Cleveland Guardians @ Kansas City Royals
Guardians Hitting
a-doubled to left for Tena in the 7th
b-lined out to right for Gallagher in the 7th
- Batting
- 2BJ. Naylor (29, Greinke); Straw (17, Zerpa); Freeman (7, Zerpa); Tena (2, Greinke)
- RBIGiménez (59), Straw (28)
- SFStraw
- Team LOB6
- Team RISP2-10 (Calhoun 0-2, Brennan 0-1, Tena 0-1, Fry 0-1, Freeman 0-1, Giménez 1-1, Laureano 1-1, Gallagher 0-1, Ramírez 0-1)
- Fielding
- EFreeman (3, fielding); Tena (3, throw); Brennan (3, fielding)
Royals Hitting
| hitters |
|---|
| team |
| AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .275 | .325 | .367 |
| 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .278 | .320 | .494 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .234 | .315 | .396 |
| 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .244 | .313 | .622 |
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .264 | .318 | .444 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .226 | .299 | .400 |
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .225 | .271 | .376 |
| 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .372 | .426 | .535 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .228 | .309 | .358 |
| 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .237 | .309 | .392 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .250 | .333 | .500 |
| 35 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 9 |
- Batting
- 2BWaters (10, Giolito); Witt Jr. (28, De Los Santos)
- HRVelázquez (15, 1st inning off Giolito 2 on, 1 Out)
- RBIOlivares (31), Velázquez 3 (31), Witt Jr. (91)
- 2Out RBIWitt Jr.
- Team LOB10
- Team RISP2-18 (Olivares 0-2, Porter 0-2, Garcia 0-3, Loftin 0-1, Massey 0-2, Witt Jr. 1-4, Waters 0-1, Velázquez 1-1, Melendez 0-2)
- Baserunning
- CSWitt Jr. (11, 2nd base by Giolito/Gallagher)
- SBOlivares (10, 2nd base off Giolito/Gallagher); Waters 2 (15, 3rd base off Karinchak/Gallagher, 2nd base off Karinchak/Gallagher)
Guardians Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
L. Giolito(L, 8-14) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.1 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 105-66 | 4.60 |
| 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 13-8 | 3.28 |
| 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 29-19 | 4.30 |
| 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14-11 | 3.36 |
| 8.0 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 161-104 |
- Pitching
- WPGiolito; Kelly
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedGiolito 18/26; De Los Santos 3/5; Kelly 5/6; Karinchak 2/3
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesGiolito-18-10-21-16; De Los Santos-2-3-3-3; Kelly-7-0-7-5; Karinchak-2-2-3-1
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsGiolito 4-6; De Los Santos 0-2; Kelly 2-1; Karinchak 0-1
- Game ScoresL Giolito 43
Royals Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
A. Zerpa(W, 3-3) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 57-42 | 5.37 |
| 5.1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 78-52 | 4.82 |
| 9.0 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 135-94 |
- Pitching
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedGreinke 13/16; Zerpa 11/19
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesGreinke-11-5-15-10; Zerpa-8-9-20-13
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsGreinke 0-6; Zerpa 6-6
- Game ScoresZ Greinke 48
Scoring Summary
Inning | CLE | KC | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Velázquez homered to left (420 feet), Garcia scored and Witt Jr. scored. | 0 | 3 | ||
| 4th | Giménez singled to center, J. Naylor scored, Laureano to third. | 1 | 3 | ||
| 4th | Straw hit sacrifice fly to center, Laureano scored, Giménez to second. | 2 | 3 | ||
| 4th | Witt Jr. singled to right, Waters scored. | 2 | 4 | ||
| 7th | Olivares grounded out to second, Melendez scored. | 2 | 5 | ||
| 8th | Witt Jr. scored on error, Melendez safe at first on fielding error by shortstop Freeman. | 2 | 6 | ||
KC wins 3-0
Game Information
Kauffman Stadium
7:10 PM, 20 September 2023
Kansas City, Missouri
Attendance: 12,162
Game Time:2:40
- Umpires:
- Home Plate Umpire - Doug Eddings
- First Base Umpire - Alfonso Marquez
- Second Base Umpire - Ramon DeJesus
- Third Base Umpire - Emil Jimenez
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 |

