Cleveland Guardians vs. Kansas City Royals

Sep 25, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E	LOB
CLE	2	1	0	1	3	0	0	0	5	12	9	1	11
KC	1	2	0	2	0	0	0	2	2	9	14	1	7

loss:

N. Pearson(2-4)win: Cleveland Guardians logo

H. Gaddis(6-3)

Game Recap

Cleveland Guardians vs Kansas City Royals game highlights

KANSAS CITY -- It doesn’t have to be pretty, right? At this point in the season, all that matters is winning, no matter what that looks like. The Guardians showed they can win a nail-biter on Thursday, when they clinched a postseason berth with a 1-0 win over the Red...

Scoring Summary

CLEKC

1Angel Martinez singles on a ground ball to left fielder John Rave. Steven Kwan scores. Jose Ramirez scores. Jo Adell to 2nd. [2 runs] 20
1Jac Caglianone doubles (29) on a sharp line drive to left fielder Angel Martinez. Bobby Witt Jr. scores. [1 run] 21
2Austin Hedges homers (6) on a fly ball to left center field. [1 run] 31
2Carter Jensen homers (26) on a fly ball to right field. John Rave scores. [2 runs] 33
4Jose Ramirez out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Jac Caglianone. Austin Hedges scores. Brayan Rocchio to 3rd. [1 run] [2 outs] 43
4Carter Jensen out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Steven Kwan. John Rave scores. [1 run] [2 outs] 44
4Jac Caglianone singles on a line drive to right fielder Jo Adell. Bobby Witt Jr. scores. [1 run] 45
5David Fry homers (8) on a fly ball to left field. Jo Adell scores. [2 runs] 65
5Brayan Rocchio grounds out, shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino. Travis Bazzana scores. Austin Hedges to 3rd. [1 run] [2 outs] 75
8Carter Jensen homers (27) on a fly ball to right center field. Kyle Isbel scores. [2 runs] 77
9Jose Ramirez walks. Patrick Bailey scores. Brayan Rocchio to 3rd. Steven Kwan to 2nd. [1 run] 87
9Chase DeLauter walks. Brayan Rocchio scores. Steven Kwan to 3rd. Jose Ramirez to 2nd. [1 run] 97
9Petey Halpin walks. Steven Kwan scores. Jose Ramirez to 3rd. Chase DeLauter to 2nd. [1 run] 107
9Angel Martinez doubles (24) on a line drive to left fielder John Rave. Jose Ramirez scores. Chase DeLauter scores. Petey Halpin out at home on the throw, left fielder John Rave to shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. to catcher Carter Jensen. [2 runs] [3 outs] 127
9Salvador Perez homers (21) on a fly ball to left field. Maikel Garcia scores. [2 runs] 129

Player Stats

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Steven KwanCF-LF	0	3	2	0	0	2	0	4	.279
2Jose Ramirez3B	1	4	2	2	0	1	0	2	.237
3Chase DeLauterDH	1	4	1	1	1	2	0	4	.287
4Jo AdellRF	1	3	1	0	0	2	0	2	.239
Petey HalpinPR-CF	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	.224
5Angel MartinezLF-RF	2	5	0	4	0	1	0	5	.260
6David Fry1B	1	4	1	2	0	0	1	4	.194
Nathaniel LowePH-1B	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.251
7Travis Bazzana2B	1	5	1	0	1	0	0	5	.243
Angel Genao2B	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.211
8Austin HedgesC	1	3	2	1	0	1	1	1	.249
Patrick BaileyPH-C	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	.205
9Brayan RocchioSS	1	4	1	1	1	1	0	1	.249
TOTAL	9	35	12	12	3	13	2	28	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Gavin WilliamsRHP	3.1	5	4	4	4	4	1	74	3.76
Tim HerrinLHP	0.2	3	1	1	0	0	0	18	3.02
Shawn ArmstrongRHP	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	19	4.72
Daniel EspinoRHP	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	13	4.11
Erik SabrowskiLHP	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	0	18	2.61
Hunter GaddisRHP	1.0	3	2	2	0	0	1	13	2.98
Matt FestaRHP	1.0	1	2	2	0	1	1	21	3.78
TOTAL	9.0	14	9	9	6	5	3	176	-

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Carter JensenC	2	4	2	5	1	0	2	0	.237
2Bobby Witt Jr.SS	1	4	2	0	1	1	0	0	.282
3Jac CaglianoneRF	3	5	0	2	1	0	0	0	.286
4Maikel Garcia3B	2	4	1	0	0	1	0	1	.266
5Vinnie Pasquantino1B	1	4	0	0	1	1	0	1	.246
6Salvador PerezDH	1	4	1	2	0	1	1	1	.229
7Michael Massey2B	2	5	0	0	2	0	0	3	.274
8John RaveLF	1	3	2	0	0	1	0	2	.232
9Kyle IsbelCF	1	3	1	0	0	0	0	1	.221




TOTAL	14	36	9	9	6	5	3	9	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Noah CameronLHP	5.0	7	7	6	3	4	2	101	4.11
Connor ThomasLHP	2.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	22	7.40
Lucas ErcegRHP	1.0	0	0	0	0	3	0	25	5.70
Nate PearsonRHP	0.2	0	4	4	0	4	0	23	4.17
Nolan HoffmanRHP	0.1	1	1	1	0	2	0	11	3.77


TOTAL	8.3	9	12	11	3	13	2	182	-

Play-by-Play

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1st inningCLEKC

TOP 1
WALK — Steven Kwan walks.
00
FIELD ERROR — Jose Ramirez reaches on a fielding error by third baseman Maikel Garcia. Steven Kwan to 2nd.
00
FLYOUT — Chase DeLauter flies out to center fielder Kyle Isbel. Steven Kwan to 3rd. Jose Ramirez to 2nd. [1 out]
00
WALK — Jo Adell walks.
00
SINGLE — Angel Martinez singles on a ground ball to left fielder John Rave. Steven Kwan scores. Jose Ramirez scores. Jo Adell to 2nd. [2 runs]
20
FLYOUT — David Fry flies out to left fielder John Rave. Jo Adell to 3rd. [2 outs]
20
STRIKEOUT — Travis Bazzana strikes out swinging. [3 outs]
20
BOTTOM 1
STRIKEOUT — Carter Jensen called out on strikes. [1 out]
20
WALK — Bobby Witt Jr. walks.
20
DOUBLE — Jac Caglianone doubles (29) on a sharp line drive to left fielder Angel Martinez. Bobby Witt Jr. scores. [1 run]
21
SINGLE — Maikel Garcia singles on a ground ball to right fielder Jo Adell. Jac Caglianone out at home on the throw, right fielder Jo Adell to first baseman David Fry to second baseman Travis Bazzana to third baseman Jose Ramirez. Maikel Garcia to 2nd. [2 outs]
21
WALK — Vinnie Pasquantino walks.
21
WALK — Austin Hedges challenged (pitch result), call on the field was confirmed: Salvador Perez walks. Maikel Garcia to 3rd. Vinnie Pasquantino to 2nd.
21
STRIKEOUT — Michael Massey strikes out swinging. [3 outs]
21

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Team Stats

CLE

12Runs9

9Hits14

1Errors1

.257Batting Avg.389

35At Bats36

6Extra-base Hits4

2Home Runs3

12Runs-Batted-In9

13Walks5

0Stolen Bases2

3Strikeouts6

11Left on Base7

19Total Bases24

Game Details

Friday, September 25, 2026 · 7:40 PM

Kauffman Stadium · Kansas City, MO

attendance: 26,034 (68.7%)

weather: 65 degrees, rain

spread: CLE -145

over/under: 7