Kansas City Royals vs Cleveland Guardians

MLB

Royals

36-26

5-8

Final

Guardians

40-20

Progressive Field

TV: MLB.TV

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

Who won: Guardians 8-5

The Cleveland Guardians beat the Kansas City Royals 8-5 on Tuesday, June 4, 2024 at Progressive Field. The series is tied 1-1. The Guardians outscored the Royals 5-0 in the 7th inning. Josh Naylor went 1-for-3 with a home run and 2 RBI for the Guardians. Bobby Witt Jr. went 3-for-5 with 2 home runs and 4 RBI for the Royals.

Recap · Jun 4

Guardians score 3 runs on Witt's wild throw, down Royals 8-5 in matchup of AL Central's top teams

Kansas City shortstop Bobby Witt's Jr.'s throwing error led to Cleveland scoring three runs on an infield grounder in the seventh inning in the Guardians' 8-5 win over the Royals on Tuesday night, the first matchup this season between the AL...

What it means

Season series: Series tied 1-1.
Royals 14-16 on the road; Guardians 21-7 at home.

Latest headlines

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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

Seth Lugo SP

Probable starter · 16-9, 3.00 ERA, 181 K, 1.09 WHIP

Lineup

1Maikel Garcia3B
2Bobby Witt Jr.SS
3Vinnie Pasquantino1B
4Salvador PerezC
5Nelson VelazquezDH
6Nick Loftin2B
7Adam FrazierLF
8Hunter RenfroeRF
9Garrett HampsonCF

Guardians1st in AL Cent

Triston McKenzie SP

Probable starter · 3-5, 5.11 ERA, 74 K, 1.56 WHIP

Lineup

1Steven KwanLF
2Andres Gimenez2B
3Jose Ramirez3B
4Josh Naylor1B
5David FryC
6Kyle ManzardoDH
7Will BrennanRF
8Tyler FreemanCF
9Daniel SchneemannSS

The series

Series tied 1-1

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Game info

Venue: Progressive Field, Cleveland, Ohio · Attendance 23,260
Officials: Jacob Metz (Home Plate Umpire), Brennan Miller (First Base Umpire), Derek Thomas (Second Base Umpire), Brian O'Nora (Third Base Umpire)