Pasquantino hits go-ahead sacrifice fly as Royals rally to beat AL Central-rival Guardians, 2-1

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Kyle Isbel and Maikel Garcia hit back-to-back triples to start a sixth-inning rally, and Vinnie Pasquantino delivered the go-ahead sacrifice fly that sent the Kansas City Royals to a 2-1 win over the Cleveland Guardians. Sam Long earned the win, wiggling his way out of Michael Wacha’s jam in the sixth and retiring the side in the seventh.

Kansas City Royals pitcher Michael Wacha watches a throw to a Cleveland Guardians batter during the first inning of a baseball game in Kansas City, Mo., Thursday, June 27, 2024. Cleveland Guardians second baseman Andrés Giménez, left, waits for the throw from first base before tagging out Kansas City Royals ’ Hunter Renfroe , after Maikel Garcia grounded out to first during the third inning of a baseball game in Kansas City, Mo., Thursday, June 27, 2024.

Kansas City is eight games behind Cleveland but can make up some ground during this four-game series.Ben Lively got some help against one of his former teams from a Cleveland defense that turned a pair of double plays to wipe away leadoff singles. The right-hander wound up allowing two runs on six hits and a walk over six innings.

“I mean, we know the pro he is,” Royals manager Matt Quatraro said. “Just for him to keep pounding the zone — they made him work. I mean, his pitch count got up there. But he just works extremely hard.” The Guardians were clinging to a 1-0 lead Daniel Schneemann provided with his sacrifice fly in the fifth when Isbel led off the sixth with a triple to right field, narrowly beating Schneemann’s throw to third. Garcia followed with his own triple to right field, sliding in just ahead of Schneemann’s throw again and tying the game.

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