CLEVELAND, Ohio (Interstat) — Michael Wacha pitched eight scoreless innings, striking out 10 and allowing four hits, as the Kansas City Royals blanked the Cleveland Guardians 3-0 on Friday, Aug. 28, at Progressive Field. Wacha improved to 8-8 and got support from Carter Jensen, who hit a two-run homer in the ninth inning. Salvador Perez drove in the game’s first run with a fifth-inning groundout that scored Bobby Witt Jr. Jensen finished 1 for 5 with two RBIs, and Isaac Collins went 2 for 3 for Kansas City. Steven Cruz worked a scoreless ninth, allowing two hits and striking out two, to earn his sixth save. Tanner Bibee took the loss for Cleveland, giving up one earned run over six innings with five strikeouts. The Guardians had six hits but left runners stranded. Kansas City, which had nine hits, improved to 61-75. Cleveland, with six hits, fell to 68-67. Attendance was 31,941, and the game lasted 2:21.