Kansas City Royals vs Cleveland Guardians, March 27, 2025
March 27, 2025, 4:10 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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Cleveland Guardians, MLBDB pick
Kansas City Royals, MLBDB pick
Kansas City Royals, MLBDB pick
Box Score
Batting
Kyle Manzardo led Cleveland Guardians with 3 hits and 1 home run and 4 RBI.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steven KwanLF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| José Ramírez3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lane ThomasCF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carlos Santana1B | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Kyle ManzardoDH | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Jhonkensy NoelRF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bo NaylorC | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Gabriel Arias2B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Brayan RocchioSS | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 36 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 1 |
Vinnie Pasquantino led Kansas City Royals with 2 hits and 1 home run and 3 RBI.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jonathan India3B/LF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Witt Jr.SS | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Vinnie PasquantinoDH | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Freddy FerminPR/DH | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Salvador PerezC | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Michael Massey2B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hunter RenfroeRF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| MJ MelendezLF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Maikel GarciaPH/3B | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Cavan Biggio1B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dairon BlancoPR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Canha1B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Kyle IsbelCF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 35 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 1 |
Pitching
Ben Lively went 5.0 innings for Cleveland Guardians (3 SO, 3 ER); Cole Ragans went 5.0 innings for Kansas City Royals (3 SO, 3 ER).
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Guardians | |||||||
| Ben Lively | 5.0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Cade Smith | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Tim Herrin | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Hunter Gaddis | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Emmanuel Clase | 1.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Paul Sewald | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Kansas City Royals | |||||||
| Cole Ragans | 5.0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Angel Zerpa | 1.1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Lucas Erceg | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hunter Harvey | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Carlos Estévez | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sam Long | 1.0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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- runs batted in
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- SO
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- IP
- innings pitched
- ER
- earned runs
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