Kansas City Royals vs Cleveland Guardians

MLB

Royals

65-95

5-2

Final/10

Guardians

90-70

Progressive Field

TV: MLB.TV

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	R
KC	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	3	5
CLE	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	2

Who won: Royals 5-2

The Kansas City Royals beat the Cleveland Guardians 5-2 in 10 innings on Monday, October 3, 2022 at Progressive Field. The Guardians win the series 3-2. The Royals outscored the Guardians 3-0 in the 10th inning. Drew Waters went 2-for-4 with a home run and 4 RBI for the Royals.

Recap · Oct 3

Waters hits 3-run homer in 10th, Royals beat Guardians 5-2

Rookie Drew Waters belted a three-run homer off Kirk McCarty in the 10th inning, sending the Kansas City Royals to a 5-2 victory over the AL Central champion Cleveland Guardians on Monday night.

What it means

Season series: CLE wins series 3-2.
Royals 26-53 on the road; Guardians 44-35 at home.

Latest headlines

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Preview · 10h ago

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ESPN · 1d ago

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ESPN · 1d ago

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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

Zack Greinke SP

Probable starter · 4-9, 3.68 ERA, 73 K, 1.34 WHIP

Lineup

1MJ MelendezC
2Bobby Witt Jr.SS
3Vinnie Pasquantino1B
4Edward OlivaresDH
5Michael Massey2B
6Hunter Dozier3B
7Michael A. TaylorCF
8Drew WatersLF
9Kyle IsbelRF

Guardians1st in AL Cent

Triston McKenzie SP

Probable starter · 11-11, 2.96 ERA, 190 K, 0.95 WHIP

Lineup

1Steven KwanLF
2Will BrennanRF
3Jose Ramirez3B
4Oscar GonzalezDH
5Andres Gimenez2B
6Owen Miller1B
7Gabriel AriasSS
8Austin HedgesC
9Myles StrawCF

The series

CLE wins series 3-2

Last meeting: Guardians 7, Royals 5 (Oct 2)

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Game info

Venue: Progressive Field, Cleveland, Ohio · Attendance 18,688
Officials: Ted Barrett (Home Plate Umpire), Nic Lentz (First Base Umpire), Dan Merzel (Second Base Umpire), Junior Valentine (Third Base Umpire)