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Cleveland Guardians @ 
Kansas City Royals
2025-03-30 · Day game · Kauffman Stadium · Att: 15414 · 45°F, cloudy · Wind 14 mph L to R · 3:07
Cleveland Guardians defeated Kansas City Royals 6–2. Cleveland Guardians opened the scoring in the 2nd — Gabriel Arias out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Hunter Renfroe. Carlos Santana scores. Nolan Jones to 2nd. The game's biggest swing came in the 5th: Kyle Manzardo homers (2) on a line drive to right field. Steven Kwan scores — worth 18% in win probability.
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Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLE | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 11 | |
| KCA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
W: Tanner Bibee L: Michael Wacha SV: (none)
Umpires — HP: Gabe Morales · 1B: Emil Jimenez · 2B: Doug Eddings · 3B: Mike Muchlinski · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Cleveland Guardians — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Steven Kwan | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Lane Thomas | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Kyle Manzardo | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
 Carlos Santana | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Nolan Jones | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
 Bo Naylor | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Gabriel Arias | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
 Daniel Schneemann | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
 Brayan Rocchio | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kansas City Royals — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Jonathan India | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Bobby Witt | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Vinnie Pasquantino | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Salvador Perez | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Michael Massey | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Hunter Renfroe | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Maikel Garcia | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Freddy Fermin | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Kyle Isbel | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Dairon Blanco | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Cavan Biggio | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Cleveland Guardians — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tanner Bibee | 5.2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Tim Herrin | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joey Cantillo | 1.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
 Hunter Gaddis | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Emmanuel Clase | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Kansas City Royals — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Michael Wacha | 4.0 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
 Sam Long | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
 Chris Stratton | 1.2 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| John Schreiber | 1.1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
 Hunter Harvey | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Steven Kwan: S4/G4
- Lane Thomas: 46(1)3/GDP/G34
- Kyle Manzardo: 5/P5SF/FL
Bot 1
- Jonathan India: W
- Bobby Witt: K+CS2(24)/DP
- Vinnie Pasquantino: T9/F9D+
- Salvador Perez: 4/P34
Top 2
- Carlos Santana: D7/L7D
- Nolan Jones: W
- Bo Naylor: 9/F9.2-3
- Gabriel Arias: 9/SF/F9.3-H;1-2
- Daniel Schneemann: W
- Brayan Rocchio: 3/G3
Bot 2
- Michael Massey: 3/G3S
- Hunter Renfroe: D7/F78D
- Maikel Garcia: 63/G6M
- Freddy Fermin: 8/F8D
Top 3
- Steven Kwan: S8/L8S
- Lane Thomas: W.1-2
- Kyle Manzardo: 7/F7LSF/FL
- Carlos Santana: 2/P2F/FL
- Nolan Jones: K
Bot 3
- Kyle Isbel: 5/P5DF/FL
- Jonathan India: 3/P3F/FL
- Bobby Witt: 7/F78D
Top 4
- Bo Naylor: K
- Gabriel Arias: S5/BG5S-
- Daniel Schneemann: W.1-2
- Brayan Rocchio: 46(1)3/GDP/G34
Bot 4
- Vinnie Pasquantino: 7/F7L
- Salvador Perez: 13/G1S
- Michael Massey: 8/F89
Top 5
- Steven Kwan: S68/G6
- Lane Thomas: 8/F8S
- Kyle Manzardo: HR/L9D.1-H
- Carlos Santana: 53/G56S
- Nolan Jones: K
Bot 5
- Hunter Renfroe: 13/G1S-
- Maikel Garcia: K
- Freddy Fermin: 53/G5
Top 6
- Bo Naylor: 8/F8D
- Gabriel Arias: HR/F9D
- Daniel Schneemann: W
- Brayan Rocchio: S9/L9D.1-3
- Steven Kwan: 16(1)/FO/G1S.3-H;B-1
- Lane Thomas: 4/P34S
Bot 6
- Kyle Isbel: 3/G3
- Jonathan India: 5/P5SF/FL
- Bobby Witt: W
- Vinnie Pasquantino: HP.1-2
- Salvador Perez: 4/P4D
Top 7
- Kyle Manzardo: S9/G3
- Carlos Santana: 43/G34.1-2
- Nolan Jones: W
- Bo Naylor: 5/P56D
- Gabriel Arias: K
Bot 7
- Michael Massey: K
- Hunter Renfroe: 9/F9
- Maikel Garcia: D7/G56
- Freddy Fermin: 4/L4MD
Top 8
- Daniel Schneemann: HR/F89XD
- Brayan Rocchio: 43/G34
- Steven Kwan: 7/F7L
- Lane Thomas: S8/L8
- Kyle Manzardo: K
Bot 8
- Dairon Blanco: E5/TH/G5S.B-1
- Jonathan India: S7/G56.1-2
- Bobby Witt: S7/G6M.2-H(UR);1-2
- Vinnie Pasquantino: W.2-3;1-2
- Salvador Perez: K
- Michael Massey: K
- Hunter Renfroe: W.3-H(UR);2-3;1-2
- Maikel Garcia: 31/G3
Top 9
- Carlos Santana: 43/G34
- Nolan Jones: 43/G4
- Bo Naylor: K
Bot 9
- Freddy Fermin: 43/G34
- Cavan Biggio: 8/F8D
- Jonathan India: HP
- Bobby Witt: DI.1-2
- Bobby Witt: K
Notes & reviews
- Guardians challenged (tag play), call on the field was overturned.