MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT CLEVELAND GUARDIANS
07/24/2023
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT CLEVELAND GUARDIANS
GAME ID: 1829 - MONDAY, JULY 24TH , 2023 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals (64-38) 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 4 11 1
Cleveland Guardians (50-50) 0 4 2 0 0 0 0 3 X 9 13 0
Devers Helps Guardians Run Win Streak to 6
The Cleveland Guardians beat the Kansas City Royals, 9-4, at Progressive Field. Rafael Devers was 3-3 with a home run, a double, and a walk. He scored 3 runs. The two-time All-Star was a menace to Kansas City all day. The win boosted Cleveland to 50-50.

Estevan Florial had an important at-bat with two out in the bottom of the second, when he hit a 3-run home run. His 11th home run of the season put Cleveland on top, 4-1.

"It all comes down to execution," said Cleveland manager Mitchell King. "Baseball 101."
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
W. Merrifield RF 4 0 1 0 1 0 3 .280 5 33
D. Swanson SS 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .262 17 43
N. Arenado 3B 4 1 1 2 0 0 1 .282 27 82
T. Casas 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .269 19 54
G. Torres 2B 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 .266 14 34
T. Friedl CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .219 4 21
S. Murphy C 4 0 2 0 0 2 1 .216 15 34
L. Raley DH 4 1 1 1 0 0 4 .256 8 18
R. Grichuk LF 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .248 5 17
Totals 36 4 11 4 1 4 13      
BATTING
Doubles: W. Merrifield (26, 3rd Inning off J. Berrios, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: G. Torres (14, 2nd Inning off J. Berrios, 0 on, 1 out) , N. Arenado (27, 5th Inning off J. Berrios, 1 on, 2 outs) , L. Raley (8, 7th Inning off J. Berrios, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: W. Merrifield 2 , D. Swanson , N. Arenado 4 , T. Casas , G. Torres 4 , T. Friedl , S. Murphy 2 , L. Raley 4 , R. Grichuk 2
2-out RBI: N. Arenado
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: W. Merrifield , N. Arenado , L. Raley
GIDP: W. Merrifield , D. Swanson
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: N. Arenado (9)
Double Plays: 1 (Swanson-Torres-Casas)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Florial CF 5 1 1 3 0 2 5 .266 11 33
J. Ramirez 3B 5 0 1 1 0 2 1 .295 21 78
M. Semien 2B 5 0 2 1 0 1 0 .276 14 63
C. Yelich RF 5 0 1 0 0 2 3 .231 9 33
M. Ozuna LF 4 2 2 1 0 2 1 .306 29 71
R. Devers 1B 3 3 3 1 1 0 0 .260 24 57
M. Garver C 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .229 18 46
J. Martinez DH 3 1 1 0 1 1 3 .255 9 36
D. Fletcher SS 3 2 2 1 1 0 1 .249 2 28
Totals 36 9 13 8 4 11 16      
BATTING
Doubles: M. Ozuna (16, 2nd Inning off B. Singer, 0 on, 0 outs) , R. Devers (16, 8th Inning off J. Alvarado, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: E. Florial (11, 2nd Inning off B. Singer, 2 on, 2 outs) , M. Ozuna (29, 3rd Inning off B. Singer, 0 on, 2 outs) , R. Devers (24, 3rd Inning off B. Singer, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: E. Florial 4 , J. Ramirez , M. Semien 2 , C. Yelich , M. Ozuna 6 , R. Devers 7 , J. Martinez , D. Fletcher 2
2-out RBI: E. Florial , J. Ramirez , M. Semien , M. Ozuna , R. Devers
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Florial , C. Yelich
GIDP: J. Martinez
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Ramirez-Semien-Devers, Fletcher-Semien-Devers)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Singer L (8-4) 2.2 6 6 6 2 4 3 66 4.37   
A. Gomber 2.1 1 0 0 0 4 0 34 3.73   
C. Perez 1.0 1 0 0 1 2 0 23 3.22   
B. Keller 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 20 4.44   
J. Alvarado 0.2 4 3 3 1 0 0 27 4.57   
P. Fairbanks 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 2.74   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Singer 20
Batters Faced: B. Singer 15, A. Gomber 8, C. Perez 5, B. Keller 4, J. Alvarado 7, P. Fairbanks 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Singer 3-0, A. Gomber 1-2, C. Perez 0-1, B. Keller 2-0, J. Alvarado 0-2, P. Fairbanks 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: B. Singer 66-39, A. Gomber 34-23, C. Perez 23-14, B. Keller 20-12, J. Alvarado 27-17, P. Fairbanks 4-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: P. Fairbanks 2-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Berrios W (1-0) 6.0 9 4 4 0 3 3 88 4.37   
S. Wilson H (11) 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 12 2.88   
R. Suarez H (6) 1.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 19 5.25   
D. Acevedo 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 4.14   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Berrios 41
Batters Faced: J. Berrios 26, S. Wilson 3, R. Suarez 5, D. Acevedo 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Berrios 9-5, S. Wilson 2-0, R. Suarez 1-2, D. Acevedo 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Berrios 88-56, S. Wilson 12-7, R. Suarez 19-12, D. Acevedo 7-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Acevedo 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Rafael Devers
Ballpark: Progressive Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (68 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:10 PM ET
Time: 3:38
Attendance: 36230
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