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Cleveland Guardians @ 
Kansas City Royals
2021-08-31 · Night game · Kauffman Stadium · Att: 11542 · 78°F, cloudy · Wind 8 mph L to R · 2:54
Cleveland Indians defeated Kansas City Royals 7–2. Cleveland Indians opened the scoring in the 1st — Amed Rosario hits an inside-the-park home run (9) on a fly ball to right field. The game's biggest swing came in the 5th: Amed Rosario singles on a ground ball to left fielder Andrew Benintendi. Daniel Johnson scores. Myles Straw scores — worth 18% in win probability.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLE | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 11 | |
| KCA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
W: Zach Plesac L: Jake Junis SV: (none)
Umpires — HP: Lance Barksdale · 1B: Adrian Johnson · 2B: Brian Gorman · 3B: Jeremy Riggs · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Cleveland Guardians — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Myles Straw | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Amed Rosario | 5 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
 Jose Ramirez | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Franmil Reyes | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
 Bradley Zimmer | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Bobby Bradley | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Owen Miller | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Austin Hedges | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Daniel Johnson | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Kansas City Royals — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Whit Merrifield | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Nicky Lopez | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Salvador Perez | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Carlos Santana | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Andrew Benintendi | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Michael Taylor | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Edward Olivares | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Hunter Dozier | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Emmanuel Rivera | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Cleveland Guardians — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Zach Plesac | 7.0 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
 Nick Wittgren | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Alex Young | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
Kansas City Royals — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Jakob Junis | 4.2 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
 Joel Payamps | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Kyle Zimmer | 2.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
 Wade Davis | 2.0 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Myles Straw: 8/L89XD
- Amed Rosario: HR9/IPHR/F9LD
- Jose Ramirez: K
- Franmil Reyes: 63/G56D+
Bot 1
- Whit Merrifield: S7/L78D+
- Nicky Lopez: 36(1)3/GDP/G3
- Salvador Perez: 7/L7
Top 2
- Bradley Zimmer: K
- Bobby Bradley: 5/P6S
- Owen Miller: S9/L89
- Austin Hedges: K
Bot 2
- Carlos Santana: 31/G34
- Andrew Benintendi: 7/F7L
- Michael Taylor: K
Top 3
- Daniel Johnson: 8/F78
- Myles Straw: 13/G6MS
- Amed Rosario: S9/G4
- Jose Ramirez: K
Bot 3
- Edward Olivares: 53/G56S+
- Hunter Dozier: 9/L89XD+
- Emmanuel Rivera: 9/F9LD
Top 4
- Franmil Reyes: K
- Bradley Zimmer: K
- Bobby Bradley: 5/P5
Bot 4
- Whit Merrifield: 63/G56
- Nicky Lopez: D7/G5
- Salvador Perez: K
- Carlos Santana: K
Top 5
- Owen Miller: 53/G5
- Austin Hedges: W
- Daniel Johnson: 46(1)/FO/G4.B-1
- Myles Straw: S4/F3D-.1-3
- Amed Rosario: S7/G6M.3-H;1-H
- Jose Ramirez: 5/P2F/FL
Bot 5
- Andrew Benintendi: K
- Michael Taylor: K
- Edward Olivares: K
Top 6
- Franmil Reyes: K
- Bradley Zimmer: W
- Bobby Bradley: 8/L8D
- Owen Miller: S9/G3.1-3;BX2(936)
Bot 6
- Hunter Dozier: 2/P2F/FL
- Emmanuel Rivera: 13/G1S-
- Whit Merrifield: K.BX1(23)
Top 7
- Austin Hedges: 9/F9LS
- Daniel Johnson: 6/P56D
- Myles Straw: S67/G56
- Amed Rosario: HR/F8XD.1-H
- Jose Ramirez: 31/G34
Bot 7
- Nicky Lopez: HP
- Salvador Perez: 54(1)3/GDP/G5
- Carlos Santana: 43/G34D
Top 8
- Franmil Reyes: K
- Bradley Zimmer: S7/G5
- Bobby Bradley: HR/F9LD.1-H
- Owen Miller: 43/G4
- Austin Hedges: 1/G1S-
Bot 8
- Andrew Benintendi: 8/L78D
- Michael Taylor: S7/G56+
- Edward Olivares: 9/F9D
- Hunter Dozier: 53/G5D
Top 9
- Daniel Johnson: K.BX1(23)
- Myles Straw: 4/L4D
- Amed Rosario: S5/G25
- Jose Ramirez: 3/P3F/FL
Bot 9
- Emmanuel Rivera: W
- Whit Merrifield: 7/F78XD+
- Nicky Lopez: 7/F78D
- Salvador Perez: HP.1-2
- Carlos Santana: S8/G6M+.2-H;1-2
- Andrew Benintendi: D7/F7LD.2-H;1-3
- Michael Taylor: 9/F9LS
Notes & reviews
- Amed Rosario hits an inside-the-park home run (9) on a fly ball to right field.