Kansas City Royals vs Cleveland Guardians, July 26, 2025 (Game 1)
July 26, 2025, 2:40 PM ET | Kauffman Stadium
Starting Pitchers
Cleveland Guardians
Recorded starter
Kansas City Royals
Recorded starter
Season Comparison
2025Cleveland GuardiansKansas City Royals
.669
OPS.706
168
HR159
643
Runs651
3.70
ERA3.73
1.26
WHIP1.24
1381
Strikeouts by pitchers1271
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
Cleveland Guardians, MLBDB pick
Kansas City Royals, MLBDB pick
Box Score
Batting
3 players led Cleveland Guardians with 2 hits each.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steven KwanLF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Angel MartínezCF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| José Ramírez3B | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kyle Manzardo1B | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Carlos SantanaDH | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Gabriel AriasSS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nolan JonesPH/RF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Daniel SchneemannRF/2B | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Brayan Rocchio2B/SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Bo NaylorC | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 37 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 0 |
Maikel Garcia and Salvador Perez led Kansas City Royals with 2 hits each.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jonathan IndiaDH/2B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Bobby Witt Jr.SS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vinnie Pasquantino1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Maikel Garcia3B | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Salvador PerezC | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jac CaglianoneRF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MJ MelendezLF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Adam Frazier2B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyler TolbertPR/CF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| John RaveLF/RF | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Kyle IsbelCF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Freddy FerminPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lucas ErcegP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carlos EstévezP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steven CruzP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Luke MailePH | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 31 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 |
Pitching
Gavin Williams went 6.0 innings for Cleveland Guardians (3 SO, 2 ER); Michael Wacha went 5.1 innings for Kansas City Royals (5 SO, 1 ER).
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Guardians | |||||||
| Gavin Williams | 6.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| Erik Sabrowski | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Cade Smith | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Hunter Gaddis | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Emmanuel Clase | 0.1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Kansas City Royals | |||||||
| Michael Wacha | 5.1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| Angel Zerpa | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| John Schreiber | 0.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Lucas Erceg | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Carlos Estévez | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Steven Cruz | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 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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