Kansas City Royals at Cleveland Guardians
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Nick Loftin singles in tying run and scores in 7th, Royals rally for 4-3 win over Guardians
Kansas City snapped a three-game losing streak and moved within 3 1/2 games of Seattle, which holds the third and final American League wild-card position. The Guardians are three behind the Mariners.
Cleveland led 3-2 after six before Loftin drove in Tyler Tolbert, then came around on Garcia’s liner off the wall in left against Hunter Gaddis. Tim Herrin (5-4) was charged with both runs.
Luinder Avila (1-0) worked two scoreless innings for his first career win and Carlos Estévez pitched the ninth for his major league-leading 39th save.
Kyle Manzardo hit a two-run homer in the first and Bo Naylor had an RBI single in the fourth for Cleveland, which had won five straight. Manzardo’s 432-foot shot off Jonathan Bowlan was the longest of his career and his 26th homer of the season.
Vinnie Pasquantino and Jonathan India both singled in runs for Kansas City. Pasquantino reached 100 RBI for the first time.
Guardians starter Logan Allen gave up two runs in five innings, remaining winless in seven outings since July 29.
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Scoring Summary
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9th Inning | Kwan lined out to left. |
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9th Inning | Naylor flied out to left. |
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9th Inning | Rocchio popped out to shortstop. |
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9th Inning | Estévez relieved Erceg |
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9th Inning | Yastrzemski in right field. |
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9th Inning | Grichuk in left field. |
Statistics
 KC |
 CLE |
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|---|---|---|
| 1 | Games Played | 1 |
| 1 | Team Games Played | 1 |
| 0 | Hit By Pitch | 0 |
| 0 | Ground Balls | 0 |
| 6 | Strikeouts | 6 |
| 4 | Runs Batted In | 3 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Hit | 0 |
| 9 | Hits | 7 |
| 2 | Stolen Bases | 0 |
| 1 | Walks | 5 |
| 0 | Catcher Interference | 0 |
| 4 | Runs | 3 |
| 1 | Ground Into Double Play | 1 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Flies | 0 |
| 35 | At Bats | 32 |
| 0 | Home Runs | 1 |
| 0 | Grand Slam Home Runs | 0 |
| 12 | Runners Left On Base | 12 |
| 0 | Triples | 0 |
| 0 | Game Winning RBIs | 0 |
| 0 | Intentional Walks | 0 |
| 2 | Doubles | 1 |
| 0 | Fly Balls | 0 |
| 0 | Caught Stealing | 1 |
| 151 | Pitches | 144 |
| 0 | Games Started | 0 |
| 0 | Pinch At Bats | 0 |
| 0 | Pinch Hits | 0 |
| 0.0 | Player Rating | 0.0 |
| 1 | Is Qualified | 1 |
| 1 | Is Qualified In Steals | 1 |
| 11 | Total Bases | 11 |
| 36 | Plate Appearances | 37 |
| 0.0 | Projected Home Runs | 162.0 |
| 2 | Extra Base Hits | 2 |
| 3.0 | Runs Created | 3.2 |
| .257 | Batting Average | .219 |
| .000 | Pinch Hit Average | .000 |
| .314 | Slugging Percentage | .344 |
| .143 | Secondary Average | .250 |
| .278 | On Base Percentage | .324 |
| .592 | OBP Pct + SLG Pct | .668 |
| 0.0 | Ground To Fly Ball Ratio | 0.0 |
| 3.0 | Runs Created Per 27 Outs | 3.2 |
| 31.0 | Batter Rating | 24.0 |
| 0.0 | At Bats Per Home Run | 32.0 |
| 1.00 | Stolen Base Percentage | 0.00 |
| 4.19 | Pitches Per Plate Appearance | 3.89 |
| .057 | Isolated Power | .125 |
| 0.17 | Walk To Strikeout Ratio | 0.83 |
| .028 | Walks Per Plate Appearance | .135 |
| -.114 | Secondary Average Minus Batting Average | .031 |
| 8.0 | Runs Produced | 6.0 |
| 1.0 | Runs Ratio | 1.0 |
| 0.3 | Patience Ratio | 0.4 |
| 0.3 | Balls In Play Average | 0.2 |
| 79.8 | MLB Rating | 76.3 |
| 0.0 | Offensive Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
| 0.0 | Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
Game Information
Location: Cleveland, Ohio
Attendance: 16,816 | Capacity:
2025 American League Central Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Detroit |
- | 62 | W2 | 0.5753425 | 84 |
| Cleveland |
9.5 | 71 | L1 | 0.5103448 | 74 |
| Kansas City |
10 | 72 | W1 | 0.5068493 | 74 |
 Minnesota |
20 | 82 | L2 | 0.43835616 | 64 |
 Chicago |
28 | 90 | W1 | 0.38356164 | 56 |