MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT CLEVELAND GUARDIANS
08/28/2026
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT CLEVELAND GUARDIANS
GAME ID: 2597 - FRIDAY, AUGUST 28TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
Kansas City Royals (59-76) 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 5 12 0
Cleveland Guardians (63-73) 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 6 11 1
Guardians Score Late, Clip Royals, 6-5
Cleveland right fielder Bob Seppings had a 4-RBI game, which helped his team beat the Kansas City Royals, 6-5. The win went to Luis Aguiler in relief, making him now 8-3. Edward Escoboza took the loss for Kansas City. Cleveland occupies 4th place in the American League Central Division at 63-73.

The game was still up for grabs in the bottom of the tenth. With one out, Seppings hit a curveball from Edward Escoboza for a run-scoring single. The Guardians, in dramatic fashion, had a walk-off win.

"It's nice to step up when your team needs you," said Seppings.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
I. Rodriguez SS 5 0 1 1 0 1 3 .196 3 26
G. Lópes LF, CF 5 0 2 0 0 1 0 .275 4 32
D. García RF 5 1 1 0 0 1 5 .248 26 79
J. Washington 1B 5 1 2 1 0 1 4 .300 8 35
R. La Arena CF 3 1 2 1 0 0 0 .270 10 52
   c-H. Masson PH, LF 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .302 10 59
G. Encarnación DH 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
   a-D. Moon DH 2 1 0 0 1 1 1 .296 11 49
L. Bejaran 2B 5 0 0 0 0 5 3 .246 0 18
W. Burgess 3B 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 .151 1 7
   b-C. Jones PH, 3B 2 0 2 2 1 0 0 .267 12 39
S. Núñez C 4 0 2 0 0 2 1 .195 1 18
   d-J. Reeves PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .216 0 11
   e-W. Payan C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .232 8 34
Totals 42 5 12 5 3 12 22      
a - D. Moon inserted as DH in the 6th
b - C. Jones pinch hit for W. Burgess in the 6th
c - H. Masson pinch hit for R. La Arena in the 7th
d - J. Reeves pinch hit for S. Núñez in the 10th
e - W. Payan substituted for J. Reeves in the 10th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Washington (18, 4th Inning off H. Jimenez, 1 on, 2 outs) , R. La Arena 2 (18, 4th Inning off H. Jimenez, 1 on, 2 outs; 6th Inning off H. Jimenez, 0 on, 0 outs) , I. Rodriguez (15, 5th Inning off H. Jimenez, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: I. Rodriguez 2 , G. Lópes 2 , D. García , J. Washington 3 , R. La Arena 4 , C. Jones 2 , S. Núñez 2
2-out RBI: J. Washington , R. La Arena
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , I. Rodriguez 2 , J. Washington , H. Masson , G. Encarnación , J. Reeves
GIDP: D. García
Team LOB: 11
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Álvarez LF 5 1 1 0 0 1 3 .279 5 37
J. Martínez SS 5 1 1 0 0 1 3 .254 7 49
L. Thompson 1B 4 1 1 0 1 2 2 .263 7 55
B. Seppings RF 5 1 3 4 0 0 1 .234 18 62
E. Jones 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .247 21 66
M. Papi DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .252 16 66
G. Torres 2B 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .261 6 44
R. Pinto C 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .238 5 43
T. Taylor CF 4 1 3 2 0 0 0 .233 9 39
Totals 39 6 11 6 1 7 14      
BATTING
Home Runs: B. Seppings (18, 1st Inning off E. Muñóz, 1 on, 2 outs) , T. Taylor (9, 5th Inning off E. Muñóz, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Álvarez , J. Martínez , L. Thompson , B. Seppings 6 , G. Torres , R. Pinto , T. Taylor 6
2-out RBI: B. Seppings
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Álvarez , J. Martínez , E. Jones , M. Papi
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: T. Taylor (15)

FIELDING
Errors: G. Torres (5)
Double Plays: 1 (Martínez-Torres-Thompson)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
E. Muñóz 4.1 8 5 5 1 3 2 22 81 4.32   
G. Llanes 3.2 2 0 0 0 3 0 13 46 3.51   
E. Escoboza L (4-6) 1.1 1 1 0 0 1 0 5 17 2.75   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Muñóz 29
Batters Faced: E. Muñóz 22, G. Llanes 13, E. Escoboza 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Muñóz 3-7, G. Llanes 2-6, E. Escoboza 3-0
Pitches - Strikes: E. Muñóz 81-51, G. Llanes 46-35, E. Escoboza 17-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: G. Llanes 2-0
WP: G. Llanes
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
H. Jimenez 5.0 8 4 4 1 6 0 23 93 3.87   
H. Hembree BS (1) 0.2 1 1 1 1 2 0 4 22 7.59   
J. Throckmorton 1.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 15 2.56   
A. Heredia 1.0 2 0 0 0 2 0 5 21 2.76   
L. Aguiler W (8-3) 2.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 8 25 3.39   
PITCHING
Game Score: H. Jimenez 40
Batters Faced: H. Jimenez 23, H. Hembree 4, J. Throckmorton 5, A. Heredia 5, L. Aguiler 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: H. Jimenez 4-4, H. Hembree 0-0, J. Throckmorton 1-3, A. Heredia 1-0, L. Aguiler 4-0
Pitches - Strikes: H. Jimenez 93-58, H. Hembree 22-12, J. Throckmorton 15-12, A. Heredia 21-13, L. Aguiler 25-16
Inherited Runners - Scored: H. Hembree 1-1 , J. Throckmorton 1-0
WP: H. Hembree
Balk: H. Hembree
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Bob Seppings
Ballpark: Progressive Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (61 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:10 PM ET
Time: 3:47
Attendance: 25971
Special Notes: Leonel Bejaran ties the KC regular season extra-inning game record for strikeouts with 5.
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