In the final game of a three-game series at Kauffman Stadium, the Cleveland Guardians (1-1) meet the Kansas City Royals (1-1), Sunday at 2:10 p.m. ET.The Royals are projected as a tight favorite

Follow score updates, stats and play-by-play as the Kansas City Royals face the Cleveland Guardians in Game 2 of the regular season.

Tanner Bibee finally takes the mound to start Game 3 of the Guardians’ 2025 season after missing Thursday’s opener with food poisoning. All-Star third baseman José Ramírez is not in the starting lineup for Cleveland after suffering a wrist sprain Saturday.

With manager Matt Quatraro at left in the foreground, Kansas City Royals left fielder Jonathan India holds his face after getting hit in the batting helmet by an Emmanuel Clase pitch in the ninth inning of a game against the Cleveland Guardians at Kauffman Stadium on Sunday, March 30, 2025. Jay Biggerstaff Imagn Images

One day after Jonathan India took a 99 mph pitch to the head, the former Reds second baseman was back in the lineup for the Royals and had a big game.

Kansas City’s Jonathan India showed no signs of fear after getting hit by a 98.9-mph pitch. He requested – demanded, really – to get in the Royals’ starting lineup the next day. He then went 3 for 5 with two runs and a pair of RBIs as Kansas City trounced the Milwaukee Brewers 11-1 on Monday afternoon.