MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT CLEVELAND GUARDIANS
07/05/2109
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT CLEVELAND GUARDIANS
GAME ID: 1710 - FRIDAY, JULY 5TH , 2109 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals (34-43) 0 5 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 8 15 0
Cleveland Guardians (33-43) 0 1 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 6 9 1
Guardians Sunk by Royals
Behind a solid performance from first baseman Alex Baeza, the Kansas City Royals defeated the Cleveland Guardians, 8-6. Baeza was 3 for 5 with a home run and 2 singles. He scored 2 runs and drove in 2 for the Royals. Cesar Ramos got the win, improving to 6-4. He pitched 5 innings, giving up 6 hits and 5 runs, while striking out 8 and walking 1. Earning his 19th save of the year was Ryan Washington.

Andy Morgan had a big 2-run double for the Royals in the top of the second inning. With Kansas City leading 3-0 and runners on 1st and 2nd, he got a curveball from Kenny Guerrero, who is tied for 9th in the AL in strikeouts with 88, and swatted a double to left. It was his 12th double of the season, and more importantly, it put the Royals ahead, 5-0.

Royals manager Connor Gould wasn't all too pleased, despite the win, telling reporters that the performance highlighted some clear areas for improvement moving forward. He refused to be more specific, however. "I'm not gonna publicize our weaknesses," he said. "That stuff stays in the clubhouse."

The 4th-place Royals improved to 34-43.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Gutierrez DH 5 1 3 1 0 0 1 .292 3 18
A. Baeza 1B 5 2 3 2 0 0 2 .275 6 28
A. Morgan RF 5 1 2 2 0 1 3 .311 9 31
A. Alvarez 3B 5 1 1 0 0 2 2 .261 8 37
S. Griffith LF 5 0 0 1 0 2 1 .311 7 39
J. Johnson C 5 1 2 0 0 1 0 .240 5 24
M. Faria 2B, SS 3 1 1 1 0 1 2 .276 3 18
K. Diaz SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 4 .200 0 2
   a-R. Lower PH, 2B 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .239 7 26
M. Grover CF 4 1 2 1 0 1 3 .212 3 21
Totals 41 8 15 8 0 9 18      
a - R. Lower pinch hit for K. Diaz in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Morgan 2 (12, 2nd Inning off K. Guerrero, 2 on, 2 outs; 5th Inning off D. House, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: A. Baeza (6, 6th Inning off M. Mena, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: M. Gutierrez 3 , A. Baeza 6 , A. Morgan 4 , A. Alvarez , J. Johnson 2 , M. Faria , R. Lower , M. Grover 2
2-out RBI: M. Gutierrez , A. Baeza , A. Morgan , M. Grover
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Morgan , A. Alvarez 2 , M. Grover
Sac Fly: M. Faria
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Gutierrez (8)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Ellis 1B 5 0 0 0 0 2 1 .236 6 20
G. Franco 2B 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 .248 12 34
J. Kirby RF 4 2 2 0 0 0 1 .286 20 50
D. Steinhart 3B 4 1 1 2 0 0 2 .207 12 32
R. Carrion DH 4 0 0 1 0 2 1 .250 9 39
C. Roberts SS 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .263 3 19
E. Roman CF 3 1 2 2 1 0 0 .298 10 44
J. Faucher C 4 0 1 1 0 2 2 .233 2 6
S. Fishwick LF 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .311 0 16
   a-B. Barnie PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .245 1 9
Totals 36 6 9 6 1 10 10      
a - B. Barnie pinch hit for S. Fishwick in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: E. Roman 2 (15, 2nd Inning off C. Ramos, 1 on, 2 outs; 6th Inning off J. Arias, 1 on, 2 outs) , C. Roberts (8, 2nd Inning off C. Ramos, 0 on, 2 outs) , D. Steinhart (12, 6th Inning off C. Ramos, 2 on, 0 outs) , J. Kirby (18, 6th Inning off C. Ramos, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: G. Franco 2 , J. Kirby 3 , D. Steinhart 2 , C. Roberts 2 , E. Roman 4 , J. Faucher
2-out RBI: , E. Roman 2 , J. Faucher
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Steinhart , J. Faucher
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Kirby (15)

FIELDING
Errors: D. Steinhart (8)
OF assists: 1 (Roman(Lower at home))
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Ramos W (6-4) 5.0 6 5 5 1 8 0 89 3.92   
J. Arias 1.2 3 1 1 0 0 0 28 3.79   
S. Bowling H (1) 1.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 13 2.48   
R. Washington SV (19) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 10 1.35   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Ramos 42
Batters Faced: C. Ramos 22, J. Arias 8, S. Bowling 4, R. Washington 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Ramos 3-4, J. Arias 3-2, S. Bowling 2-1, R. Washington 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: C. Ramos 89-57, J. Arias 28-14, S. Bowling 13-10, R. Washington 10-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Arias 1-1 , S. Bowling 1-0
WP: J. Arias
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Guerrero L (4-7) 3.0 7 5 5 0 4 0 66 4.94   
D. House 1.2 4 2 1 0 0 0 37 6.39   
M. Mena 2.0 1 1 1 0 2 1 34 8.86   
J. Fisher 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 4.81   
G. Earle 2.0 3 0 0 0 2 0 28 6.05   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Guerrero 27
Batters Faced: K. Guerrero 16, D. House 10, M. Mena 7, J. Fisher 1, G. Earle 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Guerrero 2-3, D. House 3-2, M. Mena 1-3, J. Fisher 0-0, G. Earle 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: K. Guerrero 66-43, D. House 37-23, M. Mena 34-21, J. Fisher 6-4, G. Earle 28-21
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Mena 2-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Alex Baeza
Ballpark: Progressive Field
Weather: Clear skies (68 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:34
Attendance: 27218
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