MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT CLEVELAND GUARDIANS
09/08/2025
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT CLEVELAND GUARDIANS
GAME ID: 2732 - MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 8TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals (64-80) 3 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 10 1
Cleveland Guardians (75-69) 0 0 4 0 0 0 2 0 X 6 8 0
Guardians Deal Kansas City 6-5 Defeat
The Cleveland Guardians and Kansas City Royals obliged fans hoping for an exciting game.

Cleveland shortstop Gunnar Henderson helped his team beat the Kansas City Royals, 6-5. Henderson, who is tied for 5th in the AL with a .366 on-base percentage, went 1 for 3 for the Guardians. Danny Coulombe, 3-1, earned the win in relief. He allowed no runs on 1 hit in 1.1 innings. Liam Hendriks earned his 5th save in 9 chances.

Had Jorge Soler not delivered a key base hit in the bottom of the seventh, the outcome might have been different. Instead, with two down and the bases loaded, Soler hit a 2-run single. That made the score 6-5, in favor of the Guardians.

"We took home the win," said Henderson. "What's not to like?"

Cleveland is 75-69 and Kansas City, with the loss, 64-80.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Carroll RF 5 1 2 2 0 0 2 .229 19 56
J. Realmuto C 5 1 1 1 0 1 2 .263 11 46
J. Merrill SS 4 1 2 1 0 1 0 .266 30 94
K. Manzardo 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .209 10 25
O. Cabrera 3B 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 .231 11 46
D. Varsho CF 4 0 0 0 0 3 3 .211 17 58
J. Kelenic LF 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .223 8 26
J. Berti DH 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .236 2 22
I. Johnson 2B 2 0 0 0 1 2 1 .244 1 9
Totals 36 5 10 5 1 9 14      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Realmuto (25, 1st Inning off E. Rodriguez, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: C. Carroll 2 , J. Realmuto 2 , J. Merrill 2 , O. Cabrera 2 , J. Kelenic 2 , J. Berti
2-out RBI: C. Carroll
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Realmuto , D. Varsho
GIDP: D. Varsho
Hit by Pitch: I. Johnson
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Merrill (17)

FIELDING
Errors: I. Johnson (2)
Double Plays: 1 (Manzardo-Merrill-Cannon)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Cowser RF 4 1 2 1 1 0 0 .243 15 49
G. Henderson SS 3 1 1 2 2 0 1 .231 9 17
C. Santana 1B 4 1 0 0 1 2 4 .219 13 56
A. Bohm 3B 4 0 0 0 1 1 4 .290 15 79
T. Ward LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .169 1 9
J. Soler DH 3 0 1 2 1 1 0 .196 20 54
G. Moreno C 3 1 2 0 1 0 1 .263 13 54
S. Haggerty 2B 3 1 2 1 1 0 3 .225 4 21
M. Moniak CF 3 1 0 0 0 1 5 .215 15 49
   a-K. Bryant PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267 7 13
   b-J. Rojas CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .245 3 32
Totals 32 6 8 6 8 6 22      
a - K. Bryant pinch hit for M. Moniak in the 8th
b - J. Rojas substituted for K. Bryant in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Cowser (20, 8th Inning off R. Webb, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: C. Cowser 3 , G. Henderson , J. Soler , G. Moreno 2 , S. Haggerty 2
2-out RBI: J. Soler
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Bohm , T. Ward , S. Haggerty , M. Moniak
GIDP: M. Moniak
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: G. Henderson (12) , G. Moreno (16)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Bohm-Henderson-Santana)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Cannon 5.0 6 4 3 1 5 0 96 6.60   
C. Poteet H (7) 1.0 0 0 0 2 1 0 25 3.72   
R. Rodriguez L (2-2) 0.1 0 2 2 3 0 0 22 5.91   
D. Sharpe BS (2) 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 12 6.91   
R. Webb 1.1 1 0 0 2 0 0 24 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Cannon 45
Batters Faced: J. Cannon 22, C. Poteet 5, R. Rodriguez 4, D. Sharpe 2, R. Webb 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Cannon 5-4, C. Poteet 0-2, R. Rodriguez 0-1, D. Sharpe 0-1, R. Webb 1-3
Pitches - Strikes: J. Cannon 96-64, C. Poteet 25-11, R. Rodriguez 22-9, D. Sharpe 12-6, R. Webb 24-15
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Sharpe 3-2 , R. Webb 2-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
E. Rodriguez 5.2 9 5 5 1 5 0 104 4.29   
H. Neris 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 2.75   
D. Coulombe W (3-1) 1.1 1 0 0 0 2 0 18 2.34   
J. Payamps H (5) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 2.64   
L. Hendriks SV (5) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 11 5.22   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Rodriguez 35
Batters Faced: E. Rodriguez 27, H. Neris 2, D. Coulombe 5, J. Payamps 1, L. Hendriks 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Rodriguez 6-5, H. Neris 1-0, D. Coulombe 1-1, J. Payamps 1-0, L. Hendriks 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: E. Rodriguez 104-67, H. Neris 6-5, D. Coulombe 18-11, J. Payamps 5-3, L. Hendriks 11-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: H. Neris 1-0 , J. Payamps 1-0
Hit Batsmen: E. Rodriguez
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Gunnar Henderson
Ballpark: Progressive Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (62 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:42
Attendance: 26526
Special Notes: RP Davis Sharpe was injured while pitching.
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