Kansas City Royals @ Cleveland Guardians
Royals Hitting
a-singled to center for Massey in the 6th
- Batting
- HRWitt Jr. (28, 3rd inning off Bibee 0 on, 1 Out); Pasquantino (19, 1st inning off Bibee 0 on, 1 Out); Massey (11, 1st inning off Bibee 0 on, 0 Out)
- RBIFrazier (19), Witt Jr. (95), Pasquantino (97), Massey (37), Garcia (53)
- 2Out RBIGarcia
- Team LOB8
- Team RISP2-8 (Perez 0-1, Frazier 1-1, DeJong 0-1, Melendez 0-1, Isbel 0-1, Fermin 0-1, Witt Jr. 0-1, Garcia 1-1)
- Fielding
- EFermin (4, throw)
Guardians Hitting
| hitters |
|---|
S. KwanLF |
D. FryDH |
J. NoelRF |
D. SchneemannSS-CF |
| team |
| AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .301 | .364 | .440 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .250 | .302 | .324 |
| 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .274 | .332 | .531 |
| 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .237 | .319 | .460 |
| 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .260 | .360 | .444 |
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .248 | .297 | .383 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .206 | .294 | .310 |
| 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .264 | .338 | .603 |
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .241 | .319 | .407 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .206 | .267 | .368 |
| 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .145 | .233 | .197 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .161 | .207 | .214 |
| 35 | 7 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
- Batting
- 2BJ. Naylor (20, Wacha); Fry (15, Wacha)
- HRBo Naylor (11, 7th inning off Wacha 0 on, 0 Out)
- RBIJ. Naylor 2 (94), Giménez (52), Bo Naylor (37), Kwan (40), Noel (24), Brennan (28)
- 2Out RBINoel, Brennan
- SFGiménez
- SHBo Naylor
- Team LOB10
- Team RISP4-15 (Ramírez 0-2, J. Naylor 1-2, Giménez 0-1, Fry 0-3, Kwan 1-1, Schneemann 0-2, Noel 1-1, Brennan 1-3)
- Baserunning
- SBThomas (31, 2nd base off Stratton/Fermin)
Royals Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
L. Erceg(L, 2-4, B, 4) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.0 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 100-69 | 3.50 |
| 1.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20-14 | 2.88 |
| 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 24-14 | 5.20 |
| 8.0 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 144-97 |
- Pitching
- WPErceg
- HBPGiménez (by Wacha); Bo Naylor (by Stratton); Noel (by Wacha)
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedWacha 18/29; Stratton 5/6; Erceg 5/6
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesWacha-17-10-22-19; Stratton-7-0-3-4; Erceg-3-2-4-5
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsWacha 5-6; Stratton 1-2; Erceg 0-2
- Game ScoresM Wacha 41
Guardians Pitching
- Pitching
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedMorgan 2/5; Clase 3/4; Gaddis 1/3; Herrin 1/3; Bibee 18/25
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesMorgan-2-6-6-3; Clase-3-1-5-3; Gaddis-0-1-3-3; Herrin-1-2-0-2; Bibee-15-14-22-17
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsMorgan 1-1; Clase 1-1; Gaddis 0-3; Herrin 1-0; Bibee 4-5
- Game ScoresT Bibee 35
Scoring Summary
Inning | KC | CLE | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Massey homered to right (351 feet). | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1st | Pasquantino homered to right (378 feet). | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1st | J. Naylor grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Giménez scored, Ramírez out at second. | 2 | 1 | ||
| 3rd | Witt Jr. homered to left (385 feet). | 3 | 1 | ||
| 5th | Kwan reached on infield single to shortstop, Noel scored. | 3 | 2 | ||
| 6th | Frazier singled to center, Melendez scored, DeJong to second. | 4 | 2 | ||
| 6th | Garcia singled to center, DeJong scored, Isbel to second. | 5 | 2 | ||
| 7th | Bo Naylor homered to right center (379 feet). | 5 | 3 | ||
| 7th | J. Naylor singled to center, Kwan scored, Giménez to second. | 5 | 4 | ||
| 7th | Brennan singled to center, Giménez scored, J. Naylor to second. | 5 | 5 | ||
| 7th | Noel singled to left, J. Naylor scored, Brennan to second. | 5 | 6 | ||
| 8th | Giménez hit sacrifice fly to right, Thomas scored. | 5 | 7 | ||
KC wins 3-1
Game Information
Progressive Field
6:10 PM, 28 August 2024
Cleveland, Ohio
Attendance: 19,722
Game Time:2:53
- Umpires:
- Home Plate Umpire - Marvin Hudson
- First Base Umpire - Hunter Wendelstedt
- Second Base Umpire - John Tumpane
- Third Base Umpire - Jonathan Parra
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 |

