MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CLEVELAND GUARDIANS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
09/13/2109
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CLEVELAND GUARDIANS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
GAME ID: 2608 - FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 13TH , 2109 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Cleveland Guardians (65-71) 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 4 0
Kansas City Royals (62-74) 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 X 4 7 1
Royals Score Late to Upend Guardians, 4-2
The Kansas City Royals converted a terrific effort from starter Hugo Coates into a win over the Cleveland Guardians at Kauffman Stadium. The Royals won the game by a final score of 4-2. Theron Koulpasis earned the save, his 2nd. With the win, the Royals improved to 62-74.

The Royals got a big at-bat from center fielder Joe Crowe. For the game, Crowe was 2 for 2 with a double. In the bottom of the fourth, with runners on 1st and 3rd, he stroked a run-scoring double. His 17th double of the season gave Kansas City a 2-1 lead.

"I made some pitches when I had to," said Coates.
CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Ellis 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .228 15 43
B. Thrash LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .253 8 46
J. Kirby RF 2 0 1 0 1 1 0 .310 39 102
D. Steinhart 3B 4 1 1 0 0 1 4 .207 19 60
G. Franco 2B 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .263 23 82
R. Carrion DH 3 1 1 1 1 1 0 .232 17 66
C. Roberts SS 4 0 0 0 0 3 3 .222 8 38
E. Roman CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .276 16 64
J. Faucher C 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .225 2 8
Totals 31 2 4 1 3 11 15      
BATTING
Doubles: D. Steinhart (24, 2nd Inning off H. Coates, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Kirby (35, 3rd Inning off H. Coates, 0 on, 2 outs) , B. Thrash (23, 8th Inning off R. Washington, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: R. Carrion (17, 7th Inning off H. Coates, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: B. Thrash 2 , J. Kirby 2 , D. Steinhart 2 , R. Carrion 4
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Steinhart , G. Franco , J. Faucher
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Roberts-Franco-Ellis)
OF assists: 2 (Roman(Diaz at home), Thrash(Munoz at home))
PB: J. Faucher
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Gutierrez DH 2 1 0 0 2 0 1 .291 5 36
A. Alvarez 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .282 19 81
   c-E. Gonzalez PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275 1 9
   d-M. Faria 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .241 3 20
J. Munoz LF 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 .274 4 11
A. Morgan RF 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .283 16 61
A. Baeza 1B 3 1 1 2 0 1 2 .265 10 45
R. Miller 2B 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .227 2 8
J. Johnson C 3 1 0 0 1 1 1 .226 10 51
K. Diaz SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .214 1 13
J. Crowe CF 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 .239 4 28
   a-M. Wallace PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .071 0 1
   b-M. Grover CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .212 3 24
Totals 27 4 7 3 6 3 9      
a - M. Wallace pinch hit for J. Crowe in the 7th
b - M. Grover substituted for M. Wallace in the 8th
c - E. Gonzalez pinch hit for A. Alvarez in the 8th
d - M. Faria substituted for E. Gonzalez in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Crowe (17, 4th Inning off D. Hanks, 2 on, 2 outs)
Triples: A. Baeza (10, 8th Inning off D. House, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Munoz , A. Morgan 2 , A. Baeza 3 , K. Diaz , J. Crowe 3
2-out RBI: A. Baeza , J. Crowe
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Miller
GIDP: A. Alvarez
Sac Fly: A. Baeza
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Munoz (3)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Johnson (7)
CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Boone 1.0 1 1 1 2 0 0 23 9.00   
D. Hanks 3.0 3 1 1 2 3 0 46 4.21   
D. House L (6-4) 4.0 3 2 1 2 0 0 40 5.57   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Boone 39
Batters Faced: R. Boone 6, D. Hanks 13, D. House 15
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Boone 0-3, D. Hanks 2-3, D. House 5-5
Pitches - Strikes: R. Boone 23-12, D. Hanks 46-27, D. House 40-26
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. House 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
H. Coates 6.0 3 2 2 2 7 1 91 4.17   
R. Washington W (5-4) 2.0 1 0 0 1 2 0 23 2.94   
T. Koulpasis SV (2) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 12 3.23   
PITCHING
Game Score: H. Coates 63
Batters Faced: H. Coates 24, R. Washington 8, T. Koulpasis 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: H. Coates 7-4, R. Washington 2-2, T. Koulpasis 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: H. Coates 91-60, R. Washington 23-18, T. Koulpasis 12-9
Balk: H. Coates
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Hugo Coates
Ballpark: Kauffman Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (57 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 11 mph
Start Time: 10:35 PM CT
Time: 2:52
Attendance: 28327
Special Notes: SP Ron Boone was injured while pitching.
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