Guardians swept in KC
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Published: Sep. 20, 2023 at 4:57 PM EDT
CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - Lucas Giolito gave up 3 runs in the first inning and the Cleveland Guardians lost to the Royals in Kansas City 6-2 Wednesday afternoon.
The Royals sweep the 3-game series.
Nelson Velasquez’s 3-run homer in the first was the big blow off Giolito, who struck out 6 in 5.1 innings.
Angel Zerpa got the win for KC with 5.1 innings of scoreless relief behind starter Zack Greinke.
Josh Naylor had 2 hits for Cleveland, which returns home Thursday for a 4-game series with Baltimore.
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