Cleveland Guardians vs. Kansas City Royals - August 28, 2026

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Teams

Royals logo, Royals 61-75, 1 0, 2 0, 3 0, 4 0, 5 1, 6 0, 7 0, 8 0, 9 2, R 3, H 9, E 0

Royals(61-75)

Guardians logo, Guardians 68-67, 1 0, 2 0, 3 0, 4 0, 5 0, 6 0, 7 0, 8 0, 9 0, R 0, H 6, E 1

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Pitching

WinnerM. Wacha (8-8)

LoserT. Bibee (5-14)

SaveS. Cruz (6)

Scoring

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Top 9Carter Jensen homers to center field. Tyler Tolbert scores.

Top 5Salvador Perez grounds out to shallow infield, Brayan Rocchio to Nathaniel Lowe. Bobby Witt scores.

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Tom Withers

12h

Michael Wacha dominates for 8 innings as Royals blank Guardians 3-0 for their 11th win in 12 games https://t.co/fx83Wzh7xQ

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Royals Review

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Guardians wonder who gave Wacha a power pill as he dominates them a third time https://t.co/I81naYmXzJ

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Pete Grathoff

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Night’s games aren’t over but Royals are 7 1/2 back of a wild-card spot. #DareToDream

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StatMuse

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Royals are 11-1 in their last 12 games. They have won each of Michael Wacha's last 3 starts.

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Kansas City Royals

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Started the weekend with a shutout! #HEYHEYHEYHEY

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Live Odds	Spread	O/U	Moneyline
KC Royals	+1.5 -194	O 7.5 +100	+120
Cleveland Guardians	-1.5 +160	U 7.5 -122	-130

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