Friday, September 25, 2026
Cleveland Guardians at Kansas City Royals
CLE
Cleveland Guardians
80-79 · W1
KC
Kansas City Royals
67-92 · L1
Cleveland Guardians beat Kansas City Royals 12-9 at Kauffman Stadium. Hunter Gaddis earned the win; Nate Pearson took the loss.
Linescore
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLE | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 9 | 2 |
| KC | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 1 |
Scoring Summary
Angel Martínez singles on a ground ball to left fielder John Rave. Steven Kwan scores. José Ramírez scores. Jo Adell to 2nd.
Jac Caglianone doubles (29) on a sharp line drive to left fielder Angel Martínez. Bobby Witt Jr. scores.
Austin Hedges homers (6) on a fly ball to left center field.
Carter Jensen homers (26) on a fly ball to right field. John Rave scores.
José Ramírez out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Jac Caglianone. Austin Hedges scores. Brayan Rocchio to 3rd.
Carter Jensen out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Steven Kwan. John Rave scores.
Jac Caglianone singles on a line drive to right fielder Jo Adell. Bobby Witt Jr. scores.
David Fry homers (8) on a fly ball to left field. Jo Adell scores.
Brayan Rocchio grounds out, shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino. Travis Bazzana scores. Austin Hedges to 3rd.
Carter Jensen homers (27) on a fly ball to right center field. Kyle Isbel scores.
José Ramírez walks. Patrick Bailey scores. Brayan Rocchio to 3rd. Steven Kwan to 2nd.
Chase DeLauter walks. Brayan Rocchio scores. Steven Kwan to 3rd. José Ramírez to 2nd.
Petey Halpin walks. Steven Kwan scores. José Ramírez to 3rd. Chase DeLauter to 2nd.
Angel Martínez doubles (24) on a line drive to left fielder John Rave. José Ramírez 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.
Salvador Perez homers (21) on a fly ball to left field. Maikel Garcia scores.
Key Performers
Carter Jensen
KC
2-4, 2 HR, 5 RBI, 2 R
David Fry
CLE
1-4, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 1 R
Salvador Perez
KC
1-4, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 1 R
Austin Hedges
CLE
1-3, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 2 R
Batting
| CLE | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Angel Genao 2B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Chase DeLauter DH | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Austin Hedges C | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - |
| Nathaniel Lowe 1B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - |
| Travis Bazzana 2B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Patrick Bailey C | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - |
| Brayan Rocchio SS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - |
| Petey Halpin CF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - |
| Jo Adell RF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - |
| David Fry 1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - |
| José Ramírez 3B | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | - |
| Steven Kwan LF | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Angel Martínez RF | 5 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | - |
| Totals | 35 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 3 |
| KC | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carter Jensen C | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Salvador Perez DH | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | - |
| John Rave LF | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - |
| Michael Massey 2B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Vinnie Pasquantino 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | - |
| Kyle Isbel CF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Maikel Garcia 3B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - |
| Jac Caglianone RF | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Bobby Witt Jr. SS | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | - |
| Totals | 36 | 9 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 6 |
Pitching
| CLE | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | P-S | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Williams, G | 3.1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 74-46 | 3.76 |
| Herrin | 0.2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18-12 | 3.02 |
| Armstrong (H, 9) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19-13 | 4.72 |
| Espino (H, 1) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13-9 | 4.11 |
| Sabrowski (H, 28) | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18-11 | 2.61 |
| Gaddis (W, 6-3)(BS, 6) | 1.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13-11 | 2.98 |
| Festa, M | 1.0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 21-13 | 3.78 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 6 |
| KC | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | P-S | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cameron | 5.0 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 101-56 | 4.11 |
| Thomas | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22-16 | 7.40 |
| Erceg | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 25-10 | 5.70 |
| Pearson (L, 2-4) | 0.2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 23-5 | 4.17 |
| Hoffman, N | 0.1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 11-3 | 3.77 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 3 |