Guardians vs. Royals FREE stream today as crucial series concludes

CLEVELAND, Ohio — Two of the top four teams in the American League – the Cleveland Guardians and the Kansas City Royals – conclude their key four-game series on Wednesday. First pitch today is at 1:10 p.m. Eastern and you can watch for free on Bally Sports Great Lakes.

If you don’t have cable but would like to watch the Guardians, you can get free streams from Fubo or DirecTV Stream. Each offer a free trial to new users.

The third game of the series took place on Tuesday night, and was stopped for some time due to a rain delay. But once it resumed, Kansas City continued to keep a hold on the Guardians as the Royals won 6-1, taking a 3-0 lead in this series in Cleveland.

Paul DeJong hit a two-run homer during the top of the second inning, and the Royals later scored three runs in the top of the seventh inning.

David Fry scored the Guardians’ only run of the game during the bottom of the fourth inning, keeping from a potential shutout.

But furthermore, the Guardians’ grasp on first place in the AL Central has nearly faded, as both them and Kansas City are tied for first in the division. Whoever wins Wednesday’s game at Progressive Field will take hold of first place in the AL Central.

Here’s more details on how you can watch today’s matchup. You can also tune in for free via Fubo or DirecTV Stream to see Wednesday afternoon’s series finale on Bally Sports.

Here’s how you can watch:

What: Kansas City Royals vs. Cleveland Guardians

When: Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2024

Time: 1:10 p.m. Eastern

Channel: Bally Sports Great Lakes

Where: Progressive Field | Cleveland, OH

Pitching matchup: Royals RHP Michael Wacha (11-6, 3.32 ERA) vs. Guardians RHP Tanner Bibee (10-6, 3.46 ERA)

Best Streaming Options: FuboTV (free trial), DirecTV Stream (free trial).

Channel finder if you have cable: You can access the channel by using the channel finders online: Verizon Fios, Comcast Xfinity, Spectrum/Charter, Optimum/Altice, DIRECTV and Dish.

Here is more background from Tuesday night’s game by Joe Noga of cleveland.com:

Incoming storms halted play between the Guardians and Royals on Tuesday with Kansas City leading the Guardians in the middle of the fifth inning by a 2-1 score.

Paul DeJong’s two-run home run off Cleveland starter Gavin Williams put the Royals in front in the second inning. Cleveland cut into the KC lead with an RBI single from Lane Thomas in the fourth.

Williams struck out Bobby Witt Jr with two runners on base to end the top of the fifth. As soon as Cleveland’s defense walked off the field, grounds crews rolled out the tarp, and a delay began at 8:06 p.m.