Cleveland Guardians vs. Kansas City Royals

Apr 7, 2022

FINAL

Box Score

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

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T. McKenziewin: Kansas City Royals logo

S. Barlow

Game Recap

KANSAS CITY -- Bobby Witt Jr. seems to be made for the moment, and on Thursday afternoon, the moment found him. With two outs in the bottom of the eighth inning of Witt Jr.’s Major League debut, the No. 1 prospect in baseball stepped up to the plate. Michael A....

Scoring Summary

CLEKC

4
Jose Ramirez doubles (1) on a line drive to left fielder Andrew Benintendi. Myles Straw scores. [1 run]
10
5
Nicky Lopez doubles (1) on a fly ball to center fielder Myles Straw. Hunter Dozier scores. [1 run]
11
8
Bobby Witt Jr. doubles (1) on a fly ball to left fielder Oscar Mercado. Michael A. Taylor scores. [1 run]
12
8
Andrew Benintendi singles on a ground ball to center fielder Myles Straw. Bobby Witt Jr. scores. [1 run]
13

Player Stats

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	LOB	AVG
1Myles StrawCF	2	4	1	0	1	1	2	.500
2Amed RosarioLF-SS	1	4	0	0	0	0	4	.250
3Jose Ramirez3B	1	4	0	1	1	0	1	.250
4Franmil ReyesDH	1	4	0	0	1	0	1	.250
5Bobby Bradley1B	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	.000
Owen MillerPH	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000
Oscar MercadoLF	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000
6Yu Chang2B-1B	0	4	0	0	2	0	3	.000
7Steven KwanRF	1	2	0	0	0	2	0	.500
8Austin HedgesC	0	4	0	0	0	0	3	.000
9Andres GimenezSS-2B	1	4	0	0	0	0	2	.250
TOTAL	7	33	1	1	5	4	17	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Shane BieberRHP	4.2	2	1	0	4	0	0	72	0.00
Bryan ShawRHP	0.1	0	0	0	1	0	0	4	0.00
Triston McKenzieRHP	3.0	2	2	2	1	2	0	47	6.00

TOTAL	8.0	4	3	2	6	2	0	123	-

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Whit MerrifieldRF	1	4	0	0	2	0	0	2	.250
2Bobby Witt Jr.3B	1	4	1	1	0	0	0	1	.250
3Andrew BenintendiLF	1	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	.250
4Salvador PerezC	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000
5Carlos Santana1B	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	.000
6Hunter DozierDH	0	3	1	0	1	0	0	1	.000
7Adalberto MondesiSS	0	3	0	0	2	0	0	2	.000
8Michael A. TaylorCF	0	2	1	0	0	1	0	1	.000
9Nicky Lopez2B	1	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	.500


TOTAL	4	28	3	3	6	2	0	9	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	PC	ERA
Zack GreinkeRHP	5.2	5	1	1	1	1	84	1.59
Jake BrentzLHP	1.0	0	0	0	1	2	27	0.00
Josh StaumontRHP	0.1	0	0	0	0	1	12	0.00
Scott BarlowRHP	2.0	2	0	0	3	0	29	0.00
TOTAL	9.0	7	1	1	5	4	152	-

Play-by-Play

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1st inningCLEKC

TOP 1
SINGLE — Myles Straw singles on a ground ball to right fielder Whit Merrifield.
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GROUNDED INTO DP — Amed Rosario grounds into a double play, pitcher Zack Greinke to second baseman Nicky Lopez to first baseman Carlos Santana. Myles Straw out at 2nd. Amed Rosario out at 1st. [2 outs]
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LINEOUT — Jose Ramirez lines out to center fielder Michael A. Taylor. [3 outs]
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BOTTOM 1
GROUNDOUT — Whit Merrifield grounds out, third baseman Jose Ramirez to first baseman Bobby Bradley. [1 out]
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FLYOUT — Bobby Witt Jr. flies out to right fielder Steven Kwan. [2 outs]
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FIELD ERROR — Andrew Benintendi reaches on a fielding error by first baseman Bobby Bradley.
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POP OUT — Salvador Perez pops out to second baseman Yu Chang. [3 outs]
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Team Stats

CLE

1Runs3

7Hits4

2Errors0

.212Batting Avg.143

33At Bats28

1Extra-base Hits2

0Home Runs0

1Runs-Batted-In3

4Walks2

1Stolen Bases0

5Strikeouts6

9Left on Base4

8Total Bases6

Game Details

Thursday, April 7, 2022 · 4:10 PM

Kauffman Stadium · Kansas City, MO

attendance: 28,459 (75.1%)

weather: 47 degrees, cloudy