Kansas City Royals vs Cleveland Guardians, Doubleheader Game 2

MLB

Royals

74-58

9-4

Final

Guardians

75-57

Progressive Field

TV: MLB.TV

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

Who won: Royals 9-4

The Kansas City Royals beat the Cleveland Guardians 9-4 in Doubleheader Game 2 on Monday, August 26, 2024 at Progressive Field. The Royals win the series 3-1. The Royals outscored the Guardians 4-0 in the 6th inning. Salvador Perez went 2-for-4 with 2 home runs and 6 RBI for the Royals. Daniel Schneemann went 2-for-4 with a home run and 1 RBI for the Guardians.

Recap · Aug 26

Salvador Perez hits grand slam, drives in 6 as Royals sweep Guardians, close within 1 in AL Central

Salvador Perez hit a grand slam and drove in a career-high six runs as the Kansas City Royals completed a doubleheader sweep of Cleveland, beating the Guardians 9-4 on Monday night to pull within one game of first in the AL Central.

What it means

Season series: KC wins series 3-1.
Royals 33-30 on the road; Guardians 40-23 at home.

Latest headlines

ESPN · 15h ago

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Recap · 16h ago

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Preview · 1d ago

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ESPN · 3d ago

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Recap · 3d ago

White Sox beat Guardians 3-0 in Game 1 of ALDS behind Murakami homer, 3-hitter

Preview · 3d ago

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ESPN · 4d ago

White Sox to start reliever Hagen Smith vs. Guardians in ALDS

Recap · Sep 27

Royals snap 3-game skid, beat AL Central champion Guardians 3-2 in regular-season finale

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

Alec Marsh SP

Probable starter · 9-9, 4.53 ERA, 123 K, 1.26 WHIP

Lineup

1Maikel Garcia2B
2Bobby Witt Jr.SS
3Vinnie Pasquantino1B
4Salvador PerezDH
5Freddy FerminC
6Paul DeJong3B
7MJ MelendezLF
8Dairon BlancoRF
9Garrett HampsonCF

Guardians1st in AL Cent

Logan Allen SP

Probable starter · 8-5, 5.73 ERA, 79 K, 1.58 WHIP

Lineup

1Steven KwanLF
2Andres Gimenez2B
3Jose RamirezDH
4Josh Naylor1B
5Jhonkensy NoelRF
6Will BrennanCF
7Daniel Schneemann3B
8Bo NaylorC
9Brayan RocchioSS

The series

KC wins series 3-1

Last meeting: Royals 4, Guardians 3 (Aug 26)

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Game info

Venue: Progressive Field, Cleveland, Ohio · Attendance 16,856
Officials: John Tumpane (Home Plate Umpire), Jonathan Parra (First Base Umpire), Marvin Hudson (Second Base Umpire), Tom Hanahan (Third Base Umpire)