Guardians @ Royals - Mon, Sep 18

Game Status: Final - Score: 6-4 Royals

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• Current conditions at Kauffman Stadium: 80°F - Sunny - Wind 10 mph, L To R
• TV: National: MLBN (out-of-market only), Guardians: Bally Sports Great Lakes, Royals: Bally Sports Kansas City
• Radio: Guardians: Guardians Radio Network, WTAM 1100, Royals: KCSP 610
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	Guardians Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG
1	Kwan - LF	4	0	0	0	1	0	2	.273	.343	.373
2	Ramírez, Jo - 3B	2	0	1	0	2	0	0	.279	.354	.486
3	Naylor, J - DH	4	0	0	0	0	1	4	.311	.351	.502
4	Calhoun - 1B	4	1	1	0	0	2	2	.233	.310	.395
	Fry - 1B	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.232	.311	.400
5	Gimenez - 2B	4	1	3	0	0	0	0	.248	.315	.388
6	Arias, G - SS	3	1	1	2	0	2	2	.215	.281	.362
7	Brennan - RF	4	1	2	0	0	0	1	.269	.300	.363
8	Naylor, B - C	3	0	1	1	1	0	1	.233	.329	.433
9	Straw - CF	3	0	0	1	0	2	2	.227	.290	.283
	Totals	31	4	9	4	4	7	14

Guardians
BATTING: 2B: Naylor, B (12, Singer); Calhoun (6, Singer). HR: Arias, G (10, 4th inning off Singer, 0 on, 1 out). TB: Arias, G 4; Brennan 2; Calhoun 2; Gimenez 3; Naylor, B 2; Ramírez, Jo. RBI: Arias, G 2 (25); Naylor, B (25); Straw (27). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Calhoun; Naylor, J; Brennan; Kwan. SF: Arias, G; Straw. Team RISP: 2-for-11. Team LOB: 6.
FIELDING: PB: Naylor, B (5).

	Royals Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG
1	Garcia, M - 3B	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	.272	.323	.366
2	Witt Jr. - SS	4	1	1	0	0	0	2	.278	.320	.496
3	Melendez - LF	3	0	1	1	1	0	1	.233	.310	.391
	1-Blanco - LF	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.226	.299	.400
4	Velázquez - DH	3	2	1	1	0	1	2	.236	.305	.606
5	Massey - 2B	3	1	0	1	1	0	0	.226	.272	.378
6	Waters - RF	4	0	2	2	0	0	0	.232	.304	.386
7	Pratto - 1B	4	0	0	0	0	2	2	.231	.313	.363
8	Porter - C	3	0	0	0	0	2	1	.308	.357	.615
9	Isbel - CF	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	.232	.272	.375
	Totals	30	6	6	5	3	5	9

Royals
1-Ran for Melendez in the 8th.
BATTING: 2B: Waters 2 (9, Quantrill, De Los Santos, E). 3B: Melendez (5, Quantrill). HR: Velázquez (14, 6th inning off Quantrill, 0 on, 2 out). TB: Garcia, M; Melendez 3; Velázquez 4; Waters 4; Witt Jr. RBI: Massey (53); Melendez (50); Velázquez (27); Waters 2 (32). 2-out RBI: Massey; Melendez; Velázquez; Waters 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Pratto; Porter; Velázquez. Team RISP: 2-for-6. Team LOB: 4.
FIELDING: Outfield assists: Waters (Kwan at 3rd base). DP: (Pratto-Witt Jr.).

