Royals vs Guardians

Final · Fri Aug 28 · 7:10 PM ET · Progressive Field

Kansas City RoyalsRoyals61-75

FinalAug 28, 2026

Cleveland GuardiansGuardians68-67

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Closing line

US sportsbook at first pitch

Moneyline

KC+120

CLE−129

Run line

KC +1.5−193

CLE −1.5+158

Total O/U

Over 7.5−102

Under 7.5−118

Run line: Royals +1.5 covered.
Total O/U: under 7.5 (3 runs).

Recap

The Kansas City Royals shut out the Cleveland Guardians 3-0 at Progressive Field in Cleveland on Aug 28, 2026 to move to 61-75.

The game was played before 31,941.

Score by inning

Kansas City Royals and Cleveland Guardians, score by inning
Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R
KC	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	3
CLE	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

W: Wacha (8-8) · L: Bibee (5-14) · S: Cruz (2-3)

Scoring plays

Top 5

KCGroundoutPerez grounded out to shortstop, Witt Jr. scored.1-0

Top 9

KCHome runJensen homered to right center (367 feet), Tolbert scored.3-0

Team stats

KCCLE

Hits: 9; 6
Home Runs: 1; 0
Runs Batted In: 3; 0
Walks: 2; 0
Strikeouts: 9; 12
Runners Left On Base: 15; 15
Errors: 0; 1

Player stats

Royals · Batting

Player	H-AB	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
Carter Jensen C	1-5	5	1	1	2	1	0	2	20	.223	.309	.415
Bobby Witt Jr. SS	1-5	5	1	1	0	0	0	1	15	.288	.365	.459
Jac Caglianone RF	2-4	4	0	2	0	0	0	1	16	.283	.333	.500
Salvador Perez DH	1-4	4	0	1	1	0	0	1	11	.221	.265	.369
Vinnie Pasquantino 1B	1-2	2	0	1	0	0	1	0	9	.246	.336	.384
Nick Loftin 2B	0-4	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	11	.234	.326	.380
Isaac Collins LF	2-3	3	0	2	0	0	1	0	18	.232	.331	.352
Tyler Tolbert LF	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.300	.366	.427
Josh Rojas 3B	1-3	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	15	.229	.264	.313
Kyle Isbel CF	0-4	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	12	.235	.282	.361

Royals · Pitching

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA	PC
Michael Wacha P	8.0	4	0	0	0	10	0	103-75	3.32	103
Steven Cruz P	1.0	2	0	0	0	2	0	22-16	4.35	22

Guardians · Batting

Player	H-AB	AB	H	K	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
Steven Kwan LF	0-4	4	0	1	16	.273	.375	.332
Chase DeLauter DH	1-4	4	1	2	14	.289	.362	.449
Jose Ramirez 3B	0-4	4	0	1	18	.240	.336	.381
Jo Adell RF	1-4	4	1	2	16	.238	.292	.403
Nathaniel Lowe 1B	0-4	4	0	3	14	.261	.326	.459
Travis Bazzana 2B	0-3	3	0	2	13	.241	.332	.370
Patrick Bailey C	2-3	3	2	0	7	.199	.268	.316
Angel Genao PH	0-1	1	0	0	3	.284	.342	.373
Petey Halpin CF	1-3	3	1	0	14	.221	.260	.324
Brayan Rocchio SS	1-3	3	1	1	10	.249	.309	.366

Guardians · Pitching

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA	PC
Tanner Bibee P	6.0	7	1	1	2	5	0	93-57	3.88	93
Tim Herrin P	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	9-5	3.21	9
Craig Yoho P	2.0	2	2	2	0	3	1	25-20	4.60	25

Game info

VenueProgressive Field, Cleveland, OH

Attendance31,941

OfficialsHome Plate Umpire: Dexter Kelley · First Base Umpire: Quinn Wolcott · Second Base Umpire: Paul Clemons · Third Base Umpire: Adrian Johnson

Last and next games

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Head to head

Next meeting: L 1-11 at CLESun Aug 30
KC 4, CLE 2Mon Apr 6
KC 1, CLE 2Tue Apr 7
KC 2, CLE 10Wed Apr 8
KC 6, CLE 2Mon May 4
KC 5, CLE 3Tue May 5
KC 1, CLE 3Wed May 6
KC 5, CLE 8Thu May 7

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