Cleveland Guardians @ Kansas City Royals
52-53, 27-28 Away
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52-53, 27-28 Away
Final
52-54, 26-27 Home
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52-54, 26-27 Home
Guardians Hitting
a-fouled out to first for Fry in the 6th
b-fouled out to third for Rodríguez in the 9th
- Batting
- 2BArias (19, Estévez)
- HRArias (7, 7th inning off Zerpa 0 on, 0 Out)
- RBIArias (32)
- Team LOB8
- Team RISP1-7 (Santana 0-1, Ramírez 1-1, Jones 0-1, Arias 0-1, Naylor 0-1, Rocchio 0-1, Fry 0-1)
- Fielding
- DP1 (Ramírez-Rocchio-Santana)
Royals Hitting
a-walked for Tolbert in the 7th
- Batting
- 2BMaile (1, Cantillo); Witt Jr. (34, Cantillo)
- HRGarcia (10, 5th inning off Festa 0 on, 2 Out)
- RBIMaile (2), Pasquantino (62), Garcia 2 (45)
- 2Out RBIGarcia, M.
- GIDPIndia
- Team LOB6
- Team RISP0-6 (Perez 0-1, India 0-1, Pasquantino 0-1, Tolbert 0-1, Garcia 0-2)
Guardians Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
J. Cantillo(L, 2-1) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 76-41 | 4.14 |
| 2.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 26-16 | 4.99 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 24-11 | 3.35 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11-8 | 2.83 |
| 8.0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 137-76 |
- Pitching
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedAllard 2/3; Junis 2/5; Festa 4/7; Cantillo 10/19
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesAllard-3-2-2-1; Junis-4-0-5-2; Festa-4-3-4-5; Cantillo-13-7-10-11
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsAllard 0-1; Junis 2-0; Festa 2-2; Cantillo 6-2
- Game ScoresJ Cantillo 44
Royals Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
N. Cameron(W, 5-4) |
L. Erceg(H, 17) |
C. Estevez(S, 27) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 83-51 | 2.44 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11-7 | 0.00 |
| 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 14-10 | 3.77 |
| 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16-10 | 2.30 |
| 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15-10 | 2.62 |
| 9.0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 139-88 |
- Pitching
- HBPMartínez (by Cameron)
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedHarvey 1/3; Estévez 2/4; Erceg 1/4; Cameron 10/20; Zerpa 2/5
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesHarvey-2-1-1-2; Estévez-3-0-3-3; Erceg-3-2-2-3; Cameron-10-12-17-12; Zerpa-7-0-0-3
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsHarvey 0-3; Estévez 0-3; Erceg 1-1; Cameron 2-7; Zerpa 1-0
- Game ScoresN Cameron 66
Scoring Summary
Inning | CLE | KC | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Pasquantino grounded out to first, India scored, Witt Jr. to third. | 0 | 1 | |
| 1st | Garcia grounded out to third, Witt Jr. scored. | 0 | 2 | |
| 4th | Maile doubled to left, Rave scored. | 0 | 3 | |
| 5th | Garcia homered to left center (411 feet). | 0 | 4 | |
| 7th | Arias homered to right center (425 feet). | 1 | 4 | |
Series tied 3-3
Game Information
Kauffman Stadium
7:10 PM, 27 July 2025
Kansas City, Missouri
Attendance: 16,590
Game Time:2:20
- Umpires:
- Home Plate Umpire - Nic Lentz
- First Base Umpire - Andy Fletcher
- Second Base Umpire - Malachi Moore
- Third Base Umpire - Quinn Wolcott
2025 American League Central Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland | 88 | 74 | .543 | - | W2 |
| Detroit | 87 | 75 | .537 | 1 | L1 |
| Kansas City | 82 | 80 | .506 | 6 | W2 |
| Minnesota | 70 | 92 | .432 | 18 | L1 |
| Chicago | 60 | 102 | .370 | 28 | W1 |
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