MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT CLEVELAND GUARDIANS
07/27/2106
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT CLEVELAND GUARDIANS
GAME ID: 2031 - TUESDAY, JULY 27TH , 2106 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals (51-48) 0 2 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 7 12 0
Cleveland Guardians (38-60) 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 4 8 2
Royals Drop Guardians, 7-4
Cleveland left fielder Bill Widby had a good game, even if his team did not. The Guardians dropped a 7-4 decision to Kansas City at Progressive Field. Widby went 2-4 with a double. He drove in 3 runs and scored once. Matt Heidt, the winner, improved to 6-10. He held the Guardians to 4 runs on 6 hits over 5 innings, while striking out 3 and walking 3. The victory gives Kansas City a record of 51-48.

The Royals got a big at-bat from shortstop Chris Gosdin. For the game, Gosdin went 1 for 5 with a home run, while adding 2 RBI and scoring once. In the top of the second, with a runner on 2nd, he stroked a 2-run home run. His 6th home run of the season gave Kansas City a 2-0 lead.

"We cashed in when we had the chance," said Kansas City manager Connor Gould.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Wilcoxson DH 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
   a-S. Griffith DH 2 0 2 2 0 0 2 .289 0 6
B. Noriega LF 5 1 1 2 0 3 4 .278 17 51
B. Cozart RF 5 1 3 0 0 0 0 .282 12 50
B. Thomas 1B 4 1 1 0 1 1 3 .266 14 48
J. Baeza 3B 5 0 1 1 0 1 5 .223 11 43
C. Gosdin SS 5 1 1 2 0 0 4 .299 6 28
R. Miller 2B 3 1 0 0 0 2 2 .154 0 2
M. Gremillion C 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 .264 4 20
T. Monterosa CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .230 4 27
Totals 38 7 12 7 1 9 21      
a - S. Griffith inserted as DH in the 4th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Thomas (20, 2nd Inning off A. Washburn, 0 on, 0 outs) , C. Wilcoxson (1, 3rd Inning off A. Washburn, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Baeza (12, 3rd Inning off A. Washburn, 1 on, 2 outs) , S. Griffith (2, 4th Inning off M. Mena, 1 on, 2 outs) , M. Gremillion (15, 6th Inning off M. Mena, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: C. Gosdin (6, 2nd Inning off A. Washburn, 1 on, 1 out) , B. Noriega (17, 3rd Inning off A. Washburn, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: C. Wilcoxson 2 , S. Griffith 3 , B. Noriega 4 , B. Cozart 3 , B. Thomas 2 , J. Baeza 2 , C. Gosdin 4 , M. Gremillion 3
2-out RBI: S. Griffith , J. Baeza
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , B. Noriega 3 , C. Gosdin , R. Miller
GIDP: J. Baeza
Sac Fly: S. Griffith
Hit by Pitch: T. Monterosa
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Baeza-Miller-Thomas)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
W. Ronsonet 2B 5 1 3 0 0 0 1 .262 1 18
B. Newman CF 5 0 0 0 0 1 4 .244 8 45
M. Evans DH 3 2 1 0 2 1 2 .316 3 19
B. Widby LF 4 1 2 3 0 1 3 .251 17 64
R. Cosme 1B 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 .241 9 28
J. Boyer C 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .198 5 25
J. Noles RF 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .198 8 28
   a-J. Sameer PH, RF 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .249 16 59
M. Keatts 3B 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .159 0 1
P. Betts SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .236 7 32
Totals 34 4 8 3 5 7 20      
a - J. Sameer pinch hit for J. Noles in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: W. Ronsonet (14, 1st Inning off M. Heidt, 0 on, 0 outs) , M. Evans (8, 3rd Inning off M. Heidt, 1 on, 1 out) , B. Widby (14, 5th Inning off M. Heidt, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: W. Ronsonet 4 , M. Evans 2 , B. Widby 3 , J. Boyer , P. Betts
2-out RBI: B. Widby
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Evans , B. Widby , R. Cosme , J. Boyer
GIDP: J. Boyer
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Errors: J. Boyer (9) , M. Keatts (3)
Double Plays: 1 (Keatts-Ronsonet-Cosme)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Heidt W (6-10) 5.0 6 4 4 3 3 0 93 4.99   
B. Day H (1) 2.0 1 0 0 0 3 0 32 2.70   
D. Nunez H (7) 1.0 0 0 0 2 0 0 13 4.91   
R. Washington SV (23) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 10 2.45   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Heidt 39
Batters Faced: M. Heidt 24, B. Day 7, D. Nunez 4, R. Washington 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Heidt 5-7, B. Day 1-2, D. Nunez 1-1, R. Washington 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: M. Heidt 93-54, B. Day 32-20, D. Nunez 13-4, R. Washington 10-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Day 1-0
WP: M. Heidt , B. Day
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Washburn L (3-11) 2.2 5 5 4 0 2 2 60 5.22   
M. Mena 3.1 4 2 2 0 5 0 50 6.52   
G. Pence 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 24 6.27   
J. Magaw 1.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 23 4.69   
D. Sanchez 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5.35   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Washburn 28
Batters Faced: A. Washburn 14, M. Mena 15, G. Pence 5, J. Magaw 5, D. Sanchez 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Washburn 2-4, M. Mena 2-2, G. Pence 2-0, J. Magaw 2-0, D. Sanchez 0-3
Pitches - Strikes: A. Washburn 60-38, M. Mena 50-33, G. Pence 24-14, J. Magaw 23-14, D. Sanchez 5-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Mena 1-0 , D. Sanchez 1-0
WP: G. Pence , J. Magaw
Hit Batsmen: M. Mena
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Bill Widby
Ballpark: Progressive Field
Weather: Clear skies (57 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 10 mph
Start Time: 9:05 PM CT
Time: 3:35
Attendance: 19157
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