MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CLEVELAND GUARDIANS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
08/30/2111
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CLEVELAND GUARDIANS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
GAME ID: 2472 - SUNDAY, AUGUST 30TH , 2111 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Cleveland Guardians (50-77) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 8 0
Kansas City Royals (65-64) 0 3 1 0 0 2 0 0 X 6 9 0
Kansas City Beats Cleveland, 6-2
Behind a solid performance from catcher Steve Gass, the Kansas City Royals defeated the Cleveland Guardians, 6-2. Gass was 2-3 with a home run, while adding 2 RBI and scoring once for the Royals. Antonio Aguilar, now 10-11, was credited with the win in 3.1 innings of relief. He allowed no runs on 4 hits, while striking out 2 and walking 1. The Royals raised their record to 65-64.

With Kansas City leading 1-0 in the bottom of the second, Gass hit a changeup from Kenny Guerrero for a 2-run home run. It was his 5th home run of the season and put the Royals ahead, 3-0.

"Anytime you're seeing it well, it's a good feeling," Gass told the Kansas City Chronicle.
CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Ellis 1B 4 0 1 0 1 1 2 .234 14 42
T. Clarke 2B 5 1 1 0 0 0 4 .285 15 34
J. Kirby RF 4 0 1 1 0 1 0 .270 21 61
Z. Wilson LF 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 .242 10 35
R. Alvarez DH 4 0 2 0 0 1 2 .270 19 64
B. Salvatierra SS 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .246 8 40
E. Roman CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .257 10 53
K. Allen 3B 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .234 9 32
J. Sandoval C 3 0 1 0 1 0 3 .169 6 13
Totals 33 2 8 2 3 6 16      
BATTING
Doubles: R. Alvarez (13, 2nd Inning off S. Bowling, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: T. Clarke (1, 8th Inning off M. Mask, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: Z. Wilson (10, 8th Inning off M. Mask, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: B. Ellis , T. Clarke 3 , J. Kirby , Z. Wilson 4 , R. Alvarez 3 , B. Salvatierra , J. Sandoval
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Ellis , T. Clarke , R. Alvarez , E. Roman , J. Sandoval
GIDP: T. Clarke
Hit by Pitch: Z. Wilson , K. Allen
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Clarke-Salvatierra-Ellis)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Gutierrez LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .292 2 38
   a-J. Kief PR, LF 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .132 2 3
A. Alvarez 3B 3 0 1 0 1 1 2 .302 20 71
J. Martin 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .250 0 0
A. Baeza DH 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .273 18 68
F. Andino 2B 3 2 1 0 1 1 1 .320 6 67
R. Avila CF 4 1 2 2 0 1 0 .229 10 40
J. Shifflett RF 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 .310 1 7
K. Diaz SS 4 1 1 2 0 0 1 .244 6 45
S. Gass C 3 1 2 2 0 0 0 .224 5 10
Totals 31 6 9 6 3 7 11      
a - J. Kief pinch ran for M. Gutierrez in the 2nd

BATTING
Doubles: R. Avila (7, 2nd Inning off K. Guerrero, 1 on, 0 outs) , A. Baeza (23, 7th Inning off M. Castro, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: S. Gass (5, 2nd Inning off K. Guerrero, 1 on, 2 outs) , K. Diaz (6, 6th Inning off M. Castro, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: A. Alvarez , J. Martin , A. Baeza 2 , F. Andino , R. Avila 3 , K. Diaz 4 , S. Gass 5
2-out RBI: R. Avila , S. Gass
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Baeza , F. Andino , J. Shifflett
GIDP: J. Martin
Hit by Pitch: M. Gutierrez
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: A. Alvarez (6) , A. Baeza (40) , F. Andino (48) , R. Avila (10)
CS: A. Baeza (7)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Andino-Diaz-Martin)
OF assists: 1 (Avila(Alvarez at 2nd base))
CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Guerrero L (0-3) 1.2 3 3 3 1 3 1 41 14.09   
M. Singleton 3.1 3 1 1 1 2 0 46 3.52   
M. Castro 2.0 3 2 2 1 1 1 42 4.23   
M. Dunphy 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 5.02   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Guerrero 33
Batters Faced: K. Guerrero 10, M. Singleton 13, M. Castro 9, M. Dunphy 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Guerrero 2-0, M. Singleton 4-3, M. Castro 2-2, M. Dunphy 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: K. Guerrero 41-22, M. Singleton 46-32, M. Castro 42-23, M. Dunphy 6-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Singleton 1-0
Hit Batsmen: K. Guerrero
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Bowling 2.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 27 2.99   
A. Aguilar W (10-11) 3.1 4 0 0 1 2 0 61 5.56   
M. Mask 2.1 2 2 2 1 3 1 49 4.91   
D. Roden 0.2 1 0 0 1 0 0 15 2.47   
T. Koulpasis SV (7) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 4.53   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Bowling 52
Batters Faced: S. Bowling 8, A. Aguilar 13, M. Mask 12, D. Roden 4, T. Koulpasis 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Bowling 3-3, A. Aguilar 3-3, M. Mask 2-2, D. Roden 1-1, T. Koulpasis 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: S. Bowling 27-21, A. Aguilar 61-40, M. Mask 49-26, D. Roden 15-8, T. Koulpasis 10-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Mask 1-0 , T. Koulpasis 2-0
WP: A. Aguilar
Hit Batsmen: M. Mask 2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Steve Gass
Ballpark: Kauffman Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (68 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:30
Attendance: 37571
Special Notes: Manuel Gutierrez and Kenny Guerrero were ejected in the 2nd inning for igniting a bench-clearing brawl.SP Scott Bowling was injured while pitching.
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