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    Guardians

    Cleveland Guardians

    0-1, 0-1 away
    Cleveland Guardians
    1
    Royals

    Kansas City Royals

    1-0, 1-0 home
    Kansas City Royals
    3
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    hittersH-ABRHRRBIAVG
    M. StrawCF
    2-4100.500
    Today's at BatsFull Player Profile
    • 1st: Straw singled to right.
    • 4th: Straw singled to shallow center.
    • 6th: Straw flied out to center.
    • 7th: Straw walked.
    • 9th: Straw struck out looking.
    A. RosarioLF-SS
    1-4000.250
    J. Ramirez3B
    1-4001.250
    F. ReyesDH
    1-4000.250
    B. Bradley1B
    0-2000.000
    O. MillerPH
    0-0000.000
    O. MercadoLF
    0-1000.000
    Y. Chang2B-1B
    0-4000.000
    S. KwanRF
    1-2000.500
    A. HedgesC
    0-4000.000
    A. GimenezSS-2B
    1-4000.250
    pitchersIPHERBBKPC-STERA
    S. Bieber
    4.2200472-480.00
    B. Shaw
    0.100014-30.00
    T. McKenzie
    3.0222147-236.00
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    Win Probability

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    Game Stats

    Walks Issued
    CLE
    2
    4
    KC
    Stolen Bases
    CLE
    1
    0
    KC
    Strikeouts Thrown
    CLE
    6
    5
    KC
    Total Bases
    CLE
    8
    6
    KC
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    Game Information

    Kauffman Stadium
    Kauffman Stadium
    9:10 PM, 7 April 2022
    Kansas City, Missouri
    Line: CLE -120
    Over/Under: 7.5
    Attendance: 28,459
    75%
    Capacity: 37,903
    Game Time:2:49
    • Umpires:
    • Home Plate Umpire - Phil Cuzzi
    • First Base Umpire - Cory Blaser
    • Second Base Umpire - Mark Ripperger
    • Third Base Umpire - Erich Bacchus

    Witt a debut! Royals rookie stars in 3-1 win over Guardians

    — Bobby Witt Jr. searched the crowd for his family before his highly anticipated big league debut Thursday, finally spotting them in the sea of Kansas City Royals fans that had bundled up for a blustery opening day.
    8/4/2022 - AP
    CLE
    KC
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    00001002-340
    S. Barlow
    win

    S. Barlow1-0

    2.0 IP, 0 ER, 3 K, 0 BB
    T. McKenzie
    loss

    T. McKenzie0-1

    3.0 IP, 2 ER, 1 K, 2 BB

    Scoring Summary

    InningCLEKC
    4thRamírez doubled to center, Straw scored.10
    5thLopez doubled to deep left center, Dozier scored.11
    8thWitt Jr. doubled to left, Taylor scored.12
    8thBenintendi singled to center, Witt Jr. scored.13
    Full Play-By-Play

    Series tied 2-2

    • Guardians
      1
    • Royals
      3
    Game 1
    7/4
    • Guardians
      0
    • Royals
      1
    Game 2
    9/4
    • Guardians
      17
    • Royals
      3
    Game 3
    10/4
    • Guardians
      10
    • Royals
      7
    Game 4
    11/4

    2022 American League Central Standings

    TeamWLPCTGBSTRK
    Cleveland9270.568-W2
    Chicago8181.50011L1
    Minnesota7884.48114W1
    Detroit6696.40726L3
    Kansas City6597.40127L2
    Full Standings

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