Game Thread: Royals @ Guardians – Fri, Jul 07 @ 06:10 PM CDT

#[Royals](/r/KCRoyals) [@](http://mlb.mlb.com/images/2017_ipad/684/kccle_684.jpg) [Guardians](/r/ClevelandGuardians) – Fri, Jul 07

###Game Status: Warmup – First Pitch is scheduled for 06:10 PM CDT

###Links & Info
* Current conditions at Progressive Field: 75°F – Clear – Wind 2 mph, In From RF
* TV: **Royals**: Bally Sports Kansas City, **Guardians**: Bally Sports Great Lakes
* Radio: **Royals**: KCSP 610, **Guardians**: Guardians Radio Network, WMMS 100.7, WTAM 1100
* [MLB Gameday](https://www.mlb.com/gameday/717463/)
* [Statcast Game Preview](https://baseballsavant.mlb.com/preview?game_pk=717463)

|ALC Rank|Team|W|L|GB (E#)|WC Rank|WC GB (E#)|
|:–|:–|:–|:–|:–|:–|:–|:–|
|1|[Minnesota Twins](/r/minnesotatwins)|45|43|- (-)|-|- (-)|
|2|[Cleveland Guardians](/r/ClevelandGuardians)|43|44|1.5 (74)|8|4.5 (71)|
|3|[Detroit Tigers](/r/MotorCityKitties)|38|48|6.0 (70)|9|9.0 (67)|
|4|[Chicago White Sox](/r/WhiteSox)|37|52|8.5 (66)|10|11.5 (63)|
|**5**|**[Kansas City Royals](/r/KCRoyals)**|**25**|**63**|**20.0 (55)**|**11**|**23.0 (52)**|

||Probable Pitcher (Season Stats)|Report|
|:–|:–|:–|
|[Royals](/r/KCRoyals)|[Daniel Lynch](http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=663738) (2-3, 4.14 ERA, 41.1 IP)|No report posted.|
|[Guardians](/r/ClevelandGuardians)|[Aaron Civale](http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=650644) (2-2, 2.96 ERA, 45.2 IP)|No report posted.|

|Royals Lineup vs. [Civale](http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=650644)|AVG|OPS|AB|HR|RBI|K|
|:–|:–|:–|:–|:–|:–|:–|
|1 [Garcia, M](http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=672580) – 3B|-|-|-|-|-|-|
|2 [Witt Jr.](http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=677951) – SS|.182|.364|11|0|0|3|
|3 [Perez, S](http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=521692) – C|.375|1.420|8|1|2|0|
|4 [Pratto](http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=668472) – 1B|-|-|-|-|-|-|
|5 [Olivares](http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=658668) – DH|.375|1.125|8|1|1|2|
|6 [Melendez](http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=669004) – LF|.000|.000|9|0|0|5|
|7 [Waters](http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=671221) – RF|.200|1.000|5|1|2|4|
|8 [Isbel](http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=664728) – CF|.167|.953|6|1|1|2|
|9 [Massey](http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=686681) – 2B|.400|1.400|5|1|1|1|
|10 [Lynch](http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=663738) – P|-|-|-|-|-|-|

|Guardians Lineup vs. [Lynch](http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=663738)|AVG|OPS|AB|HR|RBI|K|
|:–|:–|:–|:–|:–|:–|:–|
|1 [Kwan](http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=680757) – LF|.000|.000|3|0|0|1|
|2 [Rosario, A](http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=642708) – SS|.545|1.454|11|0|1|0|
|3 [Ramírez, Jo](http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=608070) – 3B|.444|1.127|9|0|3|2|
|4 [Naylor, J](http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=647304) – 1B|.500|1.500|2|0|1|1|
|5 [Bell](http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=605137) – DH|.500|1.167|2|0|0|0|
|6 [Gimenez](http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=665926) – 2B|.750|1.550|4|0|2|0|
|7 [Fry](http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=681807) – RF|-|-|-|-|-|-|
|8 [Straw](http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=664702) – CF|.222|.522|9|0|0|0|
|9 [Gallagher](http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=595956) – C|-|-|-|-|-|-|
|10 [Civale](http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=650644) – P|-|-|-|-|-|-|

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