Kansas City Royals vs Cleveland Guardians

MLB

Royals

26-65

4-1

Final

Guardians

45-45

Progressive Field

TV: MLB.TV

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

Who won: Royals 4-1

The Kansas City Royals beat the Cleveland Guardians 4-1 on Sunday, July 9, 2023 at Progressive Field. The Guardians win the series 3-1. The Royals outscored the Guardians 3-0 in the 6th inning. Kyle Isbel went 2-for-4 with a home run and 1 RBI for the Royals. Andres Gimenez went 2-for-4 with 1 RBI for the Guardians.

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What it means

Season series: CLE wins series 3-1.
Royals 13-34 on the road; Guardians 24-22 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

Ryan Yarbrough SP

Probable starter · 8-7, 4.52 ERA, 67 K, 1.23 WHIP

Lineup

1Maikel Garcia3B
2Bobby Witt Jr.SS
3Salvador PerezDH
4MJ MelendezRF
5Freddy FerminC
6Kyle IsbelCF
7Michael Massey2B
8Matt Duffy1B
9Nicky Lopez2B

Guardians1st in AL Cent

Shane Bieber SP

Probable starter · 6-6, 3.80 ERA, 107 K, 1.23 WHIP

Lineup

1Steven KwanLF
2Amed RosarioSS
3Jose RamirezDH
4Josh Naylor1B
5Andres Gimenez2B
6Tyler Freeman3B
7Will BrennanRF
8Myles StrawCF
9Cam GallagherC

The series

CLE wins series 3-1

Last meeting: Guardians 10, Royals 6 (Jul 8)

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Game info

Venue: Progressive Field, Cleveland, Ohio · Attendance 25,911
Officials: Randy Rosenberg (Home Plate Umpire), Jordan Baker (First Base Umpire), Brennan Miller (Second Base Umpire), Derek Thomas (Third Base Umpire)