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Cleveland Guardians vs. Kansas City Royals

Sep 29, 2021
FINAL

Box Score

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CLE10121000051117
KC32000032-101106
loss:Cleveland Guardians logoN. Wittgrenwin:Kansas City Royals logoG. Holland

Game Recap

Game Highlights Video

KANSAS CITY -- The joy that swelled throughout Kauffman Stadium when Salvador Perez hit his 48th home run of the season on Wednesday night, tying the Royals’ single-season home run record, quickly turned into worry and concern when the veteran catcher exited the game two innings later with a right...

Scoring Summary

CLEKC
  • Cleveland Guardians logo
    1
    Jose Ramirez out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Michael A. Taylor. Myles Straw scores. [1 run] [2 outs]
    10
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    1
    Salvador Perez homers (48) on a fly ball to center field. Whit Merrifield scores. Nicky Lopez scores. [3 runs]
    13
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    2
    Kyle Isbel singles on a sharp ground ball to center fielder Myles Straw. Michael A. Taylor scores. [1 run]
    14
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    2
    Whit Merrifield doubles (41) on a fly ball to center fielder Myles Straw. Kyle Isbel scores. [1 run]
    15
  • Cleveland Guardians logo
    3
    Amed Rosario doubles (25) on a sharp ground ball to right fielder Kyle Isbel. Austin Hedges scores. Oscar Mercado to 3rd. [1 run]
    25
  • Cleveland Guardians logo
    4
    Austin Hedges singles on a sharp ground ball to center fielder Michael A. Taylor, deflected by pitcher Daniel Lynch. Yu Chang scores. Owen Miller to 3rd. [1 run]
    35
  • Cleveland Guardians logo
    4
    Myles Straw grounds into a force out, third baseman Hanser Alberto to second baseman Whit Merrifield. Owen Miller scores. Austin Hedges out at 2nd. Myles Straw to 1st. [1 run] [2 outs]
    45
  • Cleveland Guardians logo
    5
    Yu Chang doubles (14) on a line drive to left fielder Andrew Benintendi. Franmil Reyes scores. Harold Ramirez to 3rd. [1 run]
    55
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    7
    Hunter Dozier triples (6) on a sharp fly ball to right fielder Oscar Mercado. Andrew Benintendi scores. Carlos Santana scores. [2 runs]
    57
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    7
    Wild pitch by pitcher Nick Wittgren. Hunter Dozier scores. [1 run]
    58
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    8
    Hanser Alberto doubles (19) on a sharp line drive to center fielder Myles Straw. Kyle Isbel scores. [1 run]
    59
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    8
    Cam Gallagher singles on a line drive to left fielder Harold Ramirez. Hanser Alberto scores. [1 run]
    510

Player Stats

Cleveland Guardians logoHITTINGHABRRBIKBBHRLOBAVG
TOTAL11365552021-
Cleveland Guardians logoPITCHINGIPHRERKBBHRPCERA
Zach PlesacRHP6.0755231974.67
Nick WittgrenRHP1.0233010185.14
Justin GarzaRHP1.0222110224.71
TOTAL8.0111010351137-
Kansas City Royals logoHITTINGHABRRBIKBBHRLOBAVG
TOTAL113310935114-
Kansas City Royals logoPITCHINGIPHRERKBBHRPCERA
Daniel Lynch IVLHP3.0744220815.69
Joel PayampsRHP2.0311100403.10
Greg HollandRHP2.0000100254.97
Domingo TapiaRHP1.0000100102.45
Scott BarlowRHP1.0100000122.45
TOTAL9.01155520168-

Play-by-Play

1st inningCLEKC
  • TOP 1
  • Cleveland Guardians logo
    SINGLE — Myles Straw singles on a line drive to right fielder Kyle Isbel.
    00
  • Cleveland Guardians logo
    GROUNDOUT — Amed Rosario grounds out, second baseman Whit Merrifield to first baseman Hunter Dozier. Myles Straw to 2nd. [1 out]
    00
  • Cleveland Guardians logo
    STOLEN BASE 3B — Myles Straw steals (29) 3rd base.
    00
  • Cleveland Guardians logo
    SAC FLY — Jose Ramirez out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Michael A. Taylor. Myles Straw scores. [1 run] [2 outs]
    10
  • Cleveland Guardians logo
    LINEOUT — Franmil Reyes lines out sharply to shortstop Nicky Lopez. [3 outs]
    10
  • BOTTOM 1
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    DOUBLE — Whit Merrifield doubles (40) on a sharp line drive to left fielder Harold Ramirez.
    10
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    WALK — Nicky Lopez walks.
    10
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    HOME RUN — Salvador Perez homers (48) on a fly ball to center field. Whit Merrifield scores. Nicky Lopez scores. [3 runs]
    13
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    FLYOUT — Andrew Benintendi flies out to right fielder Oscar Mercado. [1 out]
    13
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    FLYOUT — Carlos Santana flies out to center fielder Myles Straw. [2 outs]
    13
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    FLYOUT — Hunter Dozier flies out to center fielder Myles Straw. [3 outs]
    13
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Team Stats

5Runs10
11Hits11
1Errors0
.306Batting Avg.333
36At Bats33
2Extra-base Hits7
0Home Runs1
5Runs-Batted-In9
2Walks5
1Stolen Bases1
5Strikeouts3
7Left on Base6
13Total Bases21

Game Details

Wednesday, September 29, 2021 · 8:10 PM
Kauffman Stadium · Kansas City, MO
attendance: 10,373 (27.4%)
weather: 78 degrees, cloudy