A back-and-forth slugfest belonged to the Cleveland Guardians, who answered an early Kansas City surge and steadily pulled away at Kauffman Stadium.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLE | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| KC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
Brayan Rocchio powered Cleveland’s offense with home runs in the seventh and ninth, while Patrick Bailey also homered twice. Steven Kwan provided the pivotal swing earlier, and Nathaniel Lowe supplied key production with sacrifice flies and a late single.
The game’s decisive moment came in the second, when Steven Kwan’s triple brought Brayan Rocchio home and put Cleveland in front after Patrick Bailey’s homer had tied the game. Chase DeLauter added a homer in the third, and Cleveland extended the lead through the middle innings before Rocchio’s seventh-inning homer and the late rally.
Kansas City struck first through Jac Caglianone’s double and Michael Massey’s single, then briefly threatened again when Caglianone and Vinnie Pasquantino delivered in the eighth. Tanner Bibee limited the damage after the opening inning, and Cade Smith helped preserve Cleveland’s advantage. Michael Wacha took the loss for Kansas City.
Cleveland extended its winning streak, while Kansas City’s losing streak continued. The game began as a response-driven contest, but Cleveland’s late power turned the slugfest into a comfortable finish.
Cleveland Guardians defeated Kansas City Royals, 11-5.
- Patrick Bailey went 2-for-5 with 2 home runs, 3 RBIs and 2 runs scored (batting .208 on the season).
- Brayan Rocchio went 3-for-4 with 2 home runs, 1 double, 2 RBIs and 3 runs scored (batting .253 on the season).
- Nathaniel Lowe went 1-for-3 with 4 RBIs (batting .252 on the season).
- Michael Wacha allowed 6 runs (2 earned) on 6 hits over 6.1 innings, striking out 4, and took the loss (9-10) (3.32 ERA).
- Tanner Bibee allowed 3 runs on 7 hits over 6.0 innings, striking out 6, to earn the win (7-15) (4.36 ERA).
- Cade Smith allowed 0 runs on 0 hits over 0.2 innings (1.95 ERA).
Kansas City Royals fell to 68-93 (3 straight losses); Cleveland Guardians improved to 85-76 (3 straight wins).