MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT CLEVELAND GUARDIANS
09/28/2109
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT CLEVELAND GUARDIANS
GAME ID: 2798 - SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 28TH , 2109 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals (68-81) 0 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 7 16 1
Cleveland Guardians (72-77) 4 2 1 2 0 2 0 0 X 11 10 0
Franco Helps Guardians Beat Royals, 11-7
A 4-RBI performance from the 28-year old second baseman Gustavo Franco helped the Cleveland Guardians beat the Kansas City Royals, 11-7. The Guardians now have a mark of 72-77.

In the bottom of the second, with the bases loaded, Franco came to the plate. He drew a walk, driving in 1 run off Mike Mask to put the Guardians in the lead, 5-4.

"We just try to have good at-bats, whether we're winning, losing, or tied," said Franco.
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 0 4 .292 5 38
F. Ferrer 1B 4 0 1 0 1 1 1 .234 6 28
S. Griffith CF 5 0 2 2 0 1 2 .303 9 69
A. Alvarez 3B 5 1 2 0 0 0 3 .276 20 84
A. Morgan RF 5 1 1 0 0 2 2 .286 18 69
E. Gonzalez LF 3 1 1 0 2 1 2 .286 2 12
A. Ventura 2B 5 1 3 2 0 1 3 .333 2 6
J. Johnson C 4 0 2 1 0 0 1 .243 11 61
   c-J. Munoz PH 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .264 6 16
J. Crowe SS 3 1 2 0 0 1 3 .256 5 33
   a-A. Baeza PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .261 11 53
   b-K. Diaz SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .204 1 13
Totals 41 7 16 6 4 8 22      
a - A. Baeza pinch hit for J. Crowe in the 7th
b - K. Diaz substituted for A. Baeza in the 7th
c - J. Munoz pinch hit for J. Johnson in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: E. Gonzalez (7, 2nd Inning off N. Wise, 0 on, 1 out) , M. Gutierrez (47, 2nd Inning off N. Wise, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: A. Ventura (2, 2nd Inning off N. Wise, 1 on, 1 out) , J. Munoz (6, 9th Inning off M. Castro, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: M. Gutierrez 2 , F. Ferrer , S. Griffith 2 , A. Alvarez 2 , A. Morgan , E. Gonzalez 2 , A. Ventura 6 , J. Johnson 2 , J. Munoz 4 , J. Crowe 2
2-out RBI: S. Griffith , J. Johnson , J. Munoz
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Gutierrez , S. Griffith , A. Alvarez 2 , A. Morgan , A. Baeza
GIDP: A. Ventura
Team LOB: 11

FIELDING
Errors: A. Ventura (2)
PB: J. Johnson
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Ellis 1B 4 2 0 1 1 0 1 .221 16 47
B. Thrash LF 5 0 1 0 0 2 2 .263 10 51
J. Kirby RF 2 3 0 0 2 1 1 .313 44 116
D. Steinhart 3B 4 3 3 1 1 1 1 .218 25 75
G. Franco 2B 3 2 2 4 2 1 2 .258 24 93
R. Carrion DH 4 0 2 1 1 2 3 .235 21 76
C. Pineiro C 4 0 1 2 0 2 3 .343 2 18
C. Roberts SS 5 1 0 0 0 1 5 .219 8 41
E. Roman CF 3 0 1 0 1 1 3 .262 17 71
Totals 34 11 10 9 8 11 21      
BATTING
Doubles: E. Roman (28, 3rd Inning off N. Colley, 1 on, 1 out)
Triples: G. Franco (8, 1st Inning off M. Mask, 3 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: D. Steinhart (25, 6th Inning off M. Heidt, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: B. Thrash , D. Steinhart 6 , G. Franco 4 , R. Carrion 2 , C. Pineiro , E. Roman 2
2-out RBI: G. Franco
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Thrash , R. Carrion , C. Roberts , E. Roman 2
Sac Fly: C. Pineiro
Hit by Pitch: J. Kirby
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Kirby (27) , D. Steinhart (6) , G. Franco (15) , R. Carrion 2 (20)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Steinhart-Franco-Ellis)
OF assists: 1 (Roman(Crowe at 3rd base))
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Mask L (10-12) 1.2 2 6 6 6 0 0 51 4.44   
N. Colley 1.2 3 3 2 1 4 0 44 7.23   
M. Heidt 3.0 5 2 2 0 3 1 49 10.69   
R. Washington 1.2 0 0 0 1 4 0 24 3.46   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Mask 15
Batters Faced: M. Mask 14, N. Colley 10, M. Heidt 14, R. Washington 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Mask 3-2, N. Colley 1-0, M. Heidt 3-3, R. Washington 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: M. Mask 51-20, N. Colley 44-25, M. Heidt 49-33, R. Washington 24-15
Inherited Runners - Scored: N. Colley 3-1 , M. Heidt 1-0 , R. Washington 1-0
WP: N. Colley
Hit Batsmen: M. Mask
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
N. Wise W (6-6) 5.2 10 4 4 3 4 1 114 4.13   
D. Hanks 2.0 5 2 2 0 4 0 35 4.39   
M. Castro 1.1 1 1 1 1 0 1 18 6.75   
PITCHING
Game Score: N. Wise 34
Batters Faced: N. Wise 29, D. Hanks 11, M. Castro 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: N. Wise 8-4, D. Hanks 1-1, M. Castro 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: N. Wise 114-71, D. Hanks 35-23, M. Castro 18-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Hanks 1-0 , M. Castro 2-0
Balk: D. Hanks
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Gustavo Franco
Ballpark: Progressive Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (54 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 12 mph
Start Time: 9:05 PM CT
Time: 3:53
Attendance: 32527
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