Guardians Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	ERA
Quantrill	5.2	5	2	2	0	3	1	96-62	5.26
Hentges (H, 15)	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	13-11	3.67
López, R (H, 18)	0.1	0	0	0	0	1	0	3-3	3.48
Stephan (L, 6-7)(H, 27)	0.2	0	4	3	3	0	0	31-12	3.76
De Los Santos, E (BS, 2)	0.1	1	0	0	0	1	0	8-5	3.41
Totals	8.0	6	6	5	3	5	1

Royals Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	ERA
Singer	6.0	8	4	4	2	4	1	77-48	5.52
Davidson	1.0	0	0	0	2	0	0	18-8	6.06
Kowar (W, 2-0)	1.0	1	0	0	0	2	0	15-9	4.91
McArthur (S, 1)	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	17-9	6.48
Totals	9.0	9	4	4	4	7	1

Game Info
WP: Kowar.
IBB: Ramírez, Jo (by Davidson).
HBP: Velázquez (by Stephan).
Pitches-strikes: Quantrill 96-62; Hentges 13-11; López, R 3-3; Stephan 31-12; De Los Santos, E 8-5; Singer 77-48; Davidson 18-8; Kowar 15-9; McArthur 17-9.
Groundouts-flyouts: Quantrill 7-4; Hentges 2-1; López, R 0-0; Stephan 0-0; De Los Santos, E 0-0; Singer 6-2; Davidson 2-0; Kowar 1-0; McArthur 0-1.
Batters faced: Quantrill 22; Hentges 3; López, R 1; Stephan 6; De Los Santos, E 2; Singer 25; Davidson 5; Kowar 4; McArthur 3.
Inherited runners-scored: De Los Santos, E 3-3.
Umpires: HP: Ramon De Jesus. 1B: Emil Jimenez. 2B: Doug Eddings. 3B: Alfonso Marquez.
Weather: 80 degrees, Sunny.
Wind: 10 mph, L To R.
First pitch: 1:10 PM.
T: 2:30.
Att: 9,736.
Venue: Kauffman Stadium.
September 18, 2023

Inning	Scoring Play	Score
Top 2	Bo Naylor doubles (12) on a sharp line drive to left fielder MJ Melendez. Andres Gimenez scores. Will Brennan to 3rd.	1-0 CLE
Top 2	Myles Straw out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Kyle Isbel. Will Brennan scores.	2-0 CLE
Bottom 3	MJ Melendez triples (5) on a line drive to left fielder Steven Kwan. Bobby Witt Jr. scores.	2-1 CLE
Top 4	Gabriel Arias homers (10) on a fly ball to right center field.	3-1 CLE
Top 6	Gabriel Arias out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Kyle Isbel. Kole Calhoun scores.	4-1 CLE
Bottom 6	Nelson Velazquez homers (14) on a fly ball to left field.	4-2 CLE
Bottom 8	Michael Massey walks. Kyle Isbel scores. Dairon Blanco to 3rd. Nelson Velazquez to 2nd.	4-3 CLE
Bottom 8	Drew Waters doubles (9) on a line drive to left fielder Steven Kwan. Dairon Blanco scores. Nelson Velazquez scores. Michael Massey to 3rd.	5-4 KC
Bottom 8	Nick Pratto strikes out swinging.	6-4 KC

Team	Highlight
CLE	Bo Naylor’s RBI double (00:00:25)
CLE	José Ramírez’s 200th stolen base (00:00:24)
KC	MJ Melendez’s RBI triple (00:00:23)
CLE	Gabriel Arias’ solo homer (10) (00:00:28)
KC	Velázquez’s solo homer (14) (00:00:27)
KC	Drew Waters’ go-ahead double (00:00:29)
KC	Massey scores on passed ball (00:00:06)
KC	James McArthur earns first save (00:00:13)
CLE	Condensed Game: CLE@KC 9/18/23 (00:07:55)
CLE	Guardians vs. Royals Highlights (00:03:10)

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9		R	H	E	LOB
Guardians	0	2	0	1	0	1	0	0	0		4	9	0	6
Royals	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	4			6	6	0	4

Decisions

• Winner: Jackson Kowar (2-0, 4.91)
• Loser: Trevor Stephan (6-7, 3.76)
• Save: James McArthur (1, 6.48)

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Last Updated: 09/19/2023 12:55:17 AM EDT