MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT CLEVELAND GUARDIANS
09/08/2048
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT CLEVELAND GUARDIANS
GAME ID: 2668 - TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8TH , 2048 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals (79-61) 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 4 0 6 6 1
Cleveland Guardians (59-82) 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 8 1
Guardians Lose Late, 6-3
Cleveland wasted an exceptional performance by pitcher Bruce Poff, falling to the Kansas City Royals, 6-3. Poff threw 7.0 innings of 4-hit ball for the losing team. Chris Eaker earned the win after being called from the bullpen. The left-hander allowed no runs on 1 hit in 3 innings. He upped his record to 10-1. Asa Hahn was credited with the save. He has now successfully converted 25 of 29 save opportunities.

Kansas City used the clutch hitting of Justin Rupert to capture the win. The first baseman drilled a 3-run home run in the top of the eighth inning to put the Royals ahead, 6-3. It was his only hit in 4 at-bats, but it was a big one.

"We'll relax tonight and get back after it tomorrow," Rupert said after the game.

The triumph puts Kansas City at 79-61 for the season.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Belgard 2B 4 1 1 1 1 1 0 .285 23 66
I. Faber SS 2 1 1 1 0 1 0 .223 4 26
   a-P. Hansel PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .273 8 38
   b-J. Pacheco SS 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .265 17 57
M. Jaquez DH 4 1 1 0 0 1 4 .258 42 118
R. Downey RF 3 0 0 1 0 2 5 .299 22 70
B. Baconneck LF 3 0 0 0 0 2 3 .226 9 36
J. Rupert 1B 4 1 1 3 0 2 3 .157 2 6
R. Diaz CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .252 2 8
S. Britt C 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .231 3 18
M. Markus 3B 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .237 4 34
   c-M. Estrada PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .200 11 30
   d-K. Postlethwaite 3B 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
Totals 33 6 6 6 2 15 15      
a - P. Hansel pinch hit for I. Faber in the 6th
b - J. Pacheco substituted for P. Hansel in the 6th
c - M. Estrada pinch hit for M. Markus in the 7th
d - K. Postlethwaite substituted for M. Estrada in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Jaquez (46, 4th Inning off B. Poff, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: I. Faber (4, 4th Inning off B. Poff, 0 on, 1 out) , M. Belgard (23, 8th Inning off F. Tashima, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Rupert (2, 8th Inning off F. Tashima, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: M. Belgard 4 , I. Faber 4 , P. Hansel , M. Jaquez 2 , J. Rupert 4 , M. Markus
2-out RBI: J. Rupert
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Baconneck , J. Rupert
Sac Fly: R. Downey
Hit by Pitch: B. Baconneck
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Jaquez (12)

FIELDING
Errors: S. Britt (5)
Double Plays: 3 (Britt-Rupert, Pacheco-Belgard-Rupert, Pacheco-Belgard-Rupert)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Dungca 1B 3 1 1 0 1 1 1 .248 6 29
H. Pedroso LF 4 1 1 1 1 2 2 .263 7 31
D. Dunham DH 3 0 1 0 0 1 4 .275 1 7
J. Burd 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .260 16 61
C. Blue 3B 4 0 2 2 0 0 1 .253 9 54
J. Bell CF 2 0 0 0 1 1 2 .186 3 12
   a-N. Ogle PH, RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .304 17 73
J. Keefe C 3 1 1 0 1 1 2 .333 0 0
A. Matthews SS 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .231 7 40
R. O'Reilly RF, CF 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .225 6 46
Totals 31 3 8 3 4 11 19      
a - N. Ogle pinch hit for J. Bell in the 8th

BATTING
Total Bases: A. Dungca , H. Pedroso , D. Dunham , C. Blue 2 , J. Keefe , A. Matthews 2
2-out RBI: , C. Blue 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Bell , J. Keefe
GIDP: D. Dunham , C. Blue , A. Matthews
Hit by Pitch: A. Dungca , D. Dunham , R. O'Reilly
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: A. Dungca (22) , H. Pedroso (10)
CS: A. Matthews (9)

FIELDING
Errors: C. Blue (5)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Silveira IV 5.0 7 3 2 4 8 0 110 3.38   
C. Eaker W (10-1) 3.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 25 2.98   
A. Hahn SV (25) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 21 4.68   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Silveira IV 47
Batters Faced: J. Silveira IV 26, C. Eaker 9, A. Hahn 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Silveira IV 4-2, C. Eaker 3-2, A. Hahn 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Silveira IV 110-61, C. Eaker 25-14, A. Hahn 21-14
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Eaker 1-0
Hit Batsmen: J. Silveira IV , C. Eaker 2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Poff 7.0 4 2 2 1 11 1 105 6.00   
F. Tashima L (5-1), BS (3) 0.2 2 4 1 1 0 2 18 4.26   
D. Beals 1.1 0 0 0 0 4 0 21 4.38   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Poff 71
Batters Faced: B. Poff 27, F. Tashima 6, D. Beals 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Poff 5-5, F. Tashima 1-1, D. Beals 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: B. Poff 105-68, F. Tashima 18-10, D. Beals 21-13
Hit Batsmen: B. Poff
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Bruce Poff
Ballpark: Progressive Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (59 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:10 PM ET
Time: 3:21
Attendance: 19572
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