KC 3, CLE 0 | Aug 28, 2026 | The Best Box Score

Friday, August 28, 2026•Progressive Field•73°F, Clear

Royals

CLE

Guardians

Final

WIN

Michael Wacha

LOSS

Tanner Bibee

SAVE

Steven Cruz

The Royals defeated the Guardians 3-0.

⚾Michael Wacha8.0 IP, 0 ER, 10 K

Key Moment

Top 9: Carter Jensen homers (19) on a fly ball to right center field. Tyler Tolbert scores.

Weather: 73°F, ClearWind: 7 mph, In From RFFirst pitch: 11:10 PM UTCT: 2:21Att: 31,941Venue: Progressive Field

Ump Audit

Dexter Kelley

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90.2%C

12 missed calls

+15.5% KC

+0.30 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	1	0	0	0	2	3	9	0
CLE	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Game 824396 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

Kansas City Royals

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Carter JensenC	5	1	1	2	0	2	.223/.309/.415	107.2	.179	.257
Bobby Witt Jr.SS	5	1	1	0	0	1	.288/.365/.459	109.2	.455	.668
Jac CaglianoneRF	4	0	2	0	0	1	.283/.333/.500	100.5	.658	.631
Salvador PerezDH	4	0	1	1	0	1	.221/.265/.369	98.9	.251	.232
Vinnie Pasquantino1B	2	0	1	0	1	0	.246/.336/.384	100	.186	.227
Nick Loftin2B	4	0	0	0	0	1	.234/.326/.380	94.5	.181	.191
Tyler TolbertLF	0	1	0	0	0	0	.300/.366/.427	-	-	-
Josh Rojas3B	3	0	1	0	0	1	.229/.264/.313	100.8	.247	.348
Kyle IsbelCF	4	0	0	0	0	2	.235/.282/.361	90.7	.025	.033
Bench
Isaac CollinsLF	3	0	2	0	1	0	.232/.331/.352	101.8	.225	.229
Michael WachaP							.000/.000/.000	-
Totals	34	3	9	3	2	9	-	-	-	-

HR:Jensen (9th off Yoho, 1 on, 2 out)

2B:Rojas; Collins; Jr.

TB:15

RBI:Jensen 2; Perez

Team LOB:8

Cleveland Guardians

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Steven KwanLF	4	0	0	0	0	1	.273/.375/.332	93.2	.127

Pitching

Kansas City Royals

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	K	P-S	Velo	ERA
Michael WachaW	8.0	4	10	103-75	89.4	3.32
Steven CruzS	1.0	2	2	22-16	96.5	4.35
Totals	9.0	6	12	125-91	-	-

HBP:Bazzana (by Cruz)

Pitches-strikes:Wacha 103-75; Cruz 22-16

Groundouts-flyouts:Wacha 8-6; Cruz 1-0

Cleveland Guardians

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Tanner BibeeL	6.0	7	1	1	2	5	0	93-57	86.8	3.88

Game Notes

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T2Replay review: Patrick Bailey challenged (pitch result), call on the field was overturned: Kyle Isbel called out on strikes.

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T4Replay review: Carter Jensen challenged (pitch result), call on the field was confirmed: Carter Jensen called out on strikes.

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B6Replay review: Chase DeLauter challenged (pitch result), call on the field was confirmed: Chase DeLauter called out on strikes.

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B9Replay review: Guardians challenged (hit by pitch), call on the field was overturned: Travis Bazzana hit by pitch. Chase DeLauter to 3rd. Jo Adell to 2nd.

Bench
Patrick BaileyC	3	0	2	0	0	0	.199/.268/.316	102.9	.700	.676
Tanner BibeeP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Tim HerrinP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Craig YohoP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-