MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CLEVELAND GUARDIANS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
07/26/2025
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CLEVELAND GUARDIANS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
GAME ID: 2146 - SATURDAY, JULY 26TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Cleveland Guardians (41-63) 0 1 5 1 1 2 0 0 0 10 10 1
Kansas City Royals (53-51) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 3 11 0
Guardians Strike Down Royals, 10-3
The Cleveland Guardians defeated the Kansas City Royals, 10-3. Left Fielder Giancarlo Stanton deserved a large share of the credit. Stanton went 1 for 3 with a home run and 2 walks. He scored 3 times for the Guardians. Sandy Cline was the winning pitcher. Over 6 innings, he allowed 1 run on 8 hits, with 2 walks and 4 strikeouts. At 41-63, the Guardians find themselves in last place in the American League Central Division.

Robby Harper was 1-4 for Cleveland. The 25-year old left fielder had a key at-bat in the top of the second. With one out and the bases loaded, he broke a 0-0 tie with a run-scoring ground out off Scott Blewett. It was his 6th RBI of the season.

In postgame remarks, Harper said: "To all who've been doubting my effort -- I hope they saw this game."
CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Wendle DH 4 1 0 0 1 0 1 .199 4 22
L. Thompson 1B 4 1 2 1 1 1 1 .300 13 42
E. Jones 3B 3 1 1 2 1 1 1 .235 11 46
V. Guerrero Jr. LF 5 2 2 2 0 2 3 .247 10 44
G. Stanton RF 3 3 1 1 2 2 0 .219 5 25
J. Martínez 2B 4 1 1 2 0 0 0 .270 4 33
J. González C 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 .273 0 27
   a-J. Álvarez PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .312 6 44
   b-B. Austin C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .221 2 8
R. Harper CF 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 .191 0 6
B. Ramsey SS 4 1 1 0 0 1 3 .223 1 21
Totals 36 10 10 10 5 8 11      
a - J. Álvarez pinch hit for J. González in the 9th
b - B. Austin substituted for J. Álvarez in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Martínez (22, 3rd Inning off S. Blewett, 2 on, 1 out) , B. Ramsey (12, 4th Inning off M. Medrano, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: L. Thompson (1, 6th Inning off J. Oramas, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: G. Stanton (5, 5th Inning off M. Medrano, 0 on, 0 outs) , V. Guerrero Jr. (10, 6th Inning off J. Oramas, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: L. Thompson 4 , E. Jones , V. Guerrero Jr. 5 , G. Stanton 4 , J. Martínez 2 , J. González , R. Harper , B. Ramsey 2
2-out RBI: V. Guerrero Jr.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , V. Guerrero Jr. 2 , B. Ramsey
Sac Fly: E. Jones
Hit by Pitch: J. Martínez
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Wendle (3)

FIELDING
Errors: G. Stanton (2)
Double Plays: 2 (Ramsey-Martínez-Thompson, Martínez-Ramsey-Thompson)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. Masson LF 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 .327 7 55
F. Wall DH 4 1 2 0 1 0 1 .315 3 33
D. García RF 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .292 8 58
J. Washington 1B 4 0 3 1 0 0 0 .291 11 62
J. Martínez CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 6 .274 5 45
C. Groza 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .332 6 47
L. Bejaran 2B 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .262 0 14
S. Núñez C 4 1 1 0 0 1 3 .235 0 1
I. Rodriguez SS 4 1 1 2 0 0 2 .244 4 24
Totals 36 3 11 3 2 5 18      
BATTING
Doubles: F. Wall (18, 5th Inning off S. Cline, 0 on, 1 out) , C. Groza (19, 6th Inning off S. Cline, 0 on, 0 outs) , S. Núñez (4, 9th Inning off A. Walker, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: I. Rodriguez (4, 9th Inning off A. Walker, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: H. Masson , F. Wall 3 , J. Washington 3 , C. Groza 2 , L. Bejaran 2 , S. Núñez 2 , I. Rodriguez 4
2-out RBI: J. Washington
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. Martínez 2 , C. Groza , I. Rodriguez
GIDP: F. Wall , S. Núñez
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: F. Wall (4)
CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Cline W (5-8) 6.0 8 1 1 2 4 0 90 3.52   
A. Walker SV (1) 3.0 3 2 2 0 1 1 31 3.61   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Cline 54
Batters Faced: S. Cline 27, A. Walker 11
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Cline 6-7, A. Walker 7-0
Pitches - Strikes: S. Cline 90-61, A. Walker 31-21
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Blewett L (7-8) 2.1 4 6 6 3 2 0 58 3.74   
M. Medrano 3.0 4 2 2 0 2 1 44 2.77   
J. Oramas 2.2 2 2 2 2 3 1 57 7.71   
C. Long 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 16 3.20   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Blewett 20
Batters Faced: S. Blewett 15, M. Medrano 13, J. Oramas 12, C. Long 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Blewett 2-3, M. Medrano 3-4, J. Oramas 3-2, C. Long 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: S. Blewett 58-33, M. Medrano 44-32, J. Oramas 57-34, C. Long 16-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Medrano 1-1
Hit Batsmen: S. Blewett
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Giancarlo Stanton
Ballpark: Kauffman Stadium
Weather: Cloudy (83 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 12 mph
Start Time: 6:15 PM CT
Time: 3:24
Attendance: 34934
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