MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT CLEVELAND GUARDIANS
09/22/2114
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT CLEVELAND GUARDIANS
GAME ID: 2839 - SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 22ND , 2114 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals (86-66) 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 4 8 0
Cleveland Guardians (59-92) 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 6 2
With Late Score, Royals Beat Guardians
The Kansas City Royals defeated the Cleveland Guardians by the score of 4-3, with the biggest share of the credit going to center fielder Tony Valadez. Valadez was 2-3 with a home run and a walk. He scored 2 runs and drove in 2 for the Royals on the day. The win lifted the Kansas City record to 86-66.

Kyle Diaz, who finished 5th in the AL in stolen bases with 42 last year, helped out the Kansas City cause in the top of the eighth inning with a run-scoring single. For the game, the designated hitter was 1 for 1.

Valadez called the win "an overall solid one."
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
F. Andino 2B, SS 4 1 2 1 1 0 1 .316 5 70
A. Ventura LF 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 .243 17 61
   b-R. Avila PH, LF, RF 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .280 6 32
A. Alvarez 3B 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 .261 13 84
J. Gaitan 1B, 2B 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .255 20 96
J. Shifflett DH 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .304 21 63
   c-K. Diaz DH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .281 14 56
J. Turner C 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .214 4 40
   d-G. Hall PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333 0 1
   e-L. Ramos C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .185 1 14
A. Morgan RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .215 8 37
   f-B. Brancati 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
T. Crawford SS 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .231 1 16
   a-A. Baeza PH, 1B 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .221 10 47
   g-A. Loredo RF, LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 0 1
T. Valadez CF 3 2 2 2 1 0 0 .227 10 49
Totals 36 4 8 4 3 5 16      
a - A. Baeza pinch hit for T. Crawford in the 7th
b - R. Avila pinch hit for A. Ventura in the 8th
c - K. Diaz inserted as DH in the 8th
d - G. Hall pinch hit for J. Turner in the 8th
e - L. Ramos substituted for G. Hall in the 8th
f - B. Brancati substituted for A. Morgan in the 9th
g - A. Loredo substituted for A. Baeza in the 9th

BATTING
Triples: F. Andino (16, 8th Inning off K. Lawson, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: T. Valadez (10, 9th Inning off T. Martin, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: F. Andino 4 , A. Ventura 2 , K. Diaz , G. Hall , T. Valadez 5
2-out RBI: K. Diaz
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Alvarez , J. Gaitan 2 , A. Morgan
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: F. Andino (61) , A. Ventura (72) , T. Crawford (9)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Clarke 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .239 18 63
K. Halford DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .235 9 35
M. Davenport C 3 1 1 2 0 1 0 .241 4 23
J. Kirby CF 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .245 25 70
B. Roller SS 4 0 2 1 0 1 2 .250 32 94
Z. Wilson LF 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .244 19 58
B. Salvatierra 2B 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .221 11 49
K. Dillhoff RF 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .242 7 26
   a-R. Lower PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .227 13 61
M. Reilly 1B 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .256 2 14
Totals 33 3 6 3 2 8 14      
a - R. Lower pinch hit for K. Dillhoff in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Roller (36, 2nd Inning off M. Ashford, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Kirby (35, 3rd Inning off M. Ashford, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: M. Davenport (4, 3rd Inning off M. Ashford, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: T. Clarke , M. Davenport 4 , J. Kirby 2 , B. Roller 3 , M. Reilly
2-out RBI: M. Davenport , B. Roller
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Roller , K. Dillhoff
Hit by Pitch: M. Davenport
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: T. Clarke (34)

FIELDING
Errors: T. Clarke (12) , B. Roller (18)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Ashford 7.0 5 3 3 1 5 1 101 4.24   
B. Nunez 0.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 10 2.19   
A. Araujo W (4-3) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 12 5.59   
D. Cart SV (33) 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 13 3.23   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Ashford 59
Batters Faced: M. Ashford 27, B. Nunez 3, A. Araujo 2, D. Cart 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Ashford 9-7, B. Nunez 0-0, A. Araujo 0-1, D. Cart 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Ashford 101-65, B. Nunez 10-6, A. Araujo 12-7, D. Cart 13-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Araujo 2-0
Hit Batsmen: B. Nunez
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
N. Wise 5.2 4 1 0 0 2 0 88 4.67   
K. Lawson H (3) 1.2 1 2 2 1 3 0 29 3.47   
T. Martin L (7-7), BS (2) 1.2 3 1 1 2 0 1 34 3.61   
PITCHING
Game Score: N. Wise 61
Batters Faced: N. Wise 21, K. Lawson 8, T. Martin 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: N. Wise 4-10, K. Lawson 2-0, T. Martin 2-3
Pitches - Strikes: N. Wise 88-56, K. Lawson 29-18, T. Martin 34-16
Inherited Runners - Scored: K. Lawson 2-0 , T. Martin 1-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Tony Valadez
Ballpark: Progressive Field
Weather: Cloudy (62 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:49
Attendance: 19360
Special Notes: Rain delay of 26 minutes in the 5th inning.
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