Kansas City Royals @ Cleveland Guardians

8-8, 2-4 Away

Final

8-7, 5-1 Home


KC
CLE

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

RoyalsTop 1st
- B. Lively pitching for CLE
  KC
  CLE
- Pitch Type MPH
  1
  Strike Looking
  Four-seam FB 91
  2
  Single
  Sinker 89
- 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
GuardiansBottom 1st
- C. Ragans pitching for KC
  KC
  CLE
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 2nd
- B. Lively pitching for CLE
  KC
  CLE
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
GuardiansBottom 2nd
- C. Ragans pitching for KC
  KC
  CLE
- 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 1 Error
RoyalsTop 3rd
- B. Lively pitching for CLE
  KC
  CLE
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
GuardiansBottom 3rd
- C. Ragans pitching for KC
  KC
  CLE
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 4th
- B. Lively pitching for CLE
  KC
  CLE
- 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
GuardiansBottom 4th
- C. Ragans pitching for KC
  KC
  CLE
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 5th
- B. Lively pitching for CLE
  KC
  CLE
- 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
GuardiansBottom 5th
- C. Ragans pitching for KC
  KC
  CLE
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 6th
- B. Lively pitching for CLE
  KC
  CLE
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
GuardiansBottom 6th
- C. Ragans pitching for KC
  KC
  CLE
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 7th
- J. Junis pitching for CLE
  KC
  CLE
- 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
GuardiansBottom 7th
- C. Ragans pitching for KC
  KC
  CLE
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 8th
- J. Cantillo pitching for CLE
  KC
  CLE
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
GuardiansBottom 8th
- C. Ragans pitching for KC
  KC
  CLE
- Jones hit for Rocchio
  4
  2
- L. Erceg pitching for KC
  KC
  CLE
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 9th
- J. Cantillo pitching for CLE
  KC
  CLE
- Arias at shortstop.
  4
  2
- Martínez at second base.
  4
  2
- Schneemann at third base.
  4
  2
- Jones in center field.
  4
  2
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
GuardiansBottom 9th
- C. Estevez pitching for KC
  KC
  CLE
- Manzardo hit for Noel
  4
  2
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors

Pitch	Type	MPH
1 Strike Looking	Four-seam FB	91
2 Single	Sinker	89

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

Progressive Field

6:40 PM, 13 April 2025

Cleveland, Ohio

Attendance: 17,864

Game Time:2:10

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Cory Blaser
First Base Umpire - Manny Gonzalez
Second Base Umpire - Alex Tosi
Third Base Umpire - Ron Kulpa

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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Kansas City Royals @ Cleveland Guardians

C. Ragans1-0

B. Lively0-2

C. Estevez5

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