Rojas 4 RBI as Royals Beat Guardians

Josh Rojas drove in four runs as the Kansas City Royals beat the Cleveland Guardians 8-3 on Saturday, Aug. 29, 2026, in Cleveland. ESPN's recap, updated Sunday at 7:14 a.m., called it Kansas City's 12th win in 13 games and Rojas's second career four-RBI night. The other one was with Arizona in 2022. He entered as a pinch hitter in the sixth, lined a two-run single to left that made it 6-2, then hit a two-run homer in the eighth. The ESPN box listed it KC 8 runs, 12 hits, two errors; CLE 3 runs, 5 hits, one error.

Salvador Perez hit two doubles. His double to left-center off Colin Holderman (6-4) scored Bobby Witt Jr. with the go-ahead run in a four-run sixth, ESPN wrote, as Kansas City's first five batters of the inning reached base. Anthony Gose (1-0) threw 1 2/3 scoreless innings. Five Royals relievers combined to allow one run and two hits in 5 2/3. That is a bullpen winning a series game, not a starter carrying it.

How did Josh Rojas get four RBI?

Pinch-hit, sixth inning, two-run single to left, 6-2. Eighth inning, two-run homer. ESPN's scoring play had the homer scoring Rave and Rojas, 8-2. That is the entire four-RBI game. He did not start. He finished it. Searchers typing Rojas Royals or Royals vs Guardians score want 8-3 and the pinch-hit swing that broke Cleveland.

Kansas City had already tied it in the fifth. Nick Loftin led off with a double, Tyler Tolbert reached on an infield single, and Collins doubled down the left-field line to score both, ESPN wrote, 2-2. Cleveland had led 2-0 in the second when Jo Adell walked and Angel Martinez drove a low changeup into the left-field bleachers off Daniel Lynch IV. Martinez finished with two hits, including that homer, and three RBI. The Guardians have dropped their last two after a seven-game winning streak.

What was the Royals vs Guardians score?

Kansas City 8, Cleveland 3. ESPN's inning log: Martinez homer in the second (0-2), Collins double in the fifth (2-2), Perez double and a Ramirez error and Rojas single in the sixth (6-2), Rojas homer in the eighth (8-2), Martinez single in the ninth (8-3). Lynch, in his fifth start since moving from the bullpen to the rotation, allowed two runs in 3 1/3 innings. Foster Griffin, in his fifth start since Cleveland acquired him from Washington at the trade deadline, allowed two runs in five innings.

Sunday is the series finale. ESPN said Kansas City sends right-hander Seth Lugo (6-7, 4.61 ERA) against Cleveland left-hander Parker Messick (10-8, 2.50). Twelve of 13 is the streak. Rojas is the name on the recap. The box is 8-3. That is the search.

Royals vs Guardians FAQ

What was the Royals vs Guardians score? Kansas City 8, Cleveland 3 on Saturday, Aug. 29, 2026, per ESPN's recap and box (gameId 401816720).

How many RBI did Josh Rojas have? Four. A two-run pinch-hit single in the sixth and a two-run homer in the eighth. ESPN said it was his second career four-RBI game (the other with Arizona in 2022).

How many have the Royals won in a row? ESPN called it their 12th win in 13 games. The Guardians had won seven straight before dropping the last two.