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Kansas City Royals vs Cleveland Guardians Recap - Guardians Over Royals 8-3

Jose Ramirez swatted 2 round trippers and drove in 3 runs as his Guardians defeated Kansas City 8-3 at Progressive Field.

Cleveland won as a -200 favorite, while Over-Under bettors who played OVER the total of 10 were rewarded at the payout window.

Nick Sandlin earned the victory for the Guardians, throwing 1 innings of work, striking out 1, walking 0, and allowing 2 hits and 1 earned runs. That effort was supported by 3 RBIs from Jose Ramirez in the win.

Kansas City got a 1-inning outing from Nick Wittgren in the loss. He gave up 0 earned runs, 0 walks and 0 hits in his time on the mound, while Salvador Perez had 2 hits in the loss for the Royals.

The battle of the bats favored Kansas City as they had 9 hits, while Cleveland only had 12.

Cleveland heads into a battle against Chicago. Kansas City, meanwhile, will have their next action against Minnesota.