Kansas City Royals vs. Cleveland Guardians

Jul 19, 2019

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E	LOB
KC	1	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	5	9	0	6
CLE	1	0	4	0	1	1	0	3	-	10	16	0	9

loss:

M. Montgomerywin: Cleveland Guardians logo

S. Bieber

Game Recap

CLEVELAND -- Indians manager Terry Francona said it was nearly impossible for a rookie to go over 100 plate appearances without hitting some sort of a wall. Although Oscar Mercado did his best to prove his skipper wrong, his bat went cold after 153 at-bats. Mercado then went 1-for-25, but...

Scoring Summary

KCCLE

1
With Humberto Arteaga batting, Alex Gordon scores on a balk. Jorge Soler advances to 3rd on a balk. Cheslor Cuthbert advances to 2nd on a balk. [1 run]
10
1
Indians challenged (play at 1st), call on the field was overturned: Jordan Luplow grounds into a force out, shortstop Humberto Arteaga to second baseman Nicky Lopez. Francisco Lindor scores. Carlos Santana out at 2nd. Jordan Luplow to 1st. [1 run] [2 outs]
11
3
Hunter Dozier doubles (18) on a line drive to left fielder Jordan Luplow. Whit Merrifield scores. Alex Gordon to 3rd. [1 run]
21
3
Tyler Naquin homers (9) on a line drive to right field. Jake Bauers scores. [2 runs]
23
3
Oscar Mercado doubles (12) on a line drive to left fielder Alex Gordon. Francisco Lindor scores. [1 run]
24
3
Royals challenged (play at 1st), call on the field was overturned: Jose Ramirez grounds out, second baseman Nicky Lopez to first baseman Cheslor Cuthbert. Oscar Mercado scores. Carlos Santana to 3rd. Jordan Luplow to 2nd. [1 run] [1 out]
25
5
Roberto Perez out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Jorge Soler. Jordan Luplow scores. [1 run] [2 outs]
26
6
Whit Merrifield triples (9) on a line drive to right fielder Tyler Naquin. Nicky Lopez scores. Bubba Starling scores. Meibrys Viloria scores. [3 runs]
56
6
Oscar Mercado singles on a line drive to left fielder Alex Gordon. Tyler Naquin scores. [1 run]
57
8
Greg Allen hit by pitch. Francisco Lindor scores. Oscar Mercado to 3rd. Carlos Santana to 2nd. [1 run]
58
8
Jose Ramirez singles on a line drive to right fielder Jorge Soler. Oscar Mercado scores. Carlos Santana to 3rd. Greg Allen to 2nd. [1 run]
59
8
Jason Kipnis out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Bubba Starling. Carlos Santana scores. [1 run] [1 out]
510

Player Stats

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Whit MerrifieldDH	2	5	1	3	0	0	0	2	.313
2Alex GordonLF	2	5	1	0	0	0	0	2	.281
3Hunter Dozier3B	1	4	0	1	2	0	0	1	.290
4Jorge SolerRF	0	3	0	0	1	1	0	2	.246
5Cheslor Cuthbert1B	0	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	.294
6Humberto ArteagaSS	1	4	0	0	1	0	0	5	.244
7Nicky Lopez2B	1	4	1	0	0	0	0	1	.239
8Bubba StarlingCF	1	4	1	0	2	0	0	0	.292
9Meibrys ViloriaC	1	2	1	0	1	2	0	0	.333

TOTAL	9	33	5	4	7	5	0	13	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Mike MontgomeryLHP	2.0	6	5	5	1	0	1	45	6.83
Brian FlynnLHP	3.0	3	1	1	0	3	0	57	4.94
Kevin McCarthyRHP	1.0	3	1	1	0	0	0	16	5.53
Tim HillLHP	1.0	1	0	0	2	0	0	25	3.55
Wily PeraltaRHP	1.0	3	3	3	0	1	0	17	5.80
TOTAL	8.0	16	10	10	3	4	1	160	-

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Francisco LindorSS	3	5	3	0	0	0	0	2	.290
2Oscar MercadoCF	5	5	2	2	0	0	0	0	.299
3Carlos Santana1B	0	3	1	0	0	2	0	5	.286
4Jordan LuplowLF	2	3	1	1	0	1	0	1	.270
Greg AllenPH-LF	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.228
5Jose Ramirez3B	1	5	0	2	0	0	0	5	.231
6Jason Kipnis2B	1	4	0	1	1	0	0	2	.243
7Roberto PerezC	0	4	0	1	1	0	0	4	.241
8Jake BauersDH	2	4	1	0	0	0	0	1	.246
9Tyler NaquinRF	2	3	2	2	1	1	1	1	.293
TOTAL	16	36	10	10	3	4	1	21	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Shane BieberRHP	5.2	7	5	5	6	4	0	103	3.69
Nick GoodyRHP	1.1	1	0	0	0	0	0	15	1.96
Adam CimberRHP	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	0	9	2.68
Oliver PerezLHP	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	17	3.08

TOTAL	9.0	9	5	5	7	5	0	144	-

Play-by-Play

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1st inningKCCLE

TOP 1
FLYOUT — Whit Merrifield flies out to left fielder Jordan Luplow. [1 out]
00
SINGLE — Alex Gordon singles on a line drive to center fielder Oscar Mercado.
00
STRIKEOUT — Hunter Dozier strikes out swinging. [2 outs]
00
WALK — Jorge Soler walks. Alex Gordon to 2nd.
00
WALK — Cheslor Cuthbert walks. Alex Gordon to 3rd. Jorge Soler to 2nd.
00
BALK — With Humberto Arteaga batting, Alex Gordon scores on a balk. Jorge Soler advances to 3rd on a balk. Cheslor Cuthbert advances to 2nd on a balk. [1 run]
10
STRIKEOUT — Humberto Arteaga called out on strikes. [3 outs]
10
BOTTOM 1
SINGLE — Francisco Lindor singles on a line drive to center fielder Bubba Starling.
10
SINGLE — Oscar Mercado singles on a sharp line drive to left fielder Alex Gordon. Francisco Lindor to 2nd.
10
FORCEOUT — Carlos Santana grounds into a force out, shortstop Humberto Arteaga to second baseman Nicky Lopez. Francisco Lindor to 3rd. Oscar Mercado out at 2nd. Carlos Santana to 1st. [1 out]
10
FORCEOUT — Indians challenged (play at 1st), call on the field was overturned: Jordan Luplow grounds into a force out, shortstop Humberto Arteaga to second baseman Nicky Lopez. Francisco Lindor scores. Carlos Santana out at 2nd. Jordan Luplow to 1st. [1 run] [2 outs]
11
CAUGHT STEALING 2B — Jordan Luplow caught stealing 2nd base, catcher Meibrys Viloria to second baseman Nicky Lopez. [3 outs]
11

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Team Stats

CLE

5Runs10

9Hits16

0Errors0

.273Batting Avg.444

33At Bats36

3Extra-base Hits5

0Home Runs1

4Runs-Batted-In10

5Walks4

0Stolen Bases2

7Strikeouts3

6Left on Base9

13Total Bases23

Game Details

Friday, July 19, 2019 · 7:10 PM

Progressive Field · Cleveland, OH

attendance: 26,640 (76.5%)

weather: 93 degrees, cloudy