CLE 6, KC 5 | Sep 5, 2022 | The Best Box Score

Tuesday, September 6, 2022•Kauffman Stadium•76°F, Clear

CLE

Guardians

Royals

Final

WIN

Eli Morgan

LOSS

Carlos Hernández

SAVE

Emmanuel Clase

The Guardians edged the Royals 6-5 in a tightly contested game that came down to the final outs.

Key Moment

Bot 8: Salvador Perez doubles (18) on a ground ball to left fielder Steven Kwan. MJ Melendez scores.

Weather: 76°F, ClearWind: 4 mph, L To RFirst pitch: 12:10 AM UTCT: 3:17Att: 11,511Venue: Kauffman Stadium

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90.3%C

15 missed calls

+5.1% CLE

+0.12 runs KC

Win Probability

KC WinCLE Win

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	R	H	E
CLE	0	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	2	6	12	2
KC	0	0	0	0	2	1

Game 662646 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

Cleveland Guardians

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Steven KwanLF	4	0	2	0	1	0	.295/.369/.384	99.2	.621	.580
Amed RosarioDH	5	1	1	0	0	1	.277/.310/.393	109.4	.299	.307
José Ramírez3B	3	1	1	0	1	2	.280/.352/.533	91.8	.571	.514
Josh Naylor1B	5	1	1	1	0	0	.260/.315/.454	106.3	.312	.527
Oscar GonzalezRF	5	0	2	2	0	1	.282/.312/.432	103.1	.432	.525
Andrés Giménez2B	5	2	2	0	0	1	.301/.368/.481	101.5	.548	.537
Tyler FreemanSS	4	1	1	1	0	0	.244/.327/.289	94.9	.282	.280
Luke MaileC	0	0	0	0	0	0	.231/.317/.343	-	-	-
Myles StrawCF	4	0	2	1	0	0	.199/.274/.249	100	.374	.342
Bench
Austin HedgesC	2	0	0	1	0	0	.181/.260/.270	95.8	.090	.084
Richie PalaciosPH	1	0	0	0	0	1	.243/.301/.301	-
Totals	38	6	12	6	2	6	-	-	-	-

HR:Naylor (6th off Singer, 0 on, 0 out)

2B:Giménez; Gonzalez

TB:17

RBI:Naylor; Hedges; Gonzalez 2; Freeman; Straw

SB:Straw

CS:Ramírez

SF:Freeman

GIDP:Rosario

Team LOB:8

Kansas City Royals

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
MJ MelendezC	4	1	1	1	1	1	.225/.321/.406	103.5	.294

Pitching

Cleveland Guardians

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Triston McKenzie	5.2	3	3	2	2	5	1	101-72	88.3	3.18
Sam HentgesH	1.1	0	0	0	0	2	0	14-12	90.7	2.77
Nick SandlinBS	1.0	1	1	1	1	1	0	19-11	82.8	2.21
Eli MorganW	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	16-10	89.6	4.00
Emmanuel ClaseS	1.0	2	1	0	0	0	0	11-8	97.7	1.09
Totals	10.0	7	5	3	3	8	1	161-113	-	-

Inherited runners-scored:Hentges 1-0

Pitches-strikes:McKenzie 101-72; Hentges 14-12; Sandlin 19-11; Morgan 16-10; Clase 11-8

Groundouts-flyouts:McKenzie 3-10; Hentges 2-0; Sandlin 0-2; Morgan 1-2; Clase 2-0

Kansas City Royals

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Brady Singer	6.0	9	4	3	0	1	1	93-62	90.6	3.38

Top 2 • CLE

2-0

Myles Straw singles on a line drive to right fielder Drew Waters. Tyler Freeman scores.

EV: 97.1 mph203 ftLA: 9°

1-0

Austin Hedges out on a sacrifice bunt to pitcher Brady Singer. Andres Gimenez scores. Tyler Freeman to 2nd.

EV: 31.7 mph7 ftLA: -25°

Bot 5 • KC

2-2

Drew Waters homers (1) on a fly ball to right field. Michael Massey scores.

EV: 105.2 mph💣 400 ftLA: 28°

Top 6 • CLE

4-2

Tyler Freeman out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Michael A. Taylor. Andres Gimenez scores.

EV: 92.4 mph326 ftLA: 21°

3-2

Josh Naylor homers (17) on a fly ball to center field.

EV: 106.3 mph💣 421 ftLA: 26°

Bot 6 • KC

4-3

Michael A. Taylor out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Myles Straw. Bobby Witt Jr. scores.

EV: 97.8 mph356 ftLA: 22°

Bot 8 • KC

4-4

Salvador Perez doubles (18) on a ground ball to left fielder Steven Kwan. MJ Melendez scores.

EV: 95.8 mph54 ftLA: 2°

Top 10 • CLE

6-4

Oscar Gonzalez doubles (21) on a sharp fly ball to center fielder Michael A. Taylor. Amed Rosario scores. Jose Ramirez scores.

EV: 101.4 mph409 ftLA: 26°

Bot 10 • KC

6-5

MJ Melendez singles on a ground ball to center fielder Myles Straw. Nicky Lopez scores.

EV: 101.4 mph43 ft0

HBP:Ramírez (by Singer)

IBB:Hernández

Pitches-strikes:Singer 93-62; Snider 14-9; Misiewicz 16-11; Barlow 24-12; Hernández 12-9

Groundouts-flyouts:Singer 9-6; Snider 0-2; Misiewicz 1-0; Barlow 1-0; Hernández 1-2

Bench
Salvador PerezC	4	0	1	1	0	1	.236/.277/.450	102.5	.330	.486
Kyle IsbelLF	2	0	0	0	0	1	.215/.264/.346	80.9	.018	.024
Brady SingerP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Collin SniderP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Anthony MisiewiczP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-

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Batting

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Cleveland Guardians

Kansas City Royals

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