MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CLEVELAND GUARDIANS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
09/15/2026
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CLEVELAND GUARDIANS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
GAME ID: 1632 - TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Cleveland Guardians (83-68) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 5 0
Kansas City Royals (61-88) 2 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 X 5 7 0
Guardians Lose to Royals, 5-2
The Kansas City Royals picked up a win at Kauffman Stadium, knocking off the Cleveland Guardians, 5-2. On the mound for Kansas City was right-hander Luis Garcia. He played a key role in the triumph. Garcia, the winner, moves to 9-14. He threw 6.1 innings of 4-hit ball, while fanning 7 and giving up 2 walks. The Royals sport a record of 61-88.

The Royals got a big at-bat from right fielder Anthony Santander. For the game, Santander went 1 for 4 with a double. He drove in 2 runs. In the bottom of the first, with runners on 1st and 2nd, he stroked a 2-run double. His 28th double of the season gave Kansas City a 2-0 lead.

"Luis was doing a good job pouring in strikes," said Kansas City manager Chris Rios.
CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Kwan LF 5 0 0 0 0 1 3 .248 9 60
A. Gimenez 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .244 9 42
B. Naylor C 3 1 1 0 1 2 0 .284 26 84
J. Ramirez 1B 3 1 1 2 1 2 2 .261 24 86
J. Pederson DH 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .202 15 53
G. Arias SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .222 9 36
M. Yastrzemski RF 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .235 23 71
M. Straw CF 2 0 1 0 2 0 1 .209 1 29
B. Rocchio 3B 3 0 1 0 1 0 3 .191 2 27
Totals 30 2 5 2 5 8 15      
BATTING
Doubles: M. Straw (10, 3rd Inning off L. Garcia, 0 on, 0 outs) , B. Rocchio (11, 5th Inning off L. Garcia, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Ramirez (24, 8th Inning off C. Knebel, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: A. Gimenez , B. Naylor , J. Ramirez 4 , M. Straw 2 , B. Rocchio 2
2-out RBI: J. Ramirez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Kwan , A. Gimenez , J. Pederson
GIDP: B. Rocchio
Hit by Pitch: M. Yastrzemski 2
Team LOB: 8
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Hernandez CF 4 1 1 0 0 2 0 .231 0 5
M. Garcia 2B 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .238 2 10
B. Witt Jr. SS 3 1 1 0 1 2 2 .256 2 14
N. Pratto 1B 3 0 0 1 0 1 4 .249 46 118
A. Santander RF 4 0 1 2 0 1 1 .229 25 67
A. McCutchen LF 2 1 0 0 2 1 1 .233 1 2
D. Mann 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .234 5 22
S. Perez DH 3 1 2 2 0 1 0 .267 11 36
R. Duran C 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .207 4 20
Totals 30 5 7 5 3 9 12      
BATTING
Doubles: A. Santander (28, 1st Inning off P. Messick, 2 on, 2 outs) , B. Witt Jr. (11, 3rd Inning off P. Messick, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: S. Perez (11, 6th Inning off T. Stephan, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: D. Hernandez , M. Garcia 2 , B. Witt Jr. 2 , A. Santander 2 , S. Perez 5
2-out RBI: A. Santander
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: N. Pratto , A. McCutchen , R. Duran
Sac Fly: N. Pratto
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: A. McCutchen (2)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Witt Jr.-Pratto)
OF assists: 1 (McCutchen(Straw at home))
CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
P. Messick L (0-2) 4.2 6 3 3 2 5 0 91 8.68   
T. Stephan 1.1 1 2 2 1 2 1 38 5.77   
E. Morgan 2.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 18 3.57   
PITCHING
Game Score: P. Messick 43
Batters Faced: P. Messick 22, T. Stephan 6, E. Morgan 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: P. Messick 3-6, T. Stephan 2-0, E. Morgan 1-3
Pitches - Strikes: P. Messick 91-56, T. Stephan 38-23, E. Morgan 18-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Stephan 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. Garcia W (9-14) 6.1 4 0 0 2 7 0 89 5.26   
C. Knebel 1.2 1 2 2 2 0 1 30 3.38   
S. Dubin SV (2) 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 17 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Garcia 70
Batters Faced: L. Garcia 24, C. Knebel 8, S. Dubin 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Garcia 5-6, C. Knebel 1-3, S. Dubin 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: L. Garcia 89-51, C. Knebel 30-15, S. Dubin 17-9
Hit Batsmen: C. Knebel , S. Dubin
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Luis Garcia
Ballpark: Kauffman Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (67 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:17
Attendance: 8496
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