MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT CLEVELAND GUARDIANS
08/30/2026
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT CLEVELAND GUARDIANS
GAME ID: 2626 - SUNDAY, AUGUST 30TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals (61-76) 0 1 0 0 0 4 0 5 0 10 16 0
Cleveland Guardians (63-75) 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 9 0
Royals Bank 10-2 Win
Progressive Field was the site for American League action featuring the Cleveland Guardians and Kansas City Royals.

Riding the 2-hit performance of the former first round draft pick Dave García, the Kansas City Royals stopped the Cleveland Guardians, 10-2, in 9 innings. Mike Long picked up his 3rd save of the season.

In the top of the sixth, the Royals grabbed the lead when García hit his 28th home run of the season. The 2-run home run off Hunter Harvey made it 4-2, Kansas City.

"You can't sugarcoat this one," said Cleveland manager Tristan Bugbie. "We got trounced."

The loss makes Cleveland 63-75.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
I. Rodriguez SS 5 0 2 0 0 0 4 .199 3 26
C. Jones 2B 4 1 2 3 1 1 2 .270 12 42
H. Masson LF 4 0 0 0 1 3 4 .299 10 60
J. Washington 1B 3 2 1 1 1 0 1 .295 8 36
   a-G. Lópes PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .274 4 32
D. García RF 4 2 2 3 0 0 1 .250 28 82
   b-J. Reeves PH, CF 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .220 0 11
R. La Arena CF, RF 5 2 3 0 0 0 1 .275 10 52
D. Moon DH 4 1 2 1 1 1 1 .298 11 50
W. Burgess 3B 4 1 1 1 0 2 2 .173 2 11
W. Payan C 4 1 2 1 0 1 2 .236 9 37
Totals 39 10 16 10 4 9 20      
a - G. Lópes pinch hit for J. Washington in the 8th
b - J. Reeves pinch hit for D. García in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Washington (19, 6th Inning off H. Harvey, 1 on, 2 outs) , D. Moon (18, 6th Inning off H. Harvey, 1 on, 2 outs) , C. Jones (22, 8th Inning off A. Heredia, 3 on, 2 outs)
Triples: R. La Arena (1, 6th Inning off H. Harvey, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: D. García 2 (28, 2nd Inning off H. Harvey, 0 on, 1 out; 6th Inning off H. Harvey, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: I. Rodriguez 2 , C. Jones 3 , J. Washington 2 , D. García 8 , J. Reeves , R. La Arena 5 , D. Moon 3 , W. Burgess , W. Payan 2
2-out RBI: C. Jones , J. Washington , D. García , D. Moon
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. Lópes , W. Burgess 2 , W. Payan
GIDP: I. Rodriguez , J. Washington
Sac Bunt: W. Burgess
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Jones (5) , J. Reeves (7)
CS: I. Rodriguez (4)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Álvarez LF 5 0 0 0 0 1 4 .273 5 37
J. Martínez SS 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .256 7 49
   a-A. Ibanez SS, 2B 3 0 0 0 0 2 3 .251 2 24
L. Thompson 1B 4 1 1 0 1 0 4 .260 7 55
B. Seppings RF 5 1 1 0 0 2 6 .234 19 63
E. Jones 3B 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 .249 21 67
M. Papi DH 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .253 16 66
   b-V. Guerrero Jr. DH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .255 9 41
G. Torres 2B, SS 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 .261 6 45
T. Taylor CF 4 0 1 0 0 2 4 .234 9 39
J. González C 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 .244 1 15
Totals 36 2 9 2 3 8 25      
a - A. Ibanez substituted for J. Martínez in the 2nd
b - V. Guerrero Jr. inserted as DH in the 6th

BATTING
Doubles: J. González (8, 5th Inning off D. Camp, 0 on, 0 outs) , M. Papi (26, 6th Inning off D. Camp, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: L. Thompson , B. Seppings , E. Jones 2 , M. Papi 2 , G. Torres , T. Taylor , J. González 3
2-out RBI: G. Torres
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: L. Thompson , B. Seppings 2 , T. Taylor 2
Hit by Pitch: A. Ibanez
Team LOB: 11

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Ibanez-Torres-Thompson, Ibanez-Torres-Thompson)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
D. Camp W (6-3) 6.0 7 2 2 1 6 0 26 105 3.21   
M. Long SV (3) 3.0 2 0 0 2 2 0 14 47 2.84   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Camp 55
Batters Faced: D. Camp 26, M. Long 14
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Camp 4-8, M. Long 5-2
Pitches - Strikes: D. Camp 105-70, M. Long 47-27
Hit Batsmen: M. Long
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
H. Harvey L (8-10) 5.2 9 5 5 2 3 2 25 103 4.18   
C. Shreve 1.1 1 0 0 0 3 0 5 23 3.23   
L. Aguiler 0.1 1 2 2 1 0 0 3 13 3.61   
A. Heredia 0.2 4 3 3 1 1 0 7 22 3.35   
A. Haney 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 4 15 1.89   
PITCHING
Game Score: H. Harvey 32
Batters Faced: H. Harvey 25, C. Shreve 5, L. Aguiler 3, A. Heredia 7, A. Haney 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: H. Harvey 8-3, C. Shreve 0-1, L. Aguiler 0-1, A. Heredia 0-1, A. Haney 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: H. Harvey 103-66, C. Shreve 23-14, L. Aguiler 13-6, A. Heredia 22-14, A. Haney 15-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Shreve 1-0 , A. Heredia 2-2
WP: C. Shreve
Balk: H. Harvey
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Dave García
Ballpark: Progressive Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (61 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 11 mph
Start Time: 1:40 PM ET
Time: 3:42
Attendance: 25656
Special Notes: SS Juan Martínez was injured in a collision at a base. LF Mike Papi was injured while running the bases.
Sunday, August 30th , 2026 - OOTP Baseball 27.4 Build 76