Kansas City Royals vs. Cleveland Guardians

Sep 7, 2020

FINAL

Box Score

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

loss:

B. Keller(3-2)win: Cleveland Guardians logo

Z. Plesac(3-1)save: Cleveland Guardians logo

B. Hand(12)

Game Recap

Kansas City Royals vs Cleveland Guardians game highlights

CLEVELAND -- The Indians’ offense just needs to push at least three runs across the plate each time it takes the field and let the pitching staff handle the rest -- a recipe that’s worked for them all but two times this season. Cleveland’s simplistic method held true again on...

Scoring Summary

KCCLE

2Tyler Naquin reaches on a fielder's choice, fielded by second baseman Whit Merrifield. Carlos Santana scores. Franmil Reyes to 3rd. Fielding error by second baseman Whit Merrifield. [1 run] 01
2Josh Naylor grounds into a force out, shortstop Adalberto Mondesi to second baseman Whit Merrifield. Franmil Reyes scores. Tyler Naquin out at 2nd. Josh Naylor to 1st. [1 run] [1 out] 02
4Tyler Naquin out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Alex Gordon. Francisco Lindor scores. [1 run] [2 outs] 03
7Adalberto Mondesi homers (1) on a fly ball to right field. [1 run] 13
7Oscar Mercado singles on a ground ball to third baseman Maikel Franco. Josh Naylor scores. Roberto Perez to 2nd. [1 run] 14
7Mike Freeman out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Edward Olivares. Roberto Perez scores. [1 run] [2 outs] 15
8Maikel Franco singles on a sharp ground ball to center fielder Oscar Mercado. Hunter Dozier scores. [1 run] 25

Player Stats

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Whit Merrifield2B	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	.249
2Hunter Dozier1B	1	4	1	0	2	0	0	2	.242
3Maikel Franco3B	3	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	.268
4Ryan O'HearnDH	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	.206
5Alex GordonLF	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	3	.216
6Bubba StarlingCF	0	4	0	0	3	0	0	1	.250
7Edward OlivaresRF	2	4	0	0	1	0	0	0	.250
8Adalberto MondesiSS	1	4	1	1	1	0	1	1	.200
9Cam GallagherC	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	.256

TOTAL	9	35	2	2	7	0	1	15	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Brad KellerRHP	6.2	8	5	4	1	1	0	106	2.60
Jesse HahnRHP	0.1	0	0	0	0	2	0	15	1.23
Tyler ZuberRHP	1.0	0	0	0	2	0	0	14	4.76

TOTAL	8.0	8	5	4	3	3	0	135	-

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	LOB	AVG
1Cesar Hernandez2B	0	4	0	0	0	0	3	.264
2Jose Ramirez3B	0	3	0	0	0	0	1	.248
Mike Freeman3B	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.238
3Francisco LindorSS	2	3	1	0	1	1	0	.287
4Carlos Santana1B	1	3	1	0	0	1	2	.206
5Franmil ReyesDH	2	3	1	0	0	1	3	.322
6Tyler NaquinRF	0	3	0	2	0	0	3	.250
7Josh NaylorLF	1	4	1	1	1	0	2	.250
8Roberto PerezC	1	4	1	0	1	0	1	.179
9Oscar MercadoCF	1	3	0	1	0	0	1	.148
TOTAL	8	30	5	5	3	3	16	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	HR	PC	ERA
Zach PlesacRHP	7.0	7	1	1	4	1	96	1.32
Adam CimberRHP	0.1	2	1	1	0	0	8	2.61
Phil MatonRHP	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	8	2.51
Brad HandLHP	1.0	0	0	0	3	0	15	2.45
TOTAL	9.0	9	2	2	7	1	127	-

Play-by-Play

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1st inningKCCLE

TOP 1
SINGLE — Whit Merrifield singles on a sharp ground ball to shortstop Francisco Lindor.
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STRIKEOUT — Hunter Dozier strikes out swinging. [1 out]
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FLYOUT — Maikel Franco flies out to left fielder Josh Naylor. [2 outs]
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GROUNDOUT — Ryan O'Hearn grounds out, second baseman Cesar Hernandez to first baseman Carlos Santana. [3 outs]
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BOTTOM 1
GROUNDOUT — Cesar Hernandez grounds out softly, pitcher Brad Keller to first baseman Hunter Dozier. [1 out]
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POP OUT — Jose Ramirez pops out to third baseman Maikel Franco. [2 outs]
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STRIKEOUT — Francisco Lindor strikes out swinging. [3 outs]
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Team Stats

CLE

2Runs5

9Hits8

2Errors0

.257Batting Avg.267

35At Bats30

2Extra-base Hits0

1Home Runs0

2Runs-Batted-In5

0Walks3

1Stolen Bases0

7Strikeouts3

6Left on Base6

14Total Bases8

Game Details

Monday, September 7, 2020 · 6:10 PM

Progressive Field · Cleveland, OH

capacity: 34,830

weather: 67 degrees, cloudy

tv: MLBN