MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT CLEVELAND GUARDIANS
09/11/2025
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT CLEVELAND GUARDIANS
GAME ID: 2774 - THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 11TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Kansas City Royals (78-69) 1 0 1 0 5 0 0 7 12 0
Cleveland Guardians (60-87) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 7 0
Medina Stars in 7-2 Royals Win
The skies opened up and the rain fell at Progressive Field.

Behind a fine performance from Edgardo Medina, the Kansas City Royals knocked off the Cleveland Guardians, 7-2. Medina was 3 for 4 with a home run and 2 singles. He scored 2 times and drove in 3 for the Royals. With the win, the Royals have a record of 78-69.

The Royals got a big hit from left fielder Jorge Palmeiro. Facing Cleveland pitcher Hunter Harvey in the top of the fifth, Palmeiro pounded a 3-run home run to left. His 7th home run of the season put the Royals ahead, 7-0.

"We didn't play well enough to win," Cleveland skipper Tristan Bugbie said.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Reeves RF 4 2 3 0 0 1 0 .471 0 1
F. Wall 3B 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 .322 8 59
J. Washington 1B 4 1 1 1 0 0 3 .283 16 92
E. Medina DH 4 2 3 3 0 0 0 .259 14 48
J. Martínez CF 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 .259 8 64
J. Palmeiro LF 3 1 1 3 0 1 3 .276 7 38
R. Mondesi 2B 3 0 0 0 0 2 3 .237 4 48
W. Rodriguez C 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .233 4 26
I. Rodriguez SS 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .262 5 41
Totals 32 7 12 7 0 9 11      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Washington (41, 5th Inning off H. Harvey, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: E. Medina (14, 3rd Inning off H. Harvey, 0 on, 2 outs) , J. Palmeiro (7, 5th Inning off H. Harvey, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Reeves 3 , F. Wall 2 , J. Washington 2 , E. Medina 6 , J. Martínez 2 , J. Palmeiro 4
2-out RBI: J. Washington , E. Medina 2 , J. Palmeiro
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Mondesi
GIDP: J. Washington
Team LOB: 4
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Martínez 2B 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 .273 7 50
J. Álvarez RF 2 1 1 2 1 0 0 .287 8 58
E. Jones 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .253 13 61
V. Guerrero Jr. DH 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 .247 14 53
J. Castro 1B 3 0 0 0 0 3 2 .232 1 12
C. Aybar SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .257 6 23
J. Young CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .237 6 30
R. Harper LF 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .174 0 8
J. González C 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .254 3 38
Totals 25 2 7 2 2 3 8      
BATTING
Doubles: R. Harper (2, 7th Inning off T. Mercer, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Álvarez (8, 6th Inning off T. Mercer, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Martínez 2 , J. Álvarez 4 , V. Guerrero Jr. 2 , C. Aybar , R. Harper 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Jones , J. Young 2
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: V. Guerrero Jr. (4)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Jones-Martínez-Castro)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Mercer W (3-2) 6.0 7 2 2 1 3 1 86 4.06   
C. Long 0.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 3.39   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Mercer 52
Batters Faced: T. Mercer 26, C. Long 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Mercer 7-8, C. Long 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: T. Mercer 86-63, C. Long 4-0
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Long 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
H. Harvey L (4-16) 4.2 11 7 7 0 7 2 93 5.86   
L. Williams 2.1 1 0 0 0 2 0 22 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: H. Harvey 21
Batters Faced: H. Harvey 24, L. Williams 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: H. Harvey 4-2, L. Williams 4-1
Pitches - Strikes: H. Harvey 93-64, L. Williams 22-15
WP: H. Harvey
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Edgardo Medina
Ballpark: Progressive Field
Weather: Rain (62 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 2:59
Attendance: 14375
Special Notes: The game was called in the 7th inning due to bad weather.
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