CLE 3, KC 4 | Mar 29, 2025 | The Best Box Score

Saturday, March 29, 2025•Kauffman Stadium•77°F, Partly Cloudy

CLE

Guardians

Royals

Final

WIN

Daniel Lynch IV

LOSS

Paul Sewald

SAVE

Carlos Estévez

The Royals edged the Guardians 4-3 in a tightly contested game that came down to the final outs.

Key Moment

Bot 7: Maikel Garcia homers (1) on a fly ball to left field.

Weather: 77°F, Partly CloudyWind: 17 mph, R To LFirst pitch: 8:10 PM UTCT: 2:26Att: 22,019Venue: Kauffman Stadium

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89.5%C

15 missed calls

+10.8% KC

+1.30 runs KC

Win Probability

KC WinCLE Win

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
CLE	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	3	5	0
KC	0	0	0	1	0	1	2	0

Game 778529 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

Cleveland Guardians

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Steven KwanLF	3	2	1	1	1	0	.429/.500/1.000	101.8	.286	.545
Gabriel Arias3B	1	0	0	0	0	0	.200/.200/.400	84.2	.053	.054
Kyle ManzardoDH	2	0	0	0	2	0	.500/.667/1.500	92	.123	.109
Carlos Santana1B	3	0	0	1	0	1	.143/.222/.143	101.5	.254	.255
Nolan JonesRF	4	1	1	0	0	1	.250/.250/.500	98.9	.259	.405
Lane ThomasCF	4	0	1	0	0	1	.222/.222/.222	107.6	.430	.434
Bo NaylorC	3	0	1	1	0	0	.286/.286/.286	103.5	.397	.408
Daniel Schneemann2B	3	0	0	0	0	2	.000/.000/.000	87.4	.008	.007
Brayan RocchioSS	3	0	1	0	0	0	.167/.286/.167	97.1	.266	.332
Bench
José Ramírez3B	2	0	0	0	1	0	.000/.125/.000	99.1	.516	.473
Gavin WilliamsP							.000/.000/.000	-
Totals	28	3	5	3	4	5	-	-	-	-

HR:Kwan (5th off Lugo, 0 on, 2 out)

2B:Jones

TB:9

RBI:Naylor; Kwan; Santana

CS:Rocchio; Ramírez

SF:Santana

GIDP:Arias

Team LOB:3

Kansas City Royals

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Jonathan IndiaLF	3	1	2	0	1	0	.250/.333/.250	104.7	.639

Pitching

Cleveland Guardians

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Gavin Williams	5.0	4	2	2	1	2	0	74-51	92.4	3.60
Cade SmithH	1.0	2	0	0	0	0	0	15-10	93.4	0.00
Paul SewaldLBS	0.2	2	2	2	0	1	1	17-13	86	10.80
Hunter Gaddis	0.1	1	0	0	1	0	0	6-5	90.6	0.00
Jakob Junis	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	13-10	88.3	0.00
Totals	8.0	10	4	4	2	4	1	125-89	-	-

WP:Williams

IBB:Gaddis

Inherited runners-scored:Smith 2-1; Gaddis 1-1

Pitches-strikes:Williams 74-51; Smith 15-10; Sewald 17-13; Gaddis 6-5; Junis 13-10

Groundouts-flyouts:Williams 5-7; Smith 1-2; Sewald 0-1; Gaddis 1-0; Junis 1-1

Kansas City Royals

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Seth Lugo	5.0	4	3	3	3	4	1	86-49	87.1	5.40

Top 2 • CLE

1-0

Bo Naylor singles on a line drive to center fielder Kyle Isbel. Nolan Jones scores. Lane Thomas to 2nd.

EV: 94.3 mph192 ftLA: 10°

Top 3 • CLE

2-0

Carlos Santana out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Kyle Isbel. Steven Kwan scores.

EV: 77.7 mph279 ftLA: 40°

Bot 4 • KC

2-1

Salvador Perez singles on a fly ball to center fielder Lane Thomas. Jonathan India scores.

EV: 67.4 mph224 ftLA: 31°

Top 5 • CLE

3-1

Steven Kwan homers (1) on a fly ball to right center field.

EV: 101.8 mph💣 406 ftLA: 27°

Bot 6 • KC

3-2

Salvador Perez singles on a fly ball to left fielder Steven Kwan. Kyle Isbel scores. Vinnie Pasquantino to 2nd.

EV: 74.4 mph231 ftLA: 26°

Bot 7 • KC

3-3

Maikel Garcia homers (1) on a fly ball to left field.

EV: 103.8 mph💣 397 ftLA: 27°

3-4

Bobby Witt Jr. doubles (1) on a line drive to left fielder Steven Kwan. Dairon Blanco scores.

EV: 82.2 mph189 ftLA: 16°

Bench
Cavan Biggio1B	3	0	1	0	0	0	.200/.333/.200	93	.390	.381
Seth LugoP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Daniel Lynch IVP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Lucas ErcegP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Carlos EstévezP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-

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Batting

Cleveland Guardians

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Cleveland Guardians

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