Cleveland Guardians @ Kansas City Royals

80-60, 37-35 Away

Final

76-65, 42-30 Home


CLE
KC

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	7	0
0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	-	4	10	0

Guardians Hitting

hitters
S. KwanLF
A. HedgesC
A. Gimenez2B
J. Ramirez3B
D. FryDH
W. BrennanRF-LF
K. Manzardo1B
L. ThomasCF
D. SchneemannSS
aT. FreemanPH-SS
B. NaylorC
bJ. NoelPH-RF
team

AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
4	0	0	0	0	2	.292	.357	.425
0	0	0	0	0	0	.161	.211	.212
3	1	1	0	1	1	.251	.303	.337
4	0	1	1	0	0	.273	.329	.523
4	0	1	0	0	1	.261	.360	.443
3	0	2	0	0	0	.253	.300	.387
3	0	0	0	0	1	.232	.267	.411
3	0	1	0	0	1	.239	.318	.377
2	0	0	0	0	1	.234	.314	.395
1	0	1	0	0	0	.209	.306	.322
2	0	0	0	0	0	.209	.272	.364
1	0	0	0	0	1	.254	.325	.580
30	1	7	1	1	8

a-singled to center for Schneemann in the 8th

b-struck out looking for Bo Naylor in the 8th

Batting
2BGiménez (20, Lugo); Brennan (11, Lugo)
RBIRamírez (106)
2Out RBIRamírez
GIDPRamírez; Brennan; Manzardo
Team LOB3
Team RISP2-4 (Ramírez 1-1, Thomas 1-1, Schneemann 0-1, Manzardo 0-1)

Baserunning
CSRamírez (6, 2nd base by Lugo/Fermin)

Royals Hitting

hitters
T. PhamRF
B. Witt Jr.SS
S. Perez1B
M. MelendezLF
aY. GurrielPH
G. HampsonLF
P. DeJong3B
R. GrossmanDH
M. Massey2B
bM. GarciaPH-2B
F. FerminC
K. IsbelCF
team

AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
4	1	2	3	1	0	2	.256	.320	.385
4	0	1	0	0	0	0	.339	.393	.611
4	0	1	0	0	0	3	.273	.334	.473
3	0	0	0	0	0	1	.211	.273	.417
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.333	.429	.500
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.235	.275	.311
4	1	2	0	0	0	1	.234	.284	.447
3	1	1	0	0	1	0	.229	.336	.324
3	1	1	1	0	0	0	.257	.285	.444
1	0	1	0	0	0	0	.239	.285	.345
4	0	1	0	0	0	1	.290	.340	.397
3	0	0	0	0	0	2	.227	.275	.364
34	4	10	4	1	1	11

a-struck out swinging for Melendez in the 7th

b-doubled to left for Massey in the 8th

Batting
2BPerez (27, Lively); Witt Jr. (40, Avila); Garcia (25, Sabrowski)
HRPham (8, 4th inning off Lively 2 on, 2 Out)
RBIPham 3 (34), Massey (38)
2Out RBIPham 3
Team LOB7
Team RISP2-9 (Perez 0-1, Pham 1-1, Gurriel 0-1, Melendez 0-1, Isbel 0-2, Fermin 0-2, Massey 1-1)

Fielding
DP3 (Lugo-Witt Jr.-Perez , Massey-Witt Jr.-Perez 2)

Guardians Pitching

pitchers
B. Lively(L, 11-9)
E. Morgan
P. Avila
E. Sabrowski
team

IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA
4.0	7	4	4	1	3	1	78-51	4.07
2.0	1	0	0	0	4	0	25-19	2.10
0.2	1	0	0	0	2	0	11-9	4.05
1.1	1	0	0	0	2	0	27-18	0.00
8.0	10	4	4	1	11	1	141-97

Pitching
WPSabrowski
First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedLively 16/20; Avila 3/3; Morgan 6/7; Sabrowski 2/5
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesLively-13-6-16-15; Avila-2-3-3-1; Morgan-3-5-8-3; Sabrowski-2-4-9-3
Ground Balls-Fly BallsLively 1-8; Morgan 2-0; Sabrowski 0-2
Game ScoresB Lively 34

Royals Pitching

pitchers
S. Lugo(W, 15-8)
K. Bubic(H, 5)
L. Erceg(S, 9)
team

IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	PC-ST	ERA
7.0	6	1	1	1	4	103-70	3.05
1.0	1	0	0	0	3	19-13	3.98
1.0	0	0	0	0	1	15-9	3.81
9.0	7	1	1	1	8	137-92

Pitching
First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedLugo 16/24; Erceg 2/3; Bubic 0/4
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesLugo-19-9-23-19; Erceg-1-1-5-2; Bubic-4-4-4-1
Ground Balls-Fly BallsLugo 9-4; Erceg 1-1
Game ScoresS Lugo 64

Scoring Summary

		CLE	KC
3rd	Ramírez singled to left, Giménez scored.	1	0
4th	Massey singled to center, DeJong scored, Grossman to second.	1	1
4th	Pham homered to left center (423 feet), Grossman scored and Massey scored.	1	4

Guardians
4
Royals
2

Game 1

2/9

Guardians
7
Royals
1

Game 2

4/9

Guardians
1
Royals
4

Game 3

5/9

Kauffman Stadium

12:40 AM, 5 September 2024

Kansas City, Missouri

Attendance: 14,094

Game Time:2:23

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Derek Thomas
First Base Umpire - Nic Lentz
Second Base Umpire - Will Little
Third Base Umpire - Nestor Ceja

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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Cleveland Guardians @ Kansas City Royals

S. Lugo15-8

B. Lively11-9

L. Erceg9

Scoring Summary

Inning

Game Information

2025 American League Central Standings

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