Melendez homers, McArthur stars in relief as Royals hold off Guardians 7-6
— Royals reliever James McArthur earned his first big league win and first career save in a span of three days this week.
Major League Baseball
FINAL
Cleveland Guardians
6
Kansas City Royals
7
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| KC | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
Kauffman Stadium · 15,254 att.
Match Report
Top Performers
CLE
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Josh Naylor 1B
H-AB 1-5 · AB 5 · R 0
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Jose Ramirez 3B
H-AB 1-4 · AB 4 · R 1
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Bo Naylor C
H-AB 1-2 · AB 2 · R 2
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Steven Kwan LF
H-AB 2-2 · AB 2 · R 1
KC
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Nick Loftin 3B
H-AB 2-3 · AB 3 · R 0
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Logan Porter C
H-AB 0-0 · AB 0 · R 0
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Nelson Velazquez LF
H-AB 1-3 · AB 3 · R 1
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Bobby Witt Jr. SS
H-AB 1-5 · AB 5 · R 1
Head to Head
KC wins series 3-0
Injuries
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
Cleveland Guardians
- Kahlil Watson Out
- Colin Holderman 15-Day-IL
- Andrew Walters Out
Lineups
KC
- 11Maikel Garcia3B
- 7Bobby Witt Jr.SS
- 1MJ MelendezLF
- 34Edward OlivaresDH
- 30Nelson VelazquezRF
- 12Nick Loftin2B
- 41Nick Pratto1B
- 79Tyler CropleyC
- 28Kyle IsbelCF
Substitutes
- 19Michael Massey2B
- 97Dairon BlancoPR
- 33Logan PorterC
CLE
- 38Steven KwanLF
- 11Jose Ramirez3B
- 12Josh Naylor1B
- 56Kole CalhounDH
- 5Ramon LaureanoCF
- 0Andres Gimenez2B
- 7Will BrennanRF
- 43Gabriel AriasSS
- 14Bo NaylorC
Play by Play
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Foul Ball 6-7
Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 6-7
Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 6-7
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
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Foul Ball 6-7
Pitch 3 : Strike 1 Foul
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Foul Ball 6-7
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 6-7
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 6-7
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 6-7
Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 6-7
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 6-7
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 6-7
Pitch 7 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 6-7
Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 6-7
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 6-7
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-7
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Play Result 6-7
Bo Naylor homered to right center (400 feet).
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Home Run 6-7
Pitch 4 : Ball In Play
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Foul Ball 6-7
Pitch 3 : Strike 1 Foul
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Ball 6-7
Pitch 2 : Ball 2
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Ball 6-7
Pitch 1 : Ball 1
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Foul Ball 5-7
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
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Foul Out 5-7
Pitch 7 : Ball In Play
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Foul Ball 5-7
Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 5-7
Pitch 9 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 5-7
Pitch 8 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 5-7
Pitch 7 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 5-7
Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 5-7
Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-7
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Play Result 5-7
Giménez tripled to center, Calhoun scored.
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Triple 5-7
Pitch 4 : Ball In Play
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Ball 5-7
Pitch 3 : Ball 2
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Ball 5-7
Pitch 2 : Ball 1
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Strike Looking 5-7
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking
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Foul Ball 4-7
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 4-7
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 4-7
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
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Foul Ball 4-7
Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 4-7
Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 4-7
Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 4-7
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-7
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Play Result 4-7
Kwan tripled to right, Giménez scored and Bo Naylor scored.
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Triple 4-7
Pitch 3 : Ball In Play
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Strike Looking 4-7
Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Looking
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Ball 4-7
Pitch 1 : Ball 1
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Foul Ball 2-7
Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-7
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Play Result 2-7
Cropley hit sacrifice fly to center, Velázquez scored.
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Sacrifice Fly 2-7
Pitch 5 : Ball In Play
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Ball 2-7
Pitch 4 : Ball 2
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Strike Swinging 2-7
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Swinging
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Strike Swinging 2-7
Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Swinging
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Ball 2-7
Pitch 1 : Ball 1
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Foul Ball 2-6
Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 2-6
Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-6
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Play Result 2-6
Loftin reached on infield single to second, Olivares scored, Velázquez to third.
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Single 2-6
Pitch 3 : Ball In Play
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Strike Looking 2-6
Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Looking
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-7
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Play Result 6-7
Arias flied out to left.
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Fly Out 6-7
Pitch 4 : Ball In Play
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Ball 6-7
Pitch 3 : Ball 1
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Foul Ball 6-7
Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul
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Strike Looking 6-7
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking
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Start Batter/Pitcher 6-7
Collin Snider pitches to Gabriel Arias
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-7
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Play Result 6-7
Brennan lined out to second.
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Line Out 6-7
Pitch 3 : Ball In Play
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Strike Looking 6-7
Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Looking
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Ball 6-7
Pitch 1 : Ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 6-7
Collin Snider pitches to Will Brennan
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-7
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Play Result 6-7
Giménez grounded out to second.
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Ground Out 6-7
Pitch 4 : Ball In Play
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Ball 6-7
Pitch 3 : Ball 1
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Foul Ball 6-7
Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 6-7
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
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Start Batter/Pitcher 6-7
Collin Snider pitches to Andres Gimenez
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Play Result 6-7
Snider relieved McArthur
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Play Result 6-7
Porter catching.
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Start Inning 6-7
Top of the 9th inning
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End Inning 6-7
End of the 8th inning
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-7
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Play Result 6-7
Witt Jr. popped out to third.
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Pop Out 6-7
Pitch 4 : Ball In Play
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Foul Ball 6-7
Pitch 3 : Strike 1 Foul
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Ball 6-7
Pitch 2 : Ball 2
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Ball 6-7
Pitch 1 : Ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 6-7
Nick Sandlin pitches to Bobby Witt Jr.
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-7
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Play Result 6-7
Garcia struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 6-7
Pitch 5 : Strike 3 Swinging
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Foul Ball 6-7
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul
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Ball 6-7
Pitch 3 : Ball 1
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Strike Looking 6-7
Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Looking
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Strike Looking 6-7
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking
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Start Batter/Pitcher 6-7
Nick Sandlin pitches to Maikel Garcia
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-7
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