Final · MLB · Sat Sep 26, 6:10 PM CDT
- Probable pitchers
- Tanner Bibee (CLE) vs Michael Wacha (KC)
- TV
- Guardians.TV Presented by Progressive, Royals.TV
- Where
- Kauffman Stadium
Guardians rally from 3 runs down to beat Royals 11-5. Guardians took the lead for good in the 2nd.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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| CLE | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 1 |
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| KC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 2 |
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Win: Tanner Bibee. Loss: Michael Wacha. Home runs: DeLauter (CLE), Bailey 2 (CLE), Rocchio 2 (CLE). Lowe, N drove in 4 for Guardians.
By the numbers: Hits CLE 14, KC 10; Errors CLE 1, KC 2; Left on base CLE 14, KC 13.
Team stats
| CLE | KC |
|---|
| Hits | 14 | 10 |
| Errors | 1 | 2 |
| Left on base | 14 | 13 |
| Home runs | 5 | 0 |
| Walks | 4 | 1 |
| Strikeouts | 4 | 7 |
Box score
Cleveland Guardians
Batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | HR |
|---|
| Kwan LF | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ramírez, Jo 3B | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DeLauter RF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Adell DH | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bazzana 2B | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Genao 2B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Lowe, N 1B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Martínez, A LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Halpin CF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bailey C | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Rocchio SS | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Totals | 38 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 5 |
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | NP |
|---|
| Bibee (W) | 6.0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 94 |
| Armstrong | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 |
| Yoho | 0.1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Smith, C | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Cecconi | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 126 |
Kansas City Royals
Batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | HR |
|---|
| Jensen C | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Witt Jr. SS | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Caglianone RF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Perez, S DH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pasquantino 1B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Massey 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rave CF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Rojas, J 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Collins LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Totals | 35 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | NP |
|---|
| Wacha (L) | 6.1 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 90 |
| Gose | 0.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 |
| Cuas | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| Lange | 0.1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 29 |
| Bivens | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 23 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 173 |
Play-by-play
Top 1st 3
- 0 out CLE Steven Kwan walks.
- 2 out CLE José Ramírez grounds into a double play, second baseman Michael Massey to shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino. Steven Kwan out at 2nd. José Ramírez out at 1st.
- 3 out CLE Chase DeLauter pops out to third baseman Josh Rojas in foul territory.
Bottom 1st 7
- 0 out KC Carter Jensen doubles (34) on a sharp fly ball to right fielder Chase DeLauter.
- 0 out KC Bobby Witt Jr. singles on a line drive to right fielder Chase DeLauter. Carter Jensen to 3rd.
- 0 out KC Jac Caglianone doubles (30) on a ground ball to right fielder Chase DeLauter. Bobby Witt Jr. scores. CLE 0, KC 2
- 1 out KC Salvador Perez grounds out, first baseman Nathaniel Lowe to pitcher Tanner Bibee. Jac Caglianone to 3rd.
- 2 out KC Vinnie Pasquantino called out on strikes.
- 2 out KC Michael Massey singles on a sharp line drive to right fielder Chase DeLauter. Jac Caglianone scores. CLE 0, KC 3
- 3 out KC John Rave grounds out to first baseman Nathaniel Lowe.
Top 2nd 8
- 0 out CLE Jo Adell reaches on a fielding error by shortstop Bobby Witt Jr.
- 0 out CLE Travis Bazzana doubles (22) on a sharp line drive to right fielder Jac Caglianone. Jo Adell to 3rd.
- 1 out CLE Nathaniel Lowe out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Jac Caglianone. Jo Adell scores. Travis Bazzana to 3rd. CLE 1, KC 3
- 2 out CLE Angel Martínez pops out to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino in foul territory.
- 2 out CLE Umpire reviewed (home run), call on the field was upheld: Patrick Bailey homers (9) on a fly ball to right field. Travis Bazzana scores. CLE 3, KC 3
- 2 out CLE Brayan Rocchio doubles (25) on a sharp line drive to right fielder Jac Caglianone.
- 2 out CLE Steven Kwan triples (3) on a line drive to left fielder Isaac Collins. Brayan Rocchio scores. CLE 4, KC 3
- 3 out CLE José Ramírez pops out to shortstop Bobby Witt Jr.
Bottom 2nd 4
- 1 out KC Josh Rojas grounds out, second baseman Travis Bazzana to first baseman Nathaniel Lowe.
- 2 out KC Isaac Collins grounds out, third baseman José Ramírez to first baseman Nathaniel Lowe.
- 2 out KC Carter Jensen doubles (35) on a sharp fly ball to center fielder Steven Kwan.
- 3 out KC Bobby Witt Jr. strikes out swinging.
Top 3rd 4
- 0 out CLE Chase DeLauter homers (16) on a line drive to right center field. CLE 5, KC 3
- 1 out CLE Jo Adell grounds out, shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino.
- 2 out CLE Travis Bazzana strikes out swinging.
- 3 out CLE Nathaniel Lowe lines out to right fielder Jac Caglianone.
Bottom 3rd 3
- 1 out KC Jac Caglianone strikes out swinging.
- 2 out KC Salvador Perez flies out to right fielder Chase DeLauter.
- 3 out KC Vinnie Pasquantino strikes out swinging.
Top 4th 3
- 1 out CLE Angel Martínez strikes out swinging.
- 2 out CLE Patrick Bailey strikes out swinging.
