It was a good afternoon for the Royals, who beat the Guardians 5-1 and earned a series victory in the process. A nice crowd on a sunny, warm day at Kauffman Stadium enjoyed just a good pitching performance by both Zack Greinke and the Royals’ bullpen.
Greinke looked great, allowing just four baserunners in five shutout innings of work. Jose Cuas, Dylan Coleman, and Taylor Clarke each pitched a scoreless inning. They got within one out of a shutout, but Joel Payamps Joel Payamps’d and gave up a double and a wild pitch. 5-1. The Guardians were held to just three hits until Payamps entered in the ninth.