MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CLEVELAND GUARDIANS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
09/29/2049
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CLEVELAND GUARDIANS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
GAME ID: 2946 - WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 29TH , 2049 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Cleveland Guardians (68-90) 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 2 0 6 7 1
Kansas City Royals (85-73) 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 7 1
Guardians Sneak Past Royals, 6-5
The Cleveland Guardians topped the Kansas City Royals, 6-5, with first baseman Valentin Laporte playing a big role. Laporte went 1 for 3 with a home run and a walk, while scoring 2 runs and driving in 2 for the Guardians in the win. Chris Cohen earned his 30th save in 34 chances. Cleveland occupies 4th place in the American League Central Division at 68-90.

Laporte had a game-changing home run in the top of the eighth. On a 2-2 fastball from Joe Jordahl, he banged a 2-run home run to left, giving the Guardians a 6-4 lead. It was the 3rd home run of the year for Laporte.

"We can always improve and get better, but we're feeling confident after that win," said Laporte.
CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. O'Reilly CF 5 0 0 0 0 3 3 .217 1 7
J. Burd 2B 4 2 1 0 1 0 1 .265 18 63
V. Laporte 1B 3 2 1 2 1 1 1 .258 3 14
   a-J. Harring 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .238 4 24
N. Sharp C 4 1 1 3 0 2 0 .242 13 35
C. Blue 3B 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .248 15 46
A. Matthews SS 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .246 11 56
C. Trevor LF 4 0 1 1 0 3 2 .284 12 51
H. Pedroso DH 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .247 14 49
A. Soriano RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 .275 19 56
Totals 33 6 7 6 4 10 13      
a - J. Harring substituted for V. Laporte in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Matthews (28, 8th Inning off J. Jordahl, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: N. Sharp (13, 6th Inning off J. Hall, 2 on, 2 outs) , V. Laporte (3, 8th Inning off J. Jordahl, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Burd , V. Laporte 4 , N. Sharp 4 , A. Matthews 3 , C. Trevor , H. Pedroso
2-out RBI: N. Sharp , C. Trevor
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. O'Reilly , J. Burd , C. Trevor
GIDP: V. Laporte
Sac Bunt: A. Soriano
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: A. Matthews (14)

FIELDING
Errors: A. Matthews (7)
Double Plays: 1 (Blue-Burd-Laporte)
PB: N. Sharp
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Pacheco SS 3 1 0 0 2 2 1 .296 22 68
A. Martin DH 4 1 3 0 1 0 0 .292 11 37
M. Meyerhoff C 4 1 0 0 1 1 4 .283 25 69
R. Downey RF 4 1 2 1 0 2 3 .289 25 82
M. Jaquez 2B 4 0 0 1 0 1 6 .256 48 126
M. Estrada 1B 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .252 27 79
   a-M. Markus PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .224 1 14
W. Cogswell CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .312 17 70
G. Switzer LF 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 .259 22 70
M. Belgard 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .230 16 62
Totals 33 5 7 3 5 7 19      
a - M. Markus pinch hit for M. Estrada in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Martin (20, 7th Inning off C. Thurner, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: G. Switzer (22, 8th Inning off K. Omura, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: A. Martin 4 , R. Downey 2 , W. Cogswell , G. Switzer 4
2-out RBI: G. Switzer
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Pacheco , M. Jaquez 2 , W. Cogswell , M. Belgard
GIDP: M. Jaquez
Sac Bunt: G. Switzer
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: M. Estrada (4)
Double Plays: 1 (Pacheco-Jaquez-Estrada)
CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Rickelman 6.0 5 4 2 5 5 0 101 5.62   
C. Thurner W (8-2) 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 16 1.90   
K. Omura H (13) 1.0 1 1 1 0 0 1 14 4.04   
C. Cohen SV (30) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 3.41   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Rickelman 50
Batters Faced: D. Rickelman 28, C. Thurner 4, K. Omura 4, C. Cohen 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Rickelman 8-4, C. Thurner 0-1, K. Omura 1-2, C. Cohen 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: D. Rickelman 101-66, C. Thurner 16-10, K. Omura 14-10, C. Cohen 10-7
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Hall L (8-9) 7.0 5 5 4 3 6 1 99 4.05   
J. Jordahl 2.0 2 1 1 1 4 1 36 4.05   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Hall 52
Batters Faced: J. Hall 29, J. Jordahl 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Hall 9-5, J. Jordahl 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Hall 99-62, J. Jordahl 36-20
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Jordahl 1-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Valentin Laporte
Ballpark: Kauffman Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (63 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:10 PM CT
Time: 3:17
Attendance: 32056
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