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Cleveland Guardians @ 
Kansas City Royals
2023-09-20 · Day game · Kauffman Stadium · Att: 12162 · 79°F, sunny · Wind 7 mph R to L · 2:40
Kansas City Royals defeated Cleveland Guardians 6–2. Kansas City Royals opened the scoring in the 1st — Nelson Velazquez homers (15) on a fly ball to left field. Maikel Garcia scores. Bobby Witt Jr. scores. The game's biggest swing came in the 1st: Nelson Velazquez homers (15) on a fly ball to left field. Maikel Garcia scores. Bobby Witt Jr. scores — worth 18% in win probability.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | |
| KCA | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 10 |
W: Angel Zerpa L: Lucas Giolito SV: (none)
Umpires — HP: Doug Eddings · 1B: Alfonso Marquez · 2B: Ramon De Jesus · 3B: Emil Jimenez · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Cleveland Guardians — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Will Brennan | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jose Ramirez | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Josh Naylor | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Kole Calhoun | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Ramon Laureano | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Andres Gimenez | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Myles Straw | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Jose Tena | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Cam Gallagher | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Tyler Freeman | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 David Fry | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kansas City Royals — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Maikel Garcia | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
 Bobby Witt | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 MJ Melendez | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
 Nelson Velazquez | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
 Edward Olivares | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Michael Massey | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Nick Loftin | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Drew Waters | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Logan Porter | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Cleveland Guardians — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Lucas Giolito | 5.1 | 7 | 3 | 6 |
 James Karinchak | 0.2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Michael Kelly | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
 Enyel De Los Santos | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Kansas City Royals — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Zack Greinke | 3.2 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
 Angel Zerpa | 5.1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Will Brennan: 5/P5SF/FL
- Jose Ramirez: 7/F7
- Josh Naylor: S7/L7L
- Kole Calhoun: K
Bot 1
- Maikel Garcia: S7/L78+.B-2(E7)
- Bobby Witt: E6/TH/G6D.2-3;B-1
- MJ Melendez: 5/P5S
- Nelson Velazquez: HR/F7D.3-H;1-H(UR)
- Edward Olivares: 9/F89D
- Michael Massey: K
Top 2
- Ramon Laureano: 5/P25
- Andres Gimenez: 6/P56D
- Myles Straw: K
Bot 2
- Nick Loftin: S6/G6MS
- Drew Waters: S7/L78.1-2
- Logan Porter: K
- Maikel Garcia: K
- Bobby Witt: 5(2)/FO/G56.B-1
Top 3
- Jose Tena: D8/F78XD+
- Cam Gallagher: K
- Will Brennan: 7/L78XD+
- Jose Ramirez: K
Bot 3
- MJ Melendez: W
- Nelson Velazquez: K
- Edward Olivares: S8/L8.1-3
- Michael Massey: SB2
- Michael Massey: 2/P2F/FL
- Nick Loftin: 63/G6
Top 4
- Josh Naylor: D8/L8XD+
- Kole Calhoun: K
- Ramon Laureano: S9/L9.2-3
- Andres Gimenez: S8/G4.3-H;1-3
- Myles Straw: 8/SF/F8D.3-H;1-2
- Jose Tena: K
Bot 4
- Drew Waters: D9/F9LD
- Logan Porter: 4/P4M
- Maikel Garcia: WP.2-3
- Maikel Garcia: 4/P34
- Bobby Witt: S9/G34.3-H
- MJ Melendez: CS2(26)
Top 5
- Cam Gallagher: 3/P2F/FL
- Will Brennan: 5/P5F/FL
- Jose Ramirez: 8/F8XD+
Bot 5
- MJ Melendez: W
- Nelson Velazquez: 53/G56.1-2
- Edward Olivares: K
- Michael Massey: 9/L9
Top 6
- Josh Naylor: 13/G34S
- Kole Calhoun: 63/G6M
- Ramon Laureano: K
Bot 6
- Nick Loftin: K
- Drew Waters: W
- Logan Porter: SB2
- Logan Porter: W
- Maikel Garcia: SB3
- Maikel Garcia: K
- Bobby Witt: 9/F9L
Top 7
- Andres Gimenez: K
- Myles Straw: 9/L9L
- Tyler Freeman: D7/L7L+
- David Fry: 9/L2
Bot 7
- MJ Melendez: W
- Nelson Velazquez: 53/G56.1-2
- Edward Olivares: WP.2-3
- Edward Olivares: 43/G4.3-H
- Michael Massey: S7/L78
- Nick Loftin: S9/G34.1-2
- Drew Waters: 8/F89D
Top 8
- Will Brennan: S4/G4S
- Jose Ramirez: 4/P8S
- Josh Naylor: 13/G13.1-2
- Kole Calhoun: 13/G56S
Bot 8
- Logan Porter: 9/F89S
- Maikel Garcia: K
- Bobby Witt: D7/L78XD+
- MJ Melendez: E6/L8.2-H(NR)(UR);B-1
- Nelson Velazquez: K
Top 9
- Ramon Laureano: 63/G6
- Andres Gimenez: 13/G23-
- Myles Straw: D8/L89XD
- Tyler Freeman: K