Cleveland Guardians vs Kansas City Royals, September 9, 2025
September 9, 2025, 6:40 PM ET | Progressive Field
Starting Pitchers
Kansas City Royals
Recorded starter
Cleveland Guardians
Recorded starter
Season Comparison
2025Kansas City RoyalsCleveland Guardians
.706
OPS.669
159
HR168
651
Runs643
3.73
ERA3.70
1.24
WHIP1.26
1271
Strikeouts by pitchers1381
Lower is better for ERA and WHIP; bars show each value against the larger of the two.
Top Performers
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Cleveland Guardians, MLBDB pick
Kansas City Royals, MLBDB pick
Cleveland Guardians, MLBDB pick
Box Score
Batting
Jonathan India led Kansas City Royals with 2 hits.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maikel Garcia3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Witt Jr.SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Vinnie Pasquantino1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Salvador PerezC | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Randal GrichukLF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jac CaglianoneRF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jonathan IndiaDH | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nick Loftin2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kyle IsbelCF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 31 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
José Ramírez led Cleveland Guardians with 3 hits and 1 home run and 1 RBI.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steven KwanLF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Angel MartínezCF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| José Ramírez3B | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| David FryDH | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jhonkensy Noel1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Nolan JonesRF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Brayan RocchioSS | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Daniel Schneemann2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Austin HedgesC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 29 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 1 |
Pitching
Noah Cameron went 7.0 innings for Kansas City Royals (8 SO, 2 ER); Joey Cantillo went 8.0 innings for Cleveland Guardians (5 SO, 0 ER).
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Royals | |||||||
| Noah Cameron | 7.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
| Angel Zerpa | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| John Schreiber | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cleveland Guardians | |||||||
| Joey Cantillo | 8.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Cade Smith | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
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- at-bats
- R
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- H
- hits
- RBI
- runs batted in
- BB
- walks
- SO
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- HR
- home runs
- IP
- innings pitched
- ER
- earned runs
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