Kansas City Royals
62 - 75 .453
F
August 29, 2026, 4:10 PM
Progressive Field
Progressive Field
2401 Ontario Street, Cleveland, OH, 44115
3
Cleveland Guardians
68 - 68 .500| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KAN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 12 | 2 |
| CLE | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 |
W: Anthony Gose
(W, 1-0)
1.2 IP, 0 ER, 0 K, 0 BB
L: Colin Holderman
(L, 6-4)
0.1 IP, 3 ER, 0 K, 0 BB
Top Performers
Rojas, J
b-
2-2 | HR, 4 RBI, R
Martínez, A
2-4 | HR, K, 3 RBI
Griffin
5.0 IP, 2 ER, 4 K, BB
Kansas City Royals Batting
| # | Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | 2B | 3B | SB | BB | K | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carter Jensen DH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .221 |
| 2 | Bobby Witt Jr. SS | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .287 |
| 3 | Jac Caglianone RF | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .285 |
| 4 | Salvador Perez 1B | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .222 |
| 5 | Nick Loftin 3B-2B | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .237 |
| 6 | Tyler Tolbert CF | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .306 |
| b- John Rave PH-CF | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .225 | |
| 7 | Isaac Collins 2B-LF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .233 |
| 8 | Matthew Lugo LF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .333 |
| a- Josh Rojas PH-3B | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .247 | |
| 9 | Luke Maile C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .152 |
| Totals | 39 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | .248 |
a-Reached on a fielder's choice for Tolbert in the 6th.
b-Singled for Lugo, M in the 6th.
BATTING
2B Perez, S 2 (21, Griffin, Holderman) Loftin (22, Griffin) Collins (23, Griffin).
HR Rojas, J (2, 8th inning off Allen, L.T., 1 on, 1 out).
TB Caglianone 2 Collins 2 Loftin 3 Perez, S 4 Rave Rojas, J 5 Tolbert Witt Jr.
RBI Collins 2 (40) Perez, S (61) Rojas, J 4 (13).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out Witt Jr. 2 Jensen.
GIDP Collins.
Team RISP 5-for-14.
Team LOB 6.
FIELDING
E Collins (2, fielding) Witt Jr. (8, throw).
DP 2 (Loftin-Collins-Perez, S Witt Jr.-Collins-Perez, S).
Kansas City Royals Pitching
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC | S | B | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Lynch IV | 3.1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 70 | 43 | 27 | 3.06 |
| Anthony Gose(W, 1-0) | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 0.00 |
| Craig Kimbrel | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 4.05 |
| John Schreiber | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 3.65 |
| Nate Pearson | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 2.34 |
| Alex Lange | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 14 | 8 | 5.81 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 149 | 95 | 54 | 4.63 |
Pitching/Game Notes:
WP Lynch IV.
Pitch timer violations Kimbrel (pitcher).
ABS Challenge Kwan (Strike-Overturned to Ball).
Pitches-strikes Lynch IV 70-43 Gose 18-14 Kimbrel 9-6 Schreiber 17-10 Pearson 13-8 Lange 22-14 Griffin 82-50 Holderman 15-9 Sabrowski 6-2 Festa, M 8-6 Allen, L.T. 26-22.
Groundouts-flyouts Lynch IV 6-1 Gose 0-1 Kimbrel 1-1 Schreiber 2-1 Pearson 0-2 Lange 2-0 Griffin 2-6 Holderman 2-0 Sabrowski 0-1 Festa, M 1-3 Allen, L.T. 2-1.
Batters faced Lynch IV 15 Gose 5 Kimbrel 3 Schreiber 3 Pearson 3 Lange 5 Griffin 19 Holderman 6 Sabrowski 3 Festa, M 4 Allen, L.T. 9.
Inherited runners-scored Gose 1-0 Sabrowski 3-2 Festa, M 3-0.
Umpires HP: Quinn Wolcott. 1B: Paul Clemons. 2B: Adrian Johnson. 3B: Dexter Kelley.
Weather 81 degrees, Partly Cloudy.
Wind 4 mph, L To R.
First pitch 4:10 PM.
T 2:32.
Att 31,509.
Venue Progressive Field.
August 29, 2026