Kansas City Royals at Cleveland Guardians
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Luis Ortiz strikes out career-high 10 in home debut, Guardians beat Royals 6-3 for 5th straight win
Ortiz (1-2) had his second straight strong outing, giving up just a home run in the fourth inning to Vinnie Pasquantino before leaving after 5 2/3 innings. The right-hander was acquired in December from Pittsburgh.
Gabriel Arias homered and José Ramírez hit a sacrifice fly off Mike Lorenzen (1-2) as the Guardians remained unbeaten at home. Arias connected in the sixth inning. He has three homers this season — all against Kansas City.
The Royals entered the ninth with just two hits before getting four straight singles and scoring twice against Guardians All-Star closer Emmanuel Clase, who hasn't been himself through the season's first two weeks.
Ortiz held Kansas City hitless until the fourth when Pasquantino drove a pitch over the wall in right-center with one out. It was Pasquantino's second homer and only the seventh in 2025 for the Royals, who came in tied with Toronto for the fewest in the majors.
Arias drove in Cleveland's first run with a single in the fourth. He has five RBI in the last two games.
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Scoring Summary
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9th Inning | Melendez grounded out to second. |
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9th Inning | Garcia hit sacrifice fly to right, Pasquantino scored. |
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9th Inning | Biggio struck out swinging. |
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9th Inning | Massey singled to right, Perez to second, Pasquantino to third. |
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9th Inning | Perez singled to center, Witt Jr. scored, Pasquantino to second. |
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9th Inning | Pasquantino singled to left, Witt Jr. to second. |
Statistics
 KC |
 CLE |
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|---|---|---|
| 1 | Games Played | 1 |
| 1 | Team Games Played | 1 |
| 0 | Hit By Pitch | 0 |
| 6 | Ground Balls | 15 |
| 15 | Strikeouts | 7 |
| 3 | Runs Batted In | 5 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Hit | 0 |
| 6 | Hits | 9 |
| 1 | Stolen Bases | 0 |
| 2 | Walks | 4 |
| 0 | Catcher Interference | 0 |
| 3 | Runs | 6 |
| 0 | Ground Into Double Play | 0 |
| 1 | Sacrifice Flies | 1 |
| 32 | At Bats | 32 |
| 1 | Home Runs | 1 |
| 0 | Grand Slam Home Runs | 0 |
| 10 | Runners Left On Base | 18 |
| 0 | Triples | 0 |
| 0 | Game Winning RBIs | 1 |
| 0 | Intentional Walks | 0 |
| 0 | Doubles | 1 |
| 12 | Fly Balls | 11 |
| 0 | Caught Stealing | 0 |
| 156 | Pitches | 140 |
| 0 | Games Started | 0 |
| 0 | Pinch At Bats | 1 |
| 0 | Pinch Hits | 1 |
| 0.0 | Player Rating | 0.0 |
| 1 | Is Qualified | 1 |
| 1 | Is Qualified In Steals | 0 |
| 9 | Total Bases | 13 |
| 35 | Plate Appearances | 37 |
| 162.0 | Projected Home Runs | 162.0 |
| 1 | Extra Base Hits | 2 |
| 2.2 | Runs Created | 5.0 |
| .188 | Batting Average | .281 |
| .000 | Pinch Hit Average | 1.000 |
| .281 | Slugging Percentage | .406 |
| .188 | Secondary Average | .250 |
| .229 | On Base Percentage | .351 |
| .510 | OBP Pct + SLG Pct | .758 |
| 0.5 | Ground To Fly Ball Ratio | 1.4 |
| 2.2 | Runs Created Per 27 Outs | 5.7 |
| 22.0 | Batter Rating | 36.0 |
| 32.0 | At Bats Per Home Run | 32.0 |
| 1.00 | Stolen Base Percentage | 0.00 |
| 4.46 | Pitches Per Plate Appearance | 3.78 |
| .094 | Isolated Power | .125 |
| 0.13 | Walk To Strikeout Ratio | 0.57 |
| .057 | Walks Per Plate Appearance | .108 |
| .000 | Secondary Average Minus Batting Average | -.031 |
| 6.0 | Runs Produced | 11.0 |
| 1.0 | Runs Ratio | 0.8 |
| 0.3 | Patience Ratio | 0.5 |
| 0.3 | Balls In Play Average | 0.3 |
| 70.8 | MLB Rating | 85.8 |
| 0.0 | Offensive Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
| 0.0 | Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
Game Information
Location: Cleveland, Ohio
Attendance: 20,256 | Capacity:
2025 American League Central Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Detroit |
- | 8 | W2 | 0.6 | 12 |
| Cleveland |
1.5 | 9 | W1 | 0.5263158 | 10 |
| Kansas City |
4.5 | 13 | L5 | 0.3809524 | 8 |
 Minnesota |
5 | 13 | L1 | 0.35 | 7 |
 Chicago |
7.5 | 15 | L5 | 0.21052632 | 4 |