Kansas City Royals @ Cleveland Guardians

61-75, 25-45 Away

Final

68-67, 31-35 Home

hitters	H-AB	R	HR	RBI	AVG
C. JensenC	1-5	1	1	2	.223
B. Witt Jr.SS	1-5	1	0	0	.288
J. CaglianoneRF	2-4	0	0	0	.283
S. PerezDH	1-4	0	0	1	.221
V. Pasquantino1B	1-2	0	0	0	.246
N. Loftin2B	0-4	0	0	0	.234
I. CollinsLF	2-3	0	0	0	.232
T. TolbertPR-LF	0-0	1	0	0	.300
J. Rojas3B	1-3	0	0	0	.229
K. IsbelCF	0-4	0	0	0	.235

pitchers	IP	H	ER	BB	K	PC-ST	ERA
M. Wacha	8.0	4	0	0	10	103-75	3.32
S. Cruz	1.0	2	0	0	2	22-16	4.35

According to ESPN Analytics

CLE

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Progressive Field

7:10 PM, August 28, 2026Coverage: MLB.TV

Cleveland, Ohio

Attendance: 31,941

Game Time:2:21

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Dexter Kelley
First Base Umpire - Quinn Wolcott
Second Base Umpire - Paul Clemons
Third Base Umpire - Adrian Johnson

Michael Wacha dominates for 8 innings as Royals blank Guardians 3-0 for their 11th win in 12 games

— Michael Wacha dominated Cleveland's lineup by allowing just four singles over eight innings as the Kansas City Royals stayed scorching hot with a 3-0 win on Friday night to end the Guardians' winning streak at seven games.

Aug 28, 2027, 09:42 pm - AP


KC
CLE

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	3	9	0
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	1

Scoring Summary

Inning				KC	CLE
		5th	Perez grounded out to shortstop, Witt Jr. scored.	1	0
		9th	Jensen homered to right center (367 feet), Tolbert scored.	3	0

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Kansas City RoyalsRoyalsKC

(61-75)

(61-75, 25-45 Away)

(61-75)

Michael Wacha

(8-8, 3.32)

-105

Cleveland GuardiansGuardiansCLE

(68-67)

(68-67, 31-35 Home)

(68-67)

Tanner Bibee

(5-14, 3.88)

-138

Royals
3
Guardians
0

Game 1

8/28

Royals
Guardians

Game 2

8/29

MLB.TV

Royals
Guardians

Game 3

8/30

MLB.TV

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Chicago	71	63	.530	-	W3
Cleveland	68	67	.504	3.5	L1
Minnesota	64	71	.474	7.5	L3
Detroit	62	72	.463	9	L2
Kansas City	61	75	.449	11	W2

Dodgers' Ohtani (knee) 'not 100%', mound return uncertain

Shohei Ohtani continued to feel discomfort in his left knee coming off his latest bullpen session, and the Dodgers are still unsure if he'll make his anticipated return to their starting rotation on Sunday.

Red Sox activate reliever Whitlock (elbow) after short stay on IL

The Red Sox got a key piece of their bullpen back Saturday when they activated reliever Garrett Whitlock following a short stay on the 10-day injured list.

Mets activate Juan Soto (calf strain) from injured list

The Mets have activated Juan Soto after the slugger spent more than a month on the IL with a left calf strain.

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Kansas City Royals @ Cleveland Guardians

Video Highlights

Michael Wacha dominates for 8 innings as Royals blank Guardians 3-0 for their 11th win in 12 games

M. Wacha8-8

T. Bibee5-14

S. Cruz6

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