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Cleveland Guardians @ Kansas City Royals

2022-04-11 · Day game · Kauffman Stadium · Att: 8971 · 61°F, cloudy · Wind 4 mph R to L · 3:37

Cleveland Guardians defeated Kansas City Royals 10–7. Cleveland Guardians opened the scoring in the 1st — Franmil Reyes grounds into a double play, shortstop Adalberto Mondesi to second baseman Nicky Lopez to first baseman Carlos Santana. Myles Straw scores. Steven Kwan to 3rd. Jose Ramirez out at 2nd. Franmil Reyes out at 1st. The game's biggest swing came in the 7th: Adalberto Mondesi grounds into a double play, second baseman Ernie Clement to shortstop Amed Rosario to first baseman Owen Miller. Hunter Dozier out at 2nd. Adalberto Mondesi out at 1st — worth 25% in win probability.

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Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
CLE	2	0	0	2	0	0	2	3	1	10	13
KCA	0	0	1	3	0	0	1	0	2	7	9

W: Logan Allen L: Jake Brentz SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Erich Bacchus · 1B: Phil Cuzzi · 2B: Cory Blaser · 3B: Mark Ripperger · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Cleveland Guardians — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Myles Straw	4	2	1	0	1	1
Steven Kwan	3	2	1	3	2	0
Jose Ramirez	4	0	1	1	1	0
Franmil Reyes	5	0	2	1	0	1
Amed Rosario	5	1	2	1	0	1
Owen Miller	5	2	3	0	0	1
Oscar Mercado	5	1	1	3	0	1
Andres Gimenez	2	0	1	0	0	0
Austin Hedges	3	0	0	0	0	1
Ernie Clement	2	2	1	0	1	0

Kansas City Royals — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Whit Merrifield	5	0	2	1	0	0
Bobby Witt	4	2	0	0	1	3
Andrew Benintendi	3	2	3	3	2	0
Salvador Perez	4	0	2	1	0	1
Carlos Santana	4	0	0	0	1	1
Hunter Dozier	4	0	0	1	0	0
Adalberto Mondesi	4	1	1	0	0	1
Michael Taylor	3	1	0	0	1	1
Nicky Lopez	4	1	1	0	0	0

Cleveland Guardians — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Aaron Civale	3.1	4	3	3
Trevor Stephan	0.2	1	0	1
Logan Allen	2.0	1	0	1
Bryan Shaw	0.1	2	1	0
Nick Sandlin	1.2	0	0	1
Emmanuel Clase	1.0	1	1	1

Kansas City Royals — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Carlos Hernandez	4.1	6	2	1
Collin Snider	0.2	0	0	1
Dylan Coleman	1.0	0	0	2
Jake Brentz	0.2	1	1	1
Josh Staumont	0.2	3	1	1
Scott Barlow	0.1	1	1	0
Taylor Clarke	0.1	0	0	0
Joel Payamps	1.0	2	0	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Myles Straw: S1/G2-
Steven Kwan: SB2
Steven Kwan: W
Jose Ramirez: W.2-3;1-2
Franmil Reyes: 64(1)3/GDP/G6+.3-H(NR);2-3
Amed Rosario: S4/G4.3-H
Owen Miller: 53/G56

Bot 1

Whit Merrifield: S9/F9LS
Bobby Witt: K
Andrew Benintendi: SB2
Andrew Benintendi: W
Salvador Perez: HP.2-3;1-2
Carlos Santana: K
Hunter Dozier: 3/P3F/FL

Top 2

Oscar Mercado: 7/F7LS
Andres Gimenez: S8/L8
Austin Hedges: K
Myles Straw: 8/F89D

Bot 2

Adalberto Mondesi: K
Michael Taylor: 8/F89
Nicky Lopez: 13/G23-

Top 3

Steven Kwan: 2/P2F/FL
Jose Ramirez: 53/G6-
Franmil Reyes: S7/G56
Amed Rosario: 64(1)/FO/G6+.B-1

Bot 3

Whit Merrifield: S8/G6M
Bobby Witt: 64(1)/FO/G6+.B-1
Andrew Benintendi: SB2
Andrew Benintendi: W
Salvador Perez: S7/L7L.2-H;1-2
Carlos Santana: 9/F89XD.2-3
Hunter Dozier: 7/F7LD

Top 4

Owen Miller: D98/L89+
Oscar Mercado: HR/F7LD.2-H
Andres Gimenez: 53/G56S-
Austin Hedges: 53/BG1S-
Myles Straw: 63/G6

Bot 4

Adalberto Mondesi: S9/L9S
Michael Taylor: SB2
Michael Taylor: W
Nicky Lopez: FC5/BG25-.2-H(NR);1-3(E5/TH);B-2
Whit Merrifield: 63/G6.3-H(UR);2-3
Bobby Witt: K
Andrew Benintendi: S7/G6.3-H(UR)
Salvador Perez: 8/F8D

Top 5

Steven Kwan: 13/G4MS-
Jose Ramirez: 5/P6D
Franmil Reyes: K

Bot 5

Carlos Santana: 63/G6
Hunter Dozier: HP
Adalberto Mondesi: 54(1)3/GDP/G56S

Top 6

Amed Rosario: 9/F9D+
Owen Miller: K.BX1(23)
Oscar Mercado: K

Bot 6

Michael Taylor: 4/P6M
Nicky Lopez: S7/G56
Whit Merrifield: 6/L6D
Bobby Witt: K

Top 7

Ernie Clement: S8/F8
Austin Hedges: 2/SH/BG23.1-2
Myles Straw: K
Steven Kwan: W+WP.2-3
Jose Ramirez: S7/F7S.3-H;1-2
Franmil Reyes: S4/L34D-.2-H;1-3
Amed Rosario: K

Bot 7

Andrew Benintendi: S9/G34+
Salvador Perez: S7/G6+.1-2
Carlos Santana: W.2-3;1-2
Hunter Dozier: 84(1)/FO/F78.3-H;2-3;B-1
Adalberto Mondesi: 46(1)3/GDP/G34

Top 8

Owen Miller: D7/L7D+
Oscar Mercado: 9/L89D
Ernie Clement: W
Austin Hedges: 9/F9D.2-3
Myles Straw: W.1-2
Steven Kwan: T9/L9LD.3-H;2-H;1-H
Jose Ramirez: 3/G23

Bot 8

Michael Taylor: K
Nicky Lopez: 8/F8XD
Whit Merrifield: 53/G56-

Top 9

Franmil Reyes: 4/P4D+
Amed Rosario: S8/L8
Owen Miller: S8/G6M.1-3
Oscar Mercado: 53/G56-.3-H;1-2
Ernie Clement: 9/F9

Bot 9

Bobby Witt: W
Andrew Benintendi: HR/F89XD.1-H
Salvador Perez: K
Carlos Santana: 63/G4
Hunter Dozier: 7/L78D+

Notes & reviews

Royals challenged (tag play), call on the field was overturned.
Royals challenged (force play), call on the field was upheld.
Umpire reviewed (home run), call on the field was upheld.
Guardians challenged (force play), call on the field was overturned.

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