Cleveland Guardians vs. Kansas City Royals

Sep 18, 2023

FINAL

Box Score

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

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T. Stephanwin: Kansas City Royals logo

J. Kowarsave: Kansas City Royals logo

J. McArthur

Game Recap

KANSAS CITY -- When the Royals returned home from a trip through Oakland and Seattle late last month, Jackson Kowar walked into the pitching office at Kauffman Stadium and was ready to get to work. The 26-year-old had just walked six batters in 2 1/3 innings against the A’s and...

Scoring Summary

CLEKC

2
Bo Naylor doubles (12) on a sharp line drive to left fielder MJ Melendez. Andres Gimenez scores. Will Brennan to 3rd. [1 run]
10
2
Myles Straw out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Kyle Isbel. Will Brennan scores. [1 run] [2 outs]
20
3
MJ Melendez triples (5) on a line drive to left fielder Steven Kwan. Bobby Witt Jr. scores. [1 run]
21
4
Gabriel Arias homers (10) on a fly ball to right center field. [1 run]
31
6
Gabriel Arias out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Kyle Isbel. Kole Calhoun scores. [1 run] [1 out]
41
6
Nelson Velazquez homers (14) on a fly ball to left field. [1 run]
42
8
Michael Massey walks. Kyle Isbel scores. Dairon Blanco to 3rd. Nelson Velazquez to 2nd. [1 run]
43
8
Drew Waters doubles (9) on a line drive to left fielder Steven Kwan. Dairon Blanco scores. Nelson Velazquez scores. Michael Massey to 3rd. [2 runs]
45
8
Passed ball by catcher Bo Naylor. Michael Massey scores. Drew Waters to 3rd. [1 run]
46

Player Stats

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Steven KwanLF	0	4	0	0	0	1	0	2	.273
2Jose Ramirez3B	1	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	.279
3Josh NaylorDH	0	4	0	0	1	0	0	4	.311
4Kole Calhoun1B	1	4	1	0	2	0	0	2	.233
David Fry1B	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.232
5Andres Gimenez2B	3	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	.248
6Gabriel AriasSS	1	3	1	2	2	0	1	2	.215
7Will BrennanRF	2	4	1	0	0	0	0	1	.269
8Bo NaylorC	1	3	0	1	0	1	0	1	.233
9Myles StrawCF	0	3	0	1	2	0	0	2	.227
TOTAL	9	31	4	4	7	4	1	14	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Cal QuantrillRHP	5.2	5	2	2	3	0	1	96	5.26
Sam HentgesLHP	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	13	3.67
Reynaldo LopezRHP	0.1	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	3.48
Trevor StephanRHP	0.2	0	4	3	0	3	0	31	3.76
Enyel De Los SantosRHP	0.1	1	0	0	1	0	0	8	3.41
TOTAL	8.0	6	6	5	5	3	1	151	-

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Maikel Garcia3B	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	.272
2Bobby Witt Jr.SS	1	4	1	0	0	0	0	2	.278
3MJ MelendezLF	1	3	0	1	0	1	0	1	.233
Dairon BlancoPR-LF	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.226
4Nelson VelazquezDH	1	3	2	1	1	0	1	2	.244
5Michael Massey2B	0	3	1	1	0	1	0	0	.226
6Drew WatersRF	2	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	.232
7Nick Pratto1B	0	4	0	0	2	0	0	2	.231
8Logan PorterC	0	3	0	0	2	0	0	1	.308
9Kyle IsbelCF	0	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	.232
TOTAL	6	30	6	5	5	3	1	9	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Brady SingerRHP	6.0	8	4	4	4	2	1	77	5.52
Tucker DavidsonLHP	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	18	6.06
Jackson KowarRHP	1.0	1	0	0	2	0	0	15	4.91
James McArthurRHP	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	17	6.48

TOTAL	9.0	9	4	4	7	4	1	127	-

Play-by-Play

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1st inningCLEKC

TOP 1
WALK — Steven Kwan walks.
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SINGLE — Jose Ramirez singles on a ground ball to right fielder Drew Waters. Steven Kwan out at 3rd on the throw, right fielder Drew Waters to third baseman Maikel Garcia. Jose Ramirez to 2nd. [1 out]
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GROUNDOUT — Josh Naylor grounds out, second baseman Michael Massey to first baseman Nick Pratto. Jose Ramirez to 3rd. [2 outs]
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STRIKEOUT — Kole Calhoun called out on strikes. [3 outs]
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BOTTOM 1
SINGLE — Maikel Garcia singles on a sharp line drive to center fielder Myles Straw.
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FORCEOUT — Bobby Witt Jr. grounds into a force out, shortstop Gabriel Arias to second baseman Andres Gimenez. Maikel Garcia out at 2nd. Bobby Witt Jr. to 1st. [1 out]
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FORCEOUT — MJ Melendez grounds into a force out, second baseman Andres Gimenez to shortstop Gabriel Arias. Bobby Witt Jr. out at 2nd. MJ Melendez to 1st. [2 outs]
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STRIKEOUT — Nelson Velazquez strikes out swinging, catcher Bo Naylor to first baseman Kole Calhoun. [3 outs]
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Team Stats

CLE

4Runs6

9Hits6

0Errors0

.290Batting Avg.200

31At Bats30

3Extra-base Hits4

1Home Runs1

4Runs-Batted-In5

4Walks3

4Stolen Bases1

7Strikeouts5

6Left on Base4

14Total Bases13

Game Details

Monday, September 18, 2023 · 2:10 PM

Kauffman Stadium · Kansas City, MO

attendance: 9,736 (25.7%)

weather: 80 degrees, sunny