Kansas City Royals vs Cleveland Guardians

MLB

Royals

25-65

6-10

Final

Guardians

45-44

Progressive Field

TV: MLB.TV

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

Who won: Guardians 10-6

The Cleveland Guardians beat the Kansas City Royals 10-6 on Saturday, July 8, 2023 at Progressive Field. The Guardians win the series 3-1. The Guardians outscored the Royals 2-0 in the 2nd inning. Josh Naylor went 3-for-5 with 2 RBI for the Guardians. Bobby Witt Jr. went 3-for-5 with a home run and 2 RBI for the Royals.

Recap · Jul 8

Gavin Williams gets first career victory in the Guardians' 10-6 win over the Royals

Top prospect Gavin Williams struck out seven in 5 2/3 innings for his first victory in the majors, brothers Bo and Josh Naylor drove in two runs apiece and the Cleveland Guardians beat the Kansas City Royals 10-6 on Saturday.

What it means

Season series: CLE wins series 3-1.
Royals 12-34 on the road; Guardians 24-21 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

Brady Singer SP

Probable starter · 8-11, 5.52 ERA, 133 K, 1.45 WHIP

Lineup

1Maikel Garcia3B
2Bobby Witt Jr.SS
3Nick Pratto1B
4MJ MelendezLF
5Freddy FerminC
6Kyle IsbelCF
7Michael MasseyDH
8Drew WatersRF
9Nicky Lopez2B

Guardians1st in AL Cent

Gavin Williams SP

Probable starter · 3-5, 3.29 ERA, 81 K, 1.26 WHIP

Lineup

1Steven KwanLF
2Amed RosarioSS
3Jose Ramirez3B
4Josh NaylorDH
5Andres Gimenez2B
6Josh Bell1B
7Will BrennanRF
8Myles StrawCF
9Bo NaylorC

The series

CLE wins series 3-1

Last meeting: Guardians 3, Royals 0 (Jul 7)

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Game info

Venue: Progressive Field, Cleveland, Ohio · Attendance 30,864
Officials: Derek Thomas (Home Plate Umpire), Randy Rosenberg (First Base Umpire), Jordan Baker (Second Base Umpire), Brennan Miller (Third Base Umpire)