Kansas City Royals at Cleveland Guardians
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Ragans strikes out 10, leads Royals to a 4-2 victory that stops Guardians' 5-game winning streak
Ragans (1-0), a 27-year-old left-hander who finished fourth in AL Cy Young Award voting last year, gave up two runs — one earned — while throwing 64 of 89 pitches for strikes.
Maikel Garcia had three hits, including a tiebreaking, two-run double off Ben Lively (0-2) in the fifth that put the Royals ahead 4-2. Salvador Perez had tied the score in the fourth with his second home run this season, a two-run drive.
Lucas Erceg got the last out in the eighth and Carlos Estévez allowed a leadoff single in the ninth, then struck out three straight batters for his fifth save in six chances.
No. 9 batter Kyle Isbel also had three hits for the Royals.
Lively (0-2) allowed four runs and seven hits in six innings.
Daniel Schneemann had an RBI double in a two-run second.
Royals third baseman/left fielder Jonathan India sat out after leaving Saturday’s game with tightness in the right quadriceps. Guardians center fielder Lane Thomas missed his fifth straight game because of a bruised right wrist.
Guardians: LHP L.T. Allen (0-1, 3.60) starts a series opener Tuesday at Baltimore, which goes with RHP Charlie Morton (0-3, 8.78).
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Scoring Summary
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9th Inning | Manzardo struck out swinging. |
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9th Inning | Manzardo hit for Noel |
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9th Inning | Santana struck out swinging. |
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9th Inning | Ramírez struck out swinging. |
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9th Inning | Kwan singled to right. |
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9th Inning | Estévez relieved Erceg |
Statistics
 KC |
 CLE |
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|---|---|---|
| 1 | Games Played | 1 |
| 1 | Team Games Played | 1 |
| 0 | Hit By Pitch | 0 |
| 8 | Ground Balls | 6 |
| 9 | Strikeouts | 14 |
| 4 | Runs Batted In | 1 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Hit | 0 |
| 9 | Hits | 5 |
| 0 | Stolen Bases | 0 |
| 2 | Walks | 0 |
| 0 | Catcher Interference | 0 |
| 4 | Runs | 2 |
| 2 | Ground Into Double Play | 0 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Flies | 0 |
| 33 | At Bats | 31 |
| 1 | Home Runs | 0 |
| 0 | Grand Slam Home Runs | 0 |
| 7 | Runners Left On Base | 6 |
| 0 | Triples | 0 |
| 1 | Game Winning RBIs | 0 |
| 0 | Intentional Walks | 0 |
| 2 | Doubles | 1 |
| 16 | Fly Balls | 11 |
| 0 | Caught Stealing | 0 |
| 139 | Pitches | 115 |
| 0 | Games Started | 0 |
| 0 | Pinch At Bats | 2 |
| 0 | Pinch Hits | 0 |
| 0.0 | Player Rating | 0.0 |
| 1 | Is Qualified | 1 |
| 0 | Is Qualified In Steals | 0 |
| 14 | Total Bases | 6 |
| 35 | Plate Appearances | 31 |
| 162.0 | Projected Home Runs | 0.0 |
| 3 | Extra Base Hits | 1 |
| 3.7 | Runs Created | 0.2 |
| .273 | Batting Average | .161 |
| .000 | Pinch Hit Average | .000 |
| .424 | Slugging Percentage | .194 |
| .212 | Secondary Average | .032 |
| .314 | On Base Percentage | .161 |
| .739 | OBP Pct + SLG Pct | .355 |
| 0.5 | Ground To Fly Ball Ratio | 0.5 |
| 3.8 | Runs Created Per 27 Outs | 0.2 |
| 32.0 | Batter Rating | 13.0 |
| 33.0 | At Bats Per Home Run | 0.0 |
| 0.00 | Stolen Base Percentage | 0.00 |
| 3.97 | Pitches Per Plate Appearance | 3.71 |
| .152 | Isolated Power | .032 |
| 0.22 | Walk To Strikeout Ratio | 0.00 |
| .057 | Walks Per Plate Appearance | .000 |
| -.061 | Secondary Average Minus Batting Average | -.129 |
| 8.0 | Runs Produced | 3.0 |
| 1.0 | Runs Ratio | 0.5 |
| 0.5 | Patience Ratio | 0.2 |
| 0.3 | Balls In Play Average | 0.3 |
| 82.3 | MLB Rating | 63.0 |
| 0.0 | Offensive Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
| 0.0 | Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
Game Information
Location: Cleveland, Ohio
Attendance: 17,864 | Capacity:
2025 American League Central Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland |
88 | 74 | .543 | - | W2 |
 Detroit |
87 | 75 | .537 | 1 | L1 |
| Kansas City |
82 | 80 | .506 | 6 | W2 |
 Minnesota |
70 | 92 | .432 | 18 | L1 |
 Chicago |
60 | 102 | .370 | 28 | W1 |