- 3 out CLE Brayan Rocchio pops out to second baseman Michael Massey.
Bottom 4th 3
- 1 out KC Michael Massey grounds out, second baseman Travis Bazzana to first baseman Nathaniel Lowe.
- 1 out KC John Rave singles on a line drive to right fielder Chase DeLauter.
- 3 out KC Josh Rojas lines into an unassisted double play, first baseman Nathaniel Lowe. John Rave out at 1st.
Top 5th 3
- 1 out CLE Steven Kwan lines out to center fielder John Rave.
- 2 out CLE José Ramírez lines out sharply to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino.
- 3 out CLE Chase DeLauter lines out to center fielder John Rave.
Bottom 5th 3
- 1 out KC Isaac Collins strikes out swinging.
- 1 out KC Carter Jensen walks.
- 3 out KC Bobby Witt Jr. grounds into a double play, third baseman José Ramírez to second baseman Travis Bazzana to first baseman Nathaniel Lowe. Carter Jensen out at 2nd. Bobby Witt Jr. out at 1st.
Top 6th 4
- 1 out CLE Jo Adell flies out to left fielder Isaac Collins.
- 1 out CLE Travis Bazzana triples (3) on a sharp fly ball to right fielder Jac Caglianone.
- 2 out CLE Nathaniel Lowe out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder John Rave. Travis Bazzana scores. CLE 6, KC 3
- 3 out CLE Angel Martínez grounds out, shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino.
Bottom 6th 5
- 1 out KC Jac Caglianone grounds out, shortstop Brayan Rocchio to first baseman Nathaniel Lowe.
- 1 out KC Salvador Perez doubles (24) on a sharp line drive to left fielder Angel Martínez.
- 1 out KC Vinnie Pasquantino hit by pitch.
- 2 out KC Michael Massey flies out to left fielder Angel Martínez.
- 3 out KC John Rave called out on strikes.
Top 7th 4
- 1 out CLE Patrick Bailey strikes out swinging.
- 1 out CLE Brayan Rocchio homers (14) on a fly ball to left field. CLE 7, KC 3
- 1 out CLE Steven Kwan singles on a ground ball to shortstop Bobby Witt Jr., deflected by second baseman Michael Massey.
- 3 out CLE José Ramírez grounds into a double play, shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. to second baseman Michael Massey to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino. Steven Kwan out at 2nd. José Ramírez out at 1st.
Bottom 7th 3
- 1 out KC Josh Rojas lines out to center fielder Steven Kwan.
- 2 out KC Isaac Collins strikes out swinging.
- 3 out KC Carter Jensen flies out sharply to right fielder Chase DeLauter.
Top 8th 5
- 1 out CLE Chase DeLauter grounds out, shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino.
- 1 out CLE Jo Adell singles on a sharp fly ball to left fielder Isaac Collins.
- 1 out CLE Travis Bazzana singles on a line drive to center fielder John Rave. Jo Adell to 3rd. Jo Adell advances to 3rd, on a fielding error by center fielder John Rave.
- 2 out CLE Nathaniel Lowe lines out to third baseman Josh Rojas.
- 3 out CLE Angel Martínez pops out to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino in foul territory.
Bottom 8th 6
- 0 out KC Bobby Witt Jr. doubles (33) on a line drive to left fielder Steven Kwan.
- 0 out KC Jac Caglianone doubles (31) on a sharp line drive to right fielder Chase DeLauter. Bobby Witt Jr. scores. CLE 7, KC 4
- 1 out KC Salvador Perez grounds out, third baseman José Ramírez to first baseman Nathaniel Lowe. Jac Caglianone to 3rd.
- 1 out KC Vinnie Pasquantino singles on a line drive to left fielder Steven Kwan. Jac Caglianone scores. CLE 7, KC 5
- 2 out KC Michael Massey lines out to shortstop Brayan Rocchio.
- 3 out KC John Rave flies out to left fielder Steven Kwan.
Top 9th 10
- 0 out CLE Patrick Bailey homers (10) on a fly ball to right field. CLE 8, KC 5
- 0 out CLE Brayan Rocchio homers (15) on a fly ball to right field. CLE 9, KC 5
- 0 out CLE Steven Kwan singles on a ground ball to left fielder Isaac Collins.
- 1 out CLE José Ramírez grounds into a force out, second baseman Michael Massey to shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. Steven Kwan out at 2nd. José Ramírez to 1st.
- 1 out CLE Chase DeLauter walks. José Ramírez to 2nd.
- 2 out CLE Jo Adell grounds into a force out, second baseman Michael Massey to shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. José Ramírez to 3rd. Chase DeLauter out at 2nd. Jo Adell to 1st.
- 2 out CLE Angel Genao walks.
- 2 out CLE Nathaniel Lowe singles on a ground ball to left fielder Isaac Collins. José Ramírez scores. Jo Adell scores. Angel Genao to 2nd. CLE 11, KC 5
- 2 out CLE Petey Halpin walks. Angel Genao to 3rd. Nathaniel Lowe to 2nd.
- 3 out CLE Patrick Bailey flies out sharply to center fielder John Rave.
Bottom 9th 3
- 1 out KC Josh Rojas grounds out, second baseman Angel Genao to first baseman Nathaniel Lowe.
- 2 out KC Isaac Collins lines out sharply to center fielder Petey Halpin.
- 3 out KC Carter Jensen flies out to left fielder Steven Kwan.