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Kansas City Royals vs. Cleveland Guardians

Aug 28, 2026
FINAL

Box Score

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KC0000100023908
CLE0000000000617
loss:Cleveland Guardians logoT. Bibeewin:Kansas City Royals logoM. Wachasave:Kansas City Royals logoS. Cruz

Game Recap

Game Highlights Video

CLEVELAND -- Sometimes baseball can be a simple game. While it’s a sport that has a season which features thousands of games and outcomes, there are still plenty of occasions where the difference between a team winning and losing can be contributions from its best players....

Scoring Summary

KCCLE
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    5
    Salvador Perez grounds out, shortstop Brayan Rocchio to first baseman Nathaniel Lowe. Bobby Witt Jr. scores. [1 run] [2 outs]
    10
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    9
    Carter Jensen homers (19) on a fly ball to right center field. Tyler Tolbert scores. [2 runs]
    30

Player Stats

Kansas City Royals logoHITTINGHABRRBIKBBHRLOBAVG
Tyler TolbertPR-LF00100000.300
TOTAL9343392115-
Kansas City Royals logoPITCHINGIPHRERKBBHRPCERA
Michael WachaRHP8.040010001033.32
Steven CruzRHP1.0200200224.35
TOTAL9.06001200125-
Cleveland Guardians logoHITTINGHABRRBIKBBHRLOBAVG
TOTAL63300120015-
Cleveland Guardians logoPITCHINGIPHRERKBBHRPCERA
Tanner BibeeRHP6.0711520933.88
Tim HerrinLHP1.000010093.21
Craig YohoRHP2.0222301254.60
TOTAL9.0933921127-

Play-by-Play

1st inningKCCLE
  • TOP 1
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    STRIKEOUT — Carter Jensen called out on strikes. [1 out]
    00
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    STRIKEOUT — Bobby Witt Jr. strikes out swinging. [2 outs]
    00
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    SINGLE — Jac Caglianone singles on a sharp line drive to left fielder Steven Kwan.
    00
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    GROUNDOUT — Salvador Perez grounds out, shortstop Brayan Rocchio to first baseman Nathaniel Lowe. [3 outs]
    00
  • BOTTOM 1
  • Cleveland Guardians logo
    GROUNDOUT — Steven Kwan grounds out to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino. [1 out]
    00
  • Cleveland Guardians logo
    FLYOUT — Chase DeLauter flies out to left fielder Isaac Collins. [2 outs]
    00
  • Cleveland Guardians logo
    GROUNDOUT — Jose Ramirez grounds out, second baseman Nick Loftin to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino. [3 outs]
    00
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Team Stats

3Runs0
9Hits6
0Errors1
.265Batting Avg.182
34At Bats33
4Extra-base Hits0
1Home Runs0
3Runs-Batted-In0
2Walks0
0Stolen Bases0
9Strikeouts12
8Left on Base7
15Total Bases6

Game Details

Friday, August 28, 2026 · 7:10 PM
Progressive Field · Cleveland, OH
attendance: 31,941 (91.7%)
weather: 73 degrees, clear
spread: CLE -129
over/under: 7.5