{"id":666780,"date":"2026-04-06T17:37:17","date_gmt":"2026-04-06T17:37:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/666780\/"},"modified":"2026-04-06T17:37:17","modified_gmt":"2026-04-06T17:37:17","slug":"how-to-watch-royals-vs-guardians-tv-channel-and-streaming-options-for-april-6-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/666780\/","title":{"rendered":"How to watch Royals vs. Guardians: TV channel and streaming options for April 6"},"content":{"rendered":"

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April 6, 2026Updated 1:18 pm EDT<\/p>\n

The Cleveland Guardians and Kansas City Royals square off on Monday at 6:10 p.m. ET, opening a three-game series at Progressive Field. Tanner Bibee (0-1, 4.00 ERA) gets the start for the Guardians, who are 6-4 this season and first in the AL Central. Michael Wacha (0-0, 0.00 ERA) is the expected starter for the Royals, who are 4-5 and fourth in the AL Central.<\/p>\n

How to watch Kansas City Royals vs. Cleveland GuardiansRoyals vs. Guardians odds<\/p>\n

Odds provided by BetMGM.<\/a><\/p>\n

Injury reportsGuardians<\/p>\n

George Valera: 10 Day IL (Calf), Hunter Gaddis: 15 Day IL (Forearm), Andrew Walters: 15 Day IL (Lat)<\/p>\n

Royals<\/p>\n

Michael Massey: 10 Day IL (Calf), Bailey Falter: 15 Day IL (Elbow), Carlos Est\u00e9vez: 15 Day IL (Foot), Stephen Kolek: 15 Day IL (Oblique), James McArthur: 15 Day IL (Elbow), Alec Marsh: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Michael Wacha: day-to-day (Illness)<\/p>\n

Stats to know
\nCleveland\u2019s Chase DeLauter is slashing .313\/.343\/.781 this season with five home runs (1st in MLB), nine RBIs (12th in MLB) and an OPS of 1.124 (11th in MLB). He has a 22.9% strikeout rate and a 5.7% walk rate in 35 plate appearances, and he has scored seven total runs.
\nIn 42 plate appearances, Jose Ramirez is hitting .154\/.214\/.282 with a .496 OPS and two steals on two attempts. He has hit one long ball, driven in five runs and scored two times.
\nMaikel Garcia is hitting for a .333 BA, .425 OBP and .485 SLG with a 12.5% strikeout rate and a 15% walk rate. His OPS is .910 and he has scored five runs. In 40 plate appearances, he has hit one home run and driven in seven runs. Garcia has recorded one steal on two attempts.
\nIn 24 plate appearances, Kyle Isbel has hit two long balls, tallied five RBIs and scored five runs. He is batting .478\/.478\/.783 and has posted a 20.8% strikeout rate and a 0% walk rate. Isbel has recorded three steals on three attempts (8th in MLB).<\/p>\n

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