Kansas City Royals @ Cleveland Guardians
Royals Hitting
- Batting
- 2BMerrifield (11, Hentges); Dozier (10, Quantrill); Lopez (6, Quantrill)
- RBIMerrifield (24), Benintendi (21), Isbel (6)
- 2Out RBIMerrifield, Isbel
- Team LOB7
- Team RISP4-9 (Perez 0-1, Merrifield 1-3, Benintendi 1-2, Lopez 0-1, Melendez 1-1, Isbel 1-1)
- Fielding
- PBPerez
Guardians Hitting
| hitters |
|---|
M. StrawCF |
| team |
| AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .231 | .333 | .296 |
| 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .236 | .281 | .304 |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .299 | .401 | .647 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .279 | .331 | .457 |
| 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .429 | .429 | .571 |
| 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .229 | .289 | .271 |
| 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .296 | .321 | .496 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .198 | .228 | .385 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .155 | .223 | .282 |
| 35 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
- Batting
- 2BRosario (5, Lynch); Gonzalez (3, Coleman); Miller (13, Coleman)
- 3BRosario (3, Lynch)
- HRHedges (4, 3rd inning off Lynch 2 on, 1 Out)
- RBIHedges 3 (11), Giménez (24), Gonzalez 2 (2), Miller (20), Clement (4)
- 2Out RBIGiménez, Clement
- SHGiménez
- Team LOB9
- Team RISP5-14 (Hedges 1-2, Mercado 0-1, Giménez 1-2, Straw 0-1, Gonzalez 2-4, Miller 0-1, Clement 1-3)
- Baserunning
- SBRamírez (7, 2nd base off Lynch/Perez); Giménez (4, 2nd base off Lynch/Perez)
- Fielding
- AssistsGonzalez (Benintendi at Home)
Royals Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
D. Lynch IV(L, 2-4) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.0 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 79-55 | 4.81 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16-10 | 0.00 |
| 2.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 29-19 | 3.98 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10-8 | 6.23 |
| 8.0 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 134-92 |
- Pitching
- IBBRamírez 2 (by Lynch).
- HBPMiller (by Lynch)
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedClarke 2/3; Cuas 1/3; Lynch 13/25; Coleman 6/10
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesClarke-1-2-2-3; Cuas-2-3-3-2; Lynch-10-11-15-19; Coleman-5-3-3-8
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsClarke 0-3; Cuas 2-0; Lynch 7-3; Coleman 3-2
- Game ScoresD Lynch IV 19
Guardians Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
C. Quantrill(W, 2-3) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 97-66 | 3.52 |
| 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8-5 | 1.13 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16-11 | 2.08 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 24-13 | 4.80 |
| 9.0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 145-95 |
- Pitching
- HBPDozier (by Quantrill); Witt Jr. (by Quantrill)
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedB. Shaw 4/5; De Los Santos 3/3; Quantrill 21/26; Hentges 3/3
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesB. Shaw-4-2-5-2; De Los Santos-2-2-5-2; Quantrill-21-5-21-19; Hentges-0-3-0-2
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsB. Shaw 1-1; De Los Santos 1-1; Quantrill 4-9; Hentges 0-1
- Game ScoresC Quantrill 54
Scoring Summary
Inning | KC | CLE | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Miller grounded out to shortstop, Rosario scored, Ramírez to second. | 0 | 1 | ||
| 1st | Clement singled to left, Ramírez scored, Gonzalez to second. | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1st | Giménez singled to center, Gonzalez scored, Clement to third. | 0 | 3 | ||
| 2nd | Isbel singled to center, Dozier scored. | 1 | 3 | ||
| 3rd | Benintendi singled to left, Lopez scored. | 2 | 3 | ||
| 3rd | Hedges homered to left (344 feet), Clement scored and Mercado scored. | 2 | 6 | ||
| 6th | Gonzalez doubled to center, Miller scored and Ramírez scored. | 2 | 8 | ||
| 7th | Merrifield doubled to left, Dozier scored, Rivera to third. | 3 | 8 | ||
CLE wins 3-0
Game Information
Progressive Field
11:10 PM, 31 May 2022
Cleveland, Ohio
Attendance: 10,519
Game Time:2:50
- Umpires:
- Home Plate Umpire - Jansen Visconti
- First Base Umpire - Gabe Morales
- Second Base Umpire - Andy Fletcher
- Third Base Umpire - Bill Welke
2025 American League Central Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland | 88 | 74 | .543 | - | W2 |
| Detroit | 87 | 75 | .537 | 1 | L1 |
| Kansas City | 82 | 80 | .506 | 6 | W2 |
| Minnesota | 70 | 92 | .432 | 18 | L1 |
| Chicago | 60 | 102 | .370 | 28 | W1 |

