Kansas City Royals vs. Cleveland Guardians

Apr 5, 2021

FINAL

Box Score

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

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L. Allenwin: Kansas City Royals logo

D. Duffysave: Kansas City Royals logo

J. Hahn

Game Recap

After a weekend when only one Royals starter got into the sixth inning and all three combined to give up 16 runs (15 earned), it’s hard to overstate how much Kansas City needed a deep and quality start to open the two-game series in Cleveland on Monday. That’s exactly what...

Scoring Summary

KCCLE

2
Whit Merrifield homers (3) on a fly ball to left center field. Nicky Lopez scores. [2 runs]
20
7
Whit Merrifield out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Jordan Luplow. Ryan McBroom scores. [1 run] [1 out]
30

Player Stats

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Whit Merrifield2B	2	3	1	3	0	1	1	0	.500
2Andrew BenintendiLF	1	5	0	0	1	0	0	4	.167
3Carlos Santana1B	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	3	.267
4Salvador PerezC	0	3	0	0	1	1	0	0	.188
5Jorge SolerRF	0	3	0	0	2	1	0	0	.182
Jarrod DysonRF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
6Michael A. TaylorCF	1	3	0	0	1	1	0	3	.438
7Hanser Alberto3B	1	4	0	0	1	0	0	1	.308
8Ryan McBroomDH	0	2	1	0	2	1	0	0	.000
Kyle IsbelPH-DH	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	.357
9Nicky LopezSS	2	3	1	0	0	1	0	0	.429
TOTAL	7	31	3	3	9	6	1	11	-

PITCHING	IP	H	K	BB	PC	ERA
Danny DuffyLHP	6.0	2	5	3	97	0.00
Scott BarlowRHP	2.0	0	0	0	19	0.00
Jesse HahnRHP	1.0	1	0	1	17	3.86
TOTAL	9.0	3	5	4	133	-

HITTING	H	AB	K	BB	LOB	AVG
1Jordan LuplowCF	0	1	0	2	0	.125
Ben GamelPH-CF	0	1	0	0	0	.000
2Cesar Hernandez2B	0	3	1	1	2	.143
3Jose Ramirez3B	1	4	1	0	1	.313
4Eddie RosarioLF	0	4	1	0	2	.250
5Franmil ReyesDH	1	4	0	0	1	.200
6Amed RosarioSS	1	2	0	1	0	.375
7Josh NaylorRF	0	3	1	0	3	.200
8Roberto PerezC	0	3	1	0	0	.222
9Yu Chang1B	0	2	0	0	0	.200
Jake BauersPH-1B	0	1	0	0	0	.000
TOTAL	3	28	5	4	9	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Logan AllenLHP	5.0	5	2	2	3	2	1	72	3.60
Triston McKenzieRHP	3.2	2	1	1	5	4	0	58	2.45
James KarinchakRHP	0.1	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	0.00
TOTAL	8.3	7	3	3	9	6	1	133	-

Play-by-Play

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1st inningKCCLE

TOP 1
SINGLE — Whit Merrifield singles on a line drive to center fielder Jordan Luplow.
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GROUNDOUT — Andrew Benintendi grounds out softly, pitcher Logan Allen to first baseman Yu Chang. Whit Merrifield to 2nd. [1 out]
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GROUNDOUT — Carlos Santana grounds out, pitcher Logan Allen to first baseman Yu Chang. [2 outs]
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WALK — Salvador Perez walks.
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WALK — Jorge Soler walks. Whit Merrifield to 3rd. Salvador Perez to 2nd.
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STRIKEOUT — Michael A. Taylor strikes out swinging. [3 outs]
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BOTTOM 1
WALK — Jordan Luplow walks.
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LINEOUT — Cesar Hernandez lines out to left fielder Andrew Benintendi. [1 out]
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GROUNDED INTO DP — Jose Ramirez grounds into a double play, second baseman Whit Merrifield to first baseman Carlos Santana. Jordan Luplow out at 2nd. Jose Ramirez out at 1st. [3 outs]
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Team Stats

CLE

3Runs0

7Hits3

0Errors0

.226Batting Avg.107

31At Bats28

1Extra-base Hits1

1Home Runs0

3Runs-Batted-In0

6Walks4

0Stolen Bases0

9Strikeouts5

8Left on Base5

10Total Bases4

Game Details

Monday, April 5, 2021 · 4:10 PM

Progressive Field · Cleveland, OH

attendance: 8,914 (25.6%)

weather: 44 degrees, cloudy