CLE 6, KC 7 | Sep 19, 2023 | The Best Box Score

Tuesday, September 19, 2023•Kauffman Stadium•76°F, Partly Cloudy

CLE

Guardians

Royals

Final

WIN

Alec Marsh

LOSS

Logan Allen

SAVE

Collin Snider

The Royals edged the Guardians 7-6 in a tightly contested game that came down to the final outs.

★MJ Melendez3 RBI

★Maikel Garcia3-for-5, 0 RBI

Key Moment

Top 8: Bo Naylor homers (9) on a fly ball to right center field.

Weather: 76°F, Partly CloudyWind: 10 mph, R To LFirst pitch: 11:40 PM UTCT: 3:00Att: 15,254Venue: Kauffman Stadium

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90.9%C

18 missed calls

+7.6% CLE

+0.59 runs KC

Win Probability

KC WinCLE Win

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

Game 716517 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

Cleveland Guardians

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Steven KwanLF	2	1	2	2	3	0	.275/.348/.380	97.1	.226	.340
José Ramírez3B	4	1	1	0	1	0	.279/.354/.484	105.2	.561	.566
Josh Naylor1B	5	0	1	2	0	2	.309/.350/.499	103.2	.132	.127
Kole CalhounDH	5	1	2	0	0	1	.239/.313/.396	97.3	.253	.253
Ramón LaureanoCF	5	0	0	0	0	2	.226/.302/.381	102.6	.444	.429
Andrés Giménez2B	5	1	2	1	0	1	.249/.316/.392	107.8	.461	.529
Will BrennanRF	4	0	0	0	1	0	.267/.299/.359	93.5	.259	.261
Gabriel AriasSS	5	0	1	0	0	1	.215/.280/.363	106.4	.443	.740
Bo NaylorC	2	2	1	1	2	1	.236/.336/.451	101.9	.558	.1104
Bench
Logan AllenP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Michael KellyP							.000/.000/.000	-	-
Totals	37	6	10	6	7	8	-	-	-	-

HR:Naylor (8th off Hernández, 0 on, 0 out)

2B:Arias; Kwan

3B:Giménez; Kwan

TB:19

RBI:Naylor 2; Giménez; Naylor; Kwan 2

SB:Giménez

GIDP:Laureano

Team LOB:11

Kansas City Royals

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Maikel Garcia3B	5	0	3	0	0	2	.276/.326/.369	86.6	.366

Pitching

Cleveland Guardians

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Logan AllenL	3.0	8	4	4	2	1	1	68-43	85.1	3.81
Michael Kelly	1.0	2	3	2	1	1	0	28-18	87.6	3.95
James Karinchak	1.0	1	0	0	0	2	0	21-13	90.3	3.34
Eli Morgan	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	12-9	86.6	3.96
Xzavion Curry	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	13-9	87.9	4.00
Nick Sandlin	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	16-10	87.8	3.83
Totals	8.0	13	7	6	3	6	1	158-102	-	-

Inherited runners-scored:Karinchak 2-2

Pitches-strikes:Allen 68-43; Kelly 28-18; Karinchak 21-13; Morgan 12-9; Curry 13-9; Sandlin 16-10

Groundouts-flyouts:Allen 2-3; Kelly 2-1; Karinchak 0-1; Morgan 0-2; Curry 0-3; Sandlin 1-1

Kansas City Royals

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Steven Cruz	1.2	1	0	0	4	2	0	39-16	94.9	4.15

Bot 1 • KC

0-2

MJ Melendez homers (15) on a fly ball to right center field. Bobby Witt Jr. scores.

EV: 101.1 mph💣 410 ftLA: 29°

Bot 3 • KC

0-3

MJ Melendez singles on a ground ball to left fielder Steven Kwan. Kyle Isbel scores.

EV: 101.7 mph74 ftLA: 2°

0-4

Nick Loftin singles on a ground ball to shortstop Gabriel Arias. MJ Melendez scores. Edward Olivares to 3rd. Nelson Velazquez to 2nd.

EV: 82.1 mph2 ftLA: -46°

Top 5 • CLE

2-4

Josh Naylor singles on a ground ball to center fielder Kyle Isbel. Steven Kwan scores. Jose Ramirez scores.

EV: 103.2 mph11 ftLA: -11°

Bot 5 • KC

2-5

Nelson Velazquez reaches on a fielding error by first baseman Josh Naylor. MJ Melendez scores. Edward Olivares to 3rd.

EV: 102.8 mph21 ftLA: -5°

2-6

Nick Loftin singles on a line drive to second baseman Andres Gimenez. Edward Olivares scores. Nelson Velazquez to 3rd.

EV: 66.9 mph217 ftLA: 32°

2-7

Tyler Cropley out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Ramon Laureano. Nelson Velazquez scores.

EV: 86.0 mph316 ftLA: 24°

Top 6 • CLE

4-7

Steven Kwan triples (7) on a fly ball to right fielder Nelson Velazquez. Andres Gimenez scores. Bo Naylor scores.

EV: 97.1 mph390 ftLA: 31°

Top 7 • CLE

5-7

Andres Gimenez triples (5) on a sharp line drive to center fielder Kyle Isbel. Kole Calhoun scores.

EV: 107.8 mph331 ftLA: 18°

Top 8 • CLE

6-7

Bo Naylor homers (9) on a fly ball to right center field.

EV: 101.9 mph💣 400 ftLA: 32°

WP:Clarke; Hernández; McArthur

Inherited runners-scored:Marsh 3-0; Hernández 2-0; McArthur 2-0

Pitches-strikes:Cruz 39-16; Marsh 70-40; Clarke 28-18; Hernández 25-13; McArthur 16-12; Snider 11-8

Groundouts-flyouts:Cruz 1-2; Marsh 4-7; Clarke 0-1; Hernández 1-0; McArthur 0-0; Snider 1-2

Bench
Nick Loftin2B	3	0	2	2	0	0	.359/.419/.538	100	.413	.404
Tyler CropleyC	3	0	1	1	0	1	.333/.250/.333	86	.503	.373
Steven CruzP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Alec MarshP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Taylor ClarkeP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Carlos HernándezP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
James McArthurP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Collin SniderP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-

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Batting

Cleveland Guardians

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Pitching

Cleveland Guardians

Kansas City Royals

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