Cleveland Guardians vs. Kansas City Royals

Jul 27, 2019

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E	LOB
CLE	4	1	0	0	3	1	0	0	0	9	14	0	6
KC	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	8	0	6

loss:

G. Sparkmanwin: Cleveland Guardians logo

M. Clevinger

Game Recap

KANSAS CITY -- Indians second baseman Jason Kipnis stood at his locker after Saturday night’s 9-1 victory over the Royals wearing a shirt that read, “I believe that we will win 2019.” A statement that may have sounded preposterous entering play on June 4 is now something within the realm...

Scoring Summary

CLEKC

1
Jason Kipnis hits a grand slam (8) to right center field. Francisco Lindor scores. Oscar Mercado scores. Mike Freeman scores. [4 runs]
40
2
Francisco Lindor homers (18) on a fly ball to right field. [1 run]
50
5
Jose Ramirez homers (13) on a fly ball to center field. Oscar Mercado scores. Jason Kipnis scores. [3 runs]
80
5
Whit Merrifield singles on a sharp line drive to left fielder Greg Allen. Cheslor Cuthbert scores. Bubba Starling out at home on the throw, left fielder Greg Allen to catcher Roberto Perez. [1 run] [3 outs]
81
6
Oscar Mercado doubles (14) on a fly ball to center fielder Bubba Starling. Tyler Naquin scores. Francisco Lindor to 3rd. [1 run]
91

Player Stats

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Francisco LindorDH	3	5	2	1	0	0	1	2	.303
2Oscar MercadoCF	4	5	2	1	1	0	0	1	.296
3Mike FreemanSS	0	4	1	0	2	0	0	4	.258
4Jason Kipnis2B	1	4	2	4	0	1	1	2	.248
5Jose Ramirez3B	2	5	1	3	0	0	1	0	.245
6Jake Bauers1B	0	5	0	0	3	0	0	1	.239
7Roberto PerezC	1	4	0	0	1	0	0	1	.235
8Greg AllenLF	0	4	0	0	1	0	0	2	.226
9Tyler NaquinRF	2	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	.302
Jordan LuplowRF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.259


TOTAL	14	40	9	9	8	1	3	13	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Mike ClevingerRHP	7.0	8	1	1	7	0	0	111	3.28
Nick GoodyRHP	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	20	1.61
Tyler OlsonLHP	1.0	0	0	0	2	0	0	20	3.86

TOTAL	9.0	8	1	1	10	0	0	151	-

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	LOB	AVG
1Whit Merrifield2B	1	3	0	1	0	0	.302
Humberto ArteagaSS	0	1	0	0	1	0	.197
2Alex GordonLF	2	3	0	0	1	0	.285
Billy HamiltonCF	0	1	0	0	0	0	.213
3Hunter DozierRF	0	4	0	0	1	2	.282
4Jorge SolerDH	1	3	0	0	0	1	.243
Meibrys ViloriaPH	0	1	0	0	1	0	.267
5Ryan O'Hearn1B	0	4	0	0	2	2	.184
6Cheslor Cuthbert3B	2	3	1	0	1	0	.290
7Bubba StarlingCF-LF	1	4	0	0	2	2	.319
8Nicky LopezSS-2B	1	3	0	0	0	2	.222
9Cam GallagherC	0	3	0	0	1	4	.221
TOTAL	8	33	1	1	10	13	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Glenn SparkmanRHP	5.0	9	8	8	4	1	3	98	5.25
Richard LoveladyLHP	1.0	3	1	1	1	0	0	20	4.61
Kyle ZimmerRHP	2.0	2	0	0	2	0	0	37	4.50
Josh StaumontRHP	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	13	0.00
TOTAL	9.0	14	9	9	8	1	3	168	-

Play-by-Play

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1st inningCLEKC

TOP 1
SINGLE — Francisco Lindor singles on a line drive to center fielder Bubba Starling.
00
SINGLE — Oscar Mercado singles on a line drive to left fielder Alex Gordon. Francisco Lindor to 2nd.
00
HIT BY PITCH — Mike Freeman hit by pitch. Francisco Lindor to 3rd. Oscar Mercado to 2nd.
00
HOME RUN — Jason Kipnis hits a grand slam (8) to right center field. Francisco Lindor scores. Oscar Mercado scores. Mike Freeman scores. [4 runs]
40
SINGLE — Jose Ramirez singles on a line drive to right fielder Hunter Dozier.
40
STRIKEOUT — Jake Bauers called out on strikes. [1 out]
40
STRIKEOUT — Roberto Perez strikes out swinging. [2 outs]
40
FLYOUT — Greg Allen flies out to left fielder Alex Gordon. [3 outs]
40
BOTTOM 1
GROUNDOUT — Whit Merrifield grounds out, second baseman Jason Kipnis to first baseman Jake Bauers. [1 out]
40
SINGLE — Alex Gordon singles on a line drive to center fielder Oscar Mercado.
40
STRIKEOUT — Hunter Dozier strikes out swinging. [2 outs]
40
SINGLE — Jorge Soler singles on a sharp line drive to left fielder Greg Allen. Alex Gordon to 3rd.
40
GROUNDOUT — Ryan O'Hearn grounds out to first baseman Jake Bauers. [3 outs]
40

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Team Stats

CLE

9Runs1

14Hits8

0Errors0

.350Batting Avg.242

40At Bats33

6Extra-base Hits0

3Home Runs0

9Runs-Batted-In1

1Walks0

0Stolen Bases0

8Strikeouts10

6Left on Base6

26Total Bases8

Game Details

Saturday, July 27, 2019 · 7:15 PM

Kauffman Stadium · Kansas City, MO

attendance: 31,181 (82.3%)

weather: 88 degrees, clear