MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT CLEVELAND GUARDIANS
09/10/2025
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT CLEVELAND GUARDIANS
GAME ID: 2763 - WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 10TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
Kansas City Royals (77-69) 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 5 11 0
Cleveland Guardians (60-86) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 2 6 14 0
Guardians Earn 6-5 Win Against Royals
The Kansas City Royals could not turn a fine performance from pitcher Colin Rodgers into a win. Instead, the Cleveland Guardians prevailed, 6-5, in 10 innings. Rodgers threw 6.2 innings of shutout ball. Jose Y. Nunez picked up the win in relief. Ken Giles took the loss for Kansas City. Today's win puts Cleveland at 60-86, while Kansas City falls to 77-69.

The Guardians got a clutch hit from center fielder Joe Young. In the bottom of the tenth, he delivered a run-scoring single to win the game for the Guardians.

"Our team found a way to get it done," said Young.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Reeves DH 5 0 2 0 0 0 3 .385 0 1
F. Wall 1B 5 1 2 0 0 0 2 .320 8 59
C. Jones 3B 5 1 2 1 0 1 4 .246 2 6
   c-J. Sargent 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231 1 9
D. García RF 3 1 0 0 1 0 4 .266 13 74
   a-H. Masson PH, RF 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .329 9 70
J. Martínez CF 5 0 1 0 0 0 3 .257 8 64
J. Palmeiro LF 3 1 0 0 0 1 4 .275 6 35
R. Mondesi SS 3 1 1 1 0 1 3 .238 4 48
W. Rodriguez C 4 0 1 2 0 0 2 .235 4 26
   b-E. Medina PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .251 13 45
   d-S. Núñez C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .245 0 5
L. Bejaran 2B 4 0 2 1 0 1 1 .246 0 17
Totals 38 5 11 5 2 5 28      
a - H. Masson pinch hit for D. García in the 10th
b - E. Medina pinch hit for W. Rodriguez in the 10th
c - J. Sargent substituted for C. Jones in the 10th
d - S. Núñez substituted for E. Medina in the 10th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Reeves (2, 3rd Inning off S. Visser, 0 on, 1 out) , C. Jones 2 (4, 5th Inning off S. Visser, 1 on, 0 outs; 7th Inning off A. Walker, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: F. Wall (6, 5th Inning off S. Visser, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Reeves 3 , F. Wall 4 , C. Jones 4 , J. Martínez , R. Mondesi , W. Rodriguez , L. Bejaran 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. Reeves 2 , C. Jones , J. Martínez , J. Palmeiro , W. Rodriguez , E. Medina
GIDP: D. García
Sac Fly: R. Mondesi
Hit by Pitch: J. Palmeiro 2 , R. Mondesi
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Mondesi (22)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Rodgers-Bejaran-Wall)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
V. Guerrero Jr. DH 5 1 3 0 0 2 1 .244 14 53
L. Thompson 1B 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .296 15 59
   a-J. Álvarez PH, LF 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 .286 7 56
E. Jones 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .255 13 61
   b-W. Castro PH, SS 2 1 1 2 0 0 2 .197 2 14
H. Forte LF 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .250 1 3
   c-B. Austin PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .250 3 10
   d-C. Aybar 1B 1 1 0 0 0 1 2 .256 6 23
J. Martínez 2B 5 1 3 2 0 0 1 .271 7 50
J. Santos SS, 3B 5 0 1 0 0 1 2 .286 0 3
J. Castro RF 3 0 1 0 2 0 0 .236 1 12
J. González C 5 0 0 0 0 1 7 .256 3 38
J. Young CF 5 1 3 1 0 1 0 .239 6 30
Totals 42 6 14 6 3 9 20      
a - J. Álvarez pinch hit for L. Thompson in the 8th
b - W. Castro pinch hit for E. Jones in the 8th
c - B. Austin pinch hit for H. Forte in the 8th
d - C. Aybar substituted for B. Austin in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Álvarez (30, 8th Inning off M. Long, 2 on, 0 outs) , W. Castro (10, 8th Inning off M. Long, 2 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: V. Guerrero Jr. 3 , J. Álvarez 2 , W. Castro 2 , H. Forte , J. Martínez 3 , J. Santos , J. Castro , J. Young 3
2-out RBI: J. Young
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Aybar , J. González 2
GIDP: J. Martínez
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Young (16)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Martínez-Santos-Thompson)
OF assists: 1 (Young(Mondesi at home))
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Rodgers 6.2 4 0 0 0 5 0 94 3.80   
M. Long 0.2 6 4 4 1 1 0 33 5.08   
R. Richey 0.2 0 0 0 1 1 0 9 2.36   
G. Llanes 1.0 1 0 0 1 2 0 14 4.30   
K. Giles L (6-6), BS (7) 0.2 3 2 1 0 0 0 19 3.08   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Rodgers 71
Batters Faced: C. Rodgers 23, M. Long 9, R. Richey 3, G. Llanes 5, K. Giles 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Rodgers 8-6, M. Long 0-1, R. Richey 0-1, G. Llanes 1-0, K. Giles 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: C. Rodgers 94-60, M. Long 33-22, R. Richey 9-6, G. Llanes 14-9, K. Giles 19-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Long 1-0 , R. Richey 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Visser 6.0 8 4 4 1 2 0 99 3.72   
A. Walker 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 17 3.09   
H. Hembree 1.2 2 1 0 1 1 0 23 3.40   
J. Nunez W (9-11) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 4.97   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Visser 41
Batters Faced: S. Visser 28, A. Walker 7, H. Hembree 8, J. Nunez 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Visser 9-5, A. Walker 1-4, H. Hembree 2-2, J. Nunez 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: S. Visser 99-60, A. Walker 17-14, H. Hembree 23-18, J. Nunez 6-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Nunez 2-0
Hit Batsmen: S. Visser 3
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Colin Rodgers
Ballpark: Progressive Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (66 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:47
Attendance: 14726
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