Kansas City Royals vs Cleveland Guardians

MLB

Royals

29-74

1-5

Final

Guardians

50-51

Progressive Field

TV: MLB.TV

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

Who won: Guardians 5-1

The Cleveland Guardians beat the Kansas City Royals 5-1 on Tuesday, July 25, 2023 at Progressive Field. The Guardians win the series 2-1. The Guardians outscored the Royals 3-1 in the 5th inning. Bo Naylor went 2-for-3 with 2 home runs and 3 RBI for the Guardians. Nicky Lopez went 2-for-3 with 1 RBI for the Royals.

Recap · Jul 25

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Bo Naylor had his first career two-homer game and drove in three runs as the Cleveland Guardians beat Kansas City 5-1 on Tuesday night, handing Royals pitcher Zack Greinke his 16th consecutive road loss.

What it means

Season series: CLE wins series 2-1.
Royals 14-38 on the road; Guardians 27-24 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

Zack Greinke SP

Probable starter · 2-15, 5.06 ERA, 97 K, 1.27 WHIP

Lineup

1Maikel GarciaDH
2Bobby Witt Jr.SS
3Nick Pratto1B
4Salvador PerezC
5Kyle IsbelCF
6Edward OlivaresLF
7Michael Massey2B
8Drew WatersRF
9Nicky Lopez3B

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
5Andres Gimenez2B
6Josh BellDH
7Will BrennanRF
8Myles StrawCF
9Bo NaylorC

The series

CLE wins series 2-1

Last meeting: Royals 5, Guardians 3 (Jul 24)

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Game info

Venue: Progressive Field, Cleveland, Ohio · Attendance 22,177
Officials: Edwin Jimenez (Home Plate Umpire), Pat Hoberg (First Base Umpire), Nestor Ceja (Second Base Umpire), Brian O'Nora (Third Base Umpire)