Final · MLB · Sun Sep 27, 2:10 PM CDT
- Probable pitchers
- Parker Messick (CLE) vs Daniel Lynch IV (KC)
- TV
- Royals.TV, Guardians.TV Presented by Progressive
- Where
- Kauffman Stadium
Royals survive Guardians 3-2. Royals took the lead for good in the 8th.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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| CLE | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 0 |
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| KC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | X | 3 | 9 | 2 |
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Win: Nate Pearson. Loss: Austin Peterson. Save: Lucas Erceg. Home runs: Adell (CLE), Schneemann (CLE), Pasquantino 2 (KC).
By the numbers: Hits CLE 9, KC 9; Errors CLE 0, KC 2; Left on base CLE 14, KC 16.
Team stats
| CLE | KC |
|---|
| Hits | 9 | 9 |
| Errors | 0 | 2 |
| Left on base | 14 | 16 |
| Home runs | 2 | 2 |
| Walks | 1 | 3 |
| Strikeouts | 5 | 7 |
Box score
Cleveland Guardians
Batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | HR |
|---|
| Martínez, A LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bazzana 2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Adell RF | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Lowe, N 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fry C | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Genao SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hedges DH | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bailey DH | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Schneemann 3B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Halpin CF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 35 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 |
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | NP |
|---|
| Messick | 3.0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 64 |
| Peterson (L) | 5.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 74 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 138 |
Kansas City Royals
Batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | HR |
|---|
| Garcia, M 3B | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Witt Jr. SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Caglianone RF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Perez, S DH | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rojas, J DH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Pasquantino 1B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Collins LF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tolbert 2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Isbel CF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Maile C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 32 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 2 |
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | NP |
|---|
| Lynch IV | 5.1 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 76 |
| Hoffman, N | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| Thomas | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 |
| Pearson (W) | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| Erceg (S) | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 120 |
Play-by-play
Top 1st 4
- 1 out CLE Angel Martínez grounds out, third baseman Maikel Garcia to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino.
- 2 out CLE Travis Bazzana flies out to left fielder Isaac Collins.
- 2 out CLE Jo Adell singles on a ground ball to center fielder Kyle Isbel.
- 3 out CLE Nathaniel Lowe grounds out, shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino.
Bottom 1st 6
- 0 out KC Maikel Garcia walks.
- 1 out KC Bobby Witt Jr. flies out to left fielder Angel Martínez.
- 1 out KC Jac Caglianone doubles (32) on a sharp line drive to right fielder Jo Adell. Maikel Garcia to 3rd.
- 1 out KC Salvador Perez singles on a line drive to left fielder Angel Martínez. Maikel Garcia scores. Jac Caglianone to 3rd. CLE 0, KC 1
- 2 out KC Vinnie Pasquantino flies out to center fielder Petey Halpin.
- 3 out KC Isaac Collins grounds into a force out, shortstop Angel Genao to second baseman Travis Bazzana. Salvador Perez out at 2nd.
Top 2nd 3
- 0 out CLE David Fry singles on a fly ball to right fielder Jac Caglianone.
- 2 out CLE Angel Genao grounds into a double play, third baseman Maikel Garcia to second baseman Tyler Tolbert to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino. David Fry out at 2nd. Angel Genao out at 1st.
- 3 out CLE Austin Hedges grounds out, third baseman Maikel Garcia to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino.
Bottom 2nd 5
- 1 out KC Tyler Tolbert strikes out swinging.
- 1 out KC Kyle Isbel singles on a ground ball to second baseman Travis Bazzana.
- 2 out KC Luke Maile pops out to third baseman Daniel Schneemann in foul territory.
- 2 out KC Maikel Garcia singles on a ground ball to right fielder Jo Adell. Kyle Isbel to 2nd.
- 3 out KC Bobby Witt Jr. grounds into a force out, third baseman Daniel Schneemann to second baseman Travis Bazzana. Maikel Garcia out at 2nd.
Top 3rd 5
- 0 out CLE Daniel Schneemann homers (7) on a fly ball to right field. CLE 1, KC 1
- 0 out CLE Petey Halpin singles on a line drive to right fielder Jac Caglianone.
- 1 out CLE Angel Martínez flies out to right fielder Jac Caglianone.
- 2 out CLE Travis Bazzana pops out softly to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino in foul territory.
- 3 out CLE Jo Adell grounds into a force out, third baseman Maikel Garcia to second baseman Tyler Tolbert. Petey Halpin out at 2nd.
Bottom 3rd 5
- 0 out KC Jac Caglianone singles on a line drive to center fielder Petey Halpin.
- 1 out KC Salvador Perez flies out sharply to center fielder Petey Halpin.
