Guardians 6-3 Royals (Apr 12, 2025) Play-by-Play

Cleveland Guardians

8-6, 5-0 home


KC
CLE

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	3	6	0
0	0	0	1	1	1	0	3	-	6	9	0

L. Ortiz1-2

5.2 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 10 K, 2 BB

M. Lorenzen1-2

5.2 IP, 7 H, 3 ER, 4 K, 1 BB

RoyalsTop 1st
- L. Ortiz pitching for CLE
  KC
  CLE
- Pitch Type MPH
  1
  Strike Looking
  Sinker 95
  2
  Ball
  Sinker 95
  3
  Foul Ball
  Cutter 90
  4
  Fly Out
  Cutter 90
- Witt Jr. stole second.
  0
  0
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
GuardiansBottom 1st
- M. Lorenzen pitching for KC
  KC
  CLE
- Kwan to second on wild pitch by Lorenzen.
  0
  0
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 2nd
- L. Ortiz pitching for CLE
  KC
  CLE
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
GuardiansBottom 2nd
- M. Lorenzen pitching for KC
  KC
  CLE
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 3rd
- L. Ortiz pitching for CLE
  KC
  CLE
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
GuardiansBottom 3rd
- M. Lorenzen pitching for KC
  KC
  CLE
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 4th
- L. Ortiz pitching for CLE
  KC
  CLE
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
GuardiansBottom 4th
- M. Lorenzen pitching for KC
  KC
  CLE
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 5th
- L. Ortiz pitching for CLE
  KC
  CLE
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
GuardiansBottom 5th
- M. Lorenzen pitching for KC
  KC
  CLE
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 6th
- L. Ortiz pitching for CLE
  KC
  CLE
- T. Herrin pitching for CLE
  KC
  CLE
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
GuardiansBottom 6th
- M. Lorenzen pitching for KC
  KC
  CLE
- Waters in right field.
  1
  2
- Melendez in left field.
  1
  2
- A. Zerpa pitching for KC
  KC
  CLE
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 7th
- P. Sewald pitching for CLE
  KC
  CLE
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
GuardiansBottom 7th
- A. Zerpa pitching for KC
  KC
  CLE
- S. Cruz pitching for KC
  KC
  CLE
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 8th
- C. Smith pitching for CLE
  KC
  CLE
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
GuardiansBottom 8th
- S. Long pitching for KC
  KC
  CLE
- Noel hit for Jones
  1
  3
- Wild pitch by pitcher Sam Long, Noel to second, Manzardo to third.
  1
  3
- Arias scored on Long wild pitch, Martínez to third.
  1
  6
- 3 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 9th
- E. Clase pitching for CLE
  KC
  CLE
- Noel in right field.
  1
  6
- 2 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors

Pitch	Type	MPH
1 Strike Looking	Sinker	95
2 Ball	Sinker	95
3 Foul Ball	Cutter	90
4 Fly Out	Cutter	90

0:48

Gabriel Arias cranks opposite field home run for Guardians

0:48

Vinnie Pasquantino launches a HR for Kansas City

0:37

Regular Season Series

CLE leads 4-1

Guardians
7
Royals
4

Game 1

3/27

Guardians
3
Royals
4

Game 2

3/29

Guardians
6
Royals
2

Game 3

3/30

Royals
0
Guardians
7

Game 4

4/11

Royals
3
Guardians
6

Game 5

4/12

Royals
4
Guardians
2

Game 6

4/13

Guardians
Royals

Game 7

7/25

Guardians
Royals

Game 8

7/26

Guardians
Royals

Game 9

7/27

Royals
Guardians

Game 10

9/8

Royals
Guardians

Game 11

9/9

Royals
Guardians

Game 12

9/10

Royals
Guardians

Game 13

9/11

Progressive Field

6:10 PM, April 12, 2025Coverage: CLEGuardians.TV

Cleveland, Ohio

Line: CLE -135

Over/Under: 7.5

Attendance: 20,256

Game Time:2:36

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Ron Kulpa
First Base Umpire - Cory Blaser
Second Base Umpire - Manny Gonzalez
Third Base Umpire - Alex Tosi

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Detroit	9	6	.600	-	L1
Cleveland	8	7	.533	1	L1
Kansas City	8	8	.500	1.5	W1
Minnesota	5	11	.313	4.5	W1
Chicago	4	11	.267	5	L1

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L. Ortiz1-2

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Gabriel Arias cranks opposite field home run for Guardians

Regular Season Series

CLE leads 4-1

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