Cleveland Guardians at Kansas City Royals
· Major League Baseball
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Michael Wacha throws just 79 pitches in 7 innings and the surging Royals beat the Guardians 6-2
Jac Caglianone also went deep for the surging Royals, who have won four in a row and eight of 10. Nick Loftin delivered a two-run single with two outs in the fourth to give Kansas City a 4-2 lead.
Five different Royals had an RBI, including Witt's fourth homer and Caglianone's solo shot in the sixth on his bobblehead night.
Wacha (3-2) allowed four hits and two runs while striking out three. He has given up just three runs over 14 innings in two starts against the Guardians this season.
David Fry hit a two-run homer for Cleveland in the second, but Wacha retired 16 of his next 17 batters. Wacha, Matt Strahm and Alex Lange combined to throw a total of 95 pitches for the Royals.
Witt's 422-foot drive put the Royals on the board in the fourth. He went the first 27 games of the season without a home run before hitting three over the past eight games.
Salvador Perez tied it at 2 with an RBI single that went through the legs of pitcher Tanner Bibee. Kansas City then loaded the bases, setting up Loftin's key hit.
Bibee (0-5) was tagged for four runs and five hits in four innings. He entered with only one run of support across his last six starts, all Guardians losses.
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Scoring Summary
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9th Inning | Bazzana grounded out to pitcher. |
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9th Inning | Hoskins grounded into double play, third to second to first, Ramírez out at second. |
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9th Inning | Ramírez singled to right. |
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9th Inning | Lange relieved Strahm |
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8th Inning | Loftin fouled out to catcher. |
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8th Inning | Collins walked. |
Statistics
CLE |
KC |
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|---|---|---|
| 1 | Games Played | 1 |
| 1 | Team Games Played | 1 |
| 0 | Hit By Pitch | 0 |
| 11 | Ground Balls | 7 |
| 3 | Strikeouts | 7 |
| 2 | Runs Batted In | 6 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Hit | 0 |
| 5 | Hits | 7 |
| 0 | Stolen Bases | 2 |
| 1 | Walks | 4 |
| 0 | Catcher Interference | 0 |
| 2 | Runs | 6 |
| 1 | Ground Into Double Play | 0 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Flies | 0 |
| 31 | At Bats | 32 |
| 1 | Home Runs | 2 |
| 0 | Grand Slam Home Runs | 0 |
| 5 | Runners Left On Base | 15 |
| 0 | Triples | 0 |
| 0 | Game Winning RBIs | 1 |
| 0 | Intentional Walks | 0 |
| 1 | Doubles | 1 |
| 17 | Fly Balls | 18 |
| 0 | Caught Stealing | 0 |
| 95 | Pitches | 150 |
| 0 | Games Started | 0 |
| 0 | Pinch At Bats | 0 |
| 0 | Pinch Hits | 0 |
| 0.0 | Player Rating | 0.0 |
| 1 | Is Qualified | 1 |
| 0 | Is Qualified In Steals | 1 |
| 9 | Total Bases | 14 |
| 32 | Plate Appearances | 36 |
| 162.0 | Projected Home Runs | 324.0 |
| 2 | Extra Base Hits | 3 |
| 1.1 | Runs Created | 4.9 |
| .161 | Batting Average | .219 |
| .000 | Pinch Hit Average | .000 |
| .290 | Slugging Percentage | .438 |
| .161 | Secondary Average | .406 |
| .188 | On Base Percentage | .306 |
| .478 | OBP Pct + SLG Pct | .743 |
| 0.6 | Ground To Fly Ball Ratio | 0.4 |
| 1.1 | Runs Created Per 27 Outs | 5.3 |
| 18.0 | Batter Rating | 41.0 |
| 31.0 | At Bats Per Home Run | 16.0 |
| 0.00 | Stolen Base Percentage | 1.00 |
| 2.97 | Pitches Per Plate Appearance | 4.17 |
| .129 | Isolated Power | .219 |
| 0.33 | Walk To Strikeout Ratio | 0.57 |
| .031 | Walks Per Plate Appearance | .111 |
| .000 | Secondary Average Minus Batting Average | .188 |
| 4.0 | Runs Produced | 12.0 |
| 1.0 | Runs Ratio | 1.0 |
| 0.3 | Patience Ratio | 0.5 |
| 0.1 | Balls In Play Average | 0.2 |
| 70.0 | MLB Rating | 85.5 |
| 0.0 | Offensive Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
| 0.0 | Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
Game Information
Location: Kansas City, Missouri
Attendance: 16,434 | Capacity:
2026 American League Central Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/cle.png" class="logo-micro">Cleveland | 30 | 22 | .577 | - | W6 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/chw.png" class="logo-micro">Chicago | 25 | 24 | .510 | 3.5 | L1 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/min.png" class="logo-micro">Minnesota | 23 | 27 | .460 | 6 | W1 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/kc.png" class="logo-micro">Kansas City | 20 | 30 | .400 | 9 | L3 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/det.png" class="logo-micro">Detroit | 20 | 31 | .392 | 9.5 | L6 |


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