Kansas City Royals vs. Cleveland Guardians

Aug 30, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E	LOB
KC	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	7	1	9
CLE	3	0	3	3	0	2	0	0	-	11	13	0	6

loss:

S. Lugo(6-8)win: Cleveland Guardians logo

P. Messick(11-8)

Game Recap

Kansas City Royals vs Cleveland Guardians game highlights

CLEVELAND -- The Guardians’ offense is most dangerous when Jose Ramirez is at the center of its run production. While this hasn’t been a typical season for the 33-year-old, Cleveland is counting on him to lead the way as it pushes to secure a postseason spot....

Scoring Summary

KCCLE

1Salvador Perez singles on a fly ball to right fielder Chase DeLauter. Jac Caglianone scores. [1 run] 10
1Jose Ramirez out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Kyle Isbel. Chase DeLauter scores. [1 run] [2 outs] 11
1Nathaniel Lowe homers (15) on a fly ball to left center field. Jo Adell scores. [2 runs] 13
3Jo Adell doubles (22) on a line drive to left fielder John Rave. Steven Kwan scores. Chase DeLauter scores. Jose Ramirez to 3rd. [2 runs] 15
3Nathaniel Lowe out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Kyle Isbel. Jose Ramirez scores. [1 run] [1 out] 16
4Chase DeLauter doubles (24) on a sharp line drive to right fielder Jac Caglianone. Steven Kwan scores. [1 run] 17
4Jose Ramirez homers (11) on a fly ball to right center field. Chase DeLauter scores. [2 runs] 19
6Jose Ramirez singles on a line drive to right fielder Jac Caglianone. Steven Kwan scores. Petey Halpin to 2nd. [1 run] 110
6Jo Adell singles on a line drive to center fielder Kyle Isbel. Petey Halpin scores. Jose Ramirez to 2nd. [1 run] 111

Player Stats

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	LOB	AVG
1Carter JensenC	1	4	0	0	2	1	3	.221
2Bobby Witt Jr.SS	0	4	0	0	0	0	5	.285
Matthew LugoLF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333
3Jac CaglianoneRF	1	4	1	0	1	0	3	.284
Josh Rojas3B-SS	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.247
4Salvador PerezDH	1	4	0	1	0	0	0	.223
5Vinnie Pasquantino1B	1	4	0	0	1	0	0	.246
6Nick Loftin3B-2B-3B	1	4	0	0	1	0	2	.237
7John RaveLF-RF	0	3	0	0	2	1	1	.217
8Tyler Tolbert2B-SS	1	3	0	0	1	0	1	.307
Isaac Collins2B	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.232
9Kyle IsbelCF	1	3	0	0	1	1	1	.236
TOTAL	7	34	1	1	9	3	16	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Seth LugoRHP	3.2	9	9	9	2	2	2	93	5.03
Connor ThomasLHP	2.1	3	2	2	1	1	0	34	12.08
Jose CuasRHP	1.0	1	0	0	2	1	0	19	1.80
Luke MaileRHP	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	0.00
TOTAL	8.0	13	11	11	5	4	2	154	-

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Steven KwanCF	2	3	3	0	0	1	0	0	.275
David FryLF	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	.185
2Chase DeLauterRF	4	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	.293
Petey HalpinPR-CF	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	2	.219
3Jose RamirezDH	2	3	2	4	0	1	1	0	.243
4Jo AdellLF-RF	3	4	1	3	0	1	0	0	.240
5Nathaniel Lowe1B	1	4	1	3	0	0	1	3	.259
6Travis Bazzana2B	0	4	0	0	1	0	0	3	.238
7Angel Genao3B	0	3	0	0	1	1	0	1	.257
8Austin HedgesC	0	4	0	0	2	0	0	1	.255
9Brayan RocchioSS	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.248

TOTAL	13	35	11	11	5	4	2	12	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	PC	ERA
Parker MessickLHP	6.0	5	1	1	5	2	105	2.46
Tim HerrinLHP	1.0	2	0	0	1	0	16	3.14
Hunter GaddisRHP	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	7	3.11
Cade SmithRHP	1.0	0	0	0	2	1	20	2.36
TOTAL	9.0	7	1	1	9	3	148	-

Play-by-Play

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1st inningKCCLE

TOP 1
GROUNDOUT — Carter Jensen grounds out to first baseman Nathaniel Lowe. [1 out]
00
GROUNDOUT — Bobby Witt Jr. grounds out, first baseman Nathaniel Lowe to pitcher Parker Messick. [2 outs]
00
DOUBLE — Jac Caglianone doubles (25) on a sharp line drive to right fielder Chase DeLauter.
00
SINGLE — Salvador Perez singles on a fly ball to right fielder Chase DeLauter. Jac Caglianone scores. [1 run]
10
SINGLE — Vinnie Pasquantino singles on a line drive to right fielder Chase DeLauter. Salvador Perez to 3rd.
10
STRIKEOUT — Nick Loftin strikes out swinging. [3 outs]
10
BOTTOM 1
FLYOUT — Steven Kwan flies out to left fielder John Rave. [1 out]
10
DOUBLE — Chase DeLauter doubles (23) on a sharp line drive to right fielder Jac Caglianone. Chase DeLauter to 3rd. Chase DeLauter advances to 3rd, on a fielding error by right fielder Jac Caglianone.
10
SAC FLY — Jose Ramirez out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Kyle Isbel. Chase DeLauter scores. [1 run] [2 outs]
11
WALK — Jo Adell walks.
11
HOME RUN — Nathaniel Lowe homers (15) on a fly ball to left center field. Jo Adell scores. [2 runs]
13
GROUNDOUT — Travis Bazzana grounds out to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino. [3 outs]
13

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Team Stats

CLE

1Runs11

7Hits13

1Errors0

.206Batting Avg.371

34At Bats35

2Extra-base Hits6

0Home Runs2

1Runs-Batted-In11

3Walks4

0Stolen Bases0

9Strikeouts5

9Left on Base6

9Total Bases23

Game Details

Sunday, August 30, 2026 · 1:40 PM

Progressive Field · Cleveland, OH

attendance: 28,448 (81.7%)

weather: 78 degrees, cloudy

spread: CLE -181

over/under: 7.5