MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT CLEVELAND GUARDIANS
04/12/2025
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT CLEVELAND GUARDIANS
GAME ID: 784 - SATURDAY, APRIL 12TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals (6-9) 2 0 2 4 0 0 1 0 0 9 13 0
Cleveland Guardians (5-9) 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0
Guardians Drop Another One, 9-1
Kansas City right fielder Dave García made his presence felt in the 9-1 Royals triumph over the Cleveland Guardians. García was 4 for 5 with a home run and 3 singles, while scoring 3 times and driving in 2. Colin Rodgers was the winner. He's now 2-1. The loser was 28-year old right-handed pitcher Jose Y. Nunez. For the Guardians, the loss makes their record 5-9.

Kansas City won the game in part because of Edgardo Medina. The designated hitter ripped a 3-run home run in the top of the fourth inning to put the Royals ahead, 8-1. For the game, Medina had 1 double and 1 home run in 4 at-bats.

"We're in a rut," said Cleveland manager Tristan Bugbie.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Martínez CF 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .292 1 3
F. Wall 1B 5 2 2 1 0 2 0 .295 0 5
D. García RF 5 3 4 2 0 0 0 .400 1 11
E. Medina DH 4 2 2 4 0 1 2 .303 2 8
J. Palmeiro LF 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 .171 1 7
I. Rodriguez SS 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 .268 0 2
R. Mondesi 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .171 1 4
J. Sargent 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .211 0 2
W. Rodriguez C 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 .280 0 1
Totals 38 9 13 9 0 7 8      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Martínez (3, 1st Inning off J. Nunez, 0 on, 0 outs) , E. Medina (3, 3rd Inning off J. Nunez, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: E. Medina (2, 4th Inning off F. Montas, 2 on, 2 outs) , D. García (1, 7th Inning off K. Jansen, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Martínez 2 , F. Wall 2 , D. García 7 , E. Medina 6 , J. Palmeiro , I. Rodriguez , W. Rodriguez 2
2-out RBI: E. Medina , I. Rodriguez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: I. Rodriguez , R. Mondesi
Hit by Pitch: J. Martínez
Team LOB: 3

BASERUNNING
SB: D. García (6)
CS: J. Palmeiro (2)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Sargent-Mondesi-Wall)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Castro DH 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .214 0 0
J. Martínez 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .236 0 5
E. Jones 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .137 0 4
V. Guerrero Jr. RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .115 0 1
L. Thompson 1B 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 3 9
   a-J. Wendle PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .209 1 5
J. González C 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .279 0 4
J. Álvarez LF 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .300 1 6
B. Ramsey SS 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .282 0 3
J. Young CF 2 0 1 1 0 1 1 .308 1 6
Totals 29 1 4 1 0 1 9      
a - J. Wendle pinch hit for L. Thompson in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Álvarez (3, 3rd Inning off C. Rodgers, 0 on, 0 outs) , E. Jones (3, 9th Inning off E. Escoboza, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: E. Jones 2 , J. Álvarez 2 , B. Ramsey , J. Young
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Castro , J. Wendle
GIDP: E. Jones
Sac Fly: J. Young
Hit by Pitch: J. Martínez , B. Ramsey
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (González-Ramsey)
OF assists: 1 (Guerrero Jr.(Martínez at home))
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Rodgers W (2-1) 7.2 2 1 1 0 1 0 90 2.01   
E. Escoboza 1.1 2 0 0 0 0 0 23 2.08   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Rodgers 72
Batters Faced: C. Rodgers 26, E. Escoboza 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Rodgers 8-13, E. Escoboza 3-1
Pitches - Strikes: C. Rodgers 90-62, E. Escoboza 23-14
Inherited Runners - Scored: E. Escoboza 1-0
Hit Batsmen: C. Rodgers 2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Nunez L (1-2) 3.2 10 7 7 0 3 0 69 10.54   
F. Montas 1.2 1 1 1 0 2 1 31 2.13   
K. Jansen 2.2 2 1 1 0 1 1 21 1.93   
S. Mossman 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 10 4.50   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Nunez 14
Batters Faced: J. Nunez 21, F. Montas 6, K. Jansen 9, S. Mossman 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Nunez 3-4, F. Montas 1-2, K. Jansen 5-1, S. Mossman 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Nunez 69-45, F. Montas 31-20, K. Jansen 21-14, S. Mossman 10-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: F. Montas 2-2
Hit Batsmen: J. Nunez
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Dave García
Ballpark: Progressive Field
Weather: Clear skies (49 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 12 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 2:57
Attendance: 28192
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