Kansas City Royals vs. Cleveland Guardians

Jul 9, 2023

FINAL

Box Score

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

loss:

S. Bieberwin: Kansas City Royals logo

R. Yarbroughsave: Kansas City Royals logo

S. Barlow

Game Recap

CLEVELAND -- About two hours before the first pitch of the Royals’ first-half finale against the Guardians, first-year manager Matt Quatraro described the team’s record as frustrating and said the club still had "a long way to go" in the second half. The Royals’ 4-1 win over Cleveland on Sunday...

Scoring Summary

KCCLE

4
Andres Gimenez singles on a line drive to right fielder MJ Melendez. Jose Ramirez scores. Andres Gimenez out at 2nd on the throw, right fielder MJ Melendez to first baseman Matt Duffy to second baseman Michael Massey. [1 run] [2 outs]
01
5
Kyle Isbel homers (2) on a line drive to center field. [1 run]
11
6
Freddy Fermin doubles (4) on a ground ball to left fielder Steven Kwan. Salvador Perez scores. [1 run]
21
6
Michael Massey triples (1) on a ground ball to right fielder Will Brennan. Freddy Fermin scores. Kyle Isbel scores. [2 runs]
41

Player Stats

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Maikel Garcia3B	1	4	0	0	1	0	0	1	.284
2Bobby Witt Jr.SS	1	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	.257
3Salvador PerezDH	1	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	.246
4MJ MelendezRF	0	3	0	0	2	1	0	3	.206
Dairon BlancoPR-RF-LF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.174
5Freddy FerminC	1	4	1	1	2	0	0	2	.276
6Kyle IsbelCF	2	4	2	1	2	0	1	0	.210
7Michael Massey2B	3	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	.220
Drew WatersRF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.239
8Matt Duffy1B	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	3	.283
9Nicky LopezLF-2B	0	4	0	0	1	0	0	2	.221
TOTAL	10	33	4	4	9	1	1	11	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	PC	ERA
Ryan YarbroughLHP	6.0	6	1	1	5	1	78	5.29
Carlos HernandezRHP	2.0	0	0	0	1	1	26	3.83
Scott BarlowRHP	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	16	4.09
TOTAL	9.0	7	1	1	7	2	120	-

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	LOB	AVG
1Steven KwanLF	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	.263
2Amed RosarioSS	1	4	0	0	1	0	1	.268
3Jose RamirezDH	1	4	1	0	1	0	2	.289
4Josh Naylor1B	1	4	0	0	1	0	2	.305
5Andres Gimenez2B	2	4	0	1	1	0	0	.248
6Tyler Freeman3B	2	3	0	0	0	1	2	.308
7Will BrennanRF	0	4	0	0	3	0	2	.269
8Myles StrawCF	0	3	0	0	0	1	3	.236
9Cam GallagherC	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	.133
Josh BellPH	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	.230
David FryC	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.277
TOTAL	7	33	1	1	7	2	13	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Shane BieberRHP	6.1	9	4	4	6	0	1	91	3.77
Nick SandlinRHP	1.2	0	0	0	1	1	0	13	2.65
Tim HerrinLHP	1.0	1	0	0	2	0	0	13	5.48
TOTAL	9.0	10	4	4	9	1	1	117	-

Play-by-Play

Expand All

1st inningKCCLE

TOP 1
FLYOUT — Maikel Garcia flies out to right fielder Will Brennan. [1 out]
00
HIT BY PITCH — Bobby Witt Jr. hit by pitch.
00
PICKOFF CAUGHT STEALING 2B — With Salvador Perez batting, Bobby Witt Jr. picked off and caught stealing 2nd base, second baseman Andres Gimenez. [2 outs]
00
GROUNDOUT — Salvador Perez grounds out, shortstop Amed Rosario to first baseman Josh Naylor. [3 outs]
00
BOTTOM 1
FIELD ERROR — Steven Kwan reaches on a throwing error by second baseman Michael Massey. Steven Kwan to 2nd.
00
GROUNDOUT — Amed Rosario grounds out, third baseman Maikel Garcia to first baseman Matt Duffy. [1 out]
00
STRIKEOUT — Jose Ramirez strikes out swinging. [2 outs]
00
STRIKEOUT — Josh Naylor strikes out swinging. [3 outs]
00

2nd inning

3rd inning

4th inning

5th inning

6th inning

7th inning

8th inning

9th inning

Team Stats

CLE

4Runs1

10Hits7

1Errors0

.303Batting Avg.212

33At Bats33

4Extra-base Hits1

1Home Runs0

4Runs-Batted-In1

1Walks2

0Stolen Bases1

9Strikeouts7

5Left on Base7

17Total Bases8

Game Details

Sunday, July 9, 2023 · 1:40 PM

Progressive Field · Cleveland, OH

attendance: 25,911 (74.4%)

weather: 73 degrees, partly cloudy