Kyle Isbel’s RBI Single in 8th Lifts Royals Past Guardians 4–3

Kyle Isbel #28 of the Kansas City Royals hits an RBI single during the eighth inning against the Cleveland Guardians at Progressive Field in Cleveland, Ohio, on June 6, 2024. Jason Miller/Getty Images

CLEVELAND—Kyle Isbel delivered the go-ahead RBI single in the eighth inning to score Adam Frazier, two innings after driving in the tying run, and the Kansas City Royals beat the AL Central-leading Cleveland Guardians 4–3 on Thursday.

Frazier doubled off Hunter Gaddis (3–2) with two outs in the eighth and Isbel followed with a liner to right, giving Kansas City a split of the two-game series. The clubs were rained out on Wednesday.