MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT CLEVELAND GUARDIANS
09/21/2108
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT CLEVELAND GUARDIANS
GAME ID: 2824 - FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 21ST , 2108 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 R H E
Kansas City Royals (72-79) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 1 0 0 8 11 0
Cleveland Guardians (53-97) 4 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 9 12 0
Guardians Win in Glorious Fashion, 9-8
Behind the hitting of J.J. Kirby, the Cleveland Guardians stopped the Kansas City Royals, 9-8, in 11 innings. Kirby slugged 2 home runs. He drove in 4 runs and scored twice for the Guardians. The Guardians sport a record of 53-97.

The game was still up for grabs in the bottom of the 11th. With two out, Kirby hit a fastball from Dallas Roden for a solo home run. The Guardians, in dramatic fashion, had a walk-off win.

"Walking a team off at the end -- there's no greater feeling," said Kirby.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Gutierrez DH 6 0 0 0 0 2 2 .279 0 4
A. Morgan LF 6 1 2 1 0 1 1 .273 7 29
B. Thomas 1B 5 1 1 0 0 1 0 .301 21 82
S. Gass C 4 2 2 1 1 1 2 .251 12 41
C. Pope RF 4 1 2 1 1 2 1 .276 8 45
R. Miller 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 4 .245 13 54
   c-B. Noriega PH 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .208 14 66
   d-R. Lower 2B 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .299 2 16
J. Roque 3B 5 1 1 1 0 1 0 .257 7 42
J. Crowe SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .234 1 34
   a-S. Porter PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .438 1 2
   b-M. Faria SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .160 0 1
   e-M. Gremillion PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .243 8 32
   g-D. Nardi SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .077 0 0
M. Grover CF 4 1 2 4 0 0 1 .276 4 51
   f-R. Wade PH, CF 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .226 1 4
Totals 44 8 11 8 3 12 15      
a - S. Porter pinch hit for J. Crowe in the 7th
b - M. Faria substituted for S. Porter in the 7th
c - B. Noriega pinch hit for R. Miller in the 8th
d - R. Lower substituted for B. Noriega in the 8th
e - M. Gremillion pinch hit for M. Faria in the 10th
f - R. Wade pinch hit for M. Grover in the 10th
g - D. Nardi substituted for M. Gremillion in the 10th

BATTING
Home Runs: S. Gass (12, 2nd Inning off K. Guerrero, 0 on, 0 outs) , M. Grover (4, 8th Inning off E. Nasuti, 3 on, 2 outs) , A. Morgan (7, 9th Inning off G. Pence, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: A. Morgan 5 , B. Thomas , S. Gass 5 , C. Pope 2 , J. Roque , S. Porter , M. Grover 5
2-out RBI: M. Grover
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , R. Miller 2
Hit by Pitch: B. Thomas
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Pope (18)
CS: M. Gutierrez (1)

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Grover(Franco at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Ellis 1B 3 2 0 0 3 1 0 .270 28 79
G. Franco 2B 5 2 3 0 1 0 0 .253 24 78
K. Allen 3B 6 0 2 2 0 1 5 .265 11 36
J. Kirby RF 4 2 2 4 2 2 2 .269 22 54
B. Widby DH 5 2 3 2 0 0 1 .212 30 81
C. Roberts SS 4 0 1 1 0 1 3 .213 13 63
R. Cosme LF 5 0 0 0 0 2 4 .220 7 38
J. Breen C 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .217 1 7
   a-C. Pineiro PH, C 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .246 7 51
   b-E. Walsh PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-D. Mares C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0
B. Newman CF 5 1 1 0 0 1 1 .228 10 44
Totals 42 9 12 9 6 8 17      
a - C. Pineiro pinch hit for J. Breen in the 8th
b - E. Walsh pinch hit for C. Pineiro in the 10th
c - D. Mares substituted for E. Walsh in the 11th

BATTING
Doubles: G. Franco (28, 1st Inning off C. Ramos, 1 on, 0 outs)
Triples: B. Newman (4, 4th Inning off C. Ramos, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: B. Widby 2 (30, 1st Inning off C. Ramos, 0 on, 1 out; 5th Inning off A. Kenney, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Kirby 2 (22, 1st Inning off C. Ramos, 2 on, 1 out; 11th Inning off D. Roden, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: G. Franco 4 , K. Allen 2 , J. Kirby 8 , B. Widby 9 , C. Roberts , B. Newman 3
2-out RBI: J. Kirby
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Allen , R. Cosme
Sac Fly: C. Roberts
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
PB: J. Breen
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Ramos 3.2 6 6 6 5 2 2 82 11.00   
A. Kenney 3.1 3 1 1 0 5 1 55 3.77   
D. Nunez 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1.83   
R. Washington H (1) 0.1 2 1 1 1 0 0 22 3.81   
W. Guaman BS (2) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 6.75   
C. Hardy 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 12 5.25   
D. Roden L (0-2) 0.2 1 1 1 0 0 1 11 7.02   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Ramos 20
Batters Faced: C. Ramos 21, A. Kenney 13, D. Nunez 3, R. Washington 4, W. Guaman 2, C. Hardy 3, D. Roden 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Ramos 3-5, A. Kenney 3-2, D. Nunez 0-3, R. Washington 0-1, W. Guaman 0-2, C. Hardy 1-1, D. Roden 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: C. Ramos 82-40, A. Kenney 55-35, D. Nunez 5-4, R. Washington 22-13, W. Guaman 10-7, C. Hardy 12-8, D. Roden 11-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Kenney 1-0 , W. Guaman 3-1
WP: R. Washington
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Guerrero 5.2 5 1 1 0 5 1 91 5.35   
C. Tucker 1.2 1 2 2 2 1 0 42 8.10   
E. Nasuti 0.1 3 4 4 1 0 1 23 4.89   
G. Pence 1.1 2 1 1 0 4 1 29 6.04   
D. Goodwin W (6-7) 2.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 19 3.51   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Guerrero 60
Batters Faced: K. Guerrero 22, C. Tucker 9, E. Nasuti 5, G. Pence 6, D. Goodwin 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Guerrero 8-4, C. Tucker 1-3, E. Nasuti 0-1, G. Pence 0-0, D. Goodwin 1-3
Pitches - Strikes: K. Guerrero 91-65, C. Tucker 42-21, E. Nasuti 23-16, G. Pence 29-19, D. Goodwin 19-15
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Tucker 2-0 , E. Nasuti 2-2
WP: C. Tucker
Hit Batsmen: C. Tucker
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: J.J. Kirby
Ballpark: Progressive Field
Weather: Clear skies (62 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 4:40
Attendance: 23672
Special Notes: RP William Guaman was injured while pitching.
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