Witt a debut! Royals rookie stars in 3-1 win over Guardians April 7 sharefacebooktwitterredditlink KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) Bobby Witt Jr. capped his highly anticipated big league debut with his first hit, a go-ahead double with two outs in the eighth inning, sending the Kansas City Royals to a 3-1 victory over the rechristened Cleveland Guardians on Thursday.Andrew Benintendi drove in Witt after his clutch hit, giving Royals reliever Scott Barlow (1-0) a cushion. And after a perfect eighth, Barlow struck out Jordan Greenway Jersey Myles Straw with runners on the corners in the ninth to end it.In a matchup of former Cy Young Award winners, Cleveland ace Shane Bieber and erstwhile Royals star Zach Greinke dueled to a 1-all stalemate before turning the game over to the bullpens on a cold day at Kauffman Stadium.It remained tied until the eighth, when the Royals' Michael Taylor worked a walk off Triston McKenzie (0-1) and then took second on Nicky Lopez's sacrifice bunt. McKenzie struck out Whit Merrifield before Witt, regarded by many as the No. 1 prospect in the game, roped Devan Dubnyk Men Jersey a double down the left-field line to give Kansas City its first lead.Lopez also drove in a run for Kansas City. Jose Ramirez had an RBI double for the Guardians a day after agreeing to a $124 million, five-year deal to stay with Cleveland.Plenty of famous fans braved wintry weather to enjoy opening day. Several members of the Kansas City Chiefs, including coach Andy Reid, dre sed up in Royals gear. So did members of Chris Stewart Women Jersey the Kansas basketball team, which beat North Carolina in the national title game Monday night in New Orleans.It was 47 degrees at first pitch, and a gale blowing out to right field made if seem even colder. Then there was the off-and-on drizzle that turned to shooting pellets of ice during the national anthem, which probably made everybody stuck wearing a jersey long for the sun and warmth of Arizona spring training.Except maybe Greinke, who wore short sleeves for his first start in a Kansas City uniform since Sept. 30, 2010.He didn't have the same dominant fastball that he had in 2009, when he won the Cy Young, but he made up for it with the wisdom of 18 years in the big leagues and a beguiling 69 mph curveball. Greinke made it through 5 2/3 innings, allowing one run on five hits and a walk while striking out one, then got a standing ovation from the crowd.Bieber, whose Cy Young came 11 years after Greinke won his, allowed one run on three hits in 4 2/3 innings for Cleveland, which played its first game with a new nickname for the first time since 1915.HONORING ARTThe Royals honored longtime scout Art Stewart, who spent 69 years in profe sional baseball, with members of his family throwing out first pitches to George Brett and Mike Sweeney. Stewart died in November at the age of 94.MONEY BALLERSThe Guardians announced their TRAINER'S ROOMThe Guardians placed OF Josh Naylor Brad Hunt Women Jersey on the injured list as he works his way back from a fractured leg. C Luke Maile (right hamstring strain) and right-hander James Karinchak (back strained) joined him there.UP NEXTAfter taking Friday off, the series resumes Saturday with Cleveland RHP Zach Plesac against Royals RHP Brad Keller.___More AP MLB: https://apnews.com/hub/MLB and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports in this topic American League Cleveland Guardians Major League Baseball Bobby Witt Jr. Kansas City Royals Zach Plesac Scott Barlow Josh Naylor Nicky Lopez Andrew Benintendi Myles Straw James Karinchak Brad Keller Emmanuel Clase Whit Merrifield Shane Bieber Triston McKenzie Kansas City Royals share Mbapp is bringing soccer to a new dimension at World Cup Cristiano Ronaldos precision 10 MINS AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS Poland finds its true level at World Cup, Joel Eriksson Ek Women Jersey beaten by the best Poland heads home from the World Cup as the latest team unable to resist an inspired Kylian Mbapp 10 MINS AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS World Cup fans find booze at hotels, Qatar's 1 liquor store Qatar's strict rules regarding alcohol have drawn attention as it hosts the World Cup 2 HOURS AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS Sterling leaves England World Cup camp after home break-in England forward Raheem Sterling has left his teams World Cup camp in Qatar and returned to the U.K. after a break-in Jason Zucker Men Jersey at his home 2 HOURS AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS Ronaldo looks to shine like Mbapp and Me si at World Cup Cristiano Ronaldo has been overshadowed by the brilliance of Lionel Me si and Kylian Mbapp so far at the World Cup 2 HOURS AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS