ARIZONA ROOKIE LEAGUE
KANSAS CITY (AZL) ROYALS AT CLEVELAND (AZL) GUARDIANS
08/21/2110
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ARIZONA ROOKIE LEAGUE
KANSAS CITY (AZL) ROYALS AT CLEVELAND (AZL) GUARDIANS
GAME ID: 13131 - THURSDAY, AUGUST 21ST , 2110 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
Kansas City (AZL) Royals (28-21) 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 7 0
Cleveland (AZL) Guardians (18-31) 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 5 0
Guardians Edge Royals, 3-2
The Cleveland (AZL) Guardians took Kansas City (AZL) pitcher Eric Marlin's best shot and still were able to claim a win at Indians Developmental Complex. The final score had Cleveland (AZL) getting past the Royals, 3-2. Marlin went 7 innings and allowed 2 runs, striking out 2. With this game in the books, Cleveland (AZL) is 18-31, Kansas City (AZL) 28-21.

The clutch at-bat came in the bottom of the tenth inning, when Cleveland (AZL) designated hitter Brent Nuernberger, facing Justin Brown, had a run-scoring sacrifice fly. It gave the Guardians the 3-2 win.

"This kind of game is tough on the heart," said winning manager Jesse Hansen.
KANSAS CITY (AZL) BATTING LINESCORE CLEVELAND (AZL) BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Cardenas LF 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .286 2 16
   b-J. Cutler PH, 1B 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 .333 0 4
V. Utting CF 3 0 1 1 0 1 0 .182 3 11
   c-G. Delgado PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .421 1 4
   d-P. Harnett CF 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .290 0 2
J. Vargo RF 4 1 1 0 0 2 2 .243 3 18
J. Bucio DH 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 .280 2 10
J. Gilbert 2B 3 0 0 1 0 0 1 .366 6 32
   e-C. Rendon PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125 0 1
   h-C. Dimmer C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300 0 4
C. Villalobos C 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .353 2 10
   f-H. Cortes PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .375 0 1
   i-I. Alvarado SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .407 0 1
T. McFall SS 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 .278 4 21
   g-O. Morales PH, 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .375 0 2
D. Viveros 1B 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .370 2 13
   a-D. Lusby PH, LF 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 .280 1 3
N. Juarez 3B 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .287 3 15
   j-J. Shields PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .356 1 9
   k-Z. McBean 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 37 2 7 2 1 10 15      
a - D. Lusby pinch hit for D. Viveros in the 7th
b - J. Cutler pinch hit for R. Cardenas in the 7th
c - G. Delgado pinch hit for V. Utting in the 8th
d - P. Harnett substituted for G. Delgado in the 8th
e - C. Rendon pinch hit for J. Gilbert in the 9th
f - H. Cortes pinch hit for C. Villalobos in the 9th
g - O. Morales pinch hit for T. McFall in the 9th
h - C. Dimmer substituted for C. Rendon in the 9th
i - I. Alvarado substituted for H. Cortes in the 9th
j - J. Shields pinch hit for N. Juarez in the 10th
k - Z. McBean substituted for J. Shields in the 10th

BATTING
Doubles: N. Juarez (7, 3rd Inning off D. Dames, 0 on, 2 outs) , V. Utting (3, 5th Inning off D. Dames, 2 on, 2 outs) , D. Lusby (3, 7th Inning off N. Koerper, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: R. Cardenas , V. Utting 2 , J. Vargo , J. Bucio , T. McFall , D. Lusby 2 , N. Juarez 2
2-out RBI: V. Utting
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Cardenas , J. Cutler , P. Harnett , J. Vargo
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Vargo (6)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 3 (Gilbert-McFall-Viveros, Gilbert-McFall-Cutler, McFall-Gilbert-Cutler)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Forsberg 2B 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .272 2 9
G. Smith RF 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .229 0 8
   a-J. Fresquez PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .262 3 14
   b-R. O'Donnell RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
C. Pockrandt LF 3 2 0 0 1 0 0 .214 2 4
N. Friedman 1B 3 1 1 2 1 0 0 .327 2 8
A. Creech CF 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .353 1 14
A. Thompson DH 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .240 0 4
   c-B. Nuernberger DH 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 .300 0 7
J. McCormick C 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .331 1 19
J. Unknown 3B 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .333 0 0
J. Unknown SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 0 0
Totals 29 3 5 3 3 4 8      
a - J. Fresquez pinch hit for G. Smith in the 9th
b - R. O'Donnell substituted for J. Fresquez in the 10th
c - B. Nuernberger inserted as DH in the 10th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Thompson (1, 5th Inning off E. Marlin, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: N. Friedman (2, 1st Inning off E. Marlin, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: N. Friedman 4 , A. Creech 2 , A. Thompson 2 , J. Unknown
2-out RBI: N. Friedman
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Unknown
GIDP: G. Smith , A. Thompson , J. Unknown
Sac Fly: B. Nuernberger
Team LOB: 3
KANSAS CITY (AZL) PITCHING LINESCORE CLEVELAND (AZL) PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
E. Marlin 7.0 3 2 2 2 2 1 78 4.32   
J. Brown L (1-6) 2.1 2 1 0 1 2 0 22 5.73   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Marlin 63
Batters Faced: E. Marlin 24, J. Brown 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Marlin 9-8, J. Brown 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: E. Marlin 78-57, J. Brown 22-15
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Dames 5.1 6 2 2 0 5 0 69 3.48   
N. Koerper 1.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 18 0.00   
C. Huff W (1-3) 3.0 0 0 0 1 4 0 31 4.25   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Dames 53
Batters Faced: D. Dames 22, N. Koerper 6, C. Huff 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Dames 4-7, N. Koerper 2-2, C. Huff 4-1
Pitches - Strikes: D. Dames 69-53, N. Koerper 18-13, C. Huff 31-20
WP: D. Dames
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Eric Marlin
Ballpark: Indians Developmental Complex
Weather: Partly Cloudy (101 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 5 mph
Start Time: 2:05 PM ET
Time: 2:48
Attendance: 1932
Special Notes: SP Dustin Dames was injured while pitching.
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