Kansas City Royals @ Cleveland Guardians

74-73, 34-38 Away

Final

75-71, 38-34 Home

hitters	H-AB	R	HR	RBI	AVG
M. YastrzemskiLF-RF	1-3	1	0	0	.236
Today's at BatsFull Player Profile 1st: Yastrzemski walked. 3rd: Yastrzemski doubled to left. 5th: Yastrzemski flied out to left. 7th: Yastrzemski walked. 9th: Yastrzemski flied out to right.
B. Witt Jr.SS	0-4	0	0	0	.293
V. PasquantinoDH	1-3	1	1	2	.262
M. Garcia3B	0-3	0	0	0	.288
S. Perez1B	1-4	0	0	0	.235
J. CaglianoneRF	1-4	0	0	0	.152
R. GrichukLF	0-0	0	0	0	.187
J. India2B	0-3	0	0	0	.234
T. TolbertPR	0-0	0	0	0	.216
K. IsbelCF	0-4	0	0	0	.256
L. MaileC	1-3	0	0	0	.220
N. LoftinPH	0-1	0	0	0	.208

pitchers	IP	H	ER	BB	K	PC-ST	ERA
S. Kolek	6.2	3	1	1	4	97-61	3.71
J. Schreiber	1.1	2	2	0	1	18-13	3.70

According to ESPN Analytics

CLE

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Progressive Field

12:15 AM, 12 September 2025

Cleveland, Ohio

Attendance: 15,962

Game Time:2:31

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Phil Cuzzi
First Base Umpire - Dan Bellino
Second Base Umpire - Clint Vondrak
Third Base Umpire - Tony Randazzo

C.J. Kayfus' homer in 8th inning propels Guardians to 3-2 victory over Royals

— Rookie C.J. Kayfus hit a two-run homer in the eighth inning as the Cleveland Guardians rallied for a 3-2 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Thursday night.

Sep 12, 2025, 03:30 am - AP


KC
CLE

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	5	0
0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	-	3	5	0

Scoring Summary

		KC	CLE
1st	Pasquantino homered to right center (398 feet), Yastrzemski scored.	2	0
4th	Ramírez grounded out to first, Kwan scored.	2	1
8th	Kayfus homered to center (425 feet), Naylor scored.	2	3

Data is currently unavailable.

Royals
0
Guardians
7

Game 1

11/4

Royals
3
Guardians
6

Game 2

12/4

Royals
4
Guardians
2

Game 3

13/4

Royals
2
Guardians
10

Game 4

8/9

Royals
0
Guardians
2

Game 5

9/9

Royals
4
Guardians
3

Game 6

10/9

Royals
2
Guardians
3

Game 7

12/9

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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Pitcher Andrew Heaney announces retirement after 12 seasons

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Kansas City Royals @ Cleveland Guardians

Win Probability

Game Information

C.J. Kayfus' homer in 8th inning propels Guardians to 3-2 victory over Royals

M. Festa4-3

J. Schreiber3-3

C. Smith13

Scoring Summary

Inning

2025 American League Central Standings

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