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Kansas City Royals at Cleveland Guardians

Progressive Field, Cleveland Regular Season Final

Final score

The Kansas City Royals beat the Cleveland Guardians 8–3 on Saturday, August 29, 2026 on the road.

Team Runs 2026 record
Kansas City Royals 8 69-93
at Cleveland Guardians 3 85-77

Line score

Team
Kansas City Royals 0 0 0 0 2 4 0 2 0 8 12 2
Cleveland Guardians 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 5 1
  • W: Anthony Gose (1-0)
  • L: Colin Holderman (6-4)

Home runs

  • Kansas City Royals: Josh Rojas (2)
  • Cleveland Guardians: Angel Martínez (13)

Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the game.

Scoring plays

Inning Team Play Score
Bottom 2nd Cleveland Guardians Angel Martínez homers (13) on a fly ball to left field. Jo Adell scores. 0–2
Top 5th Kansas City Royals Isaac Collins doubles (23) on a ground ball to left fielder Angel Martínez. Nick Loftin scores. Tyler Tolbert scores. 2–2
Top 6th Kansas City Royals Salvador Perez doubles (21) on a sharp line drive to center fielder Steven Kwan. Bobby Witt Jr. scores. Jac Caglianone to 3rd. 3–2
Top 6th Kansas City Royals 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. 4–2
Top 6th Kansas City Royals Josh Rojas singles on a line drive to left fielder Angel Martínez. Nick Loftin scores. John Rave scores. Isaac Collins to 2nd. 6–2
Top 8th Kansas City Royals Josh Rojas homers (2) on a fly ball to right field. John Rave scores. 8–2
Bottom 9th Cleveland Guardians Angel Martínez singles on a line drive to center fielder John Rave. José Ramírez scores. 8–3

Box score

Kansas City Royals

Batter
Carter Jensen DH 4 0 0 0 1 1 .221
Bobby Witt Jr. SS 5 1 1 0 0 0 .287
Jac Caglianone RF 5 1 2 0 0 1 .285
Salvador Perez 1B 5 0 2 1 0 1 .222
Nick Loftin 2B 5 2 2 0 0 0 .237
Tyler Tolbert CF 1 1 1 0 1 0 .306
John Rave CF 2 2 1 0 0 0 .225
Isaac Collins LF 4 0 1 2 0 1 .233
Matthew Lugo LF 2 0 0 0 0 2 .333
Josh Rojas 3B 2 1 2 4 0 0 .247
Luke Maile C 4 0 0 0 0 0 .152
Totals 39 8 12 7 2 6
Pitcher
Daniel Lynch IV 3.1 3 2 2 2 3 1 70 3.06
Anthony Gose (W, 1-0) 1.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 0.00
Craig Kimbrel 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 4.05
John Schreiber 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 3.65
Nate Pearson 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 13 2.34
Alex Lange 1.0 2 1 1 0 1 0 22 5.81

Cleveland Guardians

Batter
Steven Kwan CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 .273
Petey Halpin CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .221
Chase DeLauter DH 4 0 0 0 0 2 .286
José Ramírez 3B 4 1 1 0 0 0 .240
Jo Adell RF 3 1 0 0 1 0 .236
Angel Martínez LF 4 1 2 3 0 1 .245
David Fry 1B 1 0 1 0 1 0 .186
Nathaniel Lowe 1B 2 0 0 0 0 1 .259
Angel Genao 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .268
Austin Hedges C 3 0 0 0 0 0 .261
Brayan Rocchio SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 .248
Totals 32 3 5 3 2 5
Pitcher
Foster Griffin 5.0 4 2 2 1 4 0 82 3.21
Colin Holderman (L, 6-4) 0.1 4 4 3 0 0 0 15 2.75
Erik Sabrowski 0.1 1 0 0 1 0 0 6 2.97
Matt Festa 1.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 3.61
Logan Allen 2.0 3 2 2 0 2 1 26 3.77

Game info

Weather
81 degrees, Partly Cloudy
Wind
4 mph, L To R
First pitch
4:10 PM
Time of game
2:32
Attendance
31,509
Umpires
Home Plate: Quinn Wolcott, First Base: Paul Clemons, Second Base: Adrian Johnson, Third Base: Dexter Kelley

2026 season series

Matchup Status Details
Kansas City Royals 4 at Cleveland Guardians 2 Final Game page
Kansas City Royals 1 at Cleveland Guardians 2 Final Game page
Kansas City Royals 2 at Cleveland Guardians 10 Final Game page
Cleveland Guardians 2 at Kansas City Royals 6 Final Game page
Cleveland Guardians 3 at Kansas City Royals 5 Final Game page
Cleveland Guardians 3 at Kansas City Royals 1 Final Game page
Cleveland Guardians 8 at Kansas City Royals 5 Final Game page
Kansas City Royals 3 at Cleveland Guardians 0 Final Game page
Kansas City Royals 8 at Cleveland Guardians 3 Final Game page
Kansas City Royals 1 at Cleveland Guardians 11 Final Game page
Cleveland Guardians 12 at Kansas City Royals 9 Final Game page
Cleveland Guardians 11 at Kansas City Royals 5 Final Game page
Cleveland Guardians 2 at Kansas City Royals 3 Final Game page

Other MLB games on Aug 29

Matchup Status Details
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Seattle Mariners 3 at Toronto Blue Jays 4 Final Game page
Miami Marlins 4 at Washington Nationals 5 Final (10) Game page
Arizona Diamondbacks 7 at San Francisco Giants 1 Final Game page
San Diego Padres 6 at Tampa Bay Rays 7 Final Game page
Houston Astros 2 at New York Mets 6 Final Game page
Colorado Rockies 1 at Atlanta Braves 2 Final Game page
Texas Rangers 3 at Milwaukee Brewers 5 Final Game page
Boston Red Sox 2 at New York Yankees 9 Final Game page
Baltimore Orioles 5 at Athletics 3 Final Game page
Arizona Diamondbacks 2 at San Francisco Giants 7 Final Game page
Philadelphia Phillies 4 at Los Angeles Angels 2 Final (10) Game page

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