MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT CLEVELAND GUARDIANS
09/27/2109
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT CLEVELAND GUARDIANS
GAME ID: 2783 - FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 27TH , 2109 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals (68-80) 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 10 0
Cleveland Guardians (71-77) 4 0 5 3 1 1 0 0 X 14 15 0
Carrion Helps Cleveland Bombard Kansas City
The Cleveland Guardians used the hitting of designated hitter Ramon Carrion to subdue the Kansas City Royals, 14-4. For the game, Carrion went 3-4 with 2 home runs and was hit by a pitch. He scored 4 runs and drove in 4. The Guardians go to 71-77, putting them 4th in the American League Central Division.

Eduardo Roman, who is on pace for 78 RBI this season, chipped in a grand slam home run for Cleveland in the bottom of the third. For the game, the center fielder had 2 hits in 5 at-bats with 1 home run, 1 single, 1 run scored, and 4 runs batted in.

Kansas City manager Connor Gould said: "We'll put this one in the trash can and get ready for the next game."
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Gutierrez DH 4 1 1 0 1 1 3 .292 5 38
F. Ferrer 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .234 6 28
   i-J. Munoz PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .258 5 15
S. Griffith CF 3 0 1 1 0 0 2 .302 9 67
   c-J. Stalker PH, CF, LF 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .200 0 0
A. Alvarez 3B 2 0 0 0 1 1 3 .275 20 84
   d-R. Lower PH, 3B 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .213 9 31
A. Morgan RF 3 1 1 0 0 0 2 .287 18 69
   e-M. Wallace PH, RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .069 0 1
E. Gonzalez LF 3 1 1 1 0 0 1 .284 2 12
   f-M. Gremillion PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 0 0
   h-M. Grover LF, CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .210 3 24
A. Ventura 2B 3 1 1 1 0 1 1 .300 1 4
   g-A. Alford PH, 2B 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .140 1 3
S. Gass C 4 0 2 1 0 2 0 .253 4 12
J. Crowe SS 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .252 5 33
   a-A. Baeza PH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .262 11 53
   b-M. Faria SS 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .247 3 20
Totals 36 4 10 4 2 8 19      
a - A. Baeza pinch hit for J. Crowe in the 6th
b - M. Faria substituted for A. Baeza in the 6th
c - J. Stalker pinch hit for S. Griffith in the 7th
d - R. Lower pinch hit for A. Alvarez in the 7th
e - M. Wallace pinch hit for A. Morgan in the 7th
f - M. Gremillion pinch hit for E. Gonzalez in the 8th
g - A. Alford pinch hit for A. Ventura in the 8th
h - M. Grover substituted for M. Gremillion in the 8th
i - J. Munoz pinch hit for F. Ferrer in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Gutierrez (46, 1st Inning off B. Alvarez, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Crowe (20, 5th Inning off B. Alvarez, 0 on, 0 outs) , S. Gass (8, 6th Inning off G. Pence, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: A. Ventura (1, 2nd Inning off B. Alvarez, 0 on, 0 outs) , E. Gonzalez (2, 2nd Inning off B. Alvarez, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: M. Gutierrez 2 , S. Griffith , R. Lower , A. Morgan , E. Gonzalez 4 , A. Ventura 4 , S. Gass 3 , J. Crowe 2 , M. Faria
2-out RBI: S. Gass
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Gutierrez , A. Alvarez , A. Morgan
GIDP: J. Crowe
Hit by Pitch: A. Baeza
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: S. Griffith (15)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Ventura-Crowe-Ferrer, Ventura-Faria-Ferrer)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Ellis 1B 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .223 16 46
   a-E. Walsh PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
B. Thrash LF 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .263 10 51
   b-J. Gutierrez PH, LF 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .294 0 3
J. Kirby RF 3 3 1 0 1 0 4 .314 44 116
   c-M. Beck PH, RF 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .143 0 0
D. Steinhart 3B 4 2 3 2 1 1 1 .214 24 74
G. Franco 2B 4 3 2 3 1 0 4 .255 24 89
R. Carrion DH 4 4 3 4 0 0 3 .233 21 75
J. Sandoval C 4 1 2 0 1 1 0 .202 11 40
C. Roberts SS 3 0 0 1 1 1 5 .221 8 41
E. Roman CF 5 1 2 4 0 0 2 .262 17 71
Totals 36 14 15 14 7 5 22      
a - E. Walsh pinch hit for B. Ellis in the 7th
b - J. Gutierrez pinch hit for B. Thrash in the 7th
c - M. Beck pinch hit for J. Kirby in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Sandoval (13, 4th Inning off Z. Stout, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: J. Kirby (4, 5th Inning off Z. Stout, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: G. Franco (24, 1st Inning off S. Bowling, 2 on, 2 outs) , R. Carrion 2 (21, 1st Inning off S. Bowling, 0 on, 2 outs; 4th Inning off Z. Stout, 2 on, 1 out) , D. Steinhart (24, 3rd Inning off S. Bowling, 0 on, 0 outs) , E. Roman (17, 3rd Inning off A. Kenney, 3 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Gutierrez , J. Kirby 3 , M. Beck , D. Steinhart 6 , G. Franco 5 , R. Carrion 9 , J. Sandoval 3 , E. Roman 5
2-out RBI: D. Steinhart , G. Franco , R. Carrion
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Carrion , E. Roman
GIDP: J. Kirby , E. Roman
Sac Fly: C. Roberts
Hit by Pitch: R. Carrion
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Kirby (26)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Steinhart-Franco-Ellis)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Bowling L (2-1) 2.0 4 6 6 5 0 3 60 3.15   
A. Kenney 0.1 2 3 3 1 0 1 8 5.72   
Z. Stout 2.1 5 4 4 1 3 1 50 10.12   
D. Alva 3.1 4 1 1 0 2 0 44 5.16   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Bowling 15
Batters Faced: S. Bowling 14, A. Kenney 4, Z. Stout 13, D. Alva 14
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Bowling 2-3, A. Kenney 0-1, Z. Stout 4-0, D. Alva 4-3
Pitches - Strikes: S. Bowling 60-28, A. Kenney 8-4, Z. Stout 50-30, D. Alva 44-29
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Kenney 1-1 , D. Alva 1-0
Hit Batsmen: D. Alva
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Alvarez W (2-2) 5.0 6 3 3 2 4 2 84 2.66   
G. Pence 3.0 4 1 1 0 2 0 48 4.41   
D. House 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 15 5.66   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Alvarez 45
Batters Faced: B. Alvarez 22, G. Pence 14, D. House 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Alvarez 6-4, G. Pence 1-6, D. House 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: B. Alvarez 84-52, G. Pence 48-30, D. House 15-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. House 1-0
Hit Batsmen: G. Pence
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ramon Carrion
Ballpark: Progressive Field
Weather: Rain (49 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 13 mph
Start Time: 9:05 PM CT
Time: 3:35
Attendance: 25250
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