Kansas City Royals vs. Cleveland Guardians

Aug 29, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

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

loss:

C. Holdermanwin: Kansas City Royals logo

A. Gose

Game Recap

CLEVELAND -- For about three minutes in the Royals’ 8-3 win over the Guardians on Saturday at Progressive Field, Josh Rojas waited. After Rojas had his name announced as a pinch-hitter in the sixth inning, Guardians manager Stephen Vogt bounded out of Cleveland’s dugout to bring in left-handed reliever Erik...

Scoring Summary

KCCLE

2
Angel Martinez homers (13) on a fly ball to left field. Jo Adell scores. [2 runs]
02
5
Isaac Collins doubles (23) on a ground ball to left fielder Angel Martinez. Nick Loftin scores. Tyler Tolbert scores. [2 runs]
22
6
Salvador Perez doubles (21) on a sharp line drive to center fielder Steven Kwan. Bobby Witt Jr. scores. Jac Caglianone to 3rd. [1 run]
32
6
John Rave reaches on a fielder's choice, fielded by third baseman Jose Ramirez. Jac Caglianone scores. Salvador Perez to 3rd. Nick Loftin to 2nd. Fielding error by third baseman Jose Ramirez. [1 run]
42
6
Josh Rojas singles on a line drive to left fielder Angel Martinez. Nick Loftin scores. John Rave scores. Isaac Collins to 2nd. [2 runs]
62
8
Josh Rojas homers (2) on a fly ball to right field. John Rave scores. [2 runs]
82
9
Angel Martinez singles on a line drive to center fielder John Rave. Jose Ramirez scores. [1 run]
83

Player Stats

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Carter JensenDH	0	4	0	0	1	1	0	1	.221
2Bobby Witt Jr.SS	1	5	1	0	0	0	0	3	.287
3Jac CaglianoneRF	2	5	1	0	1	0	0	0	.285
4Salvador Perez1B	2	5	0	1	1	0	0	1	.222
5Nick Loftin3B-2B	2	5	2	0	0	0	0	2	.237
6Tyler TolbertCF	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	.306
John RavePH-CF	1	2	2	0	0	0	0	2	.225
7Isaac Collins2B-LF	1	4	0	2	1	0	0	6	.233
8Matthew LugoLF	0	2	0	0	2	0	0	1	.333
Josh RojasPH-3B	2	2	1	4	0	0	1	0	.247
9Luke MaileC	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	3	.152
TOTAL	12	39	8	7	6	2	1	19	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Daniel Lynch IVLHP	3.1	3	2	2	3	2	1	70	3.06
Anthony GoseLHP	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	18	0.00
Craig KimbrelRHP	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	4.05
John SchreiberRHP	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	17	3.65
Nate PearsonRHP	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	13	2.34
Alex LangeRHP	1.0	2	1	1	1	0	0	22	5.81
TOTAL	9.0	5	3	3	5	2	1	149	-

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Steven KwanCF	1	4	0	0	1	0	0	0	.273
Petey HalpinCF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.221
2Chase DeLauterDH	0	4	0	0	2	0	0	2	.286
3Jose Ramirez3B	1	4	1	0	0	0	0	2	.240
4Jo AdellRF	0	3	1	0	0	1	0	2	.236
5Angel MartinezLF	2	4	1	3	1	0	1	0	.245
6David Fry1B	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	.186
Nathaniel LowePH-1B	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	1	.259
7Angel Genao2B	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	3	.268
8Austin HedgesC	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	.261
9Brayan RocchioSS	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	.248
TOTAL	5	32	3	3	5	2	1	14	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Foster GriffinLHP	5.0	4	2	2	4	1	0	82	3.21
Colin HoldermanRHP	0.1	4	4	3	0	0	0	15	2.75
Erik SabrowskiLHP	0.1	1	0	0	0	1	0	6	2.97
Matt FestaRHP	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	3.61
Logan AllenLHP	2.0	3	2	2	2	0	1	26	3.77

TOTAL	8.3	12	8	7	6	2	1	137	-

Play-by-Play

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1st inningKCCLE

TOP 1
GROUNDOUT — Carter Jensen grounds out, second baseman Angel Genao to first baseman David Fry. [1 out]
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LINEOUT — Bobby Witt Jr. lines out sharply to center fielder Steven Kwan. [2 outs]
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STRIKEOUT — Jac Caglianone called out on strikes. [3 outs]
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BOTTOM 1
FIELD ERROR — Steven Kwan reaches on a fielding error by second baseman Isaac Collins.
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STRIKEOUT — Chase DeLauter strikes out swinging. [1 out]
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GROUNDED INTO DP — Jose Ramirez grounds into a double play, third baseman Nick Loftin to second baseman Isaac Collins to first baseman Salvador Perez. Steven Kwan out at 2nd. Jose Ramirez out at 1st. [3 outs]
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Team Stats

CLE

8Runs3

12Hits5

2Errors1

.308Batting Avg.156

39At Bats32

5Extra-base Hits3

1Home Runs1

7Runs-Batted-In3

2Walks2

0Stolen Bases0

6Strikeouts5

6Left on Base4

19Total Bases10

Game Details

Saturday, August 29, 2026 · 4:10 PM

Progressive Field · Cleveland, OH

attendance: 31,509 (90.5%)

weather: 81 degrees, partly cloudy

spread: CLE -159

over/under: 8