KC 7, CLE 1 | Oct 1, 2022 | The Best Box Score

Saturday, October 1, 2022•Progressive Field•63°F, Cloudy

Royals

CLE

Guardians

Final

WIN

Kris Bubic

LOSS

Zach Plesac

The Royals cruised past the Guardians 7-1 in a dominant performance.

★Salvador Perez4-for-4, 2 RBI

Key Moment

Top 7: Salvador Perez homers (23) on a fly ball to left field.

Weather: 63°F, CloudyWind: 21 mph, In From CFFirst pitch: 10:10 PM UTCT: 3:21Att: 26,982Venue: Progressive Field

Ump Audit

Tripp Gibson

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96.9%A

5 missed calls

No WPA favor

+0.27 runs CLE

Win Probability

CLE WinKC Win

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

Game 662939 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

Kansas City Royals

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
MJ MelendezLF	4	2	2	1	1	0	.219/.318/.400	96.1	.090	.110
Bobby Witt Jr.SS	4	0	1	0	1	1	.256/.296/.436	102.4	.298	.312
Sebastián RiveroC	1	0	0	0	0	1	.174/.240/.174	-	-	-
Vinnie Pasquantino1B	4	0	1	0	1	0	.284/.374/.436	81.8	.335	.312
Ryan O'HearnDH	1	0	0	0	0	0	.234/.288/.320	87	.065	.064
Hunter Dozier3B	5	1	0	0	0	1	.238/.294/.391	101.6	.258	.404
Michael Massey2B	4	0	1	0	0	0	.247/.317/.389	102.7	.338	.471
Drew WatersCF	4	2	2	1	0	0	.250/.341/.500	106	.578	.821
Kyle IsbelRF	3	1	1	2	1	1	.211/.263/.333	101.7	.679	.706
Bench
Salvador PerezC	4	1	4	2	0	0	.254/.292/.465	104.6	.588	.768
Edward OlivaresDH	4	0	0	0	0	1	.290/.342/.428
Totals	38	7	12	6	4	5	-	-	-	-

HR:Waters (6th off McCarty, 0 on, 0 out); Perez (7th off McCarty, 0 on, 0 out)

2B:Waters; Melendez 2; Isbel

TB:22

RBI:Perez 2; Waters; Melendez; Isbel 2

SB:Jr.

CS:Isbel

Team LOB:9

Cleveland Guardians

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Steven KwanLF	4	0	1	0	0	0	.301/.375/.403	96.4	.239

Pitching

Kansas City Royals

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	P-S	Velo	ERA
Kris BubicW	5.0	5	0	0	1	8	90-61	87	5.58
Taylor Clarke	0.2	2	1	1	0	1	18-10	91.9	4.13
Amir Garrett	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	7-4	91.5	5.08
Carlos Hernández	1.0	0	0	0	1	1	24-13	93.5	7.29
Dylan Coleman	1.0	1	0	0	0	2	15-10	92.1	2.82
Anthony Misiewicz	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	10-7	89.2	4.67
Totals	9.0	8	1	1	2	13	164-105	-	-

WP:Garrett

Inherited runners-scored:Garrett 1-0

Pitches-strikes:Bubic 90-61; Clarke 18-10; Garrett 7-4; Hernández 24-13; Coleman 15-10; Misiewicz 10-7

Groundouts-flyouts:Bubic 2-3; Clarke 0-1; Garrett 0-1; Hernández 1-1; Coleman 1-0; Misiewicz 1-1

Cleveland Guardians

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Zach PlesacL	3.2	7	4	1	1	1	0	69-43	87.1	4.34

Game Notes

📺

B8Replay review: Guardians challenged (play at 1st), call on the field was upheld: Amed Rosario grounds out, second baseman Michael Massey to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino.

💨

B6Wild pitch by Amir Garrett

Top 3 • KC

1-0

Salvador Perez singles on a line drive to left fielder Steven Kwan. MJ Melendez scores.

EV: 83.1 mph198 ftLA: 15°

Top 4 • KC

4-0

MJ Melendez doubles (20) on a line drive to right fielder Oscar Gonzalez. Kyle Isbel scores.

EV: 96.1 mph285 ftLA: 20°

3-0

Kyle Isbel doubles (10) on a sharp line drive to right fielder Oscar Gonzalez. Hunter Dozier scores. Drew Waters scores.

EV: 100.8 mph241 ftLA: 12°

Top 6 • KC

5-0

Drew Waters homers (4) on a fly ball to left center field.

EV: 106.0 mph💣 380 ftLA: 29°

Bot 6 • CLE

5-1

Owen Miller doubles (26) on a ground ball to left fielder MJ Melendez, deflected by third baseman Hunter Dozier. Oscar Gonzalez scores.

EV: 91.6 mph5 ftLA: -26°

Top 7 • KC

6-1

Salvador Perez homers (23) on a fly ball to left field.

EV: 104.6 mph💣 383 ftLA: 27°

Top 8 • KC

7-1

Sebastian Rivero strikes out swinging, catcher Bo Naylor to first baseman Owen Miller. MJ Melendez scores. Bobby Witt Jr. to 3rd.

HBP:Massey (by McCarty)

Inherited runners-scored:Morgan 1-0

Pitches-strikes:Plesac 69-43; Morgan 21-13; McCarty 37-21; Santos 24-14; Sandlin 12-6

Groundouts-flyouts:Plesac 2-8; Morgan 2-2; McCarty 0-3; Santos 0-2; Sandlin 2-0

Bench
Oscar GonzalezRF	3	1	1	0	0	1	.290/.321/.461	97.9	.443	.561
Luke MaileC	2	0	2	0	0	0	.215/.297/.322	101.2	.318	.300
Zach PlesacP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Eli MorganP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Kirk McCartyP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Enyel De Los SantosP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Nick SandlinP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-