MLB

Kansas City Royals at Cleveland Guardians

· Major League Baseball
Kansas City Royals
73-71, 33-36 Away
Final
2 - 10
Cleveland Guardians
73-70, 36-33 Home

Slade Cecconi loses no-hit bid in 8th, Guards rout Royals 10-2, stay in thick of AL wild card race

Kansas City Royals vs. Cleveland Guardians: Game Highlights

Cecconi (6-6) was six outs from the first no-hitter in the majors this season — and Cleveland's first since Len Barker's perfect game in 1981 — when Kansas City's Michael Massey singled leading off the eighth.

On Cecconi's 95th pitch, Massey lined a 2-1 fastball into left-center. The right-hander received a nice ovation from the crowd in Progressive Field before Cecconi got Carter Jensen to hit into a double play.

Cleveland (73-70) won its fourth straight game and moved past the Royals (73-71) into second place in the AL Central. Cleveland entered the four-game series 2 1/2 games behind Seattle for the third and final wild card spot.

Kyle Manzardo, Daniel Schneemann and Nolan Jones had two RBI apiece for Cleveland, which set season highs with 16 hits and seven doubles.

The Guardians tagged Ryan Bergert (2-2) for four RBI doubles and six runs in the fourth inning while opening an 8-0 lead. C.J. Kayfus, Brayan Rocchio, Schneemann and Jones hit the doubles.

Royals All-Star shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. was not in the starting lineup for the third straight game due to back spasms. Manager Matt Quatraro said Witt ran and did some fielding before the game without any issues and was possible to see “game action.”

Witt didn't get in but is expected to play Tuesday.

Key Moment Second baseman Rocchio made two nice defensive plays to keep Cecconi's bid intact. In the second, he made a diving stop on Salvador Perez's hard shot up the middle. Two innings later, Rocchio slid in the outfield grass to corral Kyle Isbel's grounder before flipping to second for a forceout.

Key Stat Since Barker’s perfecto at old Municipal Stadium, eight Cleveland pitchers have carried no-hitters into the ninth inning before their bids were ended. On Aug. 6, Gavin Williams was two outs away before allowing a homer to New York's Juan Soto.

Up Next Rookie LHP Noah Cameron (7-6, 3.03 ERA) starts for the Royals against Joey Cantillo (4-3, 3.73), who makes his second career start against Kansas City.

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Scoring Summary

9th Inning Massey struck out swinging.
9th Inning Caglianone singled to right, Tolbert scored and Yastrzemski scored, Maile to second.
9th Inning Frazier lined out to left.
9th Inning Maile walked, Tolbert to second, Yastrzemski to third.
9th Inning Tolbert hit by pitch.
9th Inning Loftin struck out looking.

Statistics

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1 Games Played 1
1 Team Games Played 1
1 Hit By Pitch 0
14 Ground Balls 9
5 Strikeouts 10
2 Runs Batted In 10
0 Sacrifice Hit 0
3 Hits 16
0 Stolen Bases 0
4 Walks 6
0 Catcher Interference 0
2 Runs 10
1 Ground Into Double Play 0
0 Sacrifice Flies 0
29 At Bats 39
0 Home Runs 0
0 Grand Slam Home Runs 0
12 Runners Left On Base 21
0 Triples 0
0 Game Winning RBIs 1
0 Intentional Walks 1
0 Doubles 7
10 Fly Balls 20
0 Caught Stealing 0
139 Pitches 181
0 Games Started 0
0 Pinch At Bats 0
0 Pinch Hits 0
0.0 Player Rating 0.0
1 Is Qualified 1
0 Is Qualified In Steals 0
3 Total Bases 23
34 Plate Appearances 45
0.0 Projected Home Runs 0.0
0 Extra Base Hits 7
0.1 Runs Created 10.6
.103 Batting Average .410
.000 Pinch Hit Average .000
.103 Slugging Percentage .590
.138 Secondary Average .333
.235 On Base Percentage .489
.339 OBP Pct + SLG Pct 1.079
1.4 Ground To Fly Ball Ratio 0.5
0.1 Runs Created Per 27 Outs 12.5
11.0 Batter Rating 70.0
0.0 At Bats Per Home Run 0.0
0.00 Stolen Base Percentage 0.00
4.09 Pitches Per Plate Appearance 4.02
.000 Isolated Power .179
0.80 Walk To Strikeout Ratio 0.60
.118 Walks Per Plate Appearance .133
.034 Secondary Average Minus Batting Average -.077
4.0 Runs Produced 20.0
1.0 Runs Ratio 1.0
0.2 Patience Ratio 0.7
0.1 Balls In Play Average 0.6
62.5 MLB Rating 111.3
0.0 Offensive Wins Above Replacement 0.0
0.0 Wins Above Replacement 0.0

Game Information

Progressive Field

Location: Cleveland, Ohio
Attendance: 15,875 | Capacity:

2025 American League Central Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Detroit - 62 L1 0.5694444 82
Cleveland 8.5 70 W4 0.5104895 73
Kansas City 9 71 L2 0.5069444 73
Minnesota 18 80 W2 0.44444445 64
Chicago 27 89 W1 0.38194445 55
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