MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT CLEVELAND GUARDIANS
04/07/2026
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT CLEVELAND GUARDIANS
GAME ID: 727 - TUESDAY, APRIL 7TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals (5-6) 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 4 11 0
Cleveland Guardians (6-6) 0 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 X 5 10 0
Kansas City Stopped, 5-4, by Cleveland
The Cleveland Guardians grabbed a win, 5-4, over the Kansas City Royals at Progressive Field. Cleveland right fielder Mike Papi was 2 for 3 with a home run and a walk. Jesus A. Sanchez collected save number 2. The loss drops Kansas City to 5-6.

Ernie Jones, who finished 4th in the NL in extra base hits with 71 in 2022, helped out the Cleveland cause in the bottom of the fifth inning with a run-scoring single. For the game, the third baseman was 2-3 with 2 singles and a walk.

"We did enough to win," said Jones.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Reeves CF 5 1 2 0 0 0 2 .304 0 1
H. Masson LF 5 1 3 0 0 1 2 .327 1 2
C. Groza 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 4 .283 1 8
   a-D. Moon PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .111 0 0
J. Washington 1B 5 1 2 1 0 0 2 .385 2 10
D. García RF 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 .366 3 10
L. Bejaran 2B 3 0 2 2 1 0 0 .314 0 7
F. Wall DH 3 0 0 0 1 1 5 .229 0 5
I. Rodriguez SS 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .179 0 3
S. Núñez C 3 0 0 0 1 2 0 .172 0 1
Totals 36 4 11 4 4 7 19      
a - D. Moon pinch hit for C. Groza in the 9th

BATTING
Total Bases: J. Reeves 2 , H. Masson 3 , C. Groza , J. Washington 2 , D. García , L. Bejaran 2
2-out RBI: L. Bejaran
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Groza , F. Wall
GIDP: F. Wall , I. Rodriguez
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: H. Masson (1) , D. García (3)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Rodriguez-Bejaran-Washington)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Álvarez LF 4 1 2 1 1 1 1 .364 0 8
L. Thompson 1B 3 1 0 0 2 0 2 .204 1 5
J. Martínez SS 5 0 0 0 0 2 6 .222 2 5
B. Seppings DH 4 0 2 2 0 1 0 .242 3 7
E. Jones 3B 3 0 2 1 1 0 1 .245 2 10
M. Papi RF 3 1 2 1 1 0 2 .200 2 7
   a-V. Guerrero Jr. RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 0 4
T. Taylor CF 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 .302 1 4
G. Torres 2B 4 1 1 0 0 1 3 .300 1 3
R. Pinto C 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .290 0 1
Totals 32 5 10 5 7 5 19      
a - V. Guerrero Jr. substituted for M. Papi in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Pinto (3, 3rd Inning off S. Blewett, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Álvarez (5, 6th Inning off S. Blewett, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: M. Papi (2, 2nd Inning off S. Blewett, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Álvarez 3 , B. Seppings 2 , E. Jones 2 , M. Papi 5 , G. Torres , R. Pinto 2
2-out RBI: M. Papi
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: L. Thompson , J. Martínez 2 , T. Taylor 2 , G. Torres
GIDP: E. Jones
Team LOB: 10

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Torres-Martínez-Thompson, Martínez-Torres-Thompson)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
S. Blewett L (2-1) 5.1 9 5 5 4 3 1 28 105 3.86   
E. Escoboza 1.2 1 0 0 1 1 0 6 23 2.25   
K. Martin 1.0 0 0 0 2 1 0 5 17 1.42   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Blewett 29
Batters Faced: S. Blewett 28, E. Escoboza 6, K. Martin 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Blewett 8-4, E. Escoboza 1-2, K. Martin 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: S. Blewett 105-61, E. Escoboza 23-14, K. Martin 17-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: E. Escoboza 1-0
WP: S. Blewett
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
S. Visser W (1-0) 6.0 10 4 4 3 5 0 30 112 5.19   
L. Aguiler H (3) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 13 0.00   
B. Young H (2) 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 3 11 2.25   
A. Heredia H (1) 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 16 11.25   
J. Sanchez SV (2) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 6.35   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Visser 38
Batters Faced: S. Visser 30, L. Aguiler 3, B. Young 3, A. Heredia 3, J. Sanchez 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Visser 8-4, L. Aguiler 2-1, B. Young 1-0, A. Heredia 0-1, J. Sanchez 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: S. Visser 112-74, L. Aguiler 13-8, B. Young 11-5, A. Heredia 16-10, J. Sanchez 4-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Sanchez 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Mike Papi
Ballpark: Progressive Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (43 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 16 mph
Start Time: 6:10 PM ET
Time: 3:28
Attendance: 26348
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