Cleveland Guardians at Kansas City Royals
· Major League Baseball
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Manzardo shines for Cleveland in 7-4 victory over the Royals
Manzardo joined Tris Speaker (1925) and Leon Wagner (1964) with four RBI on opening day.
Manzardo also become the third MLB player with a double, triple and homer on opening day, joining Don Baylor (1973), Gee Walker (1937).
Steven Kwan led off the 10th with a run-scoring double. With two outs and Kwan at third, reliever Sam Long intentionally walked Carlos Santana to face Manzardo, who drove in both runners.
Emmanuel Clase took the win and Paul Sewald earned the save.
Vinnie Pasquantino broke the scoreless tie with a three-run homer in the third for Kansas City.
The Guardians answered with a run in the fourth. Manzardo hit a one-out triple and Jhonkensy Noel drove him in with a sacrifice fly.
The Guardians got another run in the fifth on another sacrifice fly. Cleveland put runners on first and second with no outs and Jose Ramirez drove in Gabriel Arias with the second run.
Manzardo homered on the first pitch he saw in the sixth to give the Guardians a 4-3.
The Royals tied it at 4-all in the bottom of the ninth off Clase on Michael Massey’s sacrifice fly.
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Scoring Summary
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10th Inning | Witt Jr. flied out to right. |
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10th Inning | India flied out to center. |
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10th Inning | Isbel struck out swinging. |
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10th Inning | Sewald relieved Clase |
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10th Inning | Noel grounded out to third. |
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10th Inning | Manzardo doubled to right, Kwan scored and Santana scored. |
Statistics
 CLE |
 KC |
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|---|---|---|
| 1 | Games Played | 1 |
| 1 | Team Games Played | 1 |
| 0 | Hit By Pitch | 0 |
| 18 | Ground Balls | 6 |
| 5 | Strikeouts | 10 |
| 7 | Runs Batted In | 4 |
| 1 | Sacrifice Hit | 1 |
| 10 | Hits | 7 |
| 0 | Stolen Bases | 2 |
| 3 | Walks | 1 |
| 0 | Catcher Interference | 0 |
| 7 | Runs | 4 |
| 1 | Ground Into Double Play | 0 |
| 2 | Sacrifice Flies | 1 |
| 36 | At Bats | 35 |
| 1 | Home Runs | 1 |
| 0 | Grand Slam Home Runs | 0 |
| 13 | Runners Left On Base | 12 |
| 1 | Triples | 0 |
| 1 | Game Winning RBIs | 0 |
| 1 | Intentional Walks | 0 |
| 3 | Doubles | 2 |
| 16 | Fly Balls | 21 |
| 0 | Caught Stealing | 0 |
| 152 | Pitches | 142 |
| 0 | Games Started | 0 |
| 0 | Pinch At Bats | 1 |
| 0 | Pinch Hits | 0 |
| 0.0 | Player Rating | 0.0 |
| 1 | Is Qualified | 1 |
| 0 | Is Qualified In Steals | 1 |
| 18 | Total Bases | 12 |
| 42 | Plate Appearances | 38 |
| 162.0 | Projected Home Runs | 162.0 |
| 5 | Extra Base Hits | 3 |
| 5.8 | Runs Created | 3.0 |
| .278 | Batting Average | .200 |
| .000 | Pinch Hit Average | .000 |
| .500 | Slugging Percentage | .343 |
| .306 | Secondary Average | .229 |
| .317 | On Base Percentage | .216 |
| .817 | OBP Pct + SLG Pct | .559 |
| 1.1 | Ground To Fly Ball Ratio | 0.3 |
| 5.3 | Runs Created Per 27 Outs | 2.7 |
| 49.5 | Batter Rating | 32.0 |
| 36.0 | At Bats Per Home Run | 35.0 |
| 0.00 | Stolen Base Percentage | 1.00 |
| 3.62 | Pitches Per Plate Appearance | 3.74 |
| .222 | Isolated Power | .143 |
| 0.60 | Walk To Strikeout Ratio | 0.10 |
| .071 | Walks Per Plate Appearance | .026 |
| .028 | Secondary Average Minus Batting Average | .029 |
| 14.0 | Runs Produced | 8.0 |
| 1.0 | Runs Ratio | 1.0 |
| 0.5 | Patience Ratio | 0.4 |
| 0.3 | Balls In Play Average | 0.3 |
| 94.8 | MLB Rating | 77.8 |
| 0.0 | Offensive Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
| 0.0 | Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
Game Information
Location: Kansas City, Missouri
Attendance: 39,393 | Capacity:
2025 American League Central Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Detroit |
- | 4 | W1 | 0.42857143 | 3 |
| Cleveland |
0.5 | 4 | L3 | 0.33333334 | 2 |
| Kansas City |
0.5 | 4 | L2 | 0.33333334 | 2 |
 Minnesota |
1 | 5 | L1 | 0.2857143 | 2 |
 Chicago |
1 | 5 | L3 | 0.2857143 | 2 |