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Cleveland Guardians @ 
Kansas City Royals
2022-07-08 · Night game · Kauffman Stadium · Att: 19611 · 88°F, sunny · Wind 11 mph L to R · 2:44
Kansas City Royals defeated Cleveland Guardians 4–3. Cleveland Guardians opened the scoring in the 2nd — Nolan Jones doubles (1) on a line drive to right fielder Kyle Isbel. Owen Miller scores. Nolan Jones to 3rd. Nolan Jones advances to 3rd, on a throwing error by right fielder Kyle Isbel. Kansas City Royals took the lead in the 9th — Michael A. Taylor singles on a line drive to right fielder Oscar Mercado. Edward Olivares scores. Michael A. Taylor to 2nd. The game's biggest swing came in the 8th: Whit Merrifield homers (5) on a fly ball to left center field. Nicky Lopez scores — worth 36% in win probability.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLE | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | |
| KCA | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 10 |
W: Scott Barlow L: Sam Hentges SV: (none)
Umpires — HP: Chris Conroy · 1B: Ron Kulpa · 2B: Carlos Torres · 3B: Nate Tomlinson · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Cleveland Guardians — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Steven Kwan | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Amed Rosario | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Jose Ramirez | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Franmil Reyes | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
 Andres Gimenez | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Owen Miller | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Nolan Jones | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Austin Hedges | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Myles Straw | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Oscar Mercado | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Josh Naylor | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kansas City Royals — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Whit Merrifield | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Andrew Benintendi | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Bobby Witt | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 MJ Melendez | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Hunter Dozier | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Vinnie Pasquantino | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Kyle Isbel | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
 Michael Taylor | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Emmanuel Rivera | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Cleveland Guardians — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Aaron Civale | 7.0 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
 Eli Morgan | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Sam Hentges | 0.1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
Kansas City Royals — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Brady Singer | 7.0 | 6 | 0 | 5 |
 Joel Payamps | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
 Scott Barlow | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Steven Kwan: S7/G6
- Amed Rosario: 46(1)3/GDP/G4
- Jose Ramirez: K
Bot 1
- Whit Merrifield: 9/F9D
- Andrew Benintendi: 31/G3
- Bobby Witt: 3/F3F/FL
Top 2
- Franmil Reyes: 9/F9S
- Andres Gimenez: HP
- Owen Miller: 14(1)/FO/G1S-.B-1
- Nolan Jones: D9/L3D.1-H;B-3(E9/TH)
- Austin Hedges: K
Bot 2
- MJ Melendez: 43/G34D
- Hunter Dozier: 53/G56
- Vinnie Pasquantino: 63/G4
Top 3
- Myles Straw: 9/L9LD
- Steven Kwan: 43/G4
- Amed Rosario: K
Bot 3
- Kyle Isbel: K
- Michael Taylor: S8/F89S
- Emmanuel Rivera: 9/F6M
- Whit Merrifield: S7/L7.1-2
- Andrew Benintendi: S9/L89.2-H;1XH(952)
Top 4
- Jose Ramirez: 41/G3D+
- Franmil Reyes: 8/L78XD+
- Andres Gimenez: K
Bot 4
- Bobby Witt: 2/P2F/FL
- MJ Melendez: K
- Hunter Dozier: K
Top 5
- Owen Miller: 63/G6D
- Nolan Jones: 7/L7D
- Austin Hedges: 3/P34-
Bot 5
- Vinnie Pasquantino: 43/G4S+
- Kyle Isbel: 13/G15
- Michael Taylor: 9/L9D
Top 6
- Myles Straw: S8/L89
- Steven Kwan: 3/L3/DP.1X1(3)
- Amed Rosario: 53/G56
Bot 6
- Emmanuel Rivera: 53/G56
- Whit Merrifield: S7/G56
- Andrew Benintendi: K
- Bobby Witt: S8/G6M.1-3
- MJ Melendez: SB2
- MJ Melendez: 43/G34
Top 7
- Jose Ramirez: D9/L89
- Franmil Reyes: HR/F9LD.2-H
- Andres Gimenez: 7/L7D+
- Owen Miller: 9/F9D
- Nolan Jones: S8/G4
- Austin Hedges: K
Bot 7
- Hunter Dozier: S8/L8
- Vinnie Pasquantino: 6/F6D
- Kyle Isbel: K
- Michael Taylor: K
Top 8
- Myles Straw: S9/G3
- Steven Kwan: 53/SH/BG25.1-2
- Amed Rosario: S5/G56.2-2
- Jose Ramirez: 3/P3S
- Franmil Reyes: K
Bot 8
- Emmanuel Rivera: S9/G3
- Whit Merrifield: HR/F7D.1-H
- Andrew Benintendi: 7/F78S
- Bobby Witt: E6/TH/G56.B-2
- MJ Melendez: 8/F89S
- Hunter Dozier: 9/F1S
Top 9
- Andres Gimenez: HP
- Owen Miller: 46(1)/FO/G4.B-1
- Oscar Mercado: W.1-2
- Josh Naylor: S9/L9S+.2-3;1-2
- Myles Straw: 52(3)/FO/G56S.2-3;1-2;B-1
- Steven Kwan: 9/L9
Bot 9
- Vinnie Pasquantino: D9/L9D+
- Kyle Isbel: K
- Michael Taylor: S9/L9.2-H;B-2