Michael A. Taylor smacked a Sam Hentges pitch to the right side for a single to score pinch-runner Edward Olivares for a 4-3 walk-off win over Cleveland in the series-opener on Friday.
The Guardians got on the board in the second inning, with Brady Singer plunking Andres Giménez. In his first Major League plate appearances, Nolan Jones doubled him home to make it 1-0 Cleveland. The Royals answered in the third inning when the red-hot Andrew Benintendi singled home Taylor to tie it up 1-1.
Singer cruised through the first six innings, allowing just three hits and facing just two over the minimum.