Major League Baseball

FINAL
Kansas City Royals 12
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Cleveland Guardians 6
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Goodyear Ballpark · 2,164 att.

Top Performers

KC

  • Robbie Glendinning SS H-AB 2-2 · AB 2 · R 2
  • Logan Porter C H-AB 2-2 · AB 2 · R 1
  • Vinnie Pasquantino 1B H-AB 1-3 · AB 3 · R 0
  • Matt Duffy 3B H-AB 1-3 · AB 3 · R 1

CLE

  • Richie Palacios 2B H-AB 1-2 · AB 2 · R 1
  • Gabriel Arias 3B H-AB 0-2 · AB 2 · R 0
  • Joe Lampe CF H-AB 2-4 · AB 4 · R 1
  • David Fry RF H-AB 1-2 · AB 2 · R 0

Head to Head

KC leads series 1-0

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

CLE

  1. 1Richie PalaciosLF
  2. 14Amed RosarioSS
  3. 11Jose Ramirez3B
  4. 56Josh Bell1B
  5. 12Josh NaylorDH
  6. 39Oscar GonzalezRF
  7. 7George ValeraCF
  8. 4Brayan Rocchio2B
  9. 67Cam GallagherC

Substitutes

  1. 16Julian EscobedoLF
  2. 8Milan TolentinoSS
  3. 6David Fry3B
  4. 95Joseph Naranjo1B
  5. 43Gabriel AriasDH
  6. 62Johnathan RodriguezRF
  7. 22Joe LampeCF
  8. 2Tyler Freeman2B
  9. 14Bo NaylorC

KC

  1. 7Bobby Witt Jr.SS
  2. 28Kyle IsbelCF
  3. 13Salvador PerezC
  4. 9Vinnie PasquantinoDH
  5. 9Matt Duffy2B
  6. 41Nick Pratto1B
  7. 10Johan Camargo3B
  8. 34Edward OlivaresLF
  9. 18Nate EatonRF

Substitutes

  1. 15Tucker BradleyLF
  2. 2Tyler TolbertCF
  3. 76Jose BricenoC
  4. 54Freddy FerminDH
  5. 34Robbie Glendinning2B
  6. 33Logan Porter1B
  7. 11Maikel GarciaSS
  8. 97Dairon BlancoRF

Play by Play

  1. End Batter/Pitcher 12-6
    5132071 9th Inning
  2. Play Result 12-6

    Garcia singled to left, Glendinning scored and Porter scored.

    5132071 9th Inning
  3. Single 12-6

    Pitch 1 : Ball In Play

    5132071 9th Inning
  4. End Batter/Pitcher 10-6
    5132071 9th Inning
  5. Play Result 10-6

    Porter doubled to center, Briceño scored and Fermin scored, Glendinning to third.

    5132071 9th Inning
  6. Double 10-6

    Pitch 1 : Ball In Play

    5132071 9th Inning
  7. End Batter/Pitcher 8-6
    4995366 9th Inning
  8. Play Result 8-6

    Briceño singled to center, Blanco scored and Bradley scored.

    4995366 9th Inning
  9. Single 8-6

    Pitch 1 : Ball In Play

    4995366 9th Inning
  10. End Batter/Pitcher 6-6
    4719319 8th Inning
  11. Play Result 6-6

    Dungan hit sacrifice fly to left, Glendinning scored.

    4719319 8th Inning
  12. Sacrifice Fly 6-6

    Pitch 2 : Ball In Play

    4719319 8th Inning
  13. Ball 5-6

    Pitch 1 : Ball 1

    4719319 8th Inning
  14. End Batter/Pitcher 5-6
    4345696 6th Inning
  15. Play Result 5-6

    Naranjo struck out, Escobedo scored on Wallace wild pitch, Naranjo to first on wild pitch by Wallace, Fry to third on wild pitch by Wallace.

    4345696 6th Inning
  16. Wild Pitch; Runner Reached 5-6

    Pitch 3 : Ball In Play

    4345696 6th Inning
  17. Strike Swinging 5-6

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Swinging

    4345696 6th Inning
  18. Strike Swinging 5-6

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Swinging

    4345696 6th Inning
  19. End Batter/Pitcher 5-5
    41004 6th Inning
  20. Play Result 5-5

    Fry doubled to left, Lampe scored and Rocchio scored, Escobedo to third.

    41004 6th Inning
  21. Double 5-5

    Pitch 1 : Ball In Play

    41004 6th Inning
  22. End Batter/Pitcher 5-3
    41004 6th Inning
  23. Play Result 5-3

    Escobedo walked, J. Rodriguez scored, Rocchio to second, Lampe to third.

    41004 6th Inning
  24. Ball 5-3

    Pitch 4 : Ball 4

    41004 6th Inning
  25. Ball 5-3

    Pitch 3 : Ball 3

    41004 6th Inning
  26. Ball 5-3

    Pitch 2 : Ball 2

    41004 6th Inning
  27. Ball 5-3

    Pitch 1 : Ball 1

    41004 6th Inning
  28. End Batter/Pitcher 5-2
    4228579 6th Inning
  29. Play Result 5-2

    Garcia homered to left, Duffy scored.

