CLEVELAND, Ohio (Interstat) — José Ramírez homered and drove in four runs, and Parker Messick threw six strong innings as the Cleveland Guardians defeated the Kansas City Royals 11-1 on Sunday, Aug. 30, 2026, at Progressive Field.

Ramírez had two hits, a sacrifice fly and four RBIs. Cleveland scored three runs in the first, three in the third, three in the fourth and two in the sixth. Jo Adell went 3-for-4 with three RBIs, Nathaniel Lowe homered with three RBIs, and Chase DeLauter went 4-for-4 with an RBI. The Guardians finished with 13 hits and two sacrifice flies.

Kansas City led briefly on Salvador Perez’s RBI single in the first. Messick allowed five hits and one earned run in six innings, striking out five. He improved to 11-8. Seth Lugo fell to 6-8. Kansas City managed seven hits.

The Guardians improved to 69-68; the Royals fell to 62-76. Attendance was 28,448, and the game lasted 2:24. The win helped Cleveland avoid a three-game series sweep.