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Kansas City Royals @ Cleveland Guardians
2022-10-01 · Night game · Progressive Field · Att: 26982 · 63°F, cloudy · Wind 21 mph from CF · 3:21
Kansas City Royals defeated Cleveland Guardians 7–1. Kansas City Royals opened the scoring in the 3rd — Salvador Perez singles on a line drive to left fielder Steven Kwan. MJ Melendez scores. The game's biggest swing came in the 4th: Kyle Isbel doubles (10) on a sharp line drive to right fielder Oscar Gonzalez. Hunter Dozier scores. Drew Waters scores — worth 17% in win probability.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KCA | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 12 | |
| CLE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
W: Kris Bubic L: Zach Plesac SV: (none)
Umpires — HP: Tripp Gibson · 1B: Ryan Wills · 2B: Brian O'Nora · 3B: Chad Fairchild · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Kansas City Royals — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 MJ Melendez | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Bobby Witt | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Salvador Perez | 4 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Vinnie Pasquantino | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Edward Olivares | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Hunter Dozier | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Michael Massey | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Drew Waters | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Kyle Isbel | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
 Sebastian Rivero | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Ryan O'Hearn | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Cleveland Guardians — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Steven Kwan | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Amed Rosario | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Andres Gimenez | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
 Oscar Gonzalez | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Owen Miller | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Josh Naylor | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Gabriel Arias | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Luke Maile | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Myles Straw | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Bo Naylor | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Will Benson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kansas City Royals — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Kris Bubic | 5.0 | 5 | 1 | 8 |
 Taylor Clarke | 0.2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
 Amir Garrett | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Carlos Hernandez | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Dylan Coleman | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Anthony Misiewicz | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Cleveland Guardians — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Zach Plesac | 3.2 | 7 | 1 | 1 |
 Eli Morgan | 1.1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Kirk McCarty | 2.0 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
 Enyel De Los Santos | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
 Nick Sandlin | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- MJ Melendez: 5/P6D
- Bobby Witt: 9/F89
- Salvador Perez: S9/G34
- Vinnie Pasquantino: W.1-2
- Edward Olivares: 13/G15
Bot 1
- Steven Kwan: 43/L34D
- Amed Rosario: 9/F9LD
- Andres Gimenez: S9/L9
- Oscar Gonzalez: K
Top 2
- Hunter Dozier: 8/F8D
- Michael Massey: S5/BG5S
- Drew Waters: 7/F78
- Kyle Isbel: K
Bot 2
- Owen Miller: K
- Josh Naylor: K
- Gabriel Arias: S46/G4M
- Luke Maile: S4/G34.1-2
- Myles Straw: K
Top 3
- MJ Melendez: D7/F7LS
- Bobby Witt: 9/L9.2-3
- Salvador Perez: S7/L78S.3-H
- Vinnie Pasquantino: 3/L3/DP.1X1(3)
Bot 3
- Steven Kwan: D9/L9
- Amed Rosario: K
- Andres Gimenez: K
- Oscar Gonzalez: 4/L4D
Top 4
- Edward Olivares: 7/L78D
- Hunter Dozier: E5/G56.B-1
- Michael Massey: 7/F78D
- Drew Waters: D9/L9LS.1-3
- Kyle Isbel: D9/L9L+.3-H(UR);2-H(UR)
- MJ Melendez: D9/L9LD.2-H(UR)
- Bobby Witt: W
- Salvador Perez: S6/G6.2-3;1-2
- Vinnie Pasquantino: 43/G34D
Bot 4
- Owen Miller: W
- Josh Naylor: 56(1)3/GDP/G6
- Gabriel Arias: K.BX1(23)
Top 5
- Edward Olivares: 13/G6MS-
- Hunter Dozier: 3/P3DF/FL
- Michael Massey: 8/L8D+
Bot 5
- Luke Maile: S9/G34
- Myles Straw: K
- Steven Kwan: 16(1)3/GDP/G1
Top 6
- Drew Waters: HR/F7D
- Kyle Isbel: W
- MJ Melendez: 8/F8
- Bobby Witt: CS2(24)
- Bobby Witt: K
Bot 6
- Amed Rosario: 9/L9L
- Andres Gimenez: K
- Oscar Gonzalez: D8/F8XD
- Owen Miller: D57/G5.2-H
- Josh Naylor: WP.2-3
- Josh Naylor: 9/F9S
Top 7
- Salvador Perez: HR/F7LD
- Vinnie Pasquantino: S8/L78S
- Edward Olivares: K
- Hunter Dozier: 8/F8XD+
- Michael Massey: HP.1-2
- Drew Waters: 8/L8
Bot 7
- Gabriel Arias: 31/G3
- Bo Naylor: K
- Myles Straw: W
- Steven Kwan: 7/L7
Top 8
- Kyle Isbel: 9/L9D+
- MJ Melendez: W
- Bobby Witt: S9/L89+.1-3
- Sebastian Rivero: SB2
- Sebastian Rivero: K.3-H(NR);2-3;BX1(23)
- Vinnie Pasquantino: 2/P2F/FL
Bot 8
- Amed Rosario: 43/G34
- Andres Gimenez: K
- Will Benson: S5/G56
- Owen Miller: K
Top 9
- Ryan O'Hearn: 13/G1
- Hunter Dozier: K
- Michael Massey: 31/G3
Bot 9
- Josh Naylor: K
- Gabriel Arias: 53/G5
- Bo Naylor: 7/F7LSF/FL
Notes & reviews
- Guardians challenged (play at 1st), call on the field was upheld.