MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT CLEVELAND GUARDIANS
08/29/2026
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT CLEVELAND GUARDIANS
GAME ID: 2613 - SATURDAY, AUGUST 29TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals (60-76) 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 6 9 1
Cleveland Guardians (63-74) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 8 0
Cleveland Defeated By Royals, 6-1
Simon Mercedes pitched a gem to lead Kansas City to victory over the Cleveland Guardians, 6-1. With the win, Kansas City has a record of 60-76. Cleveland falls to 63-74.

Kansas City used the hitting of Walt Burgess to pick up the win. The third baseman clubbed a 2-run home run in the top of the third inning to put the Royals on top, 2-0. For the game, Burgess had 1 home run and 1 single in 4 at-bats.

Said losing manager Tristan Bugbie: "The list goes on and on of things we just flat out didn't do."
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
I. Rodriguez SS 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .197 3 26
C. Jones 2B 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .267 12 39
H. Masson LF 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 .301 10 60
J. Washington 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .295 8 35
D. García RF 4 1 1 0 0 2 0 .249 26 79
R. La Arena CF 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 .270 10 52
D. Moon DH 3 1 1 0 0 0 2 .296 11 49
   a-G. Encarnación DH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
W. Burgess 3B 4 2 2 3 0 0 0 .169 2 10
W. Payan C 4 1 1 2 0 1 0 .232 9 36
Totals 35 6 9 6 1 8 6      
a - G. Encarnación inserted as DH in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Moon (17, 3rd Inning off J. Acosta, 0 on, 0 outs) , H. Masson (36, 3rd Inning off J. Acosta, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: W. Burgess (2, 3rd Inning off J. Acosta, 1 on, 0 outs) , W. Payan (9, 4th Inning off J. Acosta, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: I. Rodriguez , C. Jones , H. Masson 2 , D. García , R. La Arena , D. Moon 2 , W. Burgess 5 , W. Payan 4
2-out RBI: H. Masson , W. Burgess , W. Payan
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Washington
GIDP: D. Moon
Team LOB: 3

FIELDING
Errors: J. Washington (4)
Double Plays: 3 (Payan-Jones, Jones-Rodriguez-Washington, Rodriguez-Jones-Washington)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Álvarez LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .276 5 37
J. Martínez SS 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .256 7 49
L. Thompson 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .260 7 55
B. Seppings RF 4 1 1 1 0 0 3 .234 19 63
E. Jones 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .247 21 66
M. Papi DH 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .252 16 66
G. Torres 2B 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .262 6 44
R. Pinto C 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 .239 5 43
T. Taylor CF 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .234 9 39
Totals 33 1 8 1 1 6 14      
BATTING
Home Runs: B. Seppings (19, 9th Inning off T. Lawson, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Martínez 2 , B. Seppings 4 , E. Jones , M. Papi , G. Torres , R. Pinto , T. Taylor
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: L. Thompson , B. Seppings
GIDP: B. Seppings , M. Papi
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
CS: R. Pinto (3)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Thompson-Martínez-Acosta)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
S. Mercedes W (5-13) 7.1 7 0 0 1 4 0 27 96 4.52   
T. Lawson 1.2 1 1 1 0 2 1 7 26 4.38   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Mercedes 67
Batters Faced: S. Mercedes 27, T. Lawson 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Mercedes 5-10, T. Lawson 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: S. Mercedes 96-63, T. Lawson 26-17
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
J. Acosta L (2-12) 3.2 8 6 6 0 2 2 18 57 4.84   
A. Haney 3.1 1 0 0 1 2 0 12 46 1.95   
Y. Ramirez 2.0 0 0 0 0 4 0 6 28 3.90   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Acosta 21
Batters Faced: J. Acosta 18, A. Haney 12, Y. Ramirez 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Acosta 5-3, A. Haney 5-3, Y. Ramirez 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Acosta 57-43, A. Haney 46-30, Y. Ramirez 28-17
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Simon Mercedes
Ballpark: Progressive Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (72 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 19 mph
Start Time: 4:10 PM ET
Time: 3:03
Attendance: 29322
Saturday, August 29th , 2026 - OOTP Baseball 27.4 Build 76