    4228579 6th Inning
  30. Home Run 5-2

    Pitch 2 : Ball In Play

    4228579 6th Inning
  31. Ball 3-2

    Pitch 1 : Ball 1

    4228579 6th Inning
  32. End Batter/Pitcher 3-2
    4346321 3rd Inning
  33. Play Result 3-2

    Pasquantino singled to right, Eaton scored and Witt Jr. scored, Isbel to third.

    4346321 3rd Inning
  34. Single 3-2

    Pitch 1 : Ball In Play

    4346321 3rd Inning
  35. End Batter/Pitcher 1-2
    33790 3rd Inning
  36. Play Result 1-2

    Witt Jr. singled to left, Olivares scored, Eaton to third.

    33790 3rd Inning
  37. Single 1-2

    Pitch 1 : Ball In Play

    33790 3rd Inning
  38. Foul Out 0-2

    Pitch 1 : Ball In Play

    34954 2nd Inning
  39. End Batter/Pitcher 0-2
    31061 1st Inning
  40. Play Result 0-2

    Bell homered to right, Palacios scored.

    31061 1st Inning
  41. Home Run 0-2

    Pitch 4 : Ball In Play

    31061 1st Inning
  42. Ball 0-2

    Pitch 3 : Ball 2

    31061 1st Inning
  43. Foul Ball 0-2

    Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul

    31061 1st Inning
  44. Ball 0-2

    Pitch 1 : Ball 1

    31061 1st Inning
  1. End Inning 12-6

    End of the 9th inning

    9th Inning
  2. End Batter/Pitcher 12-6
    5002931 9th Inning
  3. Play Result 12-6

    J. Rodriguez grounded out to shortstop.

    5002931 9th Inning
  4. Ground Out 12-6

    Pitch 1 : Ball In Play

    5002931 9th Inning
  5. Start Batter/Pitcher 12-6

    Steven Cruz pitches to Johnathan Rodriguez

    5002931 9th Inning
  6. End Batter/Pitcher 12-6
    5002931 9th Inning
  7. Play Result 12-6

    Arias grounded out to shortstop.

    5002931 9th Inning
  8. Ground Out 12-6

    Pitch 1 : Ball In Play

    5002931 9th Inning
  9. Start Batter/Pitcher 12-6

    Steven Cruz pitches to Gabriel Arias

    5002931 9th Inning
  10. End Batter/Pitcher 12-6
    5002931 9th Inning
  11. Play Result 12-6

    Naranjo grounded out to first.

    5002931 9th Inning
  12. Ground Out 12-6

    Pitch 1 : Ball In Play

    5002931 9th Inning
  13. Start Batter/Pitcher 12-6

    Steven Cruz pitches to Joseph Naranjo

    5002931 9th Inning
  14. Play Result 12-6

    Cruz relieved Sisk

    5002931 9th Inning
  15. Start Inning 12-6

    Bottom of the 9th inning

    9th Inning
  16. End Inning 12-6

    Middle of the 9th inning

    9th Inning
  17. End Batter/Pitcher 12-6
    5132071 9th Inning
  18. Play Result 12-6

    Blanco flied out to right.

    5132071 9th Inning
  19. Fly Out 12-6

    Pitch 1 : Ball In Play

    5132071 9th Inning
  20. Start Batter/Pitcher 12-6

    Yeury Gervacio pitches to Dairon Blanco

    5132071 9th Inning
  21. End Batter/Pitcher 12-6
    5132071 9th Inning
  22. Play Result 12-6

    Garcia singled to left, Glendinning scored and Porter scored.

    5132071 9th Inning
  23. Single 12-6

    Pitch 1 : Ball In Play

    5132071 9th Inning
  24. Start Batter/Pitcher 10-6

    Yeury Gervacio pitches to Maikel Garcia

    5132071 9th Inning
  25. End Batter/Pitcher 10-6
    5132071 9th Inning
  26. Play Result 10-6

    Dungan struck out swinging.

    5132071 9th Inning
  27. Strike Swinging 10-6

    Pitch 3 : Strike 3 Swinging

    5132071 9th Inning
  28. Strike Swinging 10-6

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Swinging

    5132071 9th Inning
  29. Strike Swinging 10-6

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Swinging

    5132071 9th Inning
  30. Start Batter/Pitcher 10-6

    Yeury Gervacio pitches to Clay Dungan

    5132071 9th Inning
  31. End Batter/Pitcher 10-6
    5132071 9th Inning
  32. Play Result 10-6

    Porter doubled to center, Briceño scored and Fermin scored, Glendinning to third.

    5132071 9th Inning
  33. Double 10-6

    Pitch 1 : Ball In Play

    5132071 9th Inning
  34. Start Batter/Pitcher 8-6

    Yeury Gervacio pitches to Logan Porter

    5132071 9th Inning
  35. End Batter/Pitcher 8-6
    5132071 9th Inning
  36. Play Result 8-6

    Glendinning singled to left, Fermin to second, Briceño to third.

    5132071 9th Inning
  37. Single 8-6

    Pitch 1 : Ball In Play

    5132071 9th Inning
  38. Start Batter/Pitcher 8-6

    Yeury Gervacio pitches to Robbie Glendinning

    5132071 9th Inning
  39. Play Result 8-6

    Gervacio relieved Zapata

    5132071 9th Inning
  40. End Batter/Pitcher 8-6
    4995366 9th Inning

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