KC 5, CLE 8 | Mar 21, 2024 | The Best Box Score

Thursday, March 21, 2024•Goodyear Ballpark•79°F, Sunny

Royals

CLE

Guardians

Final

WIN

Carlos Carrasco

LOSS

Alec Marsh

SAVE

Lenny Torres Jr.

The Guardians defeated the Royals 8-5.

Key Moment

Bot 7: Steven Kwan doubles (3) on a line drive to center fielder Drew Waters. Myles Straw scores.

Weather: 79°F, SunnyWind: 6 mph, Out To LFFirst pitch: 8:05 PM UTCT: 2:36Att: 3,738Venue: Goodyear Ballpark

Win Probability

CLE WinKC Win

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

Game 747868 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

Kansas City Royals

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG
Spencer NivensCF	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000/.000/.000
Josh Lester1B	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333/.333/.444
Nelson VelázquezLF	4	1	1	1	0	0	.179/.273/.256
CJ Alexander3B	4	0	0	0	0	1	.250/.250/.429
Logan PorterC	1	0	0	0	1	1	.200/.273/.200
Tyler TolbertSS	3	1	1	1	0	1	.259/.290/.370
John RaveRF	4	0	1	1	0	1	.250/.280/.417
Ryan Fitzgerald2B	2	1	1	0	0	1	.308/.400/.692
Trevor WernerDH	3	0	1	1	0	2	.333/.333/.667
Bench
Drew WatersCF	3	1	0	0	1	1	.276/.344/.448
Nick Loftin1B	4	1	1	0	0	0	.333/.435/.513
Austin NolaC
Totals	32	5	6	4	2	8	-

2B:Tolbert; Werner

TB:8

RBI:Tolbert; Rave; Werner; Velázquez

SF:Tolbert

Team LOB:3

Cleveland Guardians

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG
Joe LampeCF	0	1	0	0	0	0	.000/.000/.000
Dayan Frias2B	0	0

Pitching

Kansas City Royals

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	ERA
Alec MarshL	3.2	7	4	4	3	3	1	39-26	3.57
Jacob Wallace	0.1	1	0	0	0	0	0	2-2	0.00
Evan Sisk	1.0	2	1	1	0	2	0	10-9	3.00
Luis Cessa	1.2	2	2	1	0	0	0	10-8	4.70
Ryan Brady	0.1	2	1	1	0	0	0	2-2	27.00
Walter Pennington	1.0	0	0	0	0	3	0	9-9	1.42
Totals	8.0	14	8	7	3	8	1	72-56	-

WP:Sisk

Inherited runners-scored:Wallace 1-0; Brady 1-1

Pitches-strikes:Marsh 39-26; Wallace 2-2; Sisk 10-9; Cessa 10-8; Brady 2-2; Pennington 9-9

Groundouts-flyouts:Marsh 4-4; Wallace 1-0; Sisk 1-0; Cessa 3-3; Brady 0-0; Pennington 0-0

Cleveland Guardians

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	ERA
Carlos CarrascoW	6.0	2	3	1	1	4	0	34-29	2.57

Bot 1 • CLE

0-1

Ramón Laureano singles on a line drive to right fielder John Rave. Steven Kwan scores. Andrés Giménez to 3rd.

Bot 3 • CLE

0-2

José Ramírez homers (4) on a fly ball to right field.

Top 4 • KC

3-2

Tyler Tolbert out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Will Brennan. Nelson Velázquez scores.

2-2

Austin Nola reaches on a fielder's choice, fielded by shortstop Gabriel Arias. Nick Loftin scores. Nelson Velázquez to 3rd. Throwing error by shortstop Gabriel Arias.

1-2

Nelson Velázquez singles on a fly ball to left fielder Steven Kwan. Drew Waters scores. Nick Loftin to 2nd.

Bot 4 • CLE

3-3

Steven Kwan singles on a ground ball to center fielder Drew Waters. Gabriel Arias scores.

3-4

Josh Naylor out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder John Rave. Steven Kwan scores. Andrés Giménez to 3rd.

Bot 5 • CLE

3-5

Bo Naylor doubles (1) on a line drive to left fielder Nelson Velázquez. Will Brennan scores.

Bot 6 • CLE

3-6

Josh Naylor singles on a line drive to center fielder Drew Waters. Andrés Giménez scores.

Top 7 • KC

5-6

Trevor Werner doubles (1) on a line drive to right fielder Will Brennan. Ryan Fitzgerald scores.

4-6

John Rave singles on a line drive to center fielder Myles Straw. Tyler Tolbert scores.

Bot 7 • CLE

5-7

Steven Kwan doubles (3) on a line drive to center fielder Drew Waters. Myles Straw scores.

5-8

Andrés Giménez singles on a line drive to center fielder Drew Waters. Joe Lampe scores. Andrés Giménez out at 2nd on the throw, center fielder Drew Waters to catcher Logan Porter to shortstop Tyler Tolbert.

HR:Ramírez (3rd off Marsh, 0 on, 0 out)

2B:Arias; Kwan; Naylor

TB:20

RBI:Naylor 2; Giménez; Ramírez; Kwan 2; Laureano; Naylor

SB:Naylor; Giménez

SF:Naylor

Team LOB:9

WP:Herrin

Inherited runners-scored:Abney 1-1

Pitches-strikes:Carrasco 34-29; Herrin 7-6; Abney 2-2; Gose 3-3; Jr. 13-9

Groundouts-flyouts:Carrasco 10-5; Herrin 0-0; Abney 0-1; Gose 2-1; Jr. 0-0

Bench
Steven KwanLF	4	2	2	2	1	1	.326/.383/.442
Andrés Giménez2B	3	1	2	1	2	0	.333/.419/.361
José Ramírez3B	4	1	1	1	0	1	.195/.214/.561
Josh Naylor1B	3	0	1	2	0	1	.326/.367/.372
Ramón LaureanoDH	4	0	1	1	0	0	.256/.370/.410
Will BrennanRF	4	1	2	0	0	0	.243/.300/.486
Myles StrawCF	4	1	1	0	0	2	.345/.406/.448
Bo NaylorC	4	0	2	1	0	0	.241/.267/.276
Gabriel AriasSS	4	1	2	0	0	0	.206/.270/.353
Carlos CarrascoP							.000/.000/.000
Tim HerrinP							.000/.000/.000
Alaska AbneyP							.000/.000/.000
Anthony GoseP							.000/.000/.000
Lenny Torres Jr.P							.000/.000/.000

Win Probability

Batting

Kansas City Royals

Cleveland Guardians

Pitching

Kansas City Royals

Cleveland Guardians

Game Notes