Cleveland Guardians vs Kansas City Royals, September 8, 2025
September 8, 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
Cleveland Guardians, MLBDB pick
Cleveland Guardians, MLBDB pick
Box Score
Batting
3 players led Kansas City Royals with 1 hit each.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike YastrzemskiLF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Maikel GarciaSS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nick Loftin1B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Vinnie Pasquantino1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyler TolbertSS | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Salvador PerezC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Luke MaileP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Adam Frazier3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jac CaglianoneRF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Massey2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Carter JensenDH/C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Kyle IsbelCF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 29 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 0 |
3 players led Cleveland Guardians with 3 hits each.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steven KwanLF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Daniel SchneemannCF/2B | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| José Ramírez3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kyle ManzardoDH | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Nolan JonesRF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Bo NaylorC | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Gabriel AriasSS | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Angel MartínezCF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| CJ Kayfus1B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Brayan Rocchio2B/SS | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 39 | 10 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 0 |
Pitching
Ryan Bergert went 3.1 innings for Kansas City Royals (3 SO, 8 ER); Slade Cecconi went 8.0 innings for Cleveland Guardians (3 SO, 0 ER).
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Royals | |||||||
| Ryan Bergert | 3.1 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Daniel Lynch IV | 1.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Jonathan Bowlan | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Taylor Clarke | 1.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Luke Maile | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Cleveland Guardians | |||||||
| Slade Cecconi | 8.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Zak Kent | 1.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
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- H
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- runs batted in
- BB
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- SO
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- HR
- home runs
- IP
- innings pitched
- ER
- earned runs
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