Cleveland Guardians at Kansas City Royals

CLE 12 — 9 KC
Final — 2026-09-25
MVP: Carter Jensen 2-4, 2 HR, 5 RBI

Cleveland Guardians defeated Kansas City Royals 12-9. Carter Jensen led the way with 2-4, 2 HR, 5 RBI. Hunter Gaddis earned the win and Nate Pearson took the loss.

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CLE 210130005 12
KC 120200022 9

Scoring Plays

Top 1: Angel Martínez singles on a ground ball to left fielder John Rave. Steven Kwan scores. José Ramírez scores. Jo Adell to 2nd. (2-0)
Bot 1: Jac Caglianone doubles (29) on a sharp line drive to left fielder Angel Martínez. Bobby Witt Jr. scores. (2-1)
Top 2: Austin Hedges homers (6) on a fly ball to left center field. (3-1)
Bot 2: Carter Jensen homers (26) on a fly ball to right field. John Rave scores. (3-3)
Top 4: José Ramírez out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Jac Caglianone. Austin Hedges scores. Brayan Rocchio to 3rd. (4-3)
Bot 4: Carter Jensen out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Steven Kwan. John Rave scores. (4-4)
Bot 4: Jac Caglianone singles on a line drive to right fielder Jo Adell. Bobby Witt Jr. scores. (4-5)
Top 5: David Fry homers (8) on a fly ball to left field. Jo Adell scores. (6-5)
Top 5: Brayan Rocchio grounds out, shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino. Travis Bazzana scores. Austin Hedges to 3rd. (7-5)
Bot 8: Carter Jensen homers (27) on a fly ball to right center field. Kyle Isbel scores. (7-7)
Top 9: José Ramírez walks. Patrick Bailey scores. Brayan Rocchio to 3rd. Steven Kwan to 2nd. (8-7)
Top 9: Chase DeLauter walks. Brayan Rocchio scores. Steven Kwan to 3rd. José Ramírez to 2nd. (9-7)
Top 9: Petey Halpin walks. Steven Kwan scores. José Ramírez to 3rd. Chase DeLauter to 2nd. (10-7)
Top 9: Angel Martínez doubles (24) on a line drive to left fielder John Rave. José Ramírez scores. Chase DeLauter scores. Petey Halpin out at home on the throw, left fielder John Rave to shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. to catcher Carter Jensen. (12-7)
Bot 9: Salvador Perez homers (21) on a fly ball to left field. Maikel Garcia scores. (12-9)

CLE — Batting

NamePOSABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSOSBAVGOBPSLGOPS
Genao 2B0000000000 .211.276.293.569
DeLauter DH4111001210 .287.363.452.815
Hedges C3210011100 .249.328.380.708
Lowe 1B0000000100 .251.319.447.766
Bazzana 2B5111000010 .243.334.401.735
Bailey C0100000100 .205.272.317.589
Rocchio SS4110001110 .249.310.375.685
Halpin CF0000001100 .224.265.328.593
Adell RF3111000200 .239.296.397.693
Fry 1B4110012000 .194.310.361.671
Ramirez 3B4210002100 .237.323.372.695
Kwan LF3200000200 .279.379.342.721
Martinez RF5021004100 .260.296.475.771

KC — Batting

NamePOSABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSOSBAVGOBPSLGOPS
Jensen C4220025010 .237.321.463.784
Perez DH4110012100 .229.273.382.655
Rave LF3210000101 .232.316.435.751
Massey 2B5010000020 .272.303.430.733
Pasquantino 1B4010000110 .246.330.413.743
Isbel CF3110000000 .221.265.321.586
Garcia 3B4120000100 .266.329.380.709
Caglianone RF5031002010 .286.338.488.826
Witt SS4210000111 .282.361.442.803

CLE — Pitching

NameIPHRERBBSOHRPC-STERAWHIPDecision
Armstrong 1.0000000 19-13 4.721.40H
Festa 1.0122101 21-13 3.781.32
(gpid=sa:682982) 1.0000010 13-9 4.111.07H
Sabrowski 1.0100010 18-11 2.611.18H
Williams 3.1544441 74-46 3.761.11
Gaddis 1.0322001 13-11 2.981.28W
Herrin 0.2311000 18-12 3.021.31

KC — Pitching

NameIPHRERBBSOHRPC-STERAWHIPDecision
Hoffman 0.1111200 11-3 3.771.53
Thomas 2.0100000 22-16 7.401.68
Erceg 1.0000300 25-10 5.701.82
Pearson 0.2044400 23-5 4.171.37L
Cameron 5.0776432 101-56 4.111.23

Venue: Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

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