Kansas City Royals @ Cleveland Guardians

25-64, 12-33 Away

Final

44-44, 23-21 Home

hitters	H-AB	R	HR	RBI	AVG
M. Garcia3B	0-3	0	0	0	.287
B. Witt Jr.SS	1-4	0	0	0	.251
Today's at BatsFull Player Profile 1st: Witt Jr. flied out to center. 4th: Witt Jr. doubled to left. 6th: Witt Jr. flied out to left. 9th: Witt Jr. grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, Garcia out at second.
S. PerezC	0-3	0	0	0	.245
N. Pratto1B	0-3	0	0	0	.251
M. Duffy1B	0-0	0	0	0	.277
E. OlivaresDH	0-3	0	0	0	.242
M. MelendezLF	1-3	0	0	0	.208
D. WatersRF	0-3	0	0	0	.245
K. IsbelCF	0-3	0	0	0	.186
M. Massey2B	0-3	0	0	0	.212

pitchers	IP	H	ER	BB	K	PC-ST	ERA
D. Lynch IV	6.0	6	3	1	3	73-55	4.18
C. Hernandez	1.0	0	0	0	1	10-6	4.01
J. Heasley	1.0	0	0	0	0	7-5	3.86

According to ESPN Analytics

CLE

Hits

Home Runs

Total Bases

Runners LOB

Progressive Field

12:10 AM, 8 July 2023

Cleveland, Ohio

Attendance: 29,990

Game Time:1:51

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Brennan Miller
First Base Umpire - Derek Thomas
Second Base Umpire - Randy Rosenberg
Third Base Umpire - Jordan Baker

Aaron Civale strikes out season-high 9, Guardians blank Royals 3-0

— Aaron Civale struck out a season-high nine over seven innings and Josh Bell hit a two-run homer, sending the Cleveland Guardians to a 3-0 win over the Kansas City Royals on Friday night.

Jul 8, 2023, 03:08 am - AP


KC
CLE

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

Scoring Summary

Inning				KC	CLE
		1st	J. Naylor singled to center, Rosario scored, Ramírez to second.	0	1
		4th	Bell homered to left (404 feet), J. Naylor scored.	0	3

Data is currently unavailable.

Royals
1
Guardians
6

Game 1

7/7

Royals
0
Guardians
3

Game 2

8/7

Royals
6
Guardians
10

Game 3

8/7

Royals
4
Guardians
1

Game 4

9/7

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

Sources: Tyler Soderstrom agrees to 7-year, $86M deal with A's

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Kansas City Royals @ Cleveland Guardians

Win Probability

Game Information

Aaron Civale strikes out season-high 9, Guardians blank Royals 3-0

A. Civale3-2

D. Lynch IV2-4

E. Clase25

Scoring Summary

Inning

2025 American League Central Standings

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