Kansas City Royals @ Cleveland Guardians

61-75, 25-45 Away

Final

68-67, 31-35 Home

hitters	H-AB	R	HR	RBI	AVG
C. JensenC	1-5	1	1	2	.223
B. Witt Jr.SS	1-5	1	0	0	.288
J. CaglianoneRF	2-4	0	0	0	.283
S. PerezDH	1-4	0	0	1	.221
V. Pasquantino1B	1-2	0	0	0	.246
N. Loftin2B	0-4	0	0	0	.234
I. CollinsLF	2-3	0	0	0	.232
T. TolbertPR-LF	0-0	1	0	0	.300
J. Rojas3B	1-3	0	0	0	.229
K. IsbelCF	0-4	0	0	0	.235

pitchers	IP	H	ER	BB	K	PC-ST	ERA
M. Wacha	8.0	4	0	0	10	103-75	3.32
S. Cruz	1.0	2	0	0	2	22-16	4.35

According to ESPN Analytics

CLE

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Progressive Field

7:10 PM, August 28, 2026Coverage: MLB.TV

Cleveland, Ohio

Attendance: 31,941

Game Time:2:21

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Dexter Kelley
First Base Umpire - Quinn Wolcott
Second Base Umpire - Paul Clemons
Third Base Umpire - Adrian Johnson

Michael Wacha dominates for 8 innings as Royals blank Guardians 3-0 for their 11th win in 12 games

— Michael Wacha dominated Cleveland's lineup by allowing just four singles over eight innings as the Kansas City Royals stayed scorching hot with a 3-0 win on Friday night to end the Guardians' winning streak at seven games.

Aug 28, 2026, 09:42 pm - AP


KC
CLE

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

Scoring Summary

Inning				KC	CLE
		5th	Perez grounded out to shortstop, Witt Jr. scored.	1	0
		9th	Jensen homered to right center (367 feet), Tolbert scored.	3	0

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Kansas City RoyalsRoyalsKC

(61-75)

(61-75, 25-45 Away)

(61-75)

Michael Wacha

(8-8, 3.32)

-105

Cleveland GuardiansGuardiansCLE

(68-67)

(68-67, 31-35 Home)

(68-67)

Tanner Bibee

(5-14, 3.88)

-138

Royals
3
Guardians
0

Game 1

8/28

Royals
Guardians

Game 2

8/29

MLB.TV

Royals
Guardians

Game 3

8/30

MLB.TV

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Chicago	71	63	.530	-	W3
Cleveland	68	67	.504	3.5	L1
Minnesota	64	71	.474	7.5	L3
Detroit	62	72	.463	9	L2
Kansas City	61	75	.449	11	W2

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Nootbaar's leadoff homer, 3 hits spark Diamondbacks in 10-6 victory over Giants

— Lars Nootbaar homered to center on the first pitch of the game and had three of Arizona’s 12 hits to help the Diamondbacks beat the San Francisco Giants 10-6 on Friday night.

Kansas City Royals vs. Cleveland Guardians: Game Highlights

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Kansas City Royals @ Cleveland Guardians

Video Highlights

Michael Wacha dominates for 8 innings as Royals blank Guardians 3-0 for their 11th win in 12 games

M. Wacha8-8

T. Bibee5-14

S. Cruz6

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