Kansas City Royals vs Cleveland Guardians

MLB

Royals

25-64

0-3

Final

Guardians

44-44

Progressive Field

TV: MLB.TV

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

Who won: Guardians 3-0

The Cleveland Guardians beat the Kansas City Royals 3-0 on Friday, July 7, 2023 at Progressive Field. The Guardians win the series 3-1. The Guardians outscored the Royals 2-0 in the 4th inning. Josh Bell went 1-for-3 with a home run and 2 RBI for the Guardians.

Recap · Jul 7

Aaron Civale strikes out season-high 9, Guardians blank Royals 3-0

Aaron Civale struck out a season-high nine over seven innings and Josh Bell hit a two-run homer, sending the Cleveland Guardians to a 3-0 win over the Kansas City Royals on Friday night.

What it means

Season series: CLE wins series 3-1.
Royals 12-33 on the road; Guardians 23-21 at home.

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Injuries and inactives

Royals5th 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

Royals5th in AL Cent

Daniel Lynch IV SP

Probable starter · 3-4, 4.64 ERA, 34 K, 1.26 WHIP

Lineup

1Maikel Garcia3B
2Bobby Witt Jr.SS
3Salvador PerezC
4Nick Pratto1B
5Edward OlivaresDH
6MJ MelendezLF
7Drew WatersRF
8Kyle IsbelCF
9Michael Massey2B

Guardians1st in AL Cent

Aaron Civale SP

Probable starter · 7-5, 3.46 ERA, 116 K, 1.16 WHIP

Lineup

1Steven KwanLF
2Amed RosarioSS
3Jose Ramirez3B
4Josh Naylor1B
5Josh BellDH
6Andres Gimenez2B
7David FryRF
8Myles StrawCF
9Cam GallagherC

The series

CLE wins series 3-1

Last meeting: Guardians 6, Royals 1 (Jul 6)

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Game info

Venue: Progressive Field, Cleveland, Ohio · Attendance 29,990
Officials: Brennan Miller (Home Plate Umpire), Derek Thomas (First Base Umpire), Randy Rosenberg (Second Base Umpire), Jordan Baker (Third Base Umpire)