MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CLEVELAND GUARDIANS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
07/27/2025
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CLEVELAND GUARDIANS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
GAME ID: 2158 - SUNDAY, JULY 27TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Cleveland Guardians (59-47) 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 4 10 0
Kansas City Royals (51-55) 0 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 X 5 7 0
Royals Earn 5-4 Home Win
The Kansas City Royals picked up a win at Kauffman Stadium, taking down the Cleveland Guardians, 5-4. Starting pitcher Taylor Dollard was a big reason why. Kansas City now sits at 51-55, while Cleveland falls to 59-47.

The Royals got a big at-bat from catcher J.T. Realmuto. For the game, Realmuto went 1 for 4 with a home run. He drove in 2 runs and scored once. In the bottom of the second, with a runner on 1st, he stroked a 2-run home run. His 9th home run of the season gave Kansas City a 2-1 lead.

"We can always improve and get better, but we're feeling confident after that win," said Dollard.
CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Benintendi LF 5 2 2 0 0 3 1 .307 11 35
J. Profar 2B 4 1 3 1 0 1 1 .227 6 28
C. Cowser RF 4 0 2 1 0 0 2 .226 10 37
C. Santana 1B 4 0 1 1 0 1 3 .237 11 42
J. Soler DH 4 1 1 1 0 1 3 .190 16 40
M. Moniak CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .213 14 47
S. Haggerty 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .226 3 16
C. Wong C 4 0 0 0 0 3 0 .253 6 24
M. Rojas SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .241 2 21
   a-G. Moreno PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .263 11 44
Totals 37 4 10 4 0 14 12      
a - G. Moreno pinch hit for M. Rojas in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Profar (7, 3rd Inning off T. Dollard, 0 on, 2 outs) , A. Benintendi (27, 5th Inning off T. Dollard, 0 on, 2 outs) , G. Moreno (12, 9th Inning off J. Wong, 0 on, 2 outs)
Triples: C. Santana (2, 1st Inning off T. Dollard, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Soler (16, 6th Inning off T. Dollard, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: A. Benintendi 3 , J. Profar 4 , C. Cowser 2 , C. Santana 3 , J. Soler 4 , G. Moreno 2
2-out RBI: J. Profar , C. Cowser , C. Santana
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Benintendi , C. Santana , J. Soler , M. Moniak
Team LOB: 6
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Carroll RF 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .258 14 42
   a-N. Eaton RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .118 0 0
J. Merrill CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .256 23 67
P. Goldschmidt 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .262 24 63
W. Adames SS 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 .267 16 61
J. Realmuto C 4 1 1 2 0 1 2 .267 9 37
K. Manzardo DH 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 .192 9 20
J. Kelenic LF 3 1 1 2 0 1 0 .256 5 18
O. Cabrera 2B 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .231 6 25
J. Berti 3B 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 .185 2 14
Totals 31 5 7 5 2 5 7      
a - N. Eaton substituted for C. Carroll in the 5th

BATTING
Home Runs: J. Realmuto (9, 2nd Inning off J. Gray, 1 on, 0 outs) , J. Kelenic (5, 4th Inning off J. Gray, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Merrill , W. Adames 2 , J. Realmuto 4 , J. Kelenic 4 , O. Cabrera , J. Berti
2-out RBI: W. Adames
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Merrill , J. Realmuto , J. Berti
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: O. Cabrera (8) , J. Berti (6)
CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Gray L (5-10) 5.0 6 5 5 2 3 2 103 5.73   
L. Garcia 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 22 2.47   
L. Hendriks 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 16 3.45   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Gray 36
Batters Faced: J. Gray 23, L. Garcia 7, L. Hendriks 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Gray 6-6, L. Garcia 2-3, L. Hendriks 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Gray 103-60, L. Garcia 22-15, L. Hendriks 16-12
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Dollard W (2-1) 6.0 7 4 4 0 5 1 87 6.89   
S. Barlow H (5) 1.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 15 3.20   
A. Adams H (6) 0.2 2 0 0 0 2 0 19 3.80   
J. Wong SV (2) 1.1 1 0 0 0 4 0 26 1.19   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Dollard 47
Batters Faced: T. Dollard 25, S. Barlow 3, A. Adams 4, J. Wong 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Dollard 7-6, S. Barlow 0-0, A. Adams 0-0, J. Wong 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: T. Dollard 87-61, S. Barlow 15-10, A. Adams 19-12, J. Wong 26-17
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Wong 2-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Taylor Dollard
Ballpark: Kauffman Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (82 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 11 mph
Start Time: 1:10 PM CT
Time: 3:17
Attendance: 27758
Special Notes: RF Corbin Carroll was injured while throwing the ball.
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