MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CLEVELAND GUARDIANS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
06/27/2024
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CLEVELAND GUARDIANS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
GAME ID: 1797 - THURSDAY, JUNE 27TH , 2024 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Cleveland Guardians (31-50) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 8 0
Kansas City Royals (38-46) 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 X 4 5 0
Royals Stick Guardians with 4-1 Loss
The Kansas City Royals picked up a win at Kauffman Stadium, knocking off the Cleveland Guardians, 4-1. Starting pitcher Michael Pineda played a key role in the triumph. In 7 innings, Pineda surrendered 5 hits, while striking out 3 and walking 1. He allowed no runs. Carlos Hernandez picked up the save for Kansas City, his 4th of the year.

Early in the game, third baseman Bobby Witt Jr. had a 2-run home run for Kansas City. It was his 6th home run of the season and put the Royals on top, 2-0.

"Glad to go home with a win," said Witt Jr..

Kansas City now has a 3-game win streak.
CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Kwan LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .230 2 15
J. Ramirez 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .337 26 59
K. Manzardo DH 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .300 16 53
A. Duvall CF 3 0 0 0 1 2 2 .231 16 38
J. Naylor 1B 4 1 2 0 0 2 1 .294 11 40
A. Gimenez 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .264 7 29
T. Freeman SS 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 .289 3 38
B. Lavastida C 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .230 2 15
G. Valera RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .133 0 0
Totals 34 1 8 1 2 7 14      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Ramirez (23, 1st Inning off M. Pineda, 0 on, 1 out) , S. Kwan (18, 8th Inning off A. Reyes, 0 on, 1 out) , T. Freeman (21, 9th Inning off D. Lee, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: S. Kwan 2 , J. Ramirez 2 , K. Manzardo , J. Naylor 2 , T. Freeman 2 , B. Lavastida , G. Valera
2-out RBI: T. Freeman
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Manzardo , A. Duvall , A. Gimenez , G. Valera
GIDP: S. Kwan
Team LOB: 8
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Blanco LF 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .252 3 11
N. Loftin 2B 2 2 1 2 2 0 0 .226 6 22
V. Pasquantino DH 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .269 13 56
B. Witt Jr. 3B 4 1 1 2 0 0 1 .294 6 49
M. Melendez C 2 0 1 0 2 1 0 .273 7 33
N. Velazquez RF 2 0 0 0 2 1 2 .250 7 20
   b-B. Phillips CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 1
K. Isbel CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .269 3 28
   a-D. Waters RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .191 4 21
J. Guzman SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .263 4 16
D. Mann 1B 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .187 4 21
Totals 27 4 5 4 6 4 10      
a - D. Waters substituted for K. Isbel in the 9th
b - B. Phillips substituted for N. Velazquez in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Mann (18, 2nd Inning off T. Bibee, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: B. Witt Jr. (6, 1st Inning off T. Bibee, 1 on, 2 outs) , N. Loftin (6, 5th Inning off T. Bibee, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: D. Blanco , N. Loftin 4 , B. Witt Jr. 4 , M. Melendez , D. Mann 2
2-out RBI: N. Loftin , B. Witt Jr.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Blanco , J. Guzman
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
CS: N. Velazquez (4)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Guzman-Loftin-Mann)
CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Bibee L (1-2) 5.1 5 4 4 5 3 2 98 6.46   
D. Hudson 2.2 0 0 0 1 1 0 23 2.70   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Bibee 40
Batters Faced: T. Bibee 24, D. Hudson 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Bibee 1-10, D. Hudson 5-2
Pitches - Strikes: T. Bibee 98-54, D. Hudson 23-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Hudson 2-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Pineda W (4-2) 7.0 5 0 0 1 3 0 85 3.67   
A. Reyes 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 23 6.23   
D. Lee 0.2 2 1 1 0 2 0 15 4.94   
N. Burdi 0.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 2.19   
C. Hernandez SV (4) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 5.06   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Pineda 69
Batters Faced: M. Pineda 26, A. Reyes 4, D. Lee 4, N. Burdi 1, C. Hernandez 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Pineda 6-11, A. Reyes 1-1, D. Lee 0-0, N. Burdi 0-0, C. Hernandez 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: M. Pineda 85-55, A. Reyes 23-13, D. Lee 15-11, N. Burdi 5-1, C. Hernandez 5-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: N. Burdi 1-0 , C. Hernandez 2-0
WP: D. Lee
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Michael Pineda
Ballpark: Kauffman Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (70 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:10 PM CT
Time: 3:06
Attendance: 29898
Special Notes: RP Nick Burdi was injured while pitching.
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