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Kansas City Royals 1
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Cleveland Guardians 5
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Match Report

Naylor slugs 2 HRs as the Guardians top the Royals, dealing Zack Greinke his 16th straight road loss

— Bo Naylor had his first career two-homer game and drove in three runs as the Cleveland Guardians beat Kansas City 5-1 on Tuesday night, handing Royals pitcher Zack Greinke his 16th consecutive road loss.

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Top Performers

KC

  • Bobby Witt Jr. SS H-AB 0-3 · AB 3 · R 0
  • Maikel Garcia 3B H-AB 0-4 · AB 4 · R 0
  • Salvador Perez DH H-AB 1-4 · AB 4 · R 0
  • Edward Olivares RF H-AB 0-3 · AB 3 · R 0

CLE

  • Josh Naylor 1B H-AB 0-4 · AB 4 · R 0
  • Jose Ramirez 3B H-AB 1-4 · AB 4 · R 0
  • Steven Kwan LF H-AB 1-4 · AB 4 · R 0
  • Josh Bell DH H-AB 1-3 · AB 3 · R 1

Head to Head

CLE wins series 2-1

Injuries

Cleveland Guardians

  • Kahlil Watson Out
  • Colin Holderman 15-Day-IL
  • Andrew Walters Out

Kansas City Royals

  • Mitch Spence Day-To-Day
  • Steven Cruz Out
  • Carlos Estevez 60-Day-IL
  • Jonathan India 60-Day-IL
  • Nick Mears 60-Day-IL

Lineups

Confirmed

CLE

  1. Steven KwanLF38
  2. Amed RosarioSS14
  3. Jose Ramirez3B11
  4. Josh Naylor1B12
  5. Andres Gimenez2B0
  6. Josh BellDH56
  7. Will BrennanRF7
  8. Myles StrawCF3
  9. Bo NaylorC14

Substitutes

  1. Gabriel AriasSS43

KC

  1. Maikel GarciaDH11
  2. Bobby Witt Jr.SS7
  3. Nick Pratto1B41
  4. Salvador PerezC13
  5. Kyle IsbelCF28
  6. Edward OlivaresLF34
  7. Michael Massey2B19
  8. Drew WatersRF8
  9. Nicky Lopez3B33

Play by Play

  1. Foul Ball 1-5

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    40934 8th Inning
  2. Foul Ball 1-5

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    40934 8th Inning
  3. End Batter/Pitcher 1-5
    41283 6th Inning
  4. Play Result 1-5

    Ramírez singled to center, Rosario scored.

    41283 6th Inning
  5. Single 1-5

    Pitch 3 : Ball In Play

    41283 6th Inning
  6. Foul Ball 1-4

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul

    41283 6th Inning
  7. Strike Looking 1-4

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking

    41283 6th Inning
  8. Foul Ball 1-4

    Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul

    41283 6th Inning
  9. Foul Ball 1-4

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    41283 6th Inning
  10. Foul Ball 1-4

    Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul

    40934 6th Inning
  11. End Batter/Pitcher 1-4
    5883 5th Inning
  12. Play Result 1-4

    Bo Naylor homered to center (397 feet), Straw scored.

    5883 5th Inning
  13. Home Run 1-4

    Pitch 5 : Ball In Play

    5883 5th Inning
  14. Ball 1-2

    Pitch 4 : Ball 3

    5883 5th Inning
  15. Ball 1-2

    Pitch 3 : Ball 2

    5883 5th Inning
  16. Ball 1-2

    Pitch 2 : Ball 1

    5883 5th Inning
  17. Strike Looking 1-2

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking

    5883 5th Inning
  18. Foul Ball 1-2

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    5883 5th Inning
  19. End Batter/Pitcher 1-2
    5883 5th Inning
  20. Play Result 1-2

    Brennan singled to center, Bell scored.

    5883 5th Inning
  21. Single 1-2

    Pitch 3 : Ball In Play

    5883 5th Inning
  22. Ball 1-2

    Pitch 2 : Ball 2

    5883 5th Inning
  23. Ball 1-1

    Pitch 1 : Ball 1

    5883 5th Inning
  24. Foul Ball 1-1

    Pitch 3 : Strike 1 Foul

    5883 5th Inning
  25. Foul Ball 1-1

    Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul

    5883 5th Inning
  26. Foul Ball 1-1

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    5883 5th Inning
  27. Foul Out 1-1

    Pitch 1 : Ball In Play

    40934 5th Inning
  28. End Batter/Pitcher 1-1
    40934 5th Inning
  29. Play Result 1-1

    Lopez singled to left, Massey scored.

    40934 5th Inning
  30. Single 1-1

    Pitch 4 : Ball In Play

    40934 5th Inning
  31. Foul Ball 0-1

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    40934 5th Inning
  32. Strike Looking 0-1

    Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Looking

    40934 5th Inning
  33. Ball 0-1

    Pitch 1 : Ball 1

    40934 5th Inning
  34. Foul Ball 0-1

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    40934 5th Inning
  35. Foul Ball 0-1

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    40934 5th Inning
  36. Foul Ball 0-1

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    5883 4th Inning
  37. Foul Out 0-1

    Pitch 1 : Ball In Play

    40934 4th Inning
  38. Foul Ball 0-1

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul

    40934 4th Inning
  39. Foul Ball 0-1

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    40934 4th Inning
  40. End Batter/Pitcher 0-1
    5883 3rd Inning
  41. Play Result 0-1

    Bo Naylor homered to right center (430 feet).

    5883 3rd Inning
  42. Home Run 0-1

    Pitch 5 : Ball In Play

    5883 3rd Inning
  43. Ball 0-1

    Pitch 4 : Ball 2

    5883 3rd Inning
  44. Ball 0-1

    Pitch 3 : Ball 1

    5883 3rd Inning
  45. Foul Ball 0-0

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul

    5883 3rd Inning
  46. Strike Looking 0-0

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking

    5883 3rd Inning
  47. Foul Ball 0-0

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul

    40934 3rd Inning
  48. Foul Ball 0-0

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    40934 3rd Inning
  49. Foul Ball 0-0

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul

    5883 2nd Inning
  50. Foul Ball 0-0

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    40934 2nd Inning
  51. Foul Ball 0-0

    Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul

    5883 1st Inning
  52. Foul Ball 0-0

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    5883 1st Inning
  53. Foul Ball 0-0

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    40934 1st Inning
  54. Foul Ball 0-0

    Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul

    40934 1st Inning
  1. End Batter/Pitcher 1-5
    41743 9th Inning
  2. Play Result 1-5

    Isbel grounded out to second.

    41743 9th Inning
  3. Ground Out 1-5

    Pitch 6 : Ball In Play

    41743 9th Inning
  4. Ball 1-5

    Pitch 5 : Ball 3

    41743 9th Inning
  5. Ball 1-5

    Pitch 4 : Ball 2

    41743 9th Inning
  6. Strike Looking 1-5

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Looking

    41743 9th Inning
  7. Strike Swinging 1-5

    Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Swinging

    41743 9th Inning
  8. Ball 1-5

    Pitch 1 : Ball 1

    41743 9th Inning
  9. Start Batter/Pitcher 1-5

    Emmanuel Clase pitches to Kyle Isbel

    41743 9th Inning
  10. End Batter/Pitcher 1-5
    41743 9th Inning
  11. Play Result 1-5

    Perez flied out to center.

    41743 9th Inning
  12. Fly Out 1-5

    Pitch 2 : Ball In Play

    41743 9th Inning
  13. Ball 1-5

    Pitch 1 : Ball 1

    41743 9th Inning
  14. Start Batter/Pitcher 1-5

    Emmanuel Clase pitches to Salvador Perez

    41743 9th Inning
  15. End Batter/Pitcher 1-5
    41743 9th Inning
  16. Play Result 1-5

    Pratto grounded out to pitcher.

    41743 9th Inning
  17. Ground Out 1-5

    Pitch 5 : Ball In Play

    41743 9th Inning
  18. Strike Looking 1-5

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Looking

    41743 9th Inning
  19. Ball 1-5

    Pitch 3 : Ball 2

    41743 9th Inning
  20. Ball 1-5

    Pitch 2 : Ball 1

    41743 9th Inning
  21. Strike Looking 1-5

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking

    41743 9th Inning
  22. Start Batter/Pitcher 1-5

    Emmanuel Clase pitches to Nick Pratto

    41743 9th Inning
  23. Play Result 1-5

    Clase relieved Civale

    41743 9th Inning
  24. Start Inning 1-5

    Top of the 9th inning

    9th Inning
  25. End Inning 1-5

    End of the 8th inning

    8th Inning
  26. End Batter/Pitcher 1-5
    33267 8th Inning
  27. Play Result 1-5

    Giménez grounded out to shortstop.

    33267 8th Inning
  28. Ground Out 1-5

    Pitch 2 : Ball In Play

    33267 8th Inning
  29. Strike Looking 1-5

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking

    33267 8th Inning
  30. Start Batter/Pitcher 1-5

    Nick Wittgren pitches to Andres Gimenez

    33267 8th Inning
  31. End Batter/Pitcher 1-5
    33267 8th Inning
  32. Play Result 1-5

    J. Naylor flied out to center.

    33267 8th Inning
  33. Fly Out 1-5

    Pitch 3 : Ball In Play

    33267 8th Inning
  34. Ball 1-5

    Pitch 2 : Ball 1

    33267 8th Inning
  35. Strike Swinging 1-5

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Swinging

    33267 8th Inning
  36. Start Batter/Pitcher 1-5

    Nick Wittgren pitches to Josh Naylor

    33267 8th Inning
  37. End Batter/Pitcher 1-5
    33267 8th Inning
  38. Play Result 1-5

    Ramírez grounded out to first.

    33267 8th Inning
  39. Ground Out 1-5

    Pitch 3 : Ball In Play

    33267 8th Inning
  40. Ball 1-5

    Pitch 2 : Ball 2

    33267 8th Inning

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