MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CLEVELAND GUARDIANS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
08/26/2048
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CLEVELAND GUARDIANS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
GAME ID: 2487 - WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 26TH , 2048 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Cleveland Guardians (55-73) 2 0 0 2 0 1 3 0 0 8 12 0
Kansas City Royals (69-59) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 7 1
Royals Stumble, Lose to Guardians
Cleveland Guardians starter Ben Cole kept the Kansas City Royals hitters in check, leading his team to a comfortable 8-2 win. At 55-73, the Guardians claim 4th place in the American League Central Division.

Cleveland relied on the bat of Nick Ogle to get the win. The left fielder ripped a 2-run home run in the top of the first inning to put the Guardians ahead, 2-0. For the game, Ogle had 1 double and 1 home run in 4 at-bats.

"We were firing on all cylinders today," said Guardians manager Bersha Nainco.
CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Dungca 1B 3 0 0 0 2 2 2 .254 5 26
C. Blue 3B 5 2 3 0 0 1 3 .247 9 50
N. Ogle LF 4 1 2 2 0 1 3 .302 17 68
   a-J. Harring LF 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .219 3 33
D. Dunham DH 5 1 1 1 0 3 4 .276 0 2
J. Burd 2B 3 1 0 0 1 1 3 .269 14 58
   b-D. Eberhart 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .196 5 25
R. O'Reilly RF 5 1 2 2 0 1 1 .226 6 39
J. Bell CF 4 2 1 1 0 0 2 .233 3 11
A. Matthews SS 4 0 1 2 0 0 1 .227 6 34
J. Ganey C 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 .140 0 0
Totals 38 8 12 8 3 10 21      
a - J. Harring substituted for N. Ogle in the 7th
b - D. Eberhart substituted for J. Burd in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Blue 2 (29, 1st Inning off J. Brooks, 0 on, 1 out; 7th Inning off C. Eaker, 0 on, 0 outs) , R. O'Reilly (18, 2nd Inning off J. Brooks, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Ganey 2 (6, 3rd Inning off J. Brooks, 0 on, 0 outs; 6th Inning off J. Brooks, 0 on, 2 outs) , N. Ogle (29, 5th Inning off J. Brooks, 1 on, 1 out) , D. Dunham (4, 7th Inning off C. Eaker, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: N. Ogle (17, 1st Inning off J. Brooks, 1 on, 1 out) , J. Bell (3, 6th Inning off J. Brooks, 0 on, 1 out) , R. O'Reilly (6, 7th Inning off C. Eaker, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: C. Blue 5 , N. Ogle 6 , D. Dunham 2 , R. O'Reilly 6 , J. Bell 4 , A. Matthews , J. Ganey 4
2-out RBI: R. O'Reilly
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Dungca , J. Harring , D. Dunham , J. Burd
Hit by Pitch: J. Ganey
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Burd (8) , J. Bell (3) , A. Matthews (14)
CS: A. Matthews (8)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Pacheco SS 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 .265 15 46
M. Belgard 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .287 21 62
M. Jaquez DH 4 1 2 2 0 1 1 .257 40 112
R. Downey RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .298 20 64
G. Switzer LF 4 0 2 0 0 2 1 .260 12 46
P. Hansel CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .265 7 34
M. Estrada 1B 4 0 0 0 0 4 1 .196 9 27
S. Britt C 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .237 2 16
M. Markus 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .232 3 32
Totals 34 2 7 2 0 11 11      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Pacheco (24, 1st Inning off B. Cole, 0 on, 0 outs) , G. Switzer (24, 4th Inning off B. Cole, 0 on, 1 out) , S. Britt (9, 5th Inning off B. Cole, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: M. Jaquez (40, 8th Inning off B. Cole, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Pacheco 3 , M. Jaquez 5 , G. Switzer 3 , S. Britt 2
2-out RBI: M. Jaquez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Belgard , M. Jaquez , M. Estrada
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Errors: M. Estrada (5)
Double Plays: 1 (Hansel-Britt)
OF assists: 1 (Hansel(O'Reilly at home))
CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Cole W (10-9) 8.0 7 2 2 0 8 1 116 4.84   
R. Southerland 1.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 12 3.15   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Cole 68
Batters Faced: B. Cole 31, R. Southerland 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Cole 10-6, R. Southerland 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: B. Cole 116-81, R. Southerland 12-9
WP: B. Cole
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Brooks L (4-11) 6.0 9 5 4 2 8 2 111 7.35   
C. Eaker 1.1 3 3 3 1 0 1 30 3.40   
J. Moncada 1.2 0 0 0 0 2 0 17 4.86   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Brooks 42
Batters Faced: J. Brooks 28, C. Eaker 9, J. Moncada 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Brooks 4-4, C. Eaker 1-3, J. Moncada 3-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Brooks 111-65, C. Eaker 30-18, J. Moncada 17-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Moncada 2-0
Hit Batsmen: C. Eaker
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ben Cole
Ballpark: Kauffman Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (79 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 10 mph
Start Time: 1:10 PM CT
Time: 3:19
Attendance: 39671
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