CLEVELAND (Interstat) — Brayan Rocchio’s ninth-inning single lifted the Cleveland Guardians to a 2-1 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Tuesday afternoon at Progressive Field.

The Royals managed only one hit, a solo home run by Carter Jensen in the second inning. Cleveland tied it in the fifth on Steven Kwan’s RBI single. The game remained deadlocked until Rocchio’s one-out hit off John Schreiber scored CJ Kayfus in the final frame.

Cleveland starter Gavin Williams was dominant, allowing one hit and striking out eight over 5 2/3 innings. Royals starter Noah Cameron was nearly as sharp, yielding one run over 5 2/3 innings. Cade Smith earned the win in relief.

Attendance was 10,328. The Guardians improved to 8-5, while the Royals fell to 6-6.