Kansas City Royals @ Cleveland Guardians

62-75, 26-45 Away

1st,2 outs

68-68, 31-36 Home


KC
CLE

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	3	1
1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	0

S. Lugo

0.2 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 0 K, 0 BB

J. Adell

0-0

Royals Hitting

hitters
C. JensenC
B. Witt Jr.SS
J. CaglianoneRF
S. PerezDH
V. Pasquantino1B
N. Loftin3B
J. RaveLF
T. Tolbert2B
K. IsbelCF
team

AB	R	H	RBI	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
1	0	0	0	0	.221	.307	.410
1	0	0	0	0	.287	.363	.455
1	1	1	0	0	.286	.335	.502
1	0	1	1	0	.224	.268	.375
1	0	1	0	0	.249	.338	.386
1	0	0	0	1	.236	.326	.382
0	0	0	0	0	.225	.287	.425
0	0	0	0	0	.306	.376	.432
0	0	0	0	0	.235	.282	.361
6	1	3	1	1

Batting
2BCaglianone (25, Messick)
RBIPerez (62)
2Out RBIPerez, S.
Team LOB2
Team RISP1-2 (Perez 1-1, Loftin 0-1)

Fielding
ECaglianone (5, fielding)

Guardians Hitting

hitters
S. KwanCF
C. DeLauterRF
J. RamirezDH
J. AdellLF
N. Lowe1B
T. Bazzana2B
A. Genao3B
A. HedgesC
B. RocchioSS
team

AB	R	H	RBI	AVG	OBP	SLG
1	0	0	0	.272	.374	.330
1	1	1	0	.288	.361	.448
0	0	0	1	.240	.335	.383
0	0	0	0	.236	.291	.401
0	0	0	0	.259	.324	.456
0	0	0	0	.241	.332	.370
0	0	0	0	.268	.325	.352
0	0	0	0	.261	.328	.383
0	0	0	0	.248	.307	.364
2	1	1	1

Batting
2BDeLauter (23, S. Lugo)
RBIRamírez (45)
SFRamírez

Royals Pitching

pitchers
S. Lugo
team

IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA
0.2	1	1	1	0	0	0	16-9	4.65
0.2	1	1	1	0	0	0	16-9

Pitching
First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedS. Lugo 2/3
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesS. Lugo-2-1-3-3
Ground Balls-Fly BallsS. Lugo 0-2
Game ScoresS Lugo 46

Guardians Pitching

pitchers
P. Messick
team

IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA
1.0	3	1	1	0	1	0	31-19	2.54
1.0	3	1	1	0	1	0	31-19

Pitching
First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedMessick 3/6
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesMessick-1-6-7-5
Ground Balls-Fly BallsMessick 2-0
Game ScoresP Messick 44

Scoring Summary

Inning				KC	CLE
		1st	Perez singled to right, Caglianone scored.	1	0
		1st	Ramírez hit sacrifice fly to center, DeLauter scored.	1	1

Royals
3
Guardians
0

Game 1

29/8

Royals
8
Guardians
3

Game 2

30/8

Royals
Guardians

Game 3

Progressive Field

11:10 PM, 30 August 2026

Current Weather

Cleveland, Ohio

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Paul Clemons
First Base Umpire - Adrian Johnson
Second Base Umpire - Dexter Kelley
Third Base Umpire - Quinn Wolcott

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Chicago	72	63	.533	-	W4
Cleveland	68	68	.500	4.5	L2
Minnesota	64	72	.471	8.5	L4
Detroit	63	72	.467	9	W1
Kansas City	62	75	.453	11	W3

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Kansas City Royals @ Cleveland Guardians

S. Lugo

J. Adell

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