Final · MLB · Fri Aug 28, 6:10 PM CDT
- Probable pitchers
- Michael Wacha (KC) vs Tanner Bibee (CLE)
- TV
- Guardians.TV Presented by Progressive, Royals.TV
- Where
- Progressive Field
Royals blank Guardians 3-0. Royals took the lead for good in the 5th.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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| KC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 0 |
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| CLE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
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Win: Michael Wacha. Loss: Tanner Bibee. Save: Steven Cruz. Home runs: Jensen (KC).
By the numbers: Hits KC 9, CLE 6; Errors KC 0, CLE 1; Left on base KC 15, CLE 15.
Team stats
| KC | CLE |
|---|
| Hits | 9 | 6 |
| Errors | 0 | 1 |
| Left on base | 15 | 15 |
| Home runs | 1 | 0 |
| Walks | 2 | 0 |
| Strikeouts | 9 | 12 |
Box score
Kansas City Royals
Batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | HR |
|---|
| Jensen C | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Witt Jr. SS | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Caglianone RF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Perez, S DH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Pasquantino 1B | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Loftin 2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Collins LF | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tolbert LF | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rojas, J 3B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Isbel CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Totals | 34 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 1 |
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | NP |
|---|
| Wacha (W) | 8.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 103 |
| Cruz (S) | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 22 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 125 |
Cleveland Guardians
Batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | HR |
|---|
| Kwan LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| DeLauter DH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Ramírez, Jo 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Adell RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Lowe, N 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Bazzana 2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Bailey C | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Genao PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Halpin CF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rocchio SS | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 33 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | NP |
|---|
| Bibee (L) | 6.0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 93 |
| Herrin | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 |
| Yoho | 2.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 25 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 127 |
Play-by-play
Top 1st 4
- 1 out KC Carter Jensen called out on strikes.
- 2 out KC Bobby Witt Jr. strikes out swinging.
- 2 out KC Jac Caglianone singles on a sharp line drive to left fielder Steven Kwan.
- 3 out KC Salvador Perez grounds out, shortstop Brayan Rocchio to first baseman Nathaniel Lowe.
Bottom 1st 3
- 1 out CLE Steven Kwan grounds out to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino.
- 2 out CLE Chase DeLauter flies out to left fielder Isaac Collins.
- 3 out CLE José Ramírez grounds out, second baseman Nick Loftin to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino.
Top 2nd 5
- 0 out KC Vinnie Pasquantino hit by pitch.
- 1 out KC Nick Loftin flies out to center fielder Petey Halpin.
- 1 out KC Isaac Collins walks. Vinnie Pasquantino to 2nd.
- 2 out KC Josh Rojas flies out to right fielder Jo Adell.
- 3 out KC Patrick Bailey challenged (pitch result), call on the field was overturned: Kyle Isbel called out on strikes.
Bottom 2nd 3
- 1 out CLE Jo Adell grounds out, shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino.
- 2 out CLE Nathaniel Lowe strikes out on a foul tip.
- 3 out CLE Travis Bazzana grounds out, third baseman Josh Rojas to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino.
Top 3rd 6
- 1 out KC Carter Jensen flies out sharply to left fielder Steven Kwan.
- 2 out KC Bobby Witt Jr. pops out to first baseman Nathaniel Lowe.
- 2 out KC Jac Caglianone singles on a line drive to center fielder Petey Halpin.
- 2 out KC Salvador Perez singles on a ground ball to center fielder Petey Halpin. Jac Caglianone to 2nd.
- 2 out KC Vinnie Pasquantino walks. Jac Caglianone to 3rd. Salvador Perez to 2nd.
- 3 out KC Nick Loftin flies out to center fielder Petey Halpin.
Bottom 3rd 5
- 0 out CLE Patrick Bailey singles on a sharp line drive to center fielder Kyle Isbel.
- 1 out CLE Petey Halpin grounds into a force out, fielded by shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. Patrick Bailey out at 2nd. Petey Halpin to 1st.
- 1 out CLE Brayan Rocchio singles on a line drive to left fielder Isaac Collins. Petey Halpin to 2nd.
- 2 out CLE Steven Kwan grounds into a force out, second baseman Nick Loftin to shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. Petey Halpin to 3rd. Brayan Rocchio out at 2nd. Steven Kwan to 1st.
- 3 out CLE Chase DeLauter strikes out swinging.
Top 4th 4
- 1 out KC Isaac Collins pops out to catcher Patrick Bailey in foul territory.
- 1 out KC Josh Rojas doubles (4) on a sharp line drive to left fielder Steven Kwan.
