The Guardians weren’t able to match the 17 runs they scored when Cal Quantrill last faced the Royals, but Cleveland provided their starting pitcher with ample run support Tuesday night, scoring early and often en route to an 8-3 win over Kansas City.
After Quantrill pitched a 1-2-3 first inning, the Guardians went to work immediately against Royals starting pitcher Daniel Lynch. Amed Rosario got things started with a one-out triple. Kansas City proceeded to take the bat out of Jose Ramirez’s hand with an intentional walk, though Owen Miller delivered an RBI groundout to give Cleveland a 1-0 lead.