A late swing settled a back-and-forth game as the Kansas City Royals edged the Cleveland Guardians. Vinnie Pasquantino’s homer in the eighth gave Kansas City the lead it never relinquished.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLE | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| KC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | X | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Pasquantino carried the Royals’ offense with two home runs. His earlier homer put Kansas City back in front after Cleveland had tied the game, and his second one supplied the final go-ahead blow.
Salvador Perez opened the scoring when his single brought Maikel Garcia home. Daniel Schneemann tied the game with a homer in the third, and Pasquantino’s homer in the fifth restored Kansas City’s lead. Jo Adell tied the game again with a homer in the sixth before Pasquantino homered in the eighth to put the Royals ahead.
Cleveland starter (gpid=sa:804926) took the loss after allowing the two Kansas City homers. Daniel Lynch kept the Royals within reach through his start, while Nate Pearson and Lucas Erceg finished the game for Kansas City.
The Royals snapped their losing streak, while Cleveland’s winning streak ended. The game turned on the late swing, with Pasquantino’s final homer giving Kansas City the margin it needed.
Kansas City Royals defeated Cleveland Guardians, 3-2.
- Vinnie Pasquantino went 2-for-4 with 2 home runs, 2 RBIs and 2 runs scored (batting .249 on the season).
- Daniel Schneemann went 2-for-4 with 1 home run, 1 RBI and 1 run scored (batting .210 on the season).
- Jo Adell went 2-for-3 with 1 home run, 1 RBI and 1 run scored (batting .240 on the season).
- (gpid=sa:804926) allowed 2 runs on 3 hits over 5.0 innings, striking out 5, and took the loss (0-1) (2.57 ERA).
- Lucas Erceg allowed 0 runs on 1 hit over 1.0 inning, striking out 1, and closed it out for the save (13) (5.59 ERA).
- Nate Pearson allowed 0 runs on 0 hits over 0.2 innings, to earn the win (2-4) (4.11 ERA).
Kansas City Royals improved to 69-93; Cleveland Guardians fell to 85-77.