40-year-old Yuli Gurriel leaves the game with an injury.
The Royals offense managed just two hits and extended their losing streak to a season-high six games, falling to the first-place Guardians 4-2 in the series opener on Monday afternoon.
The game got off to a promising start with the Royals getting on the board in the second on an RBI double by Maikel Garcia off Guardians starter Gavin Williams. But that would be the only hit they would manage of Williams in seven innings of work.