Cleveland Guardians vs Kansas City Royals, August 26, 2024 (Game 1)
August 26, 2024, 1:10 PM ET | Progressive Field
Starting Pitchers
Kansas City Royals
Recorded starter
Cleveland Guardians
Recorded starter
Season Comparison
2024Kansas City RoyalsCleveland Guardians
.709
OPS.702
170
HR185
735
Runs708
3.76
ERA3.61
1.24
WHIP1.20
1339
Strikeouts by pitchers1410
Lower is better for ERA and WHIP; bars show each value against the larger of the two.
Top Performers
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Kansas City Royals, MLBDB pick
Kansas City Royals, MLBDB pick
Kansas City Royals, MLBDB pick
Box Score
Batting
Salvador Perez led Kansas City Royals with 3 hits.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Massey2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bobby Witt Jr.SS | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Vinnie Pasquantino1B | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Salvador PerezC | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| MJ MelendezLF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Freddy FerminDH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Maikel Garcia3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kyle IsbelCF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyler GentryRF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Adam FrazierPH/RF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Totals | 34 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 |
Austin Hedges led Cleveland Guardians with 2 hits.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steven KwanLF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Lane ThomasCF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| José Ramírez3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| David Fry1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Josh NaylorDH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Jhonkensy NoelRF | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Andrés Giménez2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyler FreemanSS | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Will BrennanPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bo NaylorC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Austin HedgesC | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Daniel SchneemannPH/SS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 34 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 0 |
Pitching
Cole Ragans went 4.0 innings for Kansas City Royals (4 SO, 1 ER); Eli Morgan went 2.0 innings for Cleveland Guardians (1 SO, 2 ER).
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Royals | |||||||
| Cole Ragans | 4.0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| James McArthur | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Kris Bubic | 1.1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| John Schreiber | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Lucas Erceg | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Cleveland Guardians | |||||||
| Nick Sandlin | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Eli Morgan | 2.0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Scott Barlow | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Connor Gillispie | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Hunter Gaddis | 0.1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Joey Cantillo | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
- AB
- at-bats
- R
- runs
- H
- hits
- RBI
- runs batted in
- BB
- walks
- SO
- strikeouts
- HR
- home runs
- IP
- innings pitched
- ER
- earned runs
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