Kansas City Royals @ Cleveland Guardians

74-73, 34-38 Away

Final

75-71, 38-34 Home

hitters	H-AB	R	HR	RBI	AVG
M. YastrzemskiLF-RF	1-3	1	0	0	.236
Today's at BatsFull Player Profile 1st: Yastrzemski walked. 3rd: Yastrzemski doubled to left. 5th: Yastrzemski flied out to left. 7th: Yastrzemski walked. 9th: Yastrzemski flied out to right.
B. Witt Jr.SS	0-4	0	0	0	.293
V. PasquantinoDH	1-3	1	1	2	.262
M. Garcia3B	0-3	0	0	0	.288
S. Perez1B	1-4	0	0	0	.235
J. CaglianoneRF	1-4	0	0	0	.152
R. GrichukLF	0-0	0	0	0	.187
J. India2B	0-3	0	0	0	.234
T. TolbertPR	0-0	0	0	0	.216
K. IsbelCF	0-4	0	0	0	.256
L. MaileC	1-3	0	0	0	.220
N. LoftinPH	0-1	0	0	0	.208

pitchers	IP	H	ER	BB	K	PC-ST	ERA
S. Kolek	6.2	3	1	1	4	97-61	3.71
J. Schreiber	1.1	2	2	0	1	18-13	3.70

According to ESPN Analytics

CLE

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Progressive Field

7:15 PM, September 11, 2025Coverage: FOX

Cleveland, Ohio

Attendance: 15,962

Game Time:2:31

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Phil Cuzzi
First Base Umpire - Dan Bellino
Second Base Umpire - Clint Vondrak
Third Base Umpire - Tony Randazzo

C.J. Kayfus' homer in 8th inning propels Guardians to 3-2 victory over Royals

— Rookie C.J. Kayfus hit a two-run homer in the eighth inning as the Cleveland Guardians rallied for a 3-2 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Thursday night.

Sep 11, 2025, 10:30 pm - AP


KC
CLE

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	5	0
0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	-	3	5	0

Scoring Summary

		KC	CLE
1st	Pasquantino homered to right center (398 feet), Yastrzemski scored.	2	0
4th	Ramírez grounded out to first, Kwan scored.	2	1
8th	Kayfus homered to center (425 feet), Naylor scored.	2	3

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Royals
0
Guardians
7

Game 1

4/11

Royals
3
Guardians
6

Game 2

4/12

Royals
4
Guardians
2

Game 3

4/13

Royals
2
Guardians
10

Game 4

9/8

Royals
0
Guardians
2

Game 5

9/9

Royals
4
Guardians
3

Game 6

9/10

Royals
2
Guardians
3

Game 7

9/11

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Cleveland	32	23	.582	-	W1
Chicago	27	26	.509	4	W1
Minnesota	26	28	.481	5.5	L1
Kansas City	22	32	.407	9.5	L1
Detroit	21	33	.389	10.5	W1

Anthony Volpe's two-run single in the ninth lifts the Yankees to a 4-3 win over the Royals

— Anthony Volpe answered Bobby Witt Jr.'s go-ahead homer in the eighth with a two-run single in the ninth for New York, sending the Yankees to a 4-3 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Monday and extending their winning streak to 12 in the series.

Nishida shows off arm, enthusiasm in MLB debut with White Sox

Rikuu Nishida showed off his arm and his infectious enthusiasm in his big league debut with the White Sox, a 3-1 win over the Twins.

Cubs' ninth straight loss matches 2017 Dodgers for dubious mark

Chicago's 2-1 loss to the Pirates on Monday marked its ninth straight defeat, joining the 2017 Dodgers as the only two teams in the expansion era to have multiple 10-game winning streaks and a nine-game skid in the same season.

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Kansas City Royals @ Cleveland Guardians

Win Probability

Game Information

C.J. Kayfus' homer in 8th inning propels Guardians to 3-2 victory over Royals

M. Festa4-3

J. Schreiber3-3

C. Smith13

Scoring Summary

Inning

2026 American League Central Standings

MLB News

Anthony Volpe's two-run single in the ninth lifts the Yankees to a 4-3 win over the Royals

Nishida shows off arm, enthusiasm in MLB debut with White Sox

Cubs' ninth straight loss matches 2017 Dodgers for dubious mark