Guardians score, lineups, updates vs Kansas City Royals

CLEVELAND — The red-hot Guardians begin a 10-game homestand at Progressive Field against the Kansas City Royals Aug. 28.

The Guardians went 6-0 on their recent road trip to Colorado and Anaheim, surging into position for the final Wild Card spot and a few games outside of the American League Central lead entering Aug. 28.

Tanner Bibee will take the mound opposite Michael Wacha.

The Guardians and Royals had a first-pitch time of 7:10 p.m. Follow along here for live score updates, analysis and highlights from the game.

• Steven Kwan, LF

• Chase DeLauter, DH

• Jose Ramirez, 3B

• Jo Adell, RF

• Nathaniel Lowe, 1B

• Travis Bazzana, 2B

• Patrick Bailey, C

• Petey Halpin, CF

• Brayan Rocchio, SS

These were the American League Central Division standings entering games played on Aug. 28:

• White Sox (70-63) —

• Guardians (68-66) 2.5 GB

• Twins (64-70) 6.5 GB

• Tigers (62-71) 8 GB

• Royals (60-75) 11 GB

The Guardians return to Progressive Field for a 10-game homestand, including three games against the Royals (Aug. 28-30), three against the Blue Jays (Sept. 1-3) and four against the Tigers Sept. 4-6).

The Aug. 28 game between the Guardians and Royals is set to be televised by Guardians TV.

The local radio broadcast of Guardians vs. Royals is set to air on WTAM (1100-AM), WMMS (100.7-FM) and WARF (1350-AM, Spanish broadcast).

Ryan Lewis covers the Guardians for the Beacon Journal. He can be reached at rlewis1@gannett.com.

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