Kansas City Royals vs Cleveland Guardians

MLB

Royals

29-73

5-3

Final

Guardians

49-51

Progressive Field

TV: MLB.TV

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

Who won: Royals 5-3

The Kansas City Royals beat the Cleveland Guardians 5-3 on Monday, July 24, 2023 at Progressive Field. The Guardians win the series 2-1. The Royals outscored the Guardians 2-0 in the 2nd inning. Salvador Perez went 1-for-4 with a home run and 2 RBI for the Royals. Myles Straw went 2-for-4 with 2 RBI for the Guardians.

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Salvador Perez became the 10th player in major league history to hit 200 homers as a catcher and Ryan Yarbrough allowed one run in six innings, lifting the Kansas City Royals to a 5-3 victory over the Cleveland Guardians on Monday night.

What it means

Season series: CLE wins series 2-1.
Royals 14-37 on the road; Guardians 26-24 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
3MJ MelendezLF
4Salvador PerezC
5Matt Duffy1B
6Kyle IsbelCF
7Edward OlivaresDH
8Dairon BlancoRF
9Nicky Lopez2B

Guardians1st in AL Cent

Logan Allen SP

Probable starter · 7-8, 3.81 ERA, 119 K, 1.40 WHIP

Lineup

1Steven KwanLF
2Amed RosarioSS
3Jose Ramirez3B
4Josh Naylor1B
5Josh BellDH
6Andres Gimenez2B
7David FryC
8Will BrennanRF
9Myles StrawCF

The series

CLE wins series 2-1

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Game info

Venue: Progressive Field, Cleveland, Ohio · Attendance 19,630
Officials: Brian O'Nora (Home Plate Umpire), Edwin Jimenez (First Base Umpire), Pat Hoberg (Second Base Umpire), Nestor Ceja (Third Base Umpire)