Kansas City Royals @ Cleveland Guardians

Doubleheader - Game 1 - Makeup from June 5

73-58, 32-30 Away

Final

75-56, 40-22 Home


KC
CLE

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

RoyalsTop 1st
- N. Sandlin pitching for CLE
  KC
  CLE
- Pitch Type MPH
  1
  Strike Looking
  Four-seam FB 92
  2
  Ball
  Splitter 85
  3
  Strike Swinging
  Splitter 85
  4
  Foul Ball
  Splitter 84
  5
  Ball
  Four-seam FB 92
  6
  Strike Swinging
  Splitter 84
- Witt Jr. stole second.
  0
  0
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
GuardiansBottom 1st
- C. Ragans pitching for KC
  KC
  CLE
- Ramírez to second on pickoff error by first baseman Pasquantino.
  0
  0
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 1 Error
RoyalsTop 2nd
- E. Morgan pitching for CLE
  KC
  CLE
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
GuardiansBottom 2nd
- C. Ragans pitching for KC
  KC
  CLE
- Freeman scored, Kwan to second on passed ball by Perez, Hedges to third on passed ball by Perez.
  0
  2
- 2 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 3rd
- E. Morgan pitching for CLE
  KC
  CLE
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
GuardiansBottom 3rd
- C. Ragans pitching for KC
  KC
  CLE
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 4th
- E. Morgan pitching for CLE
  KC
  CLE
- S. Barlow pitching for CLE
  KC
  CLE
- 3 Runs, 3 Hits, 1 Error
GuardiansBottom 4th
- C. Ragans pitching for KC
  KC
  CLE
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 5th
- S. Barlow pitching for CLE
  KC
  CLE
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
GuardiansBottom 5th
- C. Ragans pitching for KC
  KC
  CLE
- J. McArthur pitching for KC
  KC
  CLE
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 6th
- C. Gillispie pitching for CLE
  KC
  CLE
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
GuardiansBottom 6th
- K. Bubic pitching for KC
  KC
  CLE
- 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 7th
- C. Gillispie pitching for CLE
  KC
  CLE
- Frazier hit for Gentry
  3
  2
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
GuardiansBottom 7th
- K. Bubic pitching for KC
  KC
  CLE
- Frazier in right field.
  3
  2
- J. Schreiber pitching for KC
  KC
  CLE
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 8th
- H. Gaddis pitching for CLE
  KC
  CLE
- J. Cantillo pitching for CLE
  KC
  CLE
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
GuardiansBottom 8th
- J. Schreiber pitching for KC
  KC
  CLE
- Brennan hit for Freeman
  4
  3
- Schneemann hit for Hedges
  4
  3
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 9th
- J. Cantillo pitching for CLE
  KC
  CLE
- Bo Naylor catching.
  4
  3
- Schneemann at shortstop.
  4
  3
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
GuardiansBottom 9th
- L. Erceg pitching for KC
  KC
  CLE
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors

Pitch	Type	MPH
1 Strike Looking	Four-seam FB	92
2 Ball	Splitter	85
3 Strike Swinging	Splitter	85
4 Foul Ball	Splitter	84
5 Ball	Four-seam FB	92
6 Strike Swinging	Splitter	84

Royals
4
Guardians
3

Game 1

26/8

Royals
9
Guardians
4

Game 2

26/8

Royals
6
Guardians
1

Game 3

27/8

Royals
5
Guardians
7

Game 4

28/8

Progressive Field

6:10 PM, 26 August 2024

Cleveland, Ohio

Attendance: 17,738

Game Time:2:36

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Hunter Wendelstedt
First Base Umpire - Tom Hanahan
Second Base Umpire - Jonathan Parra
Third Base Umpire - Marvin Hudson

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

J. Schreiber4-3

H. Gaddis4-3

L. Erceg8

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