Kansas City Royals vs Cleveland Guardians

MLB

Royals

75-59

5-7

Final

Guardians

76-58

Progressive Field

TV: MLB.TV

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

Who won: Guardians 7-5

The Cleveland Guardians beat the Kansas City Royals 7-5 on Wednesday, August 28, 2024 at Progressive Field. The Royals win the series 3-1. The Guardians outscored the Royals 4-0 in the 7th inning. Josh Naylor went 3-for-5 with 2 RBI for the Guardians. Vinnie Pasquantino went 4-for-5 with a home run and 1 RBI for the Royals.

Recap · Aug 28

Guardians rally for 7-5 victory over Royals, reclaim sole possession of first place in AL Central

Rookie Jhonkensy Noel singled home Josh Naylor with the go-ahead run in the seventh inning and the Cleveland Guardians rallied for a 7-5 win over the Kansas City Royals, reclaiming sole possession of first place in the AL Central on Wednesday.

What it means

Season series: KC wins series 3-1.
Royals 34-31 on the road; Guardians 41-24 at home.

Latest headlines

ESPN · 14h ago

White Sox beat Guardians in Game 2, move within 1 win of ALCS

Recap · 15h ago

White Sox surge past Guardians 4-3 to take 2-0 lead in ALDS and move within 1 win of ALCS

Preview · 1d ago

White Sox bring 1-0 lead into ALDS Game 2 against Guardians

ESPN · 3d ago

White Sox hold Guardians to three hits in ALDS Game 1 win

Recap · 3d ago

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

Preview · 3d ago

Guardians and White Sox meet to begin ALDS

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

Michael Wacha SP

Probable starter · 13-8, 3.35 ERA, 145 K, 1.19 WHIP

Lineup

1Michael Massey2B
2Bobby Witt Jr.SS
3Vinnie Pasquantino1B
4Salvador PerezDH
5MJ MelendezLF
6Paul DeJong3B
7Adam FrazierRF
8Freddy FerminC
9Kyle IsbelCF

Guardians1st in AL Cent

Tanner Bibee SP

Probable starter · 12-8, 3.47 ERA, 187 K, 1.12 WHIP

Lineup

1Steven KwanLF
2Andres Gimenez2B
3Jose Ramirez3B
4Josh Naylor1B
5David FryDH
6Will BrennanCF
7Jhonkensy NoelRF
8Daniel SchneemannCF
9Bo NaylorC

The series

KC wins series 3-1

Last meeting: Royals 6, Guardians 1 (Aug 27)

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Game info

Venue: Progressive Field, Cleveland, Ohio · Attendance 19,722
Officials: Marvin Hudson (Home Plate Umpire), Hunter Wendelstedt (First Base Umpire), John Tumpane (Second Base Umpire), Jonathan Parra (Third Base Umpire)