MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT CLEVELAND GUARDIANS
09/09/2025
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT CLEVELAND GUARDIANS
GAME ID: 2746 - TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals (77-68) 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 9 0
Cleveland Guardians (59-86) 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 7 1
Royals Take Down Guardians, 3-2
The Kansas City Royals scored a tight, 3-2 win versus the Cleveland Guardians at Progressive Field. Kansas City pitcher Kevin Martin held his own in the contest. Martin, now 8-6, was the winner. In 7 innings, he gave up 6 hits, while striking out 6, walking 1, and allowing 2 runs. After today's action, Kansas City sits at 77-68; Cleveland slips to 59-86.

Joe Washington came through with a big-time hit for Kansas City. The first baseman smacked a solo home run in the top of the eighth inning to give his team the lead, 3-2. It was his only hit, but it was clutch.

"We put together a nice win," Martin said.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. García RF 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 .268 13 74
C. Jones 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .233 2 5
   b-J. Reeves CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .375 0 1
J. Washington 1B 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 .283 16 91
H. Masson DH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .329 9 70
   a-E. Medina DH 3 1 0 0 0 1 2 .252 13 45
J. Martínez CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .258 8 64
   c-J. Sargent 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231 1 9
J. Palmeiro LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .278 6 35
L. Bejaran 2B 4 1 2 1 0 1 0 .238 0 16
W. Rodriguez C 4 0 3 1 0 0 0 .235 4 24
I. Rodriguez SS 4 0 1 0 0 2 3 .264 5 41
Totals 36 3 9 3 1 6 16      
a - E. Medina inserted as DH in the 2nd
b - J. Reeves substituted for C. Jones in the 8th
c - J. Sargent substituted for J. Martínez in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: H. Masson (40, 2nd Inning off S. Cline, 0 on, 0 outs) , W. Rodriguez (17, 7th Inning off S. Cline, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Washington (16, 8th Inning off S. García, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: C. Jones , J. Washington 4 , H. Masson 2 , L. Bejaran 2 , W. Rodriguez 4 , I. Rodriguez
2-out RBI: L. Bejaran , W. Rodriguez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , D. García 3 , J. Palmeiro
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Rodriguez-Bejaran-Washington)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Martínez 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .267 7 48
J. Álvarez RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .284 7 55
E. Jones 3B 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 .256 13 61
V. Guerrero Jr. DH 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .239 14 53
   a-W. Castro DH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .193 2 12
H. Forte LF 3 1 1 0 0 1 2 .246 1 3
   b-B. Austin PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .252 3 10
L. Thompson 1B 4 0 1 0 0 2 3 .298 15 59
J. Santos SS 3 1 1 0 0 0 3 .300 0 3
   c-J. Young PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .235 6 29
R. Harper CF 4 0 1 2 0 0 2 .170 0 8
J. González C 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .259 3 38
Totals 32 2 7 2 2 9 16      
a - W. Castro inserted as DH in the 8th
b - B. Austin pinch hit for H. Forte in the 9th
c - J. Young pinch hit for J. Santos in the 9th

BATTING
Total Bases: J. Martínez , V. Guerrero Jr. , H. Forte , L. Thompson , J. Santos , J. Young , R. Harper
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Álvarez , J. Santos , J. González
GIDP: V. Guerrero Jr.
Sac Bunt: J. González
Hit by Pitch: E. Jones
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: H. Forte (2)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Martin W (8-6) 7.0 6 2 2 1 6 0 100 4.61   
R. Richey H (10) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 12 2.42   
K. Giles SV (33) 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 15 2.94   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Martin 62
Batters Faced: K. Martin 28, R. Richey 3, K. Giles 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Martin 7-7, R. Richey 0-1, K. Giles 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: K. Martin 100-65, R. Richey 12-9, K. Giles 15-8
Hit Batsmen: K. Martin
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Cline 7.0 6 2 2 1 5 0 90 3.41   
S. García L (0-1) 0.2 1 1 1 0 0 1 11 5.79   
J. Sanchez 1.1 2 0 0 0 1 0 24 4.72   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Cline 61
Batters Faced: S. Cline 28, S. García 3, J. Sanchez 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Cline 9-7, S. García 0-2, J. Sanchez 0-3
Pitches - Strikes: S. Cline 90-57, S. García 11-8, J. Sanchez 24-18
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Kevin Martin
Ballpark: Progressive Field
Weather: Rain (62 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 2:59
Attendance: 11096
Special Notes: LF Hervé Masson was injured while running the bases.
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