MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT CLEVELAND GUARDIANS
09/22/2049
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT CLEVELAND GUARDIANS
GAME ID: 2844 - WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22ND , 2049 - GAME LOG
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Kansas City Royals (82-71) 0 2 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 8 11 0
Cleveland Guardians (65-87) 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 0 0 6 7 0
Royals Paste 8-6 Loss on Guardians
Led by Manny Estrada, the Kansas City Royals downed the Cleveland Guardians, 8-6. Estrada went 3 for 5 with a home run and 2 singles. He drove in 3 runs and scored once for the Royals. The win gives Kansas City a season record of 82-71.

Gil Switzer dealt the Guardians a blow in the top of the fourth. Batting with runners on 2nd and 3rd and Kansas City leading 4-0, Switzer, the 11th overall pick in the 2041 draft, hit a 2-1 knuckleball for a 2-run double.

"Nice to tuck this win away," said Estrada.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Pacheco SS 3 1 0 0 2 0 1 .296 21 66
M. Belgard 3B, 2B 5 2 2 1 0 1 3 .234 15 61
M. Jaquez 2B 5 1 1 1 0 4 2 .252 44 116
   a-M. Markus 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .226 1 14
G. Switzer RF 5 2 2 2 0 0 0 .259 19 66
A. Martin DH 4 1 2 1 0 2 1 .271 10 34
   b-M. Meyerhoff DH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .287 23 65
M. Estrada 1B 5 1 3 3 0 0 0 .252 27 78
P. Hansel LF 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 .284 14 49
W. Cogswell CF 3 0 1 0 1 2 7 .317 17 68
K. Roseen C 5 0 0 0 0 2 8 .256 4 25
Totals 36 8 11 8 8 12 22      
a - M. Markus substituted for M. Jaquez in the 8th
b - M. Meyerhoff inserted as DH in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: G. Switzer 2 (23, 3rd Inning off R. Pandev, 0 on, 0 outs; 4th Inning off R. Pandev, 2 on, 1 out) , M. Belgard (17, 4th Inning off R. Pandev, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: A. Martin (10, 2nd Inning off R. Pandev, 0 on, 1 out) , M. Estrada (27, 2nd Inning off R. Pandev, 0 on, 1 out) , M. Jaquez (44, 3rd Inning off R. Pandev, 0 on, 0 outs) , M. Belgard (15, 5th Inning off V. Garcia, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: M. Belgard 6 , M. Jaquez 4 , G. Switzer 4 , A. Martin 5 , M. Estrada 6 , W. Cogswell
2-out RBI: M. Belgard , M. Estrada
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Pacheco , M. Belgard , W. Cogswell , K. Roseen
GIDP: K. Roseen
Sac Bunt: W. Cogswell
Team LOB: 10

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Belgard-Pacheco-Estrada)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. O'Reilly 3B 3 0 0 0 1 3 1 .226 1 7
   a-D. Dunham PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .248 9 30
   b-T. Baginski 3B, 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .226 6 29
J. Harring 1B 5 0 0 0 0 5 1 .237 4 22
N. Ogle RF 3 0 0 0 2 1 0 .258 13 65
V. Laporte DH 4 2 1 0 1 1 2 .250 2 10
H. Cederberg 2B, 3B 4 2 2 3 0 0 1 .258 8 35
C. Trevor LF 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 .287 12 50
N. Sharp C 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .243 12 32
A. Matthews SS 4 0 3 2 0 0 0 .249 11 56
A. Soriano CF 3 0 0 0 1 2 3 .276 18 53
Totals 33 6 7 5 5 15 14      
a - D. Dunham pinch hit for R. O'Reilly in the 8th
b - T. Baginski substituted for D. Dunham in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: V. Laporte (3, 4th Inning off J. Hall, 0 on, 1 out) , A. Matthews (27, 4th Inning off J. Hall, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: H. Cederberg (8, 6th Inning off J. Hall, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: V. Laporte 2 , H. Cederberg 5 , C. Trevor , A. Matthews 4
2-out RBI: A. Matthews
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. O'Reilly , D. Dunham , A. Soriano
GIDP: V. Laporte
Hit by Pitch: C. Trevor 2
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Trevor (15) , A. Matthews (12)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Pandev-Sharp-Harring)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Hall W (8-8) 5.0 5 5 5 2 9 1 89 4.00   
S. Webster H (6) 2.0 1 1 1 1 4 0 39 4.41   
C. Eaker H (5) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 7 0.00   
J. Moncada H (9) 0.2 1 0 0 1 0 0 17 3.74   
J. Noonan SV (28) 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 13 3.72   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Hall 44
Batters Faced: J. Hall 23, S. Webster 9, C. Eaker 1, J. Moncada 4, J. Noonan 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Hall 4-2, S. Webster 1-1, C. Eaker 0-0, J. Moncada 2-0, J. Noonan 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Hall 89-53, S. Webster 39-22, C. Eaker 7-5, J. Moncada 17-11, J. Noonan 13-5
WP: S. Webster
Hit Batsmen: J. Hall , S. Webster
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Pandev L (5-17) 3.1 8 7 7 5 3 3 89 6.17   
V. Garcia 2.2 2 1 1 1 5 1 43 2.83   
S. Placard 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 13 2.70   
B. Poff 2.0 1 0 0 1 4 0 38 5.59   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Pandev 12
Batters Faced: R. Pandev 22, V. Garcia 11, S. Placard 4, B. Poff 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Pandev 2-4, V. Garcia 1-2, S. Placard 3-0, B. Poff 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: R. Pandev 89-48, V. Garcia 43-27, S. Placard 13-8, B. Poff 38-25
Inherited Runners - Scored: V. Garcia 1-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Manny Estrada
Ballpark: Progressive Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (65 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 12 mph
Start Time: 1:10 PM ET
Time: 3:58
Attendance: 21367
Special Notes: Pete Hansel ties the KC regular season game record for bases on balls with 5. John Harring ties the CLE regular season game record for strikeouts with 5.
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