Kansas City Royals vs Cleveland Guardians Final Score

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Kansas City RoyalsKC

8–3

Final

Cleveland GuardiansCLE

Progressive Field

Team Season Average

KCCLE

Batting

4.27

R/G

4.02

0.248

AVG

0.236

0.316

OBP

0.315

0.401

SLG

0.369

0.717

OPS

0.684

1.03

HR/G

0.92

8.30

H/G

7.87

140

124

109

129

Pitching

4.65

ERA

3.73

1.39

WHIP

1.26

7.46

K/9

9.46

3.74

BB/9

3.35

4.54

RA/G

3.67

0.257

OPP AVG

0.236

991

1259

Odds

Sportsbook	Spread (CLE)	Total	KC ML	CLE ML
DDraftKings	-1.5	8	+148	-159
FFanDuel	-1.5	7.5	+146	-158
BBetMGM	-1.5	8	+140	-170
CCaesars	-1.5	7.5	+151	-161
BBetOnline	-1.5	8	+147	-163
BBetRivers	-1.5	7.5	+138	-165
BBetus	-1.5	8	+144	-162
BBovada	-1.5	8	+139	-165
FFanatics	-1.5	8	+140	-170
LLowVig	-1.5	8	+147	-163
MMyBookie	-1.5	8	+140	-165

Game Information

Progressive Field

Stadium

Aug 29, 2026

8:10 PM UTC

Gametime weather

Overcast

Wind 8 mph

82°

Lineups

Starters

CLE

Starters

Rankings

Team	Offense	Defense
KC	21st	24th
CLE	28th	7th

Matchup

KCCLE

61-75Record68-67
44.9%Win %50.4%
36-30Home record31-35
25-45Road record37-32
9-1Last 108-2
2Streak-1
-78Run diff-7
22-22Division19-18
1 (B2B)Rest days1 (B2B)

Scores

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	T
KC	0	0	0	0	2	4	0	2	0	8
CLE	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3

Team Stats

KCStatCLE

8Runs3
12Hits5
2Errors1
1Home runs1
7RBI3
0Stolen bases0
6K (bat)5
5K (pit)6
2BB (pit)2

Player Stats

KC — Batting

Player	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	BB
Nick Loftin3B	5	2	2	0	0	0
Bobby Witt Jr.SS	5	1	1	0	0	0
Jac CaglianoneRF	5	1	2	0	0	0
Salvador PerezDH	5	0	2	0	1	0
Luke MaileC	4	0	0	0	0	0
Carter JensenC	4	0	0	0	0	1
Isaac CollinsLF	4	0	1	0	2	0
John RaveRF	2	2	1	0	0	0
Josh Rojas3B	2	1	2	1	4	0
Matthew LugoLF	2	0	0	0	0	0
Tyler TolbertSS	1	1	1	0	0	1

KC — Pitching

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K
Daniel Lynch IVRP	3.1	3	2	2	2	3
Anthony GoseRP	1.2	0	0	0	0	0
Alex LangeRP	1.0	2	1	1	0	1
Nate PearsonRP	1.0	0	0	0	0	1
Craig KimbrelRP	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
John SchreiberRP	1.0	0	0	0	0	0

CLE — Batting

Player	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	BB
Angel Genao2B	4	0	0	0	0	0
Steven KwanLF	4	0	1	0	0	0
Jose Ramirez3B	4	1	1	0	0	0
Angel MartinezLF	4	1	2	1	3	0
Chase DeLauterRF	4	0	0	0	0	0
Jo AdellRF	3	1	0	0	0	1
Austin HedgesC	3	0	0	0	0	0
Brayan RocchioSS	3	0	0	0	0	0
Nathaniel Lowe1B	2	0	0	0	0	0
David FryRF	1	0	1	0	0	1
Petey HalpinCF	0	0	0	0	0	0

CLE — Pitching

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K
Foster GriffinSP	5.0	4	2	2	1	4
Logan AllenRP	2.0	3	2	2	0	2
Matt FestaRP	1.1	0	0	0	0	0
Erik SabrowskiRP	0.1	1	0	0	1	0
Colin HoldermanRP	0.1	4	4	3	0	0

Scoring Summary

95 events · 7 scoring

Inning 1 Top

Top
Jensen grounded out to second.
0-0
Top
Witt Jr. lined out to center.
0-0
Top
Caglianone struck out looking.
0-0

Inning 1 Bottom

Bottom
Kwan safe at first on fielding error by second baseman Collins.
0-0
Bottom
DeLauter struck out swinging.
0-0
Bottom
Ramírez grounded into double play, third to second to first, Kwan out at second.
0-0

Inning 2 Top

Top
Perez doubled to center.
0-0
Top
Loftin flied out to right.
0-0
Top
Tolbert walked.
0-0
Top
Collins grounded into double play, second to first, Tolbert out at second.
0-0

Inning 2 Bottom

Bottom
Adell walked.
0-0
Bottom
Martínez homered to left (381 feet), Adell scored.
0-2
Bottom
Fry walked.
0-2
Bottom
Genao grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Fry safe at second on throwing error by shortstop Witt Jr..
0-2
Bottom
Hedges grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, Genao out at second, Fry to third.
0-2
Bottom
Rocchio grounded out to first.
0-2

