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    Cleveland Guardians @ Kansas City Royals

    CLE
    Cleveland GuardiansGuardiansCLE
    80-60, 37-35 Away
    1
    80-60, 37-35 Away
    Final
    KC
    Kansas City RoyalsRoyalsKC
    76-65, 42-30 Home
    4
    76-65, 42-30 Home
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    hittersH-ABRHRRBIAVG
    S. KwanLF
    0-4000.292
    A. HedgesC
    0-0000.161
    A. Gimenez2B
    1-3100.251
    J. Ramirez3B
    1-4001.273
    D. FryDH
    1-4000.261
    Today's at BatsFull Player Profile
    • 2nd: Fry flied out to left.
    • 4th: Fry struck out swinging.
    • 7th: Fry singled to left.
    • 9th: Fry flied out to right.
    W. BrennanRF-LF
    2-3000.253
    K. Manzardo1B
    0-3000.232
    L. ThomasCF
    1-3000.239
    D. SchneemannSS
    0-2000.234
    T. FreemanPH-SS
    1-1000.209
    B. NaylorC
    0-2000.209
    J. NoelPH-RF
    0-1000.254
    pitchersIPHERBBKPC-STERA
    B. Lively
    4.0741378-514.07
    E. Morgan
    2.0100425-192.10
    P. Avila
    0.2100211-94.05
    E. Sabrowski
    1.1100227-180.00
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    Win Probability

    According to ESPN Analytics

    CLEKC
    Hits
    7
    10
    Home Runs
    0
    1
    Total Bases
    9
    16
    Runners LOB
    3
    7

    Game Information

    Kauffman Stadium
    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

    Pham's first homer for Royals keys 4-1 win over Guardians, stops 7-game losing streak

    — Tommy Pham hit his first home run for Kansas City, a tiebreaking, three-run drive in a four-run fourth inning, and the Royals stopped a season-high, seven-game losing streak with a 4-1 win over the Cleveland Guardians on Wednesday night.
    Sep 5, 2024, 04:15 am - AP
    CLE
    KC
    123456789RHE
    001000000170
    00040000-4100
    S. Lugo
    win

    S. Lugo15-8

    7.0 IP, 6 H, 1 ER, 4 K, 1 BB
    B. Lively
    loss

    B. Lively11-9

    4.0 IP, 7 H, 4 ER, 3 K, 1 BB
    L. Erceg
    save

    L. Erceg9

    1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 1 K, 0 BB

    Scoring Summary

    Inning

    CLEKC
    3rdRamírez singled to left, Giménez scored.10
    4thMassey singled to center, DeJong scored, Grossman to second.11
    4thPham homered to left center (423 feet), Grossman scored and Massey scored.14
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    CLE wins 2-1

    • Guardians
      4
    • Royals
      2
    Game 1
    2/9
    • Guardians
      7
    • Royals
      1
    Game 2
    4/9
    • Guardians
      1
    • Royals
      4
    Game 3
    5/9

    2025 American League Central Standings

    TeamWLPCTGBSTRK
    Cleveland8874.543-W2
    Detroit8775.5371L1
    Kansas City8280.5066W2
    Minnesota7092.43218L1
    Chicago60102.37028W1
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