Kansas City Royals
August 30, 2026
Final
KC
62-76
11
CLE
69-68
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1 |
| CLE | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | x | 11 | 13 | 0 |
W
Parker Messick (11-8)
L
Seth Lugo (6-8)
| HITTERS | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carter Jensen C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | .221 | .718 |
| Bobby Witt Jr. SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .285 | .813 |
| Matthew Lugo LF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .666 |
| Jac Caglianone RF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .284 | .832 |
| Josh Rojas SS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .247 | .646 |
| Salvador Perez DH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .223 | .638 |
| Vinnie Pasquantino 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .246 | .718 |
| Nick Loftin 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .237 | .711 |
| John Rave RF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .217 | .696 |
| Tyler Tolbert SS | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .307 | .805 |
| Isaac Collins 2B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .232 | .683 |
| Kyle Isbel CF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .236 | .647 |
BATTING
2B: Caglianone (25, Messick); Loftin (23, Messick).
TB: Caglianone 2; Isbel; Jensen; Loftin 2; Pasquantino; Perez, S; Tolbert.
RBI: Perez, S (62).
2-out RBI: Perez, S.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Witt Jr.; Caglianone; Rave; Loftin.
Team RISP: 1-for-7.
Team LOB: 9.
FIELDING
E: Caglianone (5, fielding).
| PITCHING | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seth Lugo | 3.2 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5.03 |
| Connor Thomas | 2.1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 12.08 |
| Jose Cuas | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1.80 |
| Luke Maile | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
PITCHING
ABS Challenge: Hedges 5 (Ball-Confirmed, Ball-Overturned to Strike, Ball-Overturned to Strike, Ball-Overturned to Strike, Ball-Confirmed); Jensen (Ball-Confirmed).
Pitches-strikes: Lugo, S 93-60; Thomas 34-21; Cuas 19-11; Maile 8-5; Messick 105-61; Herrin 16-11; Gaddis 7-6; Smith, C 20-11.
Groundouts-flyouts: Lugo, S 4-3; Thomas 5-1; Cuas 0-0; Maile 1-2; Messick 5-5; Herrin 1-1; Gaddis 1-1; Smith, C 1-0.
Batters faced: Lugo, S 22; Thomas 11; Cuas 5; Maile 3; Messick 25; Herrin 5; Gaddis 3; Smith, C 4.
Inherited runners-scored: Thomas 1-0.
Umpires: HP: Paul Clemons. 1B: Adrian Johnson. 2B: Dexter Kelley. 3B: Quinn Wolcott.
Weather: 78 degrees, Cloudy.
Wind: 10 mph, L To R.
First pitch: 2:10 PM.
T: 2:24 (:30 delay).
Att: 28,448.
Venue: Progressive Field.