- 2 out KC Kyle Isbel flies out to left fielder Steven Kwan.
- 3 out KC Carter Jensen challenged (pitch result), call on the field was confirmed: Carter Jensen called out on strikes.
Bottom 4th 3
- 1 out CLE José Ramírez pops out to catcher Carter Jensen in foul territory.
- 2 out CLE Jo Adell strikes out on a foul tip.
- 3 out CLE Nathaniel Lowe called out on strikes.
Top 5th 4
- 0 out KC Bobby Witt Jr. doubles (28) on a sharp line drive to left fielder Steven Kwan.
- 1 out KC Jac Caglianone lines out to center fielder Petey Halpin. Bobby Witt Jr. to 3rd.
- 2 out KC Salvador Perez grounds out, shortstop Brayan Rocchio to first baseman Nathaniel Lowe. Bobby Witt Jr. scores. KC 1, CLE 0
- 3 out KC Vinnie Pasquantino singles on a sharp line drive to center fielder Petey Halpin. Vinnie Pasquantino out at 2nd on the throw, center fielder Petey Halpin to shortstop Brayan Rocchio.
Bottom 5th 4
- 1 out CLE Travis Bazzana strikes out swinging.
- 1 out CLE Patrick Bailey singles on a line drive to left fielder Isaac Collins.
- 2 out CLE Petey Halpin flies out to center fielder Kyle Isbel.
- 3 out CLE Brayan Rocchio called out on strikes.
Top 6th 4
- 1 out KC Nick Loftin flies out to center fielder Petey Halpin.
- 1 out KC Isaac Collins singles on a sharp ground ball to second baseman Travis Bazzana.
- 2 out KC Josh Rojas strikes out swinging.
- 3 out KC Kyle Isbel flies out to left fielder Steven Kwan.
Bottom 6th 3
- 1 out CLE Steven Kwan flies out to center fielder Kyle Isbel.
- 2 out CLE Chase DeLauter challenged (pitch result), call on the field was confirmed: Chase DeLauter called out on strikes.
- 3 out CLE José Ramírez lines out sharply to center fielder Kyle Isbel.
Top 7th 3
- 1 out KC Carter Jensen grounds out to first baseman Nathaniel Lowe.
- 2 out KC Bobby Witt Jr. grounds out, second baseman Travis Bazzana to first baseman Nathaniel Lowe.
- 3 out KC Jac Caglianone strikes out swinging.
Bottom 7th 3
- 1 out CLE Jo Adell strikes out swinging.
- 2 out CLE Nathaniel Lowe grounds out, second baseman Nick Loftin to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino.
- 3 out CLE Travis Bazzana called out on strikes.
Top 8th 3
- 1 out KC Salvador Perez strikes out swinging.
- 2 out KC Vinnie Pasquantino flies out to center fielder Petey Halpin.
- 3 out KC Nick Loftin strikes out swinging.
Bottom 8th 4
- 1 out CLE Patrick Bailey grounds out softly, second baseman Nick Loftin to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino.
- 1 out CLE Petey Halpin singles on a sharp line drive to right fielder Jac Caglianone.
- 2 out CLE Brayan Rocchio flies out to right fielder Jac Caglianone.
- 3 out CLE Steven Kwan called out on strikes.
Top 9th 5
- 0 out KC Isaac Collins doubles (22) on a line drive to center fielder Petey Halpin, deflected by right fielder Jo Adell.
- 1 out KC Josh Rojas out on a sacrifice bunt, pitcher Craig Yoho to second baseman Travis Bazzana. Isaac Collins to 3rd.
- 2 out KC Kyle Isbel strikes out swinging.
- 2 out KC Carter Jensen homers (19) on a fly ball to right center field. Tyler Tolbert scores. KC 3, CLE 0
- 3 out KC Bobby Witt Jr. flies out sharply to center fielder Petey Halpin.
Bottom 9th 6
- 0 out CLE Chase DeLauter singles on a ground ball to left fielder Tyler Tolbert.
- 1 out CLE José Ramírez strikes out swinging.
- 1 out CLE Jo Adell singles on a pop up to right fielder Jac Caglianone. Chase DeLauter to 2nd.
- 2 out CLE Nathaniel Lowe strikes out swinging.
- 2 out CLE Guardians challenged (hit by pitch), call on the field was overturned: Travis Bazzana hit by pitch. Chase DeLauter to 3rd. Jo Adell to 2nd.
- 3 out CLE Angel Genao grounds out softly, pitcher Steven Cruz to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino.