KC 8, CLE 3 | Aug 29, 2026 | The Best Box Score

Saturday, August 29, 2026•Progressive Field•81°F, Partly Cloudy

Royals

CLE

Guardians

Final

WIN

Anthony Gose

LOSS

Colin Holderman

The Royals cruised past the Guardians 8-3 in a dominant performance.

★Josh Rojas4 RBI

★Angel Martínez3 RBI

Key Moment

Top 8: Josh Rojas homers (2) on a fly ball to right field. John Rave scores.

Weather: 81°F, Partly CloudyWind: 4 mph, L To RFirst pitch: 8:10 PM UTCT: 2:32Att: 31,509Venue: Progressive Field

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94.8%B

8 missed calls

+13.0% KC

+0.12 runs CLE

Win Probability

CLE WinKC Win

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

Game 824392 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

Kansas City Royals

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Carter JensenDH	4	0	0	0	1	1	.221/.308/.411	97.9	.212	.213
Bobby Witt Jr.SS	5	1	1	0	0	0	.287/.363/.456	110.3	.368	.461
Jac CaglianoneRF	5	1	2	0	0	1	.285/.334/.499	111.8	.282	.261
Salvador Perez1B	5	0	2	1	0	1	.222/.267/.373	107.6	.593	.729
Nick Loftin2B	5	2	2	0	0	0	.237/.327/.383	103.8	.173	.177
John RaveCF	2	2	1	0	0	0	.225/.287/.425	97.9	.367	.339
Isaac CollinsLF	4	0	1	2	0	1	.233/.330/.354	105.9	.330	.304
Josh Rojas3B	2	1	2	4	0	0	.247/.281/.365	92.4	.501	.471
Luke MaileC	4	0	0	0	0	0	.152/.176/.273	98.5	.016	.015
Bench
Tyler TolbertCF	1	1	1	0	1	0	.306/.376/.432	96.7	.200	.180
Matthew LugoLF	2	0	0	0	0	2	.333/.333/.333
Totals	39	8	12	7	2	6	-	-	-	-

HR:Rojas (8th off Allen, 1 on, 1 out)

2B:Collins; Perez 2; Loftin

TB:19

RBI:Rojas 4; Collins 2; Perez

GIDP:Collins

Team LOB:6

Cleveland Guardians

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Petey HalpinCF	0	0	0	0	0	0	.221/.260/.324	-	-	-

Pitching

Kansas City Royals

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Daniel Lynch IV	3.1	3	2	2	2	3	1	70-43	89.8	3.06
Anthony GoseW	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	18-14	93.5	0.00
Craig Kimbrel	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9-6	91	4.05
John Schreiber	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	17-10	91.5	3.65
Nate Pearson	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	13-8	96.4	2.34
Alex Lange	1.0	2	1	1	0	1	0	22-14	93.8	5.81
Totals	9.0	5	3	3	2	5	1	149-95	-	-

WP:IV

Inherited runners-scored:Gose 1-0

Pitches-strikes:IV 70-43; Gose 18-14; Kimbrel 9-6; Schreiber 17-10; Pearson 13-8; Lange 22-14

Groundouts-flyouts:IV 6-1; Gose 0-5; Kimbrel 1-2; Schreiber 2-1; Pearson 0-2; Lange 2-0

Cleveland Guardians

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Foster Griffin	5.0	4	2	2	1	4	0	82-50	87.2	3.21

Bot 2 • CLE

0-2

Angel Martínez homers (13) on a fly ball to left field. Jo Adell scores.

EV: 100.0 mph💣 381 ftLA: 30°

Top 5 • KC

2-2

Isaac Collins doubles (23) on a ground ball to left fielder Angel Martínez. Nick Loftin scores. Tyler Tolbert scores.

EV: 105.9 mph77 ftLA: 3°

Top 6 • KC

6-2

Josh Rojas singles on a line drive to left fielder Angel Martínez. Nick Loftin scores. John Rave scores. Isaac Collins to 2nd.

EV: 74.9 mph194 ftLA: 18°

4-2

John Rave reaches on a fielder's choice, fielded by third baseman José Ramírez. Jac Caglianone scores. Salvador Perez to 3rd. Nick Loftin to 2nd. Fielding error by third baseman José Ramírez.

EV: 69.3 mph17 ftLA: -6°

3-2

Salvador Perez doubles (21) on a sharp line drive to center fielder Steven Kwan. Bobby Witt Jr. scores. Jac Caglianone to 3rd.

EV: 107.6 mph337 ftLA: 15°

Top 8 • KC

8-2

Josh Rojas homers (2) on a fly ball to right field. John Rave scores.

EV: 92.4 mph💣 360 ftLA: 30°

Bot 9 • CLE

8-3

Angel Martínez singles on a line drive to center fielder John Rave. José Ramírez scores.

EV: 86.1 mph215 ftLA: 16°

Inherited runners-scored:Sabrowski 3-2; Festa 3-0

Pitches-strikes:Griffin 82-50; Holderman 15-9; Sabrowski 6-2; Festa 8-6; Allen 26-22

Groundouts-flyouts:Griffin 2-8; Holderman 2-0; Sabrowski 0-1; Festa 1-3; Allen 2-2

Bench
Steven KwanCF	4	0	1	0	0	1	.273/.374/.331	94.4	.352	.326
David Fry1B	1	0	1	0	1	0	.186/.310/.345	102.8	.940	.911
Foster GriffinP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Colin HoldermanP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Erik SabrowskiP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Matt FestaP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Logan AllenP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-

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Batting

Kansas City Royals

Cleveland Guardians

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Kansas City Royals

Cleveland Guardians

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