CLE 12, KC 9 | Sep 25, 2026 | The Best Box Score

Friday, September 25, 2026•Kauffman Stadium•65°F, Rain

CLE

Guardians

Royals

Final

WIN

Hunter Gaddis

LOSS

Nate Pearson

The Guardians defeated the Royals 12-9.

★Angel Martínez4 RBI

★Carter Jensen2 HR, 5 RBI

★Jac Caglianone3-for-5, 2 RBI

Key Moment

Bot 9: Salvador Perez homers (21) on a fly ball to left field. Maikel Garcia scores.

Weather: 65°F, RainWind: 4 mph, R To LFirst pitch: 11:40 PM UTCT: 3:12Att: 26,034Venue: Kauffman Stadium

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96.4%A

7 missed calls

+4.5% CLE

+0.40 runs CLE

Win Probability

KC WinCLE Win

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
CLE	2	1	0	1	3	0	0	0	5	12	9	1
KC	1	2	0	2	0	0	0	2

Game 824058 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

Cleveland Guardians

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Steven KwanLF	3	2	0	0	2	0	.279/.379/.342	94.6	.169	.189
José Ramírez3B	4	2	1	2	1	0	.237/.323/.372	102.6	.209	.237
Chase DeLauterDH	4	1	1	1	2	1	.287/.363/.452	109.6	.360	.372
Petey HalpinCF	0	0	0	1	1	0	.224/.265/.328	-	-	-
Angel MartínezRF	5	0	2	4	1	0	.260/.296/.475	105.1	.335	.315
Nathaniel Lowe1B	0	0	0	0	1	0	.251/.319/.447	-	-	-
Angel Genao2B	0	0	0	0	0	0	.211/.276/.293	-	-	-
Patrick BaileyC	0	1	0	0	1	0	.205/.272/.317	-	-	-
Brayan RocchioSS	4	1	1	1	1	1	.249/.310/.375	93.3	.435	.403
Bench
Jo AdellRF	3	1	1	0	2	0	.239/.296/.397	108.8	.336	.411
David Fry1B	4	1	1	2	0	0	.194/.310/.361
Totals	35	12	9	12	13	3	-	-	-	-

HR:Hedges (2nd off Cameron, 0 on, 0 out); Fry (5th off Cameron, 1 on, 1 out)

2B:DeLauter; Bazzana; Adell; Martínez

TB:19

RBI:DeLauter; Hedges; Rocchio; Halpin; Fry 2; Ramírez 2; Martínez 4

SF:Ramírez

Team LOB:11

Kansas City Royals

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Carter JensenC	4	2	2	5	0	1	.237/.321/.463	108.4	.573

Pitching

Cleveland Guardians

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Gavin Williams	3.1	5	4	4	4	4	1	74-46	91.4	3.76
Tim Herrin	0.2	3	1	1	0	0	0	18-12	87.2	3.02
Shawn ArmstrongH	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	19-13	87.8	4.72
Daniel EspinoH	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	13-9	94.3	4.11
Erik SabrowskiH	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	18-11	89.5	2.61
Hunter GaddisWBS	1.0	3	2	2	0	0	1	13-11	90.3	2.98
Matt Festa	1.0	1	2	2	1	0	1	21-13	88.8	3.78
Totals	9.0	14	9	9	5	6	3	176-115	-	-

Inherited runners-scored:Herrin 1-1

Pitches-strikes:Williams 74-46; Herrin 18-12; Armstrong 19-13; Espino 13-9; Sabrowski 18-11; Gaddis 13-11; Festa 21-13

Groundouts-flyouts:Williams 2-3; Herrin 0-1; Armstrong 1-2; Espino 0-2; Sabrowski 1-1; Gaddis 0-2; Festa 1-2

Kansas City Royals

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Noah Cameron	5.0	7	7	6	4	3	2	101-56	87.7	4.11

Top 1 • CLE

2-0

Angel Martínez singles on a ground ball to left fielder John Rave. Steven Kwan scores. José Ramírez scores. Jo Adell to 2nd.

EV: 105.1 mph22 ftLA: -7°

Bot 1 • KC

2-1

Jac Caglianone doubles (29) on a sharp line drive to left fielder Angel Martínez. Bobby Witt Jr. scores.

EV: 104.2 mph314 ftLA: 16°

Top 2 • CLE

3-1

Austin Hedges homers (6) on a fly ball to left center field.

EV: 98.8 mph💣 389 ftLA: 30°

Bot 2 • KC

3-3

Carter Jensen homers (26) on a fly ball to right field. John Rave scores.

EV: 108.2 mph💣 389 ftLA: 24°

Top 4 • CLE

4-3

José Ramírez out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Jac Caglianone. Austin Hedges scores. Brayan Rocchio to 3rd.

EV: 97.7 mph329 ftLA: 20°

Bot 4 • KC

4-4

Carter Jensen out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Steven Kwan. John Rave scores.

EV: 86.4 mph320 ftLA: 29°

4-5

Jac Caglianone singles on a line drive to right fielder Jo Adell. Bobby Witt Jr. scores.

EV: 91.9 mph199 ftLA: 10°

Top 5 • CLE

7-5

Brayan Rocchio grounds out, shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino. Travis Bazzana scores. Austin Hedges to 3rd.

EV: 93.3 mph67 ftLA: 2°

6-5

David Fry homers (8) on a fly ball to left field. Jo Adell scores.

EV: 104.3 mph💣 422 ftLA: 30°

Bot 8 • KC

7-7

Carter Jensen homers (27) on a fly ball to right center field. Kyle Isbel scores.

EV: 108.4 mph💣 418 ftLA: 38°

Top 9 • CLE

12-7

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.

EV: 94.1 mph215 ftLA: 11°

10-7

Petey Halpin walks. Steven Kwan scores. José Ramírez to 3rd. Chase DeLauter to 2nd.

9-7

Chase DeLauter walks. Brayan Rocchio scores. Steven Kwan to 3rd. José Ramírez to 2nd.

8-7

José Ramírez walks. Patrick Bailey scores. Brayan Rocchio to 3rd. Steven Kwan to 2nd.

Bot 9 • KC

12-9

Salvador Perez homers (21) on a fly ball to left field. Maikel Garcia scores.

EV: 107.3 mph💣 434 ftLA: 28°

Bench
Noah CameronP	.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Connor ThomasP	.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Lucas ErcegP	.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Nate PearsonP	.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Nolan HoffmanP	.000/.000/.000	-	-	-

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Batting

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Cleveland Guardians

Kansas City Royals

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