NSBL23
CLEVELAND GUARDIANS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
09/19/2023
 
NSBL23
CLEVELAND GUARDIANS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
GAME ID: 2837 - TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 19TH , 2023 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Cleveland Guardians (77-75) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 6 0
Kansas City Royals (83-69) 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 X 3 9 1
Royals Reel Off Another Win, 3-1
The Kansas City Royals and Cleveland Guardians played a tight game with the hosts claiming a hard-fought win.

The Kansas City Royals topped the Cleveland Guardians by the score of 3-1, with the biggest share of the credit going to first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr.. Guerrero Jr. was 3-4 with a double and 2 singles. He drove in 2 runs and scored once for the Royals on the day. Kansas City reliever Jake Cousins got the win, raising his record to 4-1. Paul Blackburn was tagged with the loss. Tim Mayza recorded the save, making him 1 for 3.

Cleveland had a runner on 1st in the top of the eighth. With no one out, Jesus Sanchez came to bat, hoping to do some damage. Instead, he hit into a double play. The score remained 3-1, Kansas City. The Guardians saw their comeback bid fail.

The Royals have a winning streak of 6 games.
CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. McNeil 2B 5 0 2 0 0 1 1 .313 7 66
H. Kim SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .264 8 64
B. Buxton CF 2 0 0 0 2 1 2 .254 51 119
D. Hall 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 5 .250 13 38
M. Mathias 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .197 1 19
   a-J. Sanchez PH, RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .257 21 57
L. Gonzalez DH 4 1 2 1 0 1 0 .247 16 53
L. Rengifo RF, 3B 4 0 0 0 0 3 1 .265 11 63
C. Yelich LF 3 0 1 0 0 2 1 .253 11 44
   b-K. Cron PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .197 6 17
T. Barnhart C 2 0 0 0 2 1 2 .245 8 43
Totals 33 1 6 1 4 13 18      
a - J. Sanchez pinch hit for M. Mathias in the 8th
b - K. Cron pinch hit for C. Yelich in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: L. Gonzalez (16, 6th Inning off J. Cousins, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. McNeil 2 , D. Hall , L. Gonzalez 5 , C. Yelich
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Hall , M. Mathias , T. Barnhart
GIDP: J. Sanchez
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Blackburn-Kim-Hall)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Kwan CF 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .275 7 46
B. Crawford SS 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 .296 21 64
V. Guerrero Jr. 1B 4 1 3 2 0 1 0 .340 41 136
Y. Alvarez LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .248 18 66
   a-D. Solano 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .260 0 20
K. Schwarber DH 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 .210 29 75
R. Refsnyder RF 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .258 10 49
J. Candelario 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .248 13 51
D. Moore 2B, LF 3 0 2 0 0 1 1 .174 1 7
E. Haase C 3 0 0 0 0 3 3 .180 1 7
Totals 32 3 9 3 2 6 15      
a - D. Solano substituted for Y. Alvarez in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: V. Guerrero Jr. (37, 1st Inning off P. Blackburn, 1 on, 1 out) , J. Candelario (23, 6th Inning off P. Blackburn, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: S. Kwan , V. Guerrero Jr. 4 , K. Schwarber , R. Refsnyder , J. Candelario 2 , D. Moore 2
2-out RBI: K. Schwarber
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Schwarber , J. Candelario , E. Haase
GIDP: K. Schwarber
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: B. Crawford (12)
Double Plays: 1 (Lopez-Crawford-Guerrero Jr.)
CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
P. Blackburn L (12-8) 5.2 8 3 3 2 3 0 94 3.92   
W. Mills 2.0 1 0 0 0 3 0 31 4.19   
K. Giles 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3.19   
PITCHING
Game Score: P. Blackburn 42
Batters Faced: P. Blackburn 26, W. Mills 7, K. Giles 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: P. Blackburn 7-6, W. Mills 1-2, K. Giles 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: P. Blackburn 94-63, W. Mills 31-20, K. Giles 4-1
Inherited Runners - Scored: W. Mills 1-0 , K. Giles 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Heaney 4.1 4 0 0 2 6 0 81 3.96   
J. Cousins W (4-1) 1.2 1 1 1 1 4 1 29 3.42   
J. Lopez H (16) 2.1 1 0 0 0 3 0 23 1.91   
T. Mayza SV (1) 0.2 0 0 0 1 0 0 11 2.47   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Heaney 59
Batters Faced: A. Heaney 20, J. Cousins 7, J. Lopez 7, T. Mayza 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Heaney 3-4, J. Cousins 1-0, J. Lopez 3-0, T. Mayza 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: A. Heaney 81-54, J. Cousins 29-20, J. Lopez 23-16, T. Mayza 11-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Cousins 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Vladimir Guerrero Jr.
Ballpark: Kauffman Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (66 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 14 mph
Start Time: 6:40 PM CT
Time: 3:11
Attendance: 23617
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