MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT CLEVELAND GUARDIANS
09/01/2025
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT CLEVELAND GUARDIANS
GAME ID: 2539 - MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 1ST , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals (78-54) 1 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 5 6 1
Cleveland Guardians (51-81) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 6 2
Ragans Brilliant as Royals Top Guardians, 5-1
Cole Ragans, who is tied for 2nd in the AL in strikeouts with 189, was terrific for the Kansas City Royals in his team's 5-1 triumph over the Cleveland Guardians. His performance earned Ragans rave reviews. After today's action, Kansas City sits at 78-54; Cleveland slips to 51-81.

Ragans made it look effortless. He scattered 3 hits over 7.1 innings, while racking up 8 strikeouts. The Kansas City left-hander encountered little resistance from the Cleveland hitters. His season record is now 13-8.

"Cole can bring it," said Kansas City manager Matt Quatraro.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Witt Jr. SS 4 1 1 0 1 1 2 .315 22 68
M. Melendez C 5 0 1 0 0 1 4 .233 9 31
P. Wisdom 3B 3 1 0 0 1 1 5 .218 21 65
   a-V. Pasquantino PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .291 14 57
   b-N. Loftin 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .210 4 30
J. Gallo DH 4 1 0 0 1 3 5 .163 32 72
J. Outman CF 4 1 2 1 1 1 2 .196 11 34
M. Massey 2B 4 0 1 2 0 3 4 .300 6 54
K. Isbel LF 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 .235 7 42
Y. Gurriel 1B 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .277 1 11
H. Renfroe RF 2 0 0 1 1 0 2 .253 5 26
Totals 34 5 6 5 6 11 27      
a - V. Pasquantino pinch hit for P. Wisdom in the 9th
b - N. Loftin substituted for V. Pasquantino in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Melendez (18, 1st Inning off T. Ivey, 1 on, 0 outs) , B. Witt Jr. (36, 5th Inning off T. Ivey, 1 on, 0 outs) , Y. Gurriel (11, 6th Inning off K. Allard, 2 on, 1 out) , M. Massey (29, 7th Inning off T. Herrin, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: B. Witt Jr. 2 , M. Melendez 2 , J. Outman 2 , M. Massey 2 , Y. Gurriel 2
2-out RBI: J. Outman , M. Massey
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Witt Jr. , M. Melendez , J. Gallo 2 , M. Massey , K. Isbel
Sac Fly: H. Renfroe
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Witt Jr. (26)

FIELDING
Errors: M. Massey (2)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Gimenez 2B 5 0 0 0 0 2 2 .273 8 37
G. Torres DH 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .224 3 14
J. Soler RF 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .215 15 49
K. Manzardo 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .211 19 57
D. Fry C 3 0 0 0 1 2 2 .233 10 26
G. Valera LF 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 .200 6 14
   a-S. Kwan LF, CF 2 1 1 0 0 1 2 .261 11 56
G. Arias SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .214 2 14
C. DeLauter CF, LF 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .179 1 11
J. Candelario 3B 4 0 2 1 0 0 3 .234 17 43
Totals 34 1 6 1 3 9 20      
a - S. Kwan substituted for G. Valera in the 6th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Candelario (20, 9th Inning off K. Wright, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: G. Torres , J. Soler , K. Manzardo , S. Kwan , J. Candelario 3
2-out RBI: J. Candelario
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Gimenez , J. Soler , D. Fry , J. Candelario
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Errors: T. Ivey (1) , T. Herrin (1)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Ragans W (13-8) 7.1 3 0 0 3 8 0 104 3.11   
K. Wright 1.2 3 1 1 0 1 0 37 5.08   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Ragans 77
Batters Faced: C. Ragans 28, K. Wright 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Ragans 8-6, K. Wright 1-3
Pitches - Strikes: C. Ragans 104-62, K. Wright 37-23
WP: K. Wright
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Ivey L (5-11) 4.2 3 1 1 3 5 0 82 6.18   
K. Allard 1.2 2 4 4 3 3 0 35 6.12   
T. Herrin 1.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 25 3.86   
F. Aleman 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 14 5.95   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Ivey 56
Batters Faced: T. Ivey 21, K. Allard 10, T. Herrin 7, F. Aleman 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Ivey 5-4, K. Allard 0-2, T. Herrin 1-3, F. Aleman 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: T. Ivey 82-46, K. Allard 35-19, T. Herrin 25-18, F. Aleman 14-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: K. Allard 2-0 , T. Herrin 2-2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Cole Ragans
Ballpark: Progressive Field
Weather: Clear skies (58 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 12 mph
Start Time: 6:40 PM ET
Time: 3:29
Attendance: 11132
Special Notes: LF George Valera was injured while throwing the ball.
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