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Kansas City Royals at Cleveland Guardians

Progressive Field, Cleveland Regular Season Final

Final score

The Cleveland Guardians beat the Kansas City Royals 11–1 on Sunday, August 30, 2026 at home.

Team Runs 2026 record
Kansas City Royals 1 69-93
at Cleveland Guardians 11 85-77

Line score

Team
Kansas City Royals 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 1
Cleveland Guardians 3 0 3 3 0 2 0 0 11 13 0
  • W: Parker Messick (11-8)
  • L: Seth Lugo (6-8)

Home runs

  • Cleveland Guardians: José Ramírez (11), Nathaniel Lowe (15)

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

Scoring plays

Inning Team Play Score
Top 1st Kansas City Royals Salvador Perez singles on a fly ball to right fielder Chase DeLauter. Jac Caglianone scores. 1–0
Bottom 1st Cleveland Guardians José Ramírez out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Kyle Isbel. Chase DeLauter scores. 1–1
Bottom 1st Cleveland Guardians Nathaniel Lowe homers (15) on a fly ball to left center field. Jo Adell scores. 1–3
Bottom 3rd Cleveland Guardians Jo Adell doubles (22) on a line drive to left fielder John Rave. Steven Kwan scores. Chase DeLauter scores. José Ramírez to 3rd. 1–5
Bottom 3rd Cleveland Guardians Nathaniel Lowe out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Kyle Isbel. José Ramírez scores. 1–6
Bottom 4th Cleveland Guardians Chase DeLauter doubles (24) on a sharp line drive to right fielder Jac Caglianone. Steven Kwan scores. 1–7
Bottom 4th Cleveland Guardians José Ramírez homers (11) on a fly ball to right center field. Chase DeLauter scores. 1–9
Bottom 6th Cleveland Guardians José Ramírez singles on a line drive to right fielder Jac Caglianone. Steven Kwan scores. Petey Halpin to 2nd. 1–10
Bottom 6th Cleveland Guardians Jo Adell singles on a line drive to center fielder Kyle Isbel. Petey Halpin scores. José Ramírez to 2nd. 1–11

Box score

Kansas City Royals

Batter
Carter Jensen C 4 0 1 0 1 2 .221
Bobby Witt Jr. SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 .285
Matthew Lugo LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333
Jac Caglianone RF 4 1 1 0 0 1 .284
Josh Rojas SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 .247
Salvador Perez DH 4 0 1 1 0 0 .223
Vinnie Pasquantino 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 .246
Nick Loftin 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 .237
John Rave RF 3 0 0 0 1 2 .217
Tyler Tolbert SS 3 0 1 0 0 1 .307
Isaac Collins 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 .232
Kyle Isbel CF 3 0 1 0 1 1 .236
Totals 34 1 7 1 3 9
Pitcher
Seth Lugo (L, 6-8) 3.2 9 9 9 2 2 2 93 5.03
Connor Thomas 2.1 3 2 2 1 1 0 34 12.08
Jose Cuas 1.0 1 0 0 1 2 0 19 1.80
Luke Maile 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0.00

Cleveland Guardians

Batter
Steven Kwan CF 3 3 2 0 1 0 .275
David Fry LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 .185
Chase DeLauter RF 4 3 4 1 0 0 .293
Petey Halpin CF 1 1 0 0 0 1 .219
José Ramírez DH 3 2 2 4 1 0 .243
Jo Adell RF 4 1 3 3 1 0 .240
Nathaniel Lowe 1B 4 1 1 3 0 0 .259
Travis Bazzana 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .238
Angel Genao 3B 3 0 0 0 1 1 .257
Austin Hedges C 4 0 0 0 0 2 .255
Brayan Rocchio SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 .248
Totals 35 11 13 11 4 5
Pitcher
Parker Messick (W, 11-8) 6.0 5 1 1 2 5 0 105 2.46
Tim Herrin 1.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 16 3.14
Hunter Gaddis 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 7 3.11
Cade Smith 1.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 20 2.36

Game info

Weather
78 degrees, Cloudy
Wind
10 mph, L To R
First pitch
2:10 PM
Time of game
2:24 (:30 delay)
Attendance
28,448
Umpires
Home Plate: Paul Clemons, First Base: Adrian Johnson, Second Base: Dexter Kelley, Third Base: Quinn Wolcott

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 30

Matchup Status Details
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Boston Red Sox 1 at New York Yankees 16 Final Game page
Colorado Rockies 2 at Atlanta Braves 3 Final (10) Game page
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San Diego Padres 4 at Tampa Bay Rays 5 Final (11) Game page
Los Angeles Dodgers 6 at Detroit Tigers 1 Final Game page
Chicago White Sox 1 at Minnesota Twins 5 Final Game page
Texas Rangers 7 at Milwaukee Brewers 4 Final Game page
Pittsburgh Pirates 5 at St. Louis Cardinals 4 Final Game page
Houston Astros 6 at New York Mets 3 Final Game page
Baltimore Orioles 8 at Athletics 5 Final Game page
Philadelphia Phillies 5 at Los Angeles Angels 2 Final Game page
Cincinnati Reds 7 at Chicago Cubs 5 Final Game page

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