MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT CLEVELAND GUARDIANS
08/12/2040
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT CLEVELAND GUARDIANS
GAME ID: 2344 - SUNDAY, AUGUST 12TH , 2040 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals (60-59) 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 2 7 11 0
Cleveland Guardians (71-47) 1 0 3 6 0 0 0 0 X 10 11 0
Melancon 3-for-4 to Power Guardians Offense
A 4-RBI performance from the six-time All-Star Nate Melancon helped the Cleveland Guardians beat the Kansas City Royals, 10-7. Luis Robles picked up the win, lifting his record to 9-7 on the season. He struck out 9 and walked 1 in 7 innings, while yielding 2 runs. Dave Ascencio was credited with the save for Cleveland, his 18th of the season.

With Cleveland trailing 2-1 in the bottom of the third, Melancon hit a cutter from Jim Wamboldt for a 2-run home run. It was his 22nd home run of the season and put the Guardians ahead, 3-2.

"Nice to see our side come away with the win," Melancon said after the game.

Cleveland is now 71-47.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Contreras CF 5 0 1 0 0 2 1 .274 12 48
E. Escobedo 2B 4 2 2 0 1 2 1 .236 6 34
S. Skahill DH 5 1 2 2 0 0 3 .277 19 63
D. Barraza RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .209 25 51
D. Vasquez 3B 4 2 2 2 0 0 0 .277 12 49
M. Prettyman LF 4 0 1 1 0 2 0 .212 7 17
J. Sedillo 1B 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 .281 4 13
C. Valdez C 4 1 2 1 0 2 1 .271 6 23
T. Herrera SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .179 5 28
Totals 37 7 11 7 1 12 10      
BATTING
Doubles: S. Skahill 2 (24, 1st Inning off L. Robles, 0 on, 2 outs; 8th Inning off J. Howell, 1 on, 1 out) , D. Vasquez (22, 2nd Inning off L. Robles, 0 on, 0 outs) , E. Escobedo 2 (22, 3rd Inning off L. Robles, 0 on, 1 out; 8th Inning off J. Howell, 0 on, 1 out) , C. Valdez (6, 5th Inning off L. Robles, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: D. Vasquez (12, 8th Inning off J. Howell, 1 on, 2 outs) , C. Valdez (6, 9th Inning off R. Gomez, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Sedillo (4, 9th Inning off R. Gomez, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: C. Contreras , E. Escobedo 4 , S. Skahill 4 , D. Vasquez 6 , M. Prettyman , J. Sedillo 4 , C. Valdez 6
2-out RBI: D. Vasquez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Skahill , D. Barraza , T. Herrera
Sac Bunt: J. Sedillo
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: E. Escobedo (30)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Herrera-Escobedo-Sedillo)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Woodson RF 4 1 1 1 0 1 2 .312 17 59
B. Pearson 2B 4 2 2 1 0 0 2 .300 20 75
N. Melancon 3B 4 2 3 4 0 1 1 .267 22 57
A. Hinton LF 4 2 2 3 0 0 1 .320 29 81
A. Robles 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .303 6 21
J. Cayetano DH 4 1 1 0 0 3 0 .205 7 20
D. Lampkin CF 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .262 18 61
J. Pirtle C 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .237 7 31
W. Waller SS 3 1 1 0 1 0 2 .242 9 37
Totals 34 10 11 9 2 8 9      
BATTING
Doubles: B. Pearson (32, 1st Inning off J. Wamboldt, 0 on, 1 out) , N. Melancon (16, 1st Inning off J. Wamboldt, 1 on, 1 out) , K. Woodson (40, 4th Inning off J. Wamboldt, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: N. Melancon (22, 3rd Inning off J. Wamboldt, 1 on, 2 outs) , A. Hinton 2 (29, 3rd Inning off J. Wamboldt, 0 on, 2 outs; 4th Inning off K. Reynolds, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: K. Woodson 2 , B. Pearson 3 , N. Melancon 7 , A. Hinton 8 , J. Cayetano , D. Lampkin , W. Waller
2-out RBI: K. Woodson , B. Pearson , N. Melancon 2 , A. Hinton 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: N. Melancon , A. Robles
GIDP: W. Waller
Team LOB: 2
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Wamboldt L (6-7) 3.2 8 7 7 1 4 2 76 3.77   
K. Reynolds 1.2 3 3 3 1 1 1 37 3.92   
J. Prichard 2.2 0 0 0 0 3 0 28 3.83   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Wamboldt 18
Batters Faced: J. Wamboldt 19, K. Reynolds 9, J. Prichard 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Wamboldt 3-3, K. Reynolds 2-2, J. Prichard 3-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Wamboldt 76-44, K. Reynolds 37-21, J. Prichard 28-19
Inherited Runners - Scored: K. Reynolds 1-1 , J. Prichard 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. Robles W (9-7) 7.0 5 2 2 1 9 0 114 3.69   
J. Howell 0.2 3 3 3 0 0 1 16 4.34   
R. Gomez 0.1 2 2 2 0 1 2 12 5.29   
D. Ascencio SV (18) 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 12 3.92   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Robles 67
Batters Faced: L. Robles 27, J. Howell 5, R. Gomez 3, D. Ascencio 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Robles 7-5, J. Howell 0-2, R. Gomez 0-0, D. Ascencio 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: L. Robles 114-71, J. Howell 16-10, R. Gomez 12-7, D. Ascencio 12-10
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Nate Melancon
Ballpark: Progressive Field
Weather: Clear skies (78 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 12 mph
Start Time: 1:10 PM ET
Time: 3:29
Attendance: 36476
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