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Kansas City Royals @ Cleveland Guardians
2023-07-09 · Day game · Progressive Field · Att: 25911 · 73°F, cloudy · Wind 12 mph L to R · 2:24
Kansas City Royals defeated Cleveland Guardians 4–1. Cleveland Guardians opened the scoring in the 4th — Andres Gimenez singles on a line drive to right fielder MJ Melendez. Jose Ramirez scores. Andres Gimenez out at 2nd on the throw, right fielder MJ Melendez to first baseman Matt Duffy to second baseman Michael Massey. Kansas City Royals took the lead in the 6th — Freddy Fermin doubles (4) on a ground ball to left fielder Steven Kwan. Salvador Perez scores. The game's biggest swing came in the 6th: Michael Massey triples (1) on a ground ball to right fielder Will Brennan. Freddy Fermin scores. Kyle Isbel scores — worth 20% in win probability.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KCA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10 | |
| CLE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
W: Ryan Yarbrough L: Shane Bieber SV: Scott Barlow
Umpires — HP: Randy Rosenberg · 1B: Jordan Baker · 2B: Brennan Miller · 3B: Derek Thomas · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Kansas City Royals — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Maikel Garcia | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Bobby Witt | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Salvador Perez | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 MJ Melendez | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Freddy Fermin | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Kyle Isbel | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Michael Massey | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Matt Duffy | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Nicky Lopez | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Cleveland Guardians — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Steven Kwan | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Amed Rosario | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Jose Ramirez | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Josh Naylor | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Andres Gimenez | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Tyler Freeman | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Will Brennan | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
 Myles Straw | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Cam Gallagher | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Josh Bell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kansas City Royals — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Ryan Yarbrough | 6.0 | 6 | 1 | 5 |
 Carlos Hernandez | 2.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Scott Barlow | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Cleveland Guardians — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Shane Bieber | 6.1 | 9 | 0 | 6 |
 Nick Sandlin | 1.2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Tim Herrin | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Maikel Garcia: 9/F9S
- Bobby Witt: HP
- Salvador Perez: POCS2(134)
- Salvador Perez: 63/G6
Bot 1
- Steven Kwan: E4/TH/G4.B-2
- Amed Rosario: 53/G56
- Jose Ramirez: K
- Josh Naylor: K
Top 2
- MJ Melendez: K
- Freddy Fermin: 7/F7D
- Kyle Isbel: K
Bot 2
- Andres Gimenez: K
- Tyler Freeman: S8/L78D
- Will Brennan: K
- Myles Straw: SB2
- Myles Straw: 13/G1
Top 3
- Michael Massey: S9/L9
- Matt Duffy: 64(1)3/GDP/G6D
- Nicky Lopez: 43/G4
Bot 3
- Cam Gallagher: 3/G34S
- Steven Kwan: 5/P5F/FL
- Amed Rosario: K
Top 4
- Maikel Garcia: 63/G6
- Bobby Witt: D7/L7LD
- Salvador Perez: S7/L78.2-3
- MJ Melendez: K
- Freddy Fermin: K.BX1(23)
Bot 4
- Jose Ramirez: S8/G6M
- Josh Naylor: 13/G23.1-2
- Andres Gimenez: S9/L9.2-H;BX2(934)
- Tyler Freeman: W
- Will Brennan: 9/F9
Top 5
- Kyle Isbel: HR/L89XD
- Michael Massey: S7/L78
- Matt Duffy: 36(1)/FO/G34.B-1
- Nicky Lopez: 31/G34S.1-2
- Maikel Garcia: K
Bot 5
- Myles Straw: 7/L78
- Cam Gallagher: 8/L8D
- Steven Kwan: 63/G6
Top 6
- Bobby Witt: K
- Salvador Perez: HP
- MJ Melendez: 3/G34S-.1-2
- Freddy Fermin: D7/G5.2-H
- Kyle Isbel: S9/L9+.2-3
- Michael Massey: T9/G3.3-H;1-H
- Matt Duffy: 4/P34
Bot 6
- Amed Rosario: S9/L9S
- Jose Ramirez: 9/F9L
- Josh Naylor: S7/G5.1X3(75)
- Andres Gimenez: D7/L7LS.1-3
- Tyler Freeman: 7/L7+
Top 7
- Nicky Lopez: 7/F7LD
- Maikel Garcia: S6/G6
- Bobby Witt: CS2(24)
- Bobby Witt: 31/G3
Bot 7
- Will Brennan: K
- Myles Straw: W
- Josh Bell: 54(1)3/GDP/G56
Top 8
- Salvador Perez: 53/G56
- MJ Melendez: W
- Freddy Fermin: CS2(24)
- Freddy Fermin: K
Bot 8
- Steven Kwan: 6/P6
- Amed Rosario: 43/G1S
- Jose Ramirez: 9/F9D
Top 9
- Kyle Isbel: K
- Michael Massey: 9/F9
- Matt Duffy: S7/L78S
- Nicky Lopez: K
Bot 9
- Josh Naylor: 9/F9D+
- Andres Gimenez: 63/G6S
- Tyler Freeman: S8/L8D+
- Will Brennan: K+WP.1-2;B-1
- Myles Straw: 8/L89D
Notes & reviews
- Royals challenged (tag play), call on the field was overturned.
- Guardians challenged (tag play), call on the field was overturned.