MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT CLEVELAND GUARDIANS
08/27/2024
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT CLEVELAND GUARDIANS
GAME ID: 2559 - TUESDAY, AUGUST 27TH , 2024 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals (61-72) 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 0 6 10 2
Cleveland Guardians (54-79) 1 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 5 10 0
Royals Get Past Cleveland for 6-5 Win
Cleveland designated hitter Kyle Manzardo had a terrific game, but it still wasn't enough to get his team a win. Manzardo went 2-2 with a double and 3 walks, even as Kansas City beat the Guardians, 6-5. Kansas City is now 61-72, Cleveland 54-79.

Jeison Guzman aided the Kansas City cause with a run-scoring single in the top of the seventh. For the game, the shortstop went 1-4.

"It was a solid team effort," Guzman said. "That's usually what it takes to win."
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Guzman SS 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 .260 9 29
V. Pasquantino 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .263 18 76
   a-D. Blanco LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .294 4 17
B. Witt Jr. 3B 4 1 1 1 0 1 0 .277 13 83
M. Melendez LF 4 1 2 0 0 2 0 .269 13 51
   b-D. Mann 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .186 9 32
G. Cross RF 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 .295 1 7
N. Velazquez DH 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 .208 16 44
K. Isbel CF 4 1 2 1 0 1 0 .278 8 42
   c-B. Phillips CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 5
F. Fermin C 4 1 2 2 0 0 0 .266 13 47
M. Garcia 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .238 2 37
Totals 35 6 10 6 0 7 8      
a - D. Blanco substituted for V. Pasquantino in the 8th
b - D. Mann substituted for M. Melendez in the 8th
c - B. Phillips substituted for K. Isbel in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: K. Isbel (32, 7th Inning off T. McKenzie, 2 on, 1 out) , F. Fermin (18, 7th Inning off T. McKenzie, 2 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: B. Witt Jr. (13, 8th Inning off T. Stephan, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Guzman , B. Witt Jr. 4 , M. Melendez 2 , G. Cross , N. Velazquez , K. Isbel 3 , F. Fermin 3
2-out RBI: J. Guzman
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: V. Pasquantino
Team LOB: 2

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Melendez (6) , G. Cross (2)
CS: J. Guzman (4) , M. Melendez (2)

FIELDING
Errors: V. Pasquantino (4) , M. Melendez (3)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Kwan CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .239 2 35
   c-A. Duvall PH, CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .221 22 58
J. Ramirez 3B 5 3 3 0 0 0 0 .314 34 92
K. Manzardo DH 2 1 2 1 3 0 0 .302 28 90
T. Freeman SS 5 1 1 1 0 0 6 .287 6 61
J. Naylor 1B 4 0 0 1 0 0 5 .282 18 68
A. Gimenez 2B 4 0 2 1 0 1 3 .266 9 44
B. Naylor C 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 .249 21 54
W. Brennan LF 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .313 1 9
   a-B. Lavastida PH, LF 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .246 2 23
G. Valera RF 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .234 4 17
   b-O. Gonzalez PH, RF 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .236 0 4
Totals 37 5 10 4 3 9 21      
a - B. Lavastida pinch hit for W. Brennan in the 8th
b - O. Gonzalez pinch hit for G. Valera in the 8th
c - A. Duvall pinch hit for S. Kwan in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: K. Manzardo (40, 5th Inning off C. Ragans, 1 on, 1 out) , T. Freeman (33, 5th Inning off C. Ragans, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Ramirez 3 , K. Manzardo 3 , T. Freeman 2 , A. Gimenez 2 , W. Brennan , O. Gonzalez
2-out RBI: A. Gimenez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Kwan , A. Duvall , J. Naylor , A. Gimenez 2 , B. Naylor
Sac Fly: J. Naylor
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: A. Gimenez (14)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Ragans 4.2 7 5 4 2 4 0 99 4.10   
D. Lee 1.1 0 0 0 0 4 0 25 4.38   
A. Reyes 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 4.50   
D. Hall W (1-0) 1.1 2 0 0 0 1 0 20 1.72   
N. Burdi SV (21) 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 21 5.03   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Ragans 34
Batters Faced: C. Ragans 24, D. Lee 4, A. Reyes 3, D. Hall 6, N. Burdi 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Ragans 6-4, D. Lee 0-0, A. Reyes 0-2, D. Hall 1-2, N. Burdi 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: C. Ragans 99-61, D. Lee 25-16, A. Reyes 7-5, D. Hall 20-17, N. Burdi 21-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Lee 1-0 , D. Hall 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. McKenzie 6.2 9 5 5 0 6 0 110 4.87   
T. Stephan L (1-3) 2.1 1 1 1 0 1 1 28 5.40   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. McKenzie 42
Batters Faced: T. McKenzie 28, T. Stephan 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. McKenzie 3-10, T. Stephan 3-2
Pitches - Strikes: T. McKenzie 110-73, T. Stephan 28-16
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Stephan 1-0
WP: T. McKenzie
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Kyle Manzardo
Ballpark: Progressive Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (62 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 17 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:27
Attendance: 32012
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