- 2 out KC Vinnie Pasquantino called out on strikes.
- 2 out KC Isaac Collins singles on a ground ball to right fielder Jo Adell. Jac Caglianone to 3rd.
- 3 out KC Tyler Tolbert grounds out, third baseman Daniel Schneemann to first baseman Nathaniel Lowe.
Top 4th 4
- 1 out CLE Nathaniel Lowe grounds out, second baseman Tyler Tolbert to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino.
- 2 out CLE David Fry called out on strikes.
- 2 out CLE Angel Genao singles on a sharp line drive to center fielder Kyle Isbel.
- 3 out CLE Austin Hedges called out on strikes.
Bottom 4th 4
- 1 out KC Kyle Isbel grounds out, second baseman Travis Bazzana to first baseman Nathaniel Lowe.
- 2 out KC Luke Maile grounds out, third baseman Daniel Schneemann to first baseman Nathaniel Lowe.
- 2 out KC Maikel Garcia walks.
- 3 out KC Bobby Witt Jr. strikes out swinging.
Top 5th 4
- 1 out CLE Daniel Schneemann flies out to center fielder Kyle Isbel.
- 1 out CLE Petey Halpin reaches on a throwing error by second baseman Tyler Tolbert.
- 2 out CLE Angel Martínez flies out to right fielder Jac Caglianone.
- 3 out CLE Petey Halpin caught stealing 2nd base, catcher Luke Maile to shortstop Bobby Witt Jr.
Bottom 5th 5
- 1 out KC Jac Caglianone strikes out swinging.
- 2 out KC Salvador Perez grounds out, second baseman Travis Bazzana to first baseman Nathaniel Lowe.
- 2 out KC Vinnie Pasquantino homers (16) on a fly ball to center field. CLE 1, KC 2
- 2 out KC Isaac Collins walks.
- 3 out KC Tyler Tolbert grounds out, third baseman Daniel Schneemann to first baseman Nathaniel Lowe.
Top 6th 6
- 1 out CLE Travis Bazzana pops out softly to pitcher Daniel Lynch IV.
- 1 out CLE Jo Adell homers (23) on a fly ball to left center field. CLE 2, KC 2
- 1 out CLE Nathaniel Lowe singles on a line drive to right fielder Jac Caglianone.
- 1 out CLE David Fry singles on a line drive to center fielder Kyle Isbel. Nathaniel Lowe to 3rd. David Fry to 2nd. Nathaniel Lowe advances to 3rd, on a fielding error by center fielder Kyle Isbel.
- 2 out CLE Angel Genao grounds out to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino.
- 3 out CLE Patrick Bailey strikes out swinging.
Bottom 6th 3
- 0 out KC Kyle Isbel singles on a sharp line drive to right fielder Jo Adell.
- 1 out KC Luke Maile flies out to right fielder Jo Adell.
- 3 out KC Maikel Garcia grounds into a double play, shortstop Angel Genao to second baseman Travis Bazzana to first baseman Nathaniel Lowe. Kyle Isbel out at 2nd. Maikel Garcia out at 1st.
Top 7th 3
- 1 out CLE Daniel Schneemann flies out to center fielder Kyle Isbel.
- 2 out CLE Royals challenged (play at 1st), call on the field was overturned: Petey Halpin grounds out, second baseman Tyler Tolbert to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino.
- 3 out CLE Angel Martínez strikes out swinging.
Bottom 7th 3
- 1 out KC Bobby Witt Jr. flies out to left fielder Angel Martínez.
- 2 out KC Jac Caglianone flies out sharply to left fielder Angel Martínez.
- 3 out KC Josh Rojas called out on strikes.
Top 8th 4
- 1 out CLE Travis Bazzana flies out to left fielder Isaac Collins.
- 1 out CLE Jo Adell walks.
- 2 out CLE Nathaniel Lowe flies out to left fielder Isaac Collins.
- 3 out CLE David Fry grounds out, third baseman Maikel Garcia to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino.
Bottom 8th 4
- 0 out KC Vinnie Pasquantino homers (17) on a fly ball to right field. CLE 2, KC 3
- 1 out KC Isaac Collins flies out sharply to center fielder Petey Halpin.
- 2 out KC Tyler Tolbert strikes out swinging.
- 3 out KC Kyle Isbel strikes out swinging.
Top 9th 4
- 1 out CLE Angel Genao pops out to third baseman Maikel Garcia in foul territory.
- 2 out CLE Patrick Bailey strikes out swinging.
- 2 out CLE Daniel Schneemann singles on a sharp ground ball to right fielder Jac Caglianone.
- 3 out CLE Petey Halpin pops out to third baseman Maikel Garcia in foul territory.