Cleveland Guardians vs. Kansas City Royals

Mar 29, 2025

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E	LOB
CLE	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	3	5	0	3
KC	0	0	0	1	0	1	2	0	-	4	10	0	7

loss:

P. Sewaldwin: Kansas City Royals logo

D. Lynch IVsave: Kansas City Royals logo

C. Estevez

Game Recap

KANSAS CITY -- When Maikel Garcia was not in the Royals’ starting lineup for Opening Day on Thursday, manager Matt Quatraro ushered some reassurance: “Maikel’s going to play a ton.” The Royals still have plenty of faith in their 25-year-old infielder, even if he does move around the field more...

Scoring Summary

CLEKC

2
Bo Naylor singles on a line drive to center fielder Kyle Isbel. Nolan Jones scores. Lane Thomas to 2nd. [1 run]
10
3
Carlos Santana out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Kyle Isbel. Steven Kwan scores. [1 run] [2 outs]
20
4
Salvador Perez singles on a fly ball to center fielder Lane Thomas. Jonathan India scores. [1 run]
21
5
Steven Kwan homers (1) on a fly ball to right center field. [1 run]
31
6
Salvador Perez singles on a fly ball to left fielder Steven Kwan. Kyle Isbel scores. Vinnie Pasquantino to 2nd. [1 run]
32
7
Maikel Garcia homers (1) on a fly ball to left field. [1 run]
33
7
Bobby Witt Jr. doubles (1) on a line drive to left fielder Steven Kwan. Dairon Blanco scores. [1 run]
34

Player Stats

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Steven KwanLF	1	3	2	1	0	1	1	1	.429
2Jose Ramirez3B	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	.000
Gabriel Arias3B	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.200
3Kyle ManzardoDH	0	2	0	0	0	2	0	2	.500
4Carlos Santana1B	0	3	0	1	1	0	0	2	.143
5Nolan JonesRF	1	4	1	0	1	0	0	1	.250
6Lane ThomasCF	1	4	0	0	1	0	0	1	.222
7Bo NaylorC	1	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	.286
8Daniel Schneemann2B	0	3	0	0	2	0	0	2	.000
9Brayan RocchioSS	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	2	.167

TOTAL	5	28	3	3	5	4	1	12	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Gavin WilliamsRHP	5.0	4	2	2	2	1	0	74	3.60
Cade SmithRHP	1.0	2	0	0	0	0	0	15	0.00
Paul SewaldRHP	0.2	2	2	2	1	0	1	17	10.80
Hunter GaddisRHP	0.1	1	0	0	0	1	0	6	0.00
Jakob JunisRHP	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	0	13	0.00
TOTAL	8.0	10	4	4	4	2	1	125	-

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Jonathan IndiaLF	2	3	1	0	0	1	0	1	.250
2Bobby Witt Jr.SS	1	4	0	1	0	0	0	4	.222
3Vinnie PasquantinoDH	0	3	0	0	1	1	0	3	.286
4Salvador PerezC-1B	2	4	0	2	0	0	0	2	.375
5Michael Massey2B	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	.286
6MJ MelendezRF	0	4	0	0	1	0	0	3	.000
7Maikel Garcia3B	2	4	1	1	0	0	1	0	.500
8Cavan Biggio1B	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200
Dairon BlancoPR	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Freddy FerminC	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	.000
9Kyle IsbelCF	1	3	1	0	1	0	0	1	.333
TOTAL	10	33	4	4	4	2	1	16	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Seth LugoRHP	5.0	4	3	3	4	3	1	86	5.40
Daniel Lynch IVLHP	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	23	0.00
Lucas ErcegRHP	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	12	0.00
Carlos EstevezRHP	1.0	0	0	0	1	1	0	16	0.00

TOTAL	9.0	5	3	3	5	4	1	137	-

Play-by-Play

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1st inningCLEKC

TOP 1
POP OUT — Steven Kwan pops out to shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. [1 out]
00
LINEOUT — Jose Ramirez lines out to shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. [2 outs]
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WALK — Kyle Manzardo walks.
00
STRIKEOUT — Carlos Santana strikes out on a foul tip. [3 outs]
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BOTTOM 1
SINGLE — Jonathan India singles on a line drive to left fielder Steven Kwan.
00
FORCEOUT — Bobby Witt Jr. grounds into a force out, catcher Bo Naylor to second baseman Daniel Schneemann. Jonathan India out at 2nd. Bobby Witt Jr. to 1st. [1 out]
00
CAUGHT STEALING 2B — Bobby Witt Jr. caught stealing 2nd base, catcher Bo Naylor to shortstop Brayan Rocchio. [2 outs]
00
STRIKEOUT — Vinnie Pasquantino strikes out swinging. [3 outs]
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Team Stats

CLE

3Runs4

5Hits10

0Errors0

.179Batting Avg.303

28At Bats33

2Extra-base Hits2

1Home Runs1

3Runs-Batted-In4

4Walks2

0Stolen Bases1

5Strikeouts4

3Left on Base7

9Total Bases14

Game Details

Saturday, March 29, 2025 · 4:10 PM

Kauffman Stadium · Kansas City, MO

attendance: 22,019 (58.1%)

weather: 77 degrees, partly cloudy