MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT CLEVELAND GUARDIANS
09/08/2025
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT CLEVELAND GUARDIANS
GAME ID: 2732 - MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 8TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
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Kansas City Royals (76-68) 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 4 6 0
Cleveland Guardians (59-85) 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 1 5 8 0
Guardians Take Tight Tangle
Cleveland registered a win at Progressive Field by beating the Kansas City Royals, 5-4. Pitcher Jose C. Medina was one reason why the Guardians triumphed. The win went to Heath Hembree in relief, making him now 3-6. Jefferson Vergara took the loss for Kansas City. The Guardians go to 59-85 with the win.

Cecilio Aybar was the walk-off hero for Cleveland. With the game tied in the bottom of the ninth inning, the Guardians shortstop hit a dramatic run-scoring single to send the teams home.

"It's what good teams do, find a way to win," said Medina.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Martínez CF 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .260 8 64
   a-C. Jones PH, LF 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .232 2 5
F. Wall 3B 3 0 0 1 0 2 2 .319 8 59
D. García RF 3 1 0 0 1 1 1 .270 13 74
J. Washington 1B 4 1 1 2 0 1 1 .283 15 90
J. Palmeiro LF, CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .282 6 35
H. Masson DH 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .328 9 70
R. Mondesi 2B 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 .238 4 47
S. Núñez C 3 0 0 1 0 2 1 .245 0 5
   b-E. Medina PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .255 13 45
   c-W. Rodriguez C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .228 4 23
I. Rodriguez SS 3 1 0 0 1 0 3 .264 5 41
Totals 32 4 6 4 3 8 9      
a - C. Jones pinch hit for J. Martínez in the 8th
b - E. Medina pinch hit for S. Núñez in the 9th
c - W. Rodriguez substituted for E. Medina in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Mondesi (20, 3rd Inning off J. Medina, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: R. Mondesi (5, 5th Inning off J. Medina, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Washington (15, 4th Inning off J. Medina, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Martínez , C. Jones , J. Washington 4 , R. Mondesi 6
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Martínez , I. Rodriguez
Sac Fly: F. Wall
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Mondesi (21) , I. Rodriguez (19)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Rodriguez-Mondesi-Washington)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Aybar SS 4 0 2 2 1 1 0 .257 6 23
J. Álvarez RF 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 .287 7 55
L. Thompson 1B 3 0 0 1 0 1 3 .298 15 59
V. Guerrero Jr. DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .239 14 53
H. Forte LF 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .241 1 3
B. Austin C 4 2 2 0 0 1 2 .252 3 10
W. Castro 2B 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 .194 2 12
J. Santos 3B 4 1 1 0 0 0 4 .296 0 3
J. Young CF 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 .233 6 29
Totals 32 5 8 5 3 5 17      
BATTING
Total Bases: C. Aybar 2 , J. Álvarez , H. Forte , B. Austin 2 , J. Santos , J. Young
2-out RBI: C. Aybar
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: V. Guerrero Jr. , J. Santos 2
GIDP: V. Guerrero Jr.
Sac Fly: L. Thompson
Hit by Pitch: W. Castro
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Aybar (10) , W. Castro (2)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Medrano 5.0 5 4 4 2 5 0 95 3.72   
J. Vergara L (4-3) 3.2 2 1 1 1 0 0 41 2.99   
R. Richey 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 2.52   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Medrano 44
Batters Faced: M. Medrano 22, J. Vergara 14, R. Richey 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Medrano 3-6, J. Vergara 6-5, R. Richey 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: M. Medrano 95-56, J. Vergara 41-25, R. Richey 3-2
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Richey 2-1
WP: J. Vergara
Hit Batsmen: M. Medrano
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Medina 7.0 4 3 3 1 7 1 91 3.11   
J. Sanchez BS (6) 1.0 1 1 1 1 1 0 28 4.81   
H. Hembree W (3-6) 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 17 3.50   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Medina 63
Batters Faced: J. Medina 26, J. Sanchez 5, H. Hembree 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Medina 6-8, J. Sanchez 0-2, H. Hembree 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Medina 91-61, J. Sanchez 28-15, H. Hembree 17-11
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jose C. Medina
Ballpark: Progressive Field
Weather: Rain (57 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:09
Attendance: 14453
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