MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT CLEVELAND GUARDIANS
07/26/2023
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT CLEVELAND GUARDIANS
GAME ID: 1853 - WEDNESDAY, JULY 26TH , 2023 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals (65-39) 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 4 0 8 14 0
Cleveland Guardians (51-51) 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 1
Casas 3-3, Royals Move to 65-39
Led by Triston Casas, the Kansas City Royals defeated the Cleveland Guardians, 8-2. Casas went 3 for 3 with a home run, a double, and 2 walks. He scored 2 times and drove in 3 for the Royals. Aaron Nola, who went 6 innings, was the winning pitcher. He was charged with 2 runs on 4 hits, while walking 1 and striking out 8. His record now stands at 12-4. The American League Central Division-leading Royals are 65-39.

It could have been a different outcome for Kansas City, had it not been for Gleyber Torres, the two-time All-Star . Torres contributed a run-scoring single in the top of the fifth inning to put Kansas City up, 3-2.

"We swung the bats good throughout the lineup," said Kansas City skipper Bryce Shuck.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
W. Merrifield RF 5 1 2 0 0 0 4 .282 5 33
   a-J. Walsh PH, RF 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .207 8 28
T. Friedl LF 4 2 2 1 1 1 1 .228 5 22
N. Arenado 3B 5 1 0 0 1 1 4 .282 27 82
T. Casas 1B 3 2 3 3 2 0 0 .274 20 57
G. Torres SS 4 1 1 1 1 0 7 .265 14 35
L. Raley DH 5 1 2 0 0 1 2 .254 8 18
S. Murphy C 5 0 1 2 0 0 2 .216 15 36
T. Grisham CF 5 0 2 0 0 1 2 .271 12 42
N. Lopez 2B 5 0 1 0 0 0 3 .185 1 24
Totals 42 8 14 7 5 5 25      
a - J. Walsh pinch hit for W. Merrifield in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Casas (17, 1st Inning off G. Marquez, 1 on, 2 outs) , T. Grisham (12, 4th Inning off G. Marquez, 1 on, 1 out) , S. Murphy (11, 8th Inning off M. Barnes, 2 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: T. Friedl (5, 5th Inning off G. Marquez, 0 on, 0 outs) , T. Casas (20, 8th Inning off M. Barnes, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: W. Merrifield 2 , T. Friedl 5 , T. Casas 7 , G. Torres , L. Raley 2 , S. Murphy 2 , T. Grisham 3 , N. Lopez
2-out RBI: T. Casas
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , W. Merrifield 2 , G. Torres 3 , T. Grisham , N. Lopez
Hit by Pitch: T. Friedl
Team LOB: 13

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Lopez-Torres-Casas)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Florial CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .260 11 33
   b-I. Kiner-Falefa PH, CF 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .192 1 4
J. Ramirez 3B 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .295 21 78
M. Semien 2B 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .273 14 63
C. Yelich RF 4 0 0 0 0 3 1 .226 9 33
M. Ozuna LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .305 29 73
R. Devers 1B 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .260 24 57
D. Jansen C 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .215 7 23
J. Martinez DH 2 1 1 2 1 0 0 .254 10 39
D. Fletcher SS 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250 2 29
   a-L. Rengifo PR, SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .186 2 10
Totals 31 2 5 2 2 11 9      
a - L. Rengifo pinch ran for D. Fletcher in the 5th
b - I. Kiner-Falefa pinch hit for E. Florial in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Fletcher (20, 5th Inning off A. Nola, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Martinez (10, 2nd Inning off A. Nola, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: I. Kiner-Falefa , J. Ramirez , R. Devers , J. Martinez 4 , D. Fletcher 2
2-out RBI: J. Martinez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Florial , M. Semien
GIDP: M. Semien
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Errors: M. Ozuna (3)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Nola W (12-4) 6.0 4 2 2 1 8 1 87 2.80   
C. Holmes H (8) 1.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 14 3.35   
A. Gomber 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 27 3.61   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Nola 63
Batters Faced: A. Nola 22, C. Holmes 4, A. Gomber 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Nola 6-3, C. Holmes 1-0, A. Gomber 1-4
Pitches - Strikes: A. Nola 87-59, C. Holmes 14-9, A. Gomber 27-17
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Gomber 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
G. Marquez L (3-5) 5.0 9 4 3 1 2 1 88 3.44   
C. Kimbrel 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 2.33   
S. Wilson 0.1 0 0 0 2 0 0 16 2.86   
J. Means 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 25 5.25   
M. Barnes 0.1 3 4 4 2 1 1 25 5.13   
E. Diaz 1.2 0 0 0 0 2 0 23 1.59   
PITCHING
Game Score: G. Marquez 36
Batters Faced: G. Marquez 26, C. Kimbrel 2, S. Wilson 4, J. Means 5, M. Barnes 6, E. Diaz 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: G. Marquez 8-5, C. Kimbrel 2-0, S. Wilson 0-1, J. Means 0-3, M. Barnes 0-0, E. Diaz 0-3
Pitches - Strikes: G. Marquez 88-58, C. Kimbrel 5-3, S. Wilson 16-4, J. Means 25-17, M. Barnes 25-10, E. Diaz 23-15
Inherited Runners - Scored: E. Diaz 1-0
WP: G. Marquez , M. Barnes
Hit Batsmen: S. Wilson
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Triston Casas
Ballpark: Progressive Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (75 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 10 mph
Start Time: 1:10 PM ET
Time: 3:39
Attendance: 17433
Special Notes: SS David Fletcher was injured while running the bases. RP Craig Kimbrel was injured while pitching.
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