Cleveland Guardians at Kansas City Royals
· Major League Baseball
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Bo Naylor hits 3-run home run to cement Guardians' 8-5 win over Royals
The Guardians greeted Seth Lugo with five hits in a three-run first inning highlighted by Manzardo’s double to the wall in right-center.
Petey Halpin got his first career RBI with a third-inning single, extending Cleveland’s lead to 4-0.
In the sixth, Halpin walked, stole second and scored on Carter Jensen’s passed ball for a 5-1 lead.
Naylor’s homer into the right-field bullpen cemented the victory.
In 5 1/3 innings, Slade Cecconi (2-4) limited the Royals to two runs on six hits while walking three and striking out three.
Cecconi walked two in the first, but escaped a bases-loaded situation as the Royals twice left the bases full. Kansas City left 10 runners on base, six in scoring position.
Cade Smith struck out two to earn his 10th save.
With the four-game series split, the Guardians have won or split nine consecutive series against American League Central division rivals, going 22-8 since losing 2 of 3 in Kansas City on July 26-27, 2025.
Chase DeLauter doubled to extend his hitting streak to a career-best 11 games while batting. 487.
Each Guardians hitter in the starting lineup recorded a hit.
Maikel Garcia’s RBI single got Kansas City on the scoreboard in the fifth.
Bobby Witt Jr. collected four hits, matching a career high.
The Royals scored three against Cleveland's bullpen, including back-to-back seventh-inning homers by Witt and Vinnie Pasquantino.
Lugo (1-2) labored through four innings, throwing 102 pitches while surrendering four runs on seven hits and four walks, striking out five.
Royals pitchers walked eight as the Guardians piled on 20 base runners.
Kansas City hosts Detroit with Tigers RHP Keider Montero (2-2, 3.48) opposing Royals LHP Kris Bubic (3-1, 3.32).
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Scoring Summary
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9th Inning | Caglianone flied out to right. |
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9th Inning | Jensen struck out swinging. |
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9th Inning | Perez struck out swinging. |
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9th Inning | Smith relieved Sabrowski |
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9th Inning | Halpin flied out to left. |
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9th Inning | Naylor reached on infield single to second. |
Statistics
 CLE |
 KC |
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|---|---|---|
| 1 | Games Played | 1 |
| 1 | Team Games Played | 1 |
| 1 | Hit By Pitch | 0 |
| 10 | Ground Balls | 9 |
| 11 | Strikeouts | 7 |
| 7 | Runs Batted In | 5 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Hit | 0 |
| 11 | Hits | 12 |
| 4 | Stolen Bases | 0 |
| 8 | Walks | 5 |
| 0 | Catcher Interference | 0 |
| 8 | Runs | 5 |
| 0 | Ground Into Double Play | 1 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Flies | 2 |
| 36 | At Bats | 35 |
| 1 | Home Runs | 2 |
| 0 | Grand Slam Home Runs | 0 |
| 19 | Runners Left On Base | 19 |
| 0 | Triples | 0 |
| 1 | Game Winning RBIs | 0 |
| 0 | Intentional Walks | 0 |
| 2 | Doubles | 3 |
| 15 | Fly Balls | 21 |
| 2 | Caught Stealing | 0 |
| 204 | Pitches | 162 |
| 0 | Games Started | 0 |
| 0 | Pinch At Bats | 0 |
| 0 | Pinch Hits | 0 |
| 0.0 | Player Rating | 0.0 |
| 1 | Is Qualified | 1 |
| 1 | Is Qualified In Steals | 0 |
| 16 | Total Bases | 21 |
| 45 | Plate Appearances | 42 |
| 162.0 | Projected Home Runs | 324.0 |
| 3 | Extra Base Hits | 5 |
| 7.9 | Runs Created | 8.3 |
| .306 | Batting Average | .343 |
| .000 | Pinch Hit Average | .000 |
| .444 | Slugging Percentage | .600 |
| .417 | Secondary Average | .400 |
| .444 | On Base Percentage | .405 |
| .889 | OBP Pct + SLG Pct | 1.005 |
| 0.7 | Ground To Fly Ball Ratio | 0.4 |
| 7.9 | Runs Created Per 27 Outs | 8.6 |
| 52.0 | Batter Rating | 44.0 |
| 36.0 | At Bats Per Home Run | 17.5 |
| 0.67 | Stolen Base Percentage | 0.00 |
| 4.53 | Pitches Per Plate Appearance | 3.86 |
| .139 | Isolated Power | .257 |
| 0.73 | Walk To Strikeout Ratio | 0.71 |
| .178 | Walks Per Plate Appearance | .119 |
| .111 | Secondary Average Minus Batting Average | .057 |
| 15.0 | Runs Produced | 10.0 |
| 0.9 | Runs Ratio | 1.0 |
| 0.6 | Patience Ratio | 0.7 |
| 0.4 | Balls In Play Average | 0.4 |
| 94.8 | MLB Rating | 96.3 |
| 0.0 | Offensive Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
| 0.0 | Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
Game Information
Location: Kansas City, Missouri
Attendance: 24,892 | Capacity:
2026 American League Central Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
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| <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 |