Kansas City Royals @ Cleveland Guardians

73-72, 33-37 Away

Final

74-70, 37-33 Home


KC
CLE

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

RoyalsTop 1st
- J. Cantillo pitching for CLE
  KC
  CLE
- Pitch Type MPH
  1
  Fly Out
  Four-seam FB 91
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
GuardiansBottom 1st
- N. Cameron pitching for KC
  KC
  CLE
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 2nd
- J. Cantillo pitching for CLE
  KC
  CLE
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
GuardiansBottom 2nd
- N. Cameron pitching for KC
  KC
  CLE
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 3rd
- J. Cantillo pitching for CLE
  KC
  CLE
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
GuardiansBottom 3rd
- N. Cameron pitching for KC
  KC
  CLE
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 4th
- J. Cantillo pitching for CLE
  KC
  CLE
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
GuardiansBottom 4th
- N. Cameron pitching for KC
  KC
  CLE
- Fry picked off second.
  0
  2
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 5th
- J. Cantillo pitching for CLE
  KC
  CLE
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
GuardiansBottom 5th
- N. Cameron pitching for KC
  KC
  CLE
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 6th
- J. Cantillo pitching for CLE
  KC
  CLE
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
GuardiansBottom 6th
- N. Cameron pitching for KC
  KC
  CLE
- 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 7th
- J. Cantillo pitching for CLE
  KC
  CLE
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
GuardiansBottom 7th
- N. Cameron pitching for KC
  KC
  CLE
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 8th
- J. Cantillo pitching for CLE
  KC
  CLE
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
GuardiansBottom 8th
- A. Zerpa pitching for KC
  KC
  CLE
- J. Schreiber pitching for KC
  KC
  CLE
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 9th
- J. Cantillo pitching for CLE
  KC
  CLE
- C. Smith pitching for CLE
  KC
  CLE
- Isbel to second on wild pitch by Smith.
  0
  2
- 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors

Pitch	Type	MPH
1 Fly Out	Four-seam FB	91

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

11:40 PM, 9 September 2025

Cleveland, Ohio

Attendance: 15,458

Game Time:1:58

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

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Cleveland	8	5	.615	-	W2
Minnesota	7	6	.538	1	W4
Chicago	5	8	.385	3	W1
Kansas City	5	8	.385	3	L3
Detroit	4	9	.308	4	L5

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Kansas City Royals @ Cleveland Guardians

J. Cantillo5-3

N. Cameron7-7

C. Smith12

Game Information

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