MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT CLEVELAND GUARDIANS
07/03/2109
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT CLEVELAND GUARDIANS
GAME ID: 1680 - WEDNESDAY, JULY 3RD , 2109 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals (33-42) 3 2 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 9 13 0
Cleveland Guardians (32-42) 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 4 10 0
Royals Beat Guardians, 9-4
Led by Francisco Ferrer, the Kansas City Royals downed the Cleveland Guardians, 9-4. Ferrer went 3 for 5 with a home run, 2 singles, and a walk, while scoring 2 runs and driving in 2 for the Royals. The winning pitcher was Mike Mask. His record now stands at 6-6. The right-hander went 7 innings, allowing 2 runs on 5 hits for the Royals. The 4th-place Royals improved to 33-42.

Steve Gass aided the Kansas City cause with a run-scoring walk in the top of the first. For the game, the catcher drew 2 walks.

In postgame comments, Ferrer told the Kansas City Observer: "Do people still doubt I give 100 percent?"
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Gutierrez DH 5 2 2 0 0 0 1 .287 3 17
F. Ferrer 1B 5 2 3 2 1 0 1 .256 3 12
S. Griffith CF 4 1 1 0 1 0 3 .317 7 38
A. Alvarez 3B 5 1 2 2 0 0 2 .266 8 37
A. Morgan RF 4 1 1 1 1 0 0 .308 9 29
E. Gonzalez LF 4 1 3 0 1 0 0 .438 0 5
R. Lower 2B 4 1 1 2 1 3 4 .234 7 26
S. Gass C 2 0 0 1 2 1 3 .163 3 5
   a-A. Baeza PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .265 5 24
   b-J. Johnson C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .239 5 24
M. Faria SS 5 0 0 0 0 3 7 .257 3 17
Totals 39 9 13 8 7 8 21      
a - A. Baeza pinch hit for S. Gass in the 9th
b - J. Johnson substituted for A. Baeza in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Morgan (10, 1st Inning off A. Weirauch, 1 on, 2 outs) , M. Gutierrez (24, 2nd Inning off A. Weirauch, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: F. Ferrer (3, 2nd Inning off A. Weirauch, 1 on, 0 outs) , R. Lower (7, 3rd Inning off M. Mena, 1 on, 0 outs) , A. Alvarez (8, 5th Inning off D. House, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: M. Gutierrez 3 , F. Ferrer 6 , S. Griffith , A. Alvarez 5 , A. Morgan 2 , E. Gonzalez 3 , R. Lower 4
2-out RBI: A. Alvarez , A. Morgan , S. Gass
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Griffith , M. Faria 2
GIDP: A. Alvarez
Hit by Pitch: M. Gutierrez
Team LOB: 11

FIELDING
Double Plays: 3 (Ferrer-Faria-Ferrer, Faria-Lower-Ferrer, Alvarez-Lower-Ferrer)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Ellis 1B 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 .237 6 19
   a-S. Fishwick PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .320 0 16
   b-M. Beck 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .111 0 0
   c-K. Allen PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .322 2 9
B. Thrash LF 5 1 1 0 0 0 3 .278 6 25
J. Kirby RF 4 2 2 3 0 1 0 .279 19 48
D. Steinhart 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .205 12 29
G. Franco 2B 3 1 0 0 1 1 1 .242 11 33
R. Carrion DH 3 0 1 0 1 2 1 .249 9 38
J. Sandoval C 4 0 1 0 0 1 4 .200 4 16
C. Roberts SS 4 0 2 1 0 0 2 .258 3 18
E. Roman CF 3 0 1 0 1 0 2 .290 10 41
Totals 34 4 10 4 4 8 15      
a - S. Fishwick pinch hit for B. Ellis in the 7th
b - M. Beck substituted for S. Fishwick in the 8th
c - K. Allen pinch hit for M. Beck in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Roberts (6, 2nd Inning off M. Mask, 1 on, 2 outs) , D. Steinhart (11, 8th Inning off K. Pak, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Kirby 2 (19, 1st Inning off M. Mask, 0 on, 2 outs; 8th Inning off K. Pak, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: K. Allen , B. Thrash , J. Kirby 8 , D. Steinhart 2 , R. Carrion , J. Sandoval , C. Roberts 3 , E. Roman
2-out RBI: J. Kirby , C. Roberts
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Fishwick , B. Thrash , J. Sandoval , E. Roman
GIDP: J. Sandoval , C. Roberts , E. Roman
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Steinhart-Franco-Ellis)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Mask W (6-6) 7.0 5 2 2 4 7 1 96 4.17   
K. Pak 1.2 4 2 2 0 1 1 26 5.49   
M. Wallace 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 2.70   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Mask 62
Batters Faced: M. Mask 28, K. Pak 8, M. Wallace 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Mask 5-7, K. Pak 2-1, M. Wallace 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: M. Mask 96-57, K. Pak 26-17, M. Wallace 5-4
WP: K. Pak
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Weirauch L (3-5) 1.0 5 5 5 4 0 1 52 9.67   
M. Mena 3.2 6 3 3 2 4 1 65 9.31   
D. House 4.0 2 1 1 1 4 1 53 6.43   
G. Earle 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 6.25   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Weirauch 13
Batters Faced: A. Weirauch 11, M. Mena 19, D. House 15, G. Earle 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Weirauch 2-0, M. Mena 3-4, D. House 4-4, G. Earle 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: A. Weirauch 52-23, M. Mena 65-39, D. House 53-37, G. Earle 8-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. House 1-1
Hit Batsmen: G. Earle
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Francisco Ferrer
Ballpark: Progressive Field
Weather: Clear skies (65 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 11 mph
Start Time: 9:35 PM CT
Time: 3:34
Attendance: 24384
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