CLE 4, KC 6 | Sep 18, 2023 | The Best Box Score

Monday, September 18, 2023•Kauffman Stadium•80°F, Sunny

CLE

Guardians

Royals

Final

WIN

Jackson Kowar

LOSS

Trevor Stephan

SAVE

James McArthur

The Royals defeated the Guardians 6-4.

★Andrés Giménez3-for-4, 0 RBI

Key Moment

Bot 8: Drew Waters doubles (9) on a line drive to left fielder Steven Kwan. Dairon Blanco scores. Nelson Velazquez scores. Michael Massey to 3rd.

Weather: 80°F, SunnyWind: 10 mph, L To RFirst pitch: 6:10 PM UTCT: 2:30Att: 9,736Venue: Kauffman Stadium

Ump Audit

Ramon De Jesus

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94.0%B

9 missed calls

+13.4% CLE

+0.42 runs CLE

Win Probability

KC WinCLE Win

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

Game 716529 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

Cleveland Guardians

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Steven KwanLF	4	0	0	0	1	0	.273/.343/.373	99	.239	.230
José Ramírez3B	2	0	1	0	2	0	.279/.354/.486	99.9	.225	.223
Josh NaylorDH	4	0	0	0	0	1	.311/.351/.502	104.6	.128	.120
David Fry1B	0	0	0	0	0	0	.232/.311/.400	-	-	-
Andrés Giménez2B	4	1	3	0	0	0	.248/.315/.388	101.5	.393	.369
Gabriel AriasSS	3	1	1	2	0	2	.215/.281/.362	105.9	.724	.673
Will BrennanRF	4	1	2	0	0	0	.269/.300/.363	102.2	.311	.304
Bo NaylorC	3	0	1	1	1	0	.233/.329/.433	104.7	.159	.264
Myles StrawCF	3	0	0	1	0	2	.227/.290/.283	93.9	.380	.216
Bench
Kole Calhoun1B	4	1	1	0	0	2	.233/.310/.395	102	.555	.563
Cal QuantrillP							.000/.000/.000	-
Totals	31	4	9	4	4	7	-	-	-	-

HR:Arias (4th off Singer, 0 on, 1 out)

2B:Naylor; Calhoun

TB:14

RBI:Arias 2; Naylor; Straw

SB:Giménez; Naylor; Ramírez; Straw

CS:Giménez

SF:Arias; Straw

Team LOB:6

Kansas City Royals

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Maikel Garcia3B	4	0	1	0	0	0	.272/.323/.366	107.7	.349

Pitching

Cleveland Guardians

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Cal Quantrill	5.2	5	2	2	0	3	1	96-62	87.2	5.26
Sam HentgesH	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	13-11	88.4	3.67
Reynaldo LópezH	0.1	0	0	0	0	1	0	3-3	97.8	3.48
Trevor StephanLH	0.2	0	4	3	3	0	0	31-12	91	3.76
Enyel De Los SantosBS	0.1	1	0	0	0	1	0	8-5	90.6	3.41
Totals	8.0	6	6	5	3	5	1	151-93	-	-

HBP:Velázquez (by Stephan)

Inherited runners-scored:Santos 3-3

Pitches-strikes:Quantrill 96-62; Hentges 13-11; López 3-3; Stephan 31-12; Santos 8-5

Groundouts-flyouts:Quantrill 7-7; Hentges 2-1; López 0-0; Stephan 0-2; Santos 0-0

Kansas City Royals

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Brady Singer	6.0	8	4	4	2	4	1	77-48	87.3	5.52

Game Notes

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T7Replay review: Royals challenged (tag play), call on the field was overturned: Myles Straw reaches on a fielder's choice out, shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. to third baseman Maikel Garcia. Bo Naylor out at 3rd.

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T8Wild pitch by Jackson Kowar

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B8Passed ball

Top 2 • CLE

2-0

Myles Straw out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Kyle Isbel. Will Brennan scores.

EV: 83.1 mph310 ftLA: 28°

1-0

Bo Naylor doubles (12) on a sharp line drive to left fielder MJ Melendez. Andres Gimenez scores. Will Brennan to 3rd.

EV: 100.1 mph362 ftLA: 23°

Bot 3 • KC

2-1

MJ Melendez triples (5) on a line drive to left fielder Steven Kwan. Bobby Witt Jr. scores.

EV: 98.8 mph359 ftLA: 21°

Top 4 • CLE

3-1

Gabriel Arias homers (10) on a fly ball to right center field.

EV: 105.9 mph💣 394 ftLA: 22°

Top 6 • CLE

4-1

Gabriel Arias out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Kyle Isbel. Kole Calhoun scores.

EV: 86.9 mph315 ftLA: 36°

Bot 6 • KC

4-2

Nelson Velazquez homers (14) on a fly ball to left field.

EV: 107.5 mph💣 425 ftLA: 34°

Bot 8 • KC

4-3

Michael Massey walks. Kyle Isbel scores. Dairon Blanco to 3rd. Nelson Velazquez to 2nd.

4-5

Drew Waters doubles (9) on a line drive to left fielder Steven Kwan. Dairon Blanco scores. Nelson Velazquez scores. Michael Massey to 3rd.

EV: 77.2 mph227 ftLA: 24°

4-6

Nick Pratto strikes out swinging.

Bench
MJ MelendezLF	3	0	1	1	1	0	.233/.310/.391	99.4	.288	.432
Brady SingerP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Tucker DavidsonP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Jackson KowarP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
James McArthurP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-