Kansas City Royals @ Cleveland Guardians
8/29/2026, 4:10:00 PM ET · Progressive Field
| Kansas City Royals | 8 |
| Cleveland Guardians | 3 |
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Kansas City Royals
61–75 · last 5: 4–1
| Date | Opp | Result | Runs |
|---|---|---|---|
| 08-28 | @ CLE | W 3–0 | 3 |
| 08-27 | @ TOR | W 13–2 | 15 |
| 08-26 | @ TOR | L 0–3 | 3 |
| 08-25 | @ TOR | W 5–3 | 8 |
| 08-23 | vs DET | W 11–7 | 18 |
Cleveland Guardians
68–67 · last 5: 4–1
| Date | Opp | Result | Runs |
|---|---|---|---|
| 08-28 | vs KC | L 0–3 | 3 |
| 08-26 | @ LAA | W 4–3 | 7 |
| 08-25 | @ LAA | W 8–6 | 14 |
| 08-24 | @ LAA | W 4–2 | 6 |
| 08-23 | @ COL | W 7–2 | 9 |
Kansas City Royals
Batting
| Player | Pos | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Witt Jr. | Shortstop | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .287 | .363 | .456 | .819 |
| Jac Caglianone | Right Fielder | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .285 | .334 | .499 | .833 |
| Nick Loftin | Third Baseman | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .237 | .327 | .383 | .710 |
| Salvador Perez | Designated Hitter | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .222 | .267 | .373 | .640 |
| Carter Jensen | Catcher | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .221 | .308 | .411 | .719 |
| Isaac Collins | Left Fielder | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .233 | .330 | .354 | .684 |
| Luke Maile | Catcher | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .152 | .176 | .273 | .449 |
| John Rave | Right Fielder | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .225 | .287 | .425 | .712 |
| Josh Rojas | Third Baseman | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .247 | .281 | .365 | .646 |
| Matthew Lugo | Left Fielder | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .333 | .333 | .333 | .667 |
| Tyler Tolbert | Shortstop | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .306 | .376 | .432 | .808 |
Pitching
| Player | Pos | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | P | BF | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Lynch IVGS | Relief Pitcher | 3.10 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 70 | 15 | 3.06 |
| Anthony Gose | Relief Pitcher | 1.20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 5 | 0 |
| Alex Lange | Relief Pitcher | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 5 | 5.81 |
| Craig Kimbrel | Relief Pitcher | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 4.05 |
| John Schreiber | Relief Pitcher | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 3.65 |
| Nate Pearson | Relief Pitcher | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 2.34 |
Cleveland Guardians
Batting
| Player | Pos | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Angel Genao | Second Baseman | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .268 | .325 | .352 | .677 |
| Angel Martinez | Left Fielder | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .245 | .281 | .431 | .711 |
| Chase DeLauter | Right Fielder | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .286 | .359 | .444 | .804 |
| Jose Ramirez | Third Baseman | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .240 | .336 | .383 | .718 |
| Steven Kwan | Left Fielder | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .273 | .374 | .331 | .705 |
| Austin Hedges | Catcher | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .261 | .328 | .383 | .712 |
| Brayan Rocchio | Shortstop | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .248 | .307 | .364 | .671 |
| Jo Adell | Right Fielder | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .236 | .291 | .401 | .692 |
| Nathaniel Lowe | First Baseman | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .259 | .324 | .456 | .780 |
| David Fry | Right Fielder | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .186 | .310 | .345 | .655 |
Pitching
| Player | Pos | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | P | BF | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Foster GriffinGS | Starting Pitcher | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 82 | 19 | 3.21 |
| Logan Allen | Relief Pitcher | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 26 | 9 | 3.77 |
| Matt Festa | Relief Pitcher | 1.10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 3.61 |
| Colin Holderman | Relief Pitcher | 0.10 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 6 | 2.75 |
| Erik Sabrowski | Relief Pitcher | 0.10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 2.97 |