Thursday, September 11th, 2025 6:15PM CST
C.J. Kayfus, a rookie, delivered a two-run home run in the eighth inning, helping the Cleveland Guardians come from behind to defeat the Kansas City Royals 3-2 on Thursday night. Read the full game recap.
Date: Thursday, September 11th, 2025
Time: 6:15PM CST
Stadium: Progressive Field
Location: Cleveland, Ohio
Attendance: 15,962
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CLE |
0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
KC |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

Doubles: Naylor (18, Kolek); Kwan (26, Kolek)
Home Runs: Kayfus (3, 8th inning off Schreiber 1 on, 0 Out)
Runs Batted In: Ramírez (77), Kayfus 2 (13)
Team Left On Base: 3
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 0-3 (Ramírez 0-1, Valera 0-1, Kayfus 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Ramírez 1

Hit By Pitch: India (by Smith)
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Festa 3/4; Gaddis 1/1; Williams 16/25; Smith 3/4; Sabrowski 2/3
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Festa-3-1-4-3; Gaddis-0-1-0-1; Williams-20-13-18-15; Smith-1-3-4-1; Sabrowski-3-1-2-0
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Festa 0-2; Gaddis 0-1; Williams 6-6; Smith 0-1
Game Scores: G Williams 59

Doubles: Yastrzemski (24, Williams)
Home Runs: Pasquantino (30, 1st inning off Williams 1 on, 1 Out)
Runs Batted In: Pasquantino 2 (102)
Team Left On Base: 8
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 0-6 (Yastrzemski 0-1, India 0-1, Witt Jr. 0-2, Pasquantino 0-1, Garcia 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Yastrzemski 1; Pasquantino 1

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Schreiber 3/6; Kolek 11/24
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Schreiber-3-1-4-5; Kolek-21-4-17-19
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Schreiber 1-2; Kolek 11-5
Game Scores: S Kolek 67

Stolen Bases: Maile (1, 2nd base off Williams/Naylor)
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