Inning 3 Top

Top
M. Lugo struck out swinging.
0-2
Top
Maile flied out to left.
0-2
Top
Jensen flied out to left.
0-2

Inning 3 Bottom

Bottom
Kwan reached on bunt single to pitcher.
0-2
Bottom
Kwan to second on wild pitch by Lynch IV.
0-2
Bottom
DeLauter struck out swinging.
0-2
Bottom
Ramírez grounded out to third.
0-2
Bottom
Adell flied out to center.
0-2

Inning 4 Top

Top
Witt Jr. flied out to center.
0-2
Top
Caglianone flied out to left.
0-2
Top
Perez lined out to first.
0-2

Inning 4 Bottom

Bottom
Martínez struck out swinging.
0-2
Bottom
Fry doubled to left.
0-2
Bottom
Gose relieved Lynch IV
0-2
Bottom
Genao flied out to left.
0-2
Bottom
Hedges fouled out to third.
0-2

Inning 5 Top

Top
Loftin doubled to center.
0-2
Top
Tolbert reached on infield single to shortstop, Loftin to third.
0-2
Top
Collins doubled to left, Loftin scored and Tolbert scored.
2-2
Top
M. Lugo struck out looking.
2-2
Top
Maile flied out to center.
2-2
Top
Jensen struck out swinging.
2-2

Inning 5 Bottom

Bottom
Rocchio lined out to left.
2-2
Bottom
Kwan lined out to center.
2-2
Bottom
DeLauter fouled out to third.
2-2

Inning 6 Top

Top
Holderman relieved Griffin
2-2
Top
Witt Jr. singled to center.
2-2
Top
Caglianone singled to right, Witt Jr. to third.
2-2
Top
Perez doubled to center, Witt Jr. scored, Caglianone to third.
3-2
Top
Loftin reached on infield single to shortstop.
3-2
Top
Rave hit for Tolbert
3-2
Top
Rave grounded into fielder's choice to third, Caglianone scored on fielding error by third baseman Ramírez, Loftin to second, Perez to third.
4-2
Top
Collins grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Rave to second, Loftin to third, Perez out at home.
4-2
Top
Rojas hit for M. Lugo
4-2
Top
Sabrowski relieved Holderman
4-2
Top
Rojas singled to left, Loftin scored and Rave scored, Collins to second.
6-2
Top
Maile flied out to left.
6-2
Top
Jensen walked, Rojas to second, Collins to third.
6-2
Top
Festa relieved Sabrowski
6-2
Top
Witt Jr. flied out to right.
6-2

Inning 6 Bottom

Bottom
Loftin at second base.
6-2
Bottom
Rave in center field.
6-2
Bottom
Collins in left field.
6-2
Bottom
Rojas at third base.
6-2
Bottom
Kimbrel relieved Gose
6-2
Bottom
Ramírez fouled out to third.
6-2
Bottom
Adell grounded out to third.
6-2
Bottom
Martínez flied out to left.
6-2

Inning 7 Top

Top
Caglianone flied out to right.
6-2
Top
Perez flied out to center.
6-2
Top
Loftin grounded out to third.
6-2

Inning 7 Bottom

Bottom
Schreiber relieved Kimbrel
6-2
Bottom
Lowe hit for Fry
6-2
Bottom
Lowe grounded out to second.
6-2
Bottom
Genao flied out to left.
6-2
Bottom
Hedges grounded out to third.
6-2

Inning 8 Top

Top
Lowe at first base.
6-2
Top
Allen relieved Festa
6-2
Top
Rave singled to center.
6-2
Top
Collins struck out swinging.
6-2
Top
Rojas homered to right (360 feet), Rave scored.
8-2
Top
Maile grounded out to shortstop.
8-2
Top
Jensen flied out to center.
8-2

Inning 8 Bottom

Bottom
Pearson relieved Schreiber
8-2
Bottom
Rocchio flied out to center.
8-2
Bottom
Kwan struck out looking.
8-2
Bottom
DeLauter flied out to left.
8-2

Inning 9 Top

Top
Halpin in center field.
8-2
Top
Witt Jr. popped out to third.
8-2
Top
Caglianone singled to right.
8-2
Top
Perez struck out swinging.
8-2
Top
Loftin grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Caglianone out at second.
8-2

Inning 9 Bottom

Bottom
Lange relieved Pearson
8-2
Bottom
Ramírez doubled to right.
8-2
Bottom
Adell grounded out to shortstop.
8-2
Bottom
Martínez singled to center, Ramírez scored.
8-3
Bottom
Lowe struck out swinging.
8-3
Bottom
Martínez to second on fielder's indifference.
8-3
Bottom
Genao grounded out to first.
8-3

Kansas City Royals vs Cleveland Guardians: Final Score & Recap

The Kansas City Royals beat the Cleveland Guardians 8-3 in this MLB game at Progressive Field on Saturday, August 29, 2026. The line score, team and player box scores, and scoring summary are in the Game Stats tab.

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Kansas City Royals vs Cleveland Guardians Odds

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