Cleveland Guardians vs. Kansas City Royals

Sep 20, 2023

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E	LOB
CLE	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	8	3	6
KC	3	0	0	1	0	0	1	1	-	6	10	0	10

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L. Giolitowin: Kansas City Royals logo

A. Zerpa

Game Recap

KANSAS CITY -- As Zack Greinke walked off the mound in the fourth inning Wednesday afternoon, the crowd at Kauffman Stadium rose to its feet and gave the veteran pitcher a standing ovation. For a quick moment, Greinke acknowledged the fans, raising his hands toward the stands before finding where...

Scoring Summary

CLEKC

1
Nelson Velazquez homers (15) on a fly ball to left field. Maikel Garcia scores. Bobby Witt Jr. scores. [3 runs]
03
4
Andres Gimenez singles on a ground ball to center fielder Drew Waters. Josh Naylor scores. Ramon Laureano to 3rd. [1 run]
13
4
Myles Straw out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Drew Waters. Ramon Laureano scores. Andres Gimenez to 2nd. [1 run] [2 outs]
23
4
Bobby Witt Jr. singles on a ground ball to right fielder Ramon Laureano. Drew Waters scores. [1 run]
24
7
Edward Olivares grounds out, second baseman Andres Gimenez to first baseman Kole Calhoun. MJ Melendez scores. [1 run] [2 outs]
25
8
MJ Melendez reaches on a fielding error by shortstop Tyler Freeman. Bobby Witt Jr. scores. [1 run]
26

Player Stats

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	LOB	AVG
1Will BrennanLF	1	4	0	0	0	1	.266
2Jose Ramirez3B	0	4	0	0	1	2	.277
3Josh NaylorDH	2	4	1	0	0	1	.311
4Kole Calhoun1B	0	4	0	0	2	3	.232
5Ramon LaureanoRF	1	4	1	0	1	0	.226
6Andres Gimenez2B	1	4	0	1	1	0	.249
7Myles StrawCF	1	3	0	1	1	0	.227
8Jose TenaSS	1	2	0	0	1	1	.217
Tyler FreemanPH-SS	1	2	0	0	1	1	.244
9Cam GallagherC	0	2	0	0	1	1	.132
David FryPH-C	0	1	0	0	0	1	.229
TOTAL	8	34	2	2	9	11	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Lucas GiolitoRHP	5.1	7	4	3	6	3	1	105	4.60
James KarinchakRHP	0.2	0	0	0	1	1	0	13	3.28
Michael KellyRHP	1.0	2	1	1	0	1	0	29	4.30
Enyel De Los SantosRHP	1.0	1	1	0	2	0	0	14	3.36
TOTAL	8.0	10	6	4	9	5	1	161	-

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Maikel Garcia3B	1	5	1	0	3	0	0	5	.275
2Bobby Witt Jr.SS	2	5	2	1	0	0	0	5	.278
3MJ MelendezDH	0	2	1	0	0	3	0	2	.234
4Nelson VelazquezRF	1	5	1	3	2	0	1	4	.244
5Edward OlivaresLF	1	4	0	1	1	0	0	1	.264
Dairon BlancoLF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.226
6Michael Massey2B	1	4	0	0	1	0	0	3	.225
7Nick Loftin1B	2	4	0	0	1	0	0	2	.372
Nick Pratto1B	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.228
8Drew WatersCF	2	3	1	0	0	1	0	2	.237
9Logan PorterC	0	3	0	0	1	1	0	3	.250
TOTAL	10	35	6	5	9	5	1	27	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Zack GreinkeRHP	3.2	5	2	2	5	0	0	57	5.37
Angel ZerpaLHP	5.1	3	0	0	4	0	0	78	4.82


TOTAL	9.0	8	2	2	9	0	0	135	-

Play-by-Play

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1st inningCLEKC

TOP 1
POP OUT — Will Brennan pops out to third baseman Maikel Garcia in foul territory. [1 out]
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FLYOUT — Jose Ramirez flies out to left fielder Edward Olivares. [2 outs]
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SINGLE — Josh Naylor singles on a line drive to left fielder Edward Olivares.
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STRIKEOUT — Kole Calhoun strikes out swinging. [3 outs]
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BOTTOM 1
SINGLE — Maikel Garcia singles on a sharp line drive to left fielder Will Brennan. Maikel Garcia to 2nd. Maikel Garcia advances to 2nd, on a fielding error by left fielder Will Brennan.
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FIELD ERROR — Bobby Witt Jr. reaches on a throwing error by shortstop Jose Tena. Maikel Garcia to 3rd.
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POP OUT — MJ Melendez pops out to third baseman Jose Ramirez. [1 out]
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HOME RUN — Nelson Velazquez homers (15) on a fly ball to left field. Maikel Garcia scores. Bobby Witt Jr. scores. [3 runs]
03
FLYOUT — Edward Olivares flies out to right fielder Ramon Laureano. [2 outs]
03
STRIKEOUT — Michael Massey strikes out swinging. [3 outs]
03

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Team Stats

CLE

2Runs6

8Hits10

3Errors0

.235Batting Avg.286

34At Bats35

4Extra-base Hits3

0Home Runs1

2Runs-Batted-In5

0Walks5

0Stolen Bases3

9Strikeouts9

6Left on Base10

12Total Bases15

Game Details

Wednesday, September 20, 2023 · 2:10 PM

Kauffman Stadium · Kansas City, MO

attendance: 12,162 (32.1%)

weather: 79 degrees, sunny