Cleveland turned an early seesaw into a one-inning burst, beating the Kansas City Royals as the Guardians' offense quickly erased an opening deficit and built a lead they never relinquished.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| CLE | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | X | 11 | 0 | 0 |
Parker Messick anchored Cleveland's effort on the mound, limiting Kansas City to one run through his outing while keeping the Royals from sustaining pressure. The Guardians' offense supplied ample support behind him.
Salvador Perez put Kansas City ahead with a single that brought Jac Caglianone home. José Ramírez's sacrifice fly brought Chase DeLauter across to tie the game, and Nathaniel Lowe's home run, with Jo Adell scoring, gave Cleveland the lead. Jo Adell's double later brought Steven Kwan and Chase DeLauter home, while Lowe's sacrifice fly scored José Ramírez. Chase DeLauter's double and Ramírez's home run then extended the advantage, with Ramírez later adding a single that scored Kwan and Adell's single bringing Petey Halpin home.
Seth Lugo took the loss after Kansas City's early lead disappeared and Cleveland continued to pressure the Royals. Kansas City managed only one scoring play, while the Guardians kept adding to the margin through the middle innings.
The result extended Cleveland's winning streak and snapped Kansas City's losing streak. The game was defined by the Guardians' one-inning burst: an early response that became a sustained offensive separation.
Cleveland Guardians defeated Kansas City Royals, 11-1.
- Jose Ramirez went 2-for-3 with 1 home run, 4 RBIs and 2 runs scored (batting .243 on the season).
- Nathaniel Lowe went 1-for-4 with 1 home run, 3 RBIs and 1 run scored (batting .259 on the season).
- Jo Adell went 3-for-4 with 1 double, 3 RBIs and 1 run scored (batting .240 on the season).
- Parker Messick allowed 1 run on 5 hits over 6.0 innings, striking out 5, to earn the win (11-8) (2.46 ERA).
- Seth Lugo allowed 9 runs on 9 hits over 3.2 innings, striking out 2, and took the loss (6-8) (5.03 ERA).
Cleveland Guardians improved to 69-68; Kansas City Royals fell to 62-76.