KC 1, CLE 11 | Aug 30, 2026 | The Best Box Score

Sunday, August 30, 2026•Progressive Field•78°F, Cloudy

Royals

CLE

Guardians

Final

WIN

Parker Messick

LOSS

Seth Lugo

The Guardians cruised past the Royals 11-1 in a dominant performance.

★Chase DeLauter4-for-4, 1 RBI

★Nathaniel Lowe3 RBI

★Jo Adell3-for-4, 3 RBI

Key Moment

Bot 1: Nathaniel Lowe homers (15) on a fly ball to left center field. Jo Adell scores.

Weather: 78°F, CloudyWind: 10 mph, L To RFirst pitch: 5:40 PM UTCT: 2:24Att: 28,448Venue: Progressive Field

Ump Audit

Paul Clemons

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94.3%B

9 missed calls

+12.7% KC

No run favor

Win Probability

CLE WinKC Win

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

Game 824393 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

Kansas City Royals

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Carter JensenC	4	0	1	0	1	2	.221/.309/.409	109.9	.323	.302
Matthew LugoLF	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333/.333/.333	-	-	-
Josh RojasSS	0	0	0	0	0	0	.247/.281/.365	-	-	-
Salvador PerezDH	4	0	1	1	0	0	.223/.266/.372	100.1	.445	.413
Vinnie Pasquantino1B	4	0	1	0	0	1	.246/.335/.383	97.3	.151	.166
Nick Loftin3B	4	0	1	0	0	1	.237/.326/.385	105.9	.117	.117
John RaveRF	3	0	0	0	1	2	.217/.286/.410	93.5	.014	.017
Isaac Collins2B	1	0	0	0	0	0	.232/.330/.353	77.5	.052	.047
Kyle IsbelCF	3	0	1	0	1	1	.236/.286/.361	89.1	.219	.197
Bench
Bobby Witt Jr.SS	4	0	0	0	0	0	.285/.361/.452	98.5	.232	.330
Jac CaglianoneRF	4	1	1	0	0	1	.284/.333/.499
Totals	34	1	7	1	3	9	-	-	-	-

2B:Loftin; Caglianone

TB:9

RBI:Perez

Team LOB:9

Cleveland Guardians

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
David FryLF	1	0	0	0	0	0	.185/.308/.342	72.3	.003

Pitching

Kansas City Royals

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Seth LugoL	3.2	9	9	9	2	2	2	93-60	87.3	5.03
Connor Thomas	2.1	3	2	2	1	1	0	34-21	89.1	12.08
Jose Cuas	1.0	1	0	0	1	2	0	19-11	89.5	1.80
Luke Maile	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8-5	64.1	0.00
Totals	8.0	13	11	11	4	5	2	154-97	-	-

Inherited runners-scored:Thomas 1-0

Pitches-strikes:Lugo 93-60; Thomas 34-21; Cuas 19-11; Maile 8-5

Groundouts-flyouts:Lugo 4-5; Thomas 5-1; Cuas 0-1; Maile 1-2

Cleveland Guardians

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Parker MessickW	6.0	5	1	1	2	5	0	105-61	91	2.46

Game Notes

📺

B6Replay review: Carter Jensen challenged (pitch result), call on the field was confirmed: Steven Kwan walks.

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T7Replay review: Austin Hedges challenged (pitch result), call on the field was overturned: Carter Jensen called out on strikes.

Top 1 • KC

1-0

Salvador Perez singles on a fly ball to right fielder Chase DeLauter. Jac Caglianone scores.

EV: 67.0 mph221 ftLA: 35°

Bot 1 • CLE

1-1

José Ramírez out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Kyle Isbel. Chase DeLauter scores.

EV: 98.2 mph318 ftLA: 16°

1-3

Nathaniel Lowe homers (15) on a fly ball to left center field. Jo Adell scores.

EV: 100.7 mph💣 373 ftLA: 28°

Bot 3 • CLE

1-5

Jo Adell doubles (22) on a line drive to left fielder John Rave. Steven Kwan scores. Chase DeLauter scores. José Ramírez to 3rd.

EV: 93.4 mph309 ftLA: 21°

1-6

Nathaniel Lowe out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Kyle Isbel. José Ramírez scores.

EV: 89.0 mph312 ftLA: 40°

Bot 4 • CLE

1-7

Chase DeLauter doubles (24) on a sharp line drive to right fielder Jac Caglianone. Steven Kwan scores.

EV: 100.3 mph303 ftLA: 16°

1-9

José Ramírez homers (11) on a fly ball to right center field. Chase DeLauter scores.

EV: 99.3 mph💣 380 ftLA: 35°

Bot 6 • CLE

1-10

José Ramírez singles on a line drive to right fielder Jac Caglianone. Steven Kwan scores. Petey Halpin to 2nd.

EV: 96.2 mph211 ftLA: 13°

1-11

Jo Adell singles on a line drive to center fielder Kyle Isbel. Petey Halpin scores. José Ramírez to 2nd.

EV: 81.9 mph260 ftLA: 17°

Bench
Steven KwanCF	3	3	2	0	1	0	.275/.377/.336	91.4	.113	.111
Chase DeLauterRF	4	3	4	1	0	0	.293/.365/.454	104.7	.621	.602
Parker MessickP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Tim HerrinP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Hunter GaddisP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Cade SmithP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-