Kansas City Royals @ Cleveland Guardians

25-65, 12-34 Away

Final

45-44, 24-21 Home


KC
CLE

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
0	0	0	0	1	2	1	2	0	6	12	1
1	2	0	2	1	1	0	3	-	10	18	1

G. Williams1-1

5.2 IP, 8 H, 3 ER, 7 K, 1 BB

B. Singer5-8

5.0 IP, 13 H, 6 ER, 3 K, 1 BB

RoyalsTop 1st
- G. Williams pitching for CLE
  KC
  CLE
- Pitch Type MPH
  1
  Strike Looking
  Four-seam FB 96
  2
  Strike Swinging
  Slider 82
  3
  Strike Swinging
  Slider 83
- Witt Jr. stole second.
  0
  0
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
GuardiansBottom 1st
- B. Singer pitching for KC
  KC
  CLE
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 2nd
- G. Williams pitching for CLE
  KC
  CLE
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Error
GuardiansBottom 2nd
- B. Singer pitching for KC
  KC
  CLE
- 2 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 3rd
- G. Williams pitching for CLE
  KC
  CLE
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
GuardiansBottom 3rd
- B. Singer pitching for KC
  KC
  CLE
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 4th
- G. Williams pitching for CLE
  KC
  CLE
- 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
GuardiansBottom 4th
- B. Singer pitching for KC
  KC
  CLE
- 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 1 Error
RoyalsTop 5th
- G. Williams pitching for CLE
  KC
  CLE
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
GuardiansBottom 5th
- B. Singer pitching for KC
  KC
  CLE
- 1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 6th
- G. Williams pitching for CLE
  KC
  CLE
- E. Morgan pitching for CLE
  KC
  CLE
- 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
GuardiansBottom 6th
- C. Snider pitching for KC
  KC
  CLE
- Giménez stole second.
  3
  7
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 7th
- E. Morgan pitching for CLE
  KC
  CLE
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
GuardiansBottom 7th
- T. Clarke pitching for KC
  KC
  CLE
- Kwan picked off first.
  4
  7
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 8th
- S. Hentges pitching for CLE
  KC
  CLE
- Duffy hit for Massey
  4
  7
- E. De Los Santos pitching for CLE
  KC
  CLE
- 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
GuardiansBottom 8th
- N. Wittgren pitching for KC
  KC
  CLE
- Duffy as designated hitter.
  6
  7
- Freeman ran for J. Naylor
  6
  8
- Arias ran for Bell
  6
  10
- D. Coleman pitching for KC
  KC
  CLE
- Arias to second on wild pitch by Coleman.
  6
  10
- 3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 9th
- E. Clase pitching for CLE
  KC
  CLE
- Freeman as designated hitter.
  6
  10
- Arias at first base.
  6
  10
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors

Pitch	Type	MPH
1 Strike Looking	Four-seam FB	96
2 Strike Swinging	Slider	82
3 Strike Swinging	Slider	83

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

Progressive Field

9:10 PM, 8 July 2023

Cleveland, Ohio

Attendance: 30,864

Game Time:2:54

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

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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Kansas City Royals @ Cleveland Guardians

G. Williams1-1

B. Singer5-8

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