tripp Gibson (Home Plate Umpire), Ryan Wills (First Base Umpire), Brian O'Nora (Second Base Umpire), Chad Fairchild (Third Base Umpire)