Kansas City Royals vs Cleveland Guardians

MLB

Royals

65-96

3-5

Final

Guardians

91-70

Progressive Field

TV: MLB.TV

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

Who won: Guardians 5-3

The Cleveland Guardians beat the Kansas City Royals 5-3 on Tuesday, October 4, 2022 at Progressive Field. The Guardians win the series 3-2. The Guardians outscored the Royals 5-1 in the 5th inning. Owen Miller went 1-for-4 with a home run and 2 RBI for the Guardians.

Recap · Oct 4

Quantrill stays unbeaten at home, Guardians down Royals 5-3

Cal Quantrill's record at home has gone from oddity to rarity.

What it means

Season series: CLE wins series 3-2.
Royals 26-54 on the road; Guardians 45-35 at home.

Latest headlines

ESPN · 4h ago

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

ESPN · 7h ago

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

Preview · 10h 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

Daniel Lynch IV SP

Probable starter · 4-13, 5.13 ERA, 122 K, 1.57 WHIP

Lineup

1MJ MelendezC
2Bobby Witt Jr.SS
3Vinnie Pasquantino1B
4Edward OlivaresDH
5Michael Massey2B
6Drew WatersCF
7Kyle IsbelLF
8Nate EatonRF
9Nicky Lopez3B

Guardians1st in AL Cent

Cal Quantrill SP

Probable starter · 15-5, 3.38 ERA, 128 K, 1.21 WHIP

Lineup

1Steven KwanLF
2Amed RosarioSS
3Jose RamirezDH
4Oscar GonzalezRF
5Andres Gimenez2B
6Owen Miller1B
7Gabriel Arias3B
8Austin HedgesC
9Myles StrawCF

The series

CLE wins series 3-2

Last meeting: Royals 5, Guardians 2 (Oct 3)

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Game info

Venue: Progressive Field, Cleveland, Ohio · Attendance 19,455
Officials: Nic Lentz (Home Plate Umpire), Dan Merzel (First Base Umpire), Junior Valentine (Second Base Umpire), Ted Barrett (Third Base Umpire)