Kansas City Royals @ Cleveland Guardians
65-96, 26-54 Away
3
65-96, 26-54 Away
Final
91-70, 45-35 Home
5
91-70, 45-35 Home
Royals Hitting
a-grounded into fielder's choice to first for Olivares in the 9th
- Batting
- RBILopez (20), Massey (17)
- 2Out RBILopez
- Team LOB4
- Team RISP0-3 (Melendez 0-1, Massey 0-2)
- Fielding
- DP1 (Lopez-Massey-Pasquantino)
Guardians Hitting
- Batting
- 2BRamírez (43, Lynch); Arias (1, Lynch)
- HRMiller (6, 5th inning off Lynch 1 on, 2 Out)
- RBIRamírez 2 (124), Giménez (69), Miller 2 (51)
- 2Out RBIGiménez, Miller 2
- GIDPMiller
- Team LOB5
- Team RISP2-5 (Hedges 0-1, Ramírez 1-1, Giménez 1-1, Straw 0-1, González 0-1)
- Baserunning
- SBRosario (18, 2nd base off Lynch/Melendez); Straw (21, 3rd base off Lynch/Melendez)
- Fielding
- EGiménez (9, throw)
Royals Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
D. Lynch IV(L, 4-13) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.2 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 92-60 | 5.13 |
| 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 20-11 | 6.55 |
| 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18-14 | 4.34 |
| 8.0 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 130-85 |
- Pitching
- WPLynch
- HBPGiménez (by Lynch)
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedMisiewicz 5/6; Lynch 13/24; Snider 0/4
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesMisiewicz-4-2-3-4; Lynch-13-5-23-19; Snider-5-1-3-2
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsMisiewicz 1-4; Lynch 6-5; Snider 0-2
- Game ScoresD Lynch IV 28
Guardians Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
C. Quantrill(W, 15-5) |
E. Clase(S, 42) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 78-52 | 3.38 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6-5 | 4.31 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15-12 | 2.32 |
| 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 20-12 | 2.08 |
| 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15-14 | 1.36 |
| 9.0 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 134-95 |
- Pitching
- WPKarinchak ( 2)
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedQuantrill 13/19; Karinchak 1/4; Hentges 2/3; Clase 4/5; Plesac 2/3
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesQuantrill-12-9-16-14; Karinchak-2-3-5-2; Hentges-2-3-6-1; Clase-5-3-3-3; Plesac-2-0-0-3
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsQuantrill 6-5; Karinchak 1-0; Hentges 1-0; Clase 2-0; Plesac 2-1
- Game ScoresC Quantrill 59
Scoring Summary
Inning | KC | CLE | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5th | Lopez singled to shallow left, Eaton scored, Lopez to second. | 1 | 0 | |
| 5th | Ramírez doubled to deep center, Rosario scored and Straw scored. | 1 | 2 | |
| 5th | Giménez singled to right, Ramírez scored. | 1 | 3 | |
| 5th | Miller homered to left (399 feet), Giménez scored. | 1 | 5 | |
| 8th | Eaton scored on Karinchak wild pitch. | 2 | 5 | |
| 9th | Massey grounded into fielder's choice to first, Pasquantino scored, O'Hearn out at second. | 3 | 5 | |
CLE wins 3-2
Game Information
Progressive Field
11:10 PM, 4 October 2022
Cleveland, Ohio
Attendance: 19,455
Game Time:2:33
- Umpires:
- Home Plate Umpire - Nic Lentz
- First Base Umpire - Dan Merzel
- Second Base Umpire - Junior Valentine
- Third Base Umpire - Ted Barrett
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 |
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