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, 2026, 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

Data is currently unavailable.

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
Detroit	18	18	.500	-	L1
Cleveland	18	18	.500	-	L2
Chicago	17	18	.486	0.5	W1
Kansas City	16	19	.457	1.5	W4
Minnesota	15	20	.429	2.5	W1

Astros' Carlos Correa sits vs. Dodgers with left ankle injury

Astros shortstop Carlos Correa has been scratched from Tuesday's game against the Dodgers because of a left ankle injury.

Yankees to honor late broadcaster John Sterling with jersey patch

The Yankees announced Tuesday they will wear a patch on their jersey sleeves as a tribute to John Sterling, the team's longtime radio voice who died Monday at age 87.

Seattle Mariners get Cal Raleigh back in the lineup as DH

Seattle Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh was back in the starting lineup Tuesday after sitting out three games because of a sore right side.

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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

Astros' Carlos Correa sits vs. Dodgers with left ankle injury

Yankees to honor late broadcaster John Sterling with jersey patch

Seattle Mariners get Cal Raleigh back in the lineup as DH