Cleveland Guardians vs Kansas City Royals, April 12, 2025
April 12, 2025, 6:10 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
Kansas City Royals, MLBDB pick
Box Score
Batting
Vinnie Pasquantino led Kansas City Royals with 3 hits and 1 home run and 1 RBI.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jonathan IndiaLF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Drew WatersRF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bobby Witt Jr.SS | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Vinnie PasquantinoDH | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Salvador PerezC | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Michael Massey2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Cavan Biggio1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Maikel Garcia3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MJ MelendezRF/LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Kyle IsbelCF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Totals | 32 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 1 |
Gabriel Arias and Angel Martínez led Cleveland Guardians with 2 hits each.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steven KwanLF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| José Ramírez3B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carlos Santana1B | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Kyle ManzardoDH | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Nolan JonesRF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jhonkensy NoelPH/RF | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gabriel Arias2B | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Angel MartínezCF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bo NaylorC | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Brayan RocchioSS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 32 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 1 |
Pitching
Michael Lorenzen went 5.2 innings for Kansas City Royals (4 SO, 3 ER); Luis Ortiz went 5.2 innings for Cleveland Guardians (10 SO, 1 ER).
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Royals | |||||||
| Michael Lorenzen | 5.2 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| Angel Zerpa | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Steven Cruz | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sam Long | 1.0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Cleveland Guardians | |||||||
| Luis Ortiz | 5.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 1 |
| Tim Herrin | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Paul Sewald | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Cade Smith | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Emmanuel Clase | 1.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 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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