Guardians at Royals March 27, 2025

Game Time: 4:10 ET

Stadium: Ewing M. Kauffman Stadium

Attendance: 39,393

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CLE	0	0	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	3	7	10	1
KC	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	4	7	0

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CLE	0	0	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	3	7	10	1
KC	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	4	7	0

Game

Season

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Running

3rd inning - SB: Bobby Witt (2nd base off B. Lively/ B. Naylor)

8th inning - SB: Dairon Blanco (2nd base off H. Gaddis/ B. Naylor)

Fielding

Double Plays - 1 (Witt Jr. to Massey to Biggio)

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Game Details

Game Time: 2:41

Umpires: HP-Doug Eddings, 1B-Mike Muchlinski, 2B-Gabe Morales, 3B-Emil Jimenez

Weather: 76 degrees. Partly Cloudy

Wind: 12 MPH Right to Left

News From March 27, 2025

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Jhonkensy Noel

Starts opener

OFCleveland Guardians

March 27, 2025

Noel started in right field and went 1-for-4 with an RBI in Thursday's 7-4 win over Kansas City.

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Gabriel Arias

Opens at second base

SSCleveland Guardians

March 27, 2025

Arias started at second base and went 1-for-4 with a double and a run scored in Thursday's 7-4 win over the Royals.

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Kyle Manzardo

Huge day in opener

DHCleveland Guardians

March 27, 2025

Manzardo went 3-for-4 with a two-run homer, a double, a triple and four total RBI in Thursday's 7-4 win over Kansas City.

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Ben Lively

Decent in surprise start

PCleveland Guardians

March 27, 2025

Lively did not factor into the decision in Thursday's 7-4 win over Kansas City, allowing three runs on four hits over five innings. He struck out three.

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Paul Sewald

Earns save in Cleveland debut

PCleveland Guardians

March 27, 2025

Sewald earned the save in Thursday's 7-4 extra-inning win over the Royals, striking out one in a perfect 10th inning.

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Emmanuel Clase

Blows save, grabs win in opener

PCleveland Guardians

March 27, 2025

Clase (1-0) blew the save but picked up a win in Thursday's 7-4 extra-inning victory over the Royals. He allowed one run on three hits while striking out one in the ninth inning.

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Erik Sabrowski

Heads to injured list

PCleveland Guardians

March 27, 2025

The Guardians placed Sabrowski (elbow) on the 15-day injured list Thursday.

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John Means

Sent to injured list

PCleveland Guardians

March 27, 2025

The Guardians placed Means (elbow) on the 15-day injured list Thursday.

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Trevor Stephan

Opens season on IL

PCleveland Guardians

March 27, 2025

The Guardians placed Stephan (elbow) on the 15-day injured list Thursday.

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Slade Cecconi

Move to IL official

PCleveland Guardians

March 27, 2025

The Guardians placed Cecconi (oblique) on the 15-day injured list Thursday.

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Shane Bieber

Moved to IL

PCleveland Guardians

March 27, 2025

The Guardians placed Bieber (elbow) on the 15-day injured list Thursday.

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Ben Lively

Draws short-notice Opening Day nod

PCleveland Guardians

March 27, 2025

Lively will start Thursday's season opener versus the Royals in Kansas City, Tim Stebbins of MLB.com reports.

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Tanner Bibee

Falls ill, won't start opener

PCleveland Guardians

March 27, 2025

Bibee has been scratched from his scheduled start Thursday against the Royals due to acute gastroenteritis, Tim Stebbins of MLB.com reports.

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Jonathan India

Gets start at third base

2BKansas City Royals

March 27, 2025

India started at third base and hit leadoff while going 0-for-5 in Thursday's 7-4 loss to Cleveland. He later moved to left field.

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Vinnie Pasquantino

Homers on Opening Day

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March 27, 2025

Pasquantino went 2-for-4 with a double and a three-run homer in Thursday's loss against Cleveland.

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Cole Ragans

No-decision vs. Cleveland

PKansas City Royals

March 27, 2025

Ragans did not factor into the decision in Thursday's 10-inning loss to the Guardians. He allowed three runs on five hits and two walks over five innings while striking out three.

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Cavan Biggio

Starting at first base

2BKansas City Royals

March 27, 2025

The Royals selected Biggio's contract from Triple-A Omaha on Thursday.

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Maikel Garcia

Not in Thursday's lineup

3BKansas City Royals

March 27, 2025

Garcia is absent from the lineup for Thursday's opener against the Guardians.