Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Cleveland 3, Kansas City 2
Thursday, September 11, 2025 7:15 PM
When: 7:15 PM ET, Thursday, September 11, 2025
Where: Progressive Field, Cleveland, Ohio
Temperature: 71°
Umpires: Home - Phil Cuzzi, 1B - Daniel Bellino, 2B - Clint Vondrak, 3B - Tony Randazzo
Attendance: 15962
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Kansas City 200000000250
Cleveland 00010002-350
Team Records
 
Team W/L Home Away Streak
Kansas City 74-73 40-35 34-38 L1
Cleveland 75-71 38-34 37-37 W1
Recap Quick Hits
  • With this win, the Cleveland Guardians have a 38-34 record at home this season. The Kansas City Royals have a 34-38 record on the road.
  • Cleveland has a streak of 1 straight up win. The Guardians have won 7 of their last 10 games.
  • Kansas City has a streak of 1 straight up loss. The Royals have won 4 of their last 10 games.
  • Matt Festa pitched 1.0 innings for the win and now has an ERA of 4.15. Cade Smith closed out the game to get the save and has 13 saves for the season. John Schreiber took the loss for Kansas City.
  • C.J. Kayfus had the only homerun for Cleveland. Vinnie Pasquantino had the only homerun for Kansas City.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
Kansas City   Cleveland
Stephen Kolek Player Gavin Williams
Loss W/L Loss
6.2 IP 6.0
4 Strikeouts 6
3 Hits 4
1.35 ERA 3.00
Hitting
Kansas City   Cleveland
Vinnie Pasquantino Player Bo Naylor
1 Hits 2
2 RBI 0
1 HR 0
4 TB 3
.333 Avg .667
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Hits HR TB Avg K RBI BB SB E
Kansas City 5 1 9 .156 11 2 4 1 0
Cleveland 5 1 10 .172 5 3 1 0 0
Upcoming Games
  • Cleveland will play their next game at home against Chi. White Sox. The Guardians have a W/L % of .573 after a win and .451 after a loss.
  • Kansas City will play their next game on the road against Philadelphia. The Royals have a W/L % of .467 after a win and .542 after a loss.