Cleveland Guardians at Kansas City Royals
· Doubleheader - Game 2
6 - 4
Kwan's two-run homer lifts Guardians to 6-4 win over Royals and doubleheader split
Kansas City won the first game 5-3 with a walk-off homer in the 10th inning. The Guardians have not swept the Royals in a doubleheader since April 24, 2008.
Kwan's 431-foot home run into the right field fountains of Kauffman Stadium gave the Guardians a 6-2 lead.
The Guardians drew four straight walks in the first with Carlos Santana drawing the RBI walk to give Cleveland a 1-0 lead. Johnathan Rodríguez extended the lead with a two-run double in the first. Daniel Schneemann hit a sacrifice fly RBI in the third.
Bobby Witt Jr. and Freddy Fermin each hit two-run home runs for Kansas City.
Bibee (7-9) allowed four runs on seven hits for his third straight win. After taking the loss in game one, Emmanuel Clase earned his 24th save of the season.
Kris Bubic (8-7) gave up four runs on three hits in 2 2/3 innings of work with four walks and one strikeout. Bubic got off to a slow start, throwing 42 pitches in the first inning. The four walks matched a season-high.
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Scoring Summary
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9th Inning | Melendez grounded out to second. |
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9th Inning | Fermin grounded out to second. |
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9th Inning | Rave grounded out to second. |
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9th Inning | Clase relieved Gaddis |
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9th Inning | Ramírez grounded into double play, shortstop to first, Martínez out at second. |
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9th Inning | Martínez singled to center. |
Statistics
 CLE |
 KC |
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|---|---|---|
| 1 | Games Played | 1 |
| 1 | Team Games Played | 1 |
| 0 | Hit By Pitch | 0 |
| 8 | Ground Balls | 14 |
| 6 | Strikeouts | 10 |
| 6 | Runs Batted In | 4 |
| 1 | Sacrifice Hit | 0 |
| 9 | Hits | 8 |
| 0 | Stolen Bases | 0 |
| 4 | Walks | 0 |
| 0 | Catcher Interference | 0 |
| 6 | Runs | 4 |
| 2 | Ground Into Double Play | 0 |
| 1 | Sacrifice Flies | 0 |
| 33 | At Bats | 35 |
| 1 | Home Runs | 2 |
| 0 | Grand Slam Home Runs | 0 |
| 16 | Runners Left On Base | 8 |
| 0 | Triples | 1 |
| 1 | Game Winning RBIs | 0 |
| 0 | Intentional Walks | 0 |
| 5 | Doubles | 0 |
| 21 | Fly Balls | 11 |
| 0 | Caught Stealing | 0 |
| 173 | Pitches | 132 |
| 0 | Games Started | 0 |
| 0 | Pinch At Bats | 0 |
| 0 | Pinch Hits | 0 |
| 0.0 | Player Rating | 0.0 |
| 1 | Is Qualified | 1 |
| 0 | Is Qualified In Steals | 0 |
| 17 | Total Bases | 16 |
| 39 | Plate Appearances | 35 |
| 162.0 | Projected Home Runs | 324.0 |
| 6 | Extra Base Hits | 3 |
| 5.4 | Runs Created | 3.8 |
| .273 | Batting Average | .229 |
| .000 | Pinch Hit Average | .000 |
| .515 | Slugging Percentage | .457 |
| .364 | Secondary Average | .229 |
| .342 | On Base Percentage | .229 |
| .857 | OBP Pct + SLG Pct | .686 |
| 0.4 | Ground To Fly Ball Ratio | 1.3 |
| 5.2 | Runs Created Per 27 Outs | 3.8 |
| 46.0 | Batter Rating | 32.5 |
| 33.0 | At Bats Per Home Run | 17.5 |
| 0.00 | Stolen Base Percentage | 0.00 |
| 4.44 | Pitches Per Plate Appearance | 3.77 |
| .242 | Isolated Power | .229 |
| 0.67 | Walk To Strikeout Ratio | 0.00 |
| .103 | Walks Per Plate Appearance | .000 |
| .091 | Secondary Average Minus Batting Average | .000 |
| 12.0 | Runs Produced | 8.0 |
| 1.0 | Runs Ratio | 1.0 |
| 0.6 | Patience Ratio | 0.5 |
| 0.3 | Balls In Play Average | 0.3 |
| 91.0 | MLB Rating | 81.8 |
| 0.0 | Offensive Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
| 0.0 | Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
Game Information
Location: Kansas City, Missouri
Attendance: 25,278 | Capacity: