Kansas City Royals vs Cleveland Guardians

MLB

Royals

64-95

5-7

Final

Guardians

90-69

Progressive Field

TV: MLB.TV

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

Who won: Guardians 7-5

The Cleveland Guardians beat the Kansas City Royals 7-5 on Sunday, October 2, 2022 at Progressive Field. The Guardians win the series 3-2. The Guardians outscored the Royals 6-0 in the 2nd inning. Will Brennan went 2-for-5 with a home run and 3 RBI for the Guardians. MJ Melendez went 3-for-5 with 1 RBI for the Royals.

Recap · Oct 2

Bieber tunes up for playoffs, Guardians top Royals 7-5

Shane Bieber allowed two runs over five innings in his final start before the postseason, Josh Naylor and rookie Will Brennan hit three-run homers and the Cleveland Guardians defeated the Kansas City Royals 7-5 on Sunday.

What it means

Season series: CLE wins series 3-2.
Royals 25-53 on the road; Guardians 44-34 at home.

Latest headlines

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ESPN · 7h ago

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Preview · 11h ago

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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

Max Castillo SP

Probable starter · 0-2, 5.95 ERA, 37 K, 1.35 WHIP

Lineup

1MJ MelendezC
2Bobby Witt Jr.SS
3Vinnie Pasquantino1B
4Edward OlivaresDH
5Ryan O'Hearn1B
6Michael A. TaylorCF
7Drew WatersLF
8Nate Eaton3B
9Nicky Lopez2B

Guardians1st in AL Cent

Shane Bieber SP

Probable starter · 13-8, 2.88 ERA, 198 K, 1.04 WHIP

Lineup

1Will BrennanLF
2Amed RosarioSS
3Jose Ramirez3B
4Josh Naylor1B
5Bo NaylorDH
6Oscar GonzalezRF
7Gabriel Arias2B
8Will BensonCF
9Austin HedgesC

The series

CLE wins series 3-2

Last meeting: Royals 7, Guardians 1 (Oct 1)

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Game info

Venue: Progressive Field, Cleveland, Ohio · Attendance 20,622
Officials: Ryan Wills (Home Plate Umpire), Brian O'Nora (First Base Umpire), Chad Fairchild (Second Base Umpire), Tripp Gibson (Third Base Umpire)