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Cleveland Guardians @ 
Kansas City Royals
2022-09-07 · Night game · Kauffman Stadium · Att: 13394 · 82°F, sunny · Wind 7 mph from RF · 3:12
Kansas City Royals defeated Cleveland Guardians 2–1. Cleveland Guardians opened the scoring in the 4th — Owen Miller singles on a fly ball to center fielder Drew Waters. Oscar Gonzalez scores. Kansas City Royals took the lead in the 9th — Salvador Perez out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Myles Straw. Nicky Lopez scores. The game's biggest swing came in the 9th: MJ Melendez singles on a ground ball to center fielder Myles Straw. Kyle Isbel scores. Nicky Lopez to 3rd — worth 36% in win probability.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | |
| KCA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
W: Scott Barlow L: Emmanuel Clase SV: (none)
Umpires — HP: Nick Mahrley · 1B: Ryan Blakney · 2B: Adrian Johnson · 3B: Adam Hamari · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Cleveland Guardians — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Steven Kwan | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Amed Rosario | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Jose Ramirez | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Josh Naylor | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Oscar Gonzalez | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Andres Gimenez | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Owen Miller | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Luke Maile | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Myles Straw | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kansas City Royals — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 MJ Melendez | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Bobby Witt | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
 Salvador Perez | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Nick Pratto | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 Michael Massey | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Nate Eaton | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Kyle Isbel | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Drew Waters | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
 Nicky Lopez | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Ryan O'Hearn | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Cleveland Guardians — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Cody Morris | 4.0 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
 Sam Hentges | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Enyel De Los Santos | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 James Karinchak | 0.2 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
 Trevor Stephan | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
 Bryan Shaw | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Emmanuel Clase | 0.2 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
Kansas City Royals — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Zack Greinke | 6.0 | 6 | 1 | 2 |
 Collin Snider | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Dylan Coleman | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
 Scott Barlow | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Steven Kwan: 3/G34
- Amed Rosario: S8/G6M
- Jose Ramirez: 9/L9LD
- Josh Naylor: S8/G4.1-3
- Oscar Gonzalez: W.1-2
- Andres Gimenez: 7/L7D
Bot 1
- MJ Melendez: 43/G3D
- Bobby Witt: W
- Salvador Perez: CS2(24)
- Salvador Perez: S9/L9D+
- Nick Pratto: S8/G6M.1-2
- Michael Massey: 3/G3
Top 2
- Owen Miller: 43/G4
- Luke Maile: 53/G56
- Myles Straw: S45/G6
- Steven Kwan: 8/F89D
Bot 2
- Nate Eaton: 43/G4D
- Kyle Isbel: 8/L78D+
- Drew Waters: 8/F8
Top 3
- Amed Rosario: 9/F89S
- Jose Ramirez: 31/G3
- Josh Naylor: 31/G34
Bot 3
- Nicky Lopez: 6/P6M
- MJ Melendez: 7/F7
- Bobby Witt: K
Top 4
- Oscar Gonzalez: D8/L89XD+
- Andres Gimenez: 31/G3.2-3
- Owen Miller: S8/F8S.3-H
- Luke Maile: K
- Myles Straw: 9/F9LS
Bot 4
- Salvador Perez: 63/G6
- Nick Pratto: 5/P5F/FL
- Michael Massey: DGR/F89XD
- Nate Eaton: K
Top 5
- Steven Kwan: 9/L9
- Amed Rosario: 53/G56
- Jose Ramirez: 31/G3
Bot 5
- Kyle Isbel: 43/G4D+
- Drew Waters: K
- Nicky Lopez: 31/G3
Top 6
- Josh Naylor: K
- Oscar Gonzalez: 53/G56
- Andres Gimenez: S4/G3
- Owen Miller: 64(1)/FO/G6.B-1
Bot 6
- MJ Melendez: K
- Bobby Witt: 7/F78D
- Salvador Perez: S7/G6
- Nick Pratto: W.1-2
- Michael Massey: 5/P6S
Top 7
- Luke Maile: 53/G6S-
- Myles Straw: 53/G5
- Steven Kwan: W
- Amed Rosario: K
Bot 7
- Nate Eaton: W
- Kyle Isbel: SB2
- Kyle Isbel: K
- Drew Waters: W
- Nicky Lopez: 9/L89D
- MJ Melendez: K
Top 8
- Jose Ramirez: K
- Josh Naylor: 8/F8D
- Oscar Gonzalez: D7/L7L
- Andres Gimenez: S6/G6-.2-3
- Owen Miller: SB2
- Owen Miller: 3/P3SF/FL
Bot 8
- Bobby Witt: S5/G5
- Salvador Perez: 8/L89D
- Nick Pratto: SB2
- Nick Pratto: W
- Michael Massey: K
- Ryan O'Hearn: 4/P34D
Top 9
- Luke Maile: 8/F8D
- Myles Straw: 7/F78XD
- Steven Kwan: 7/F78
Bot 9
- Kyle Isbel: W
- Drew Waters: W.1-2
- Nicky Lopez: 56(1)/FO/BG25.2-3;B-1
- MJ Melendez: S8/G4.3-H;1-3
- Bobby Witt: IW.1-2
- Salvador Perez: 8/SF/F8D.3-H
Notes & reviews
- Royals challenged (play at 1st), call on the field was overturned.