MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT CLEVELAND GUARDIANS
09/06/2027
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT CLEVELAND GUARDIANS
GAME ID: 2638 - MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 6TH , 2027 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals (73-64) 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 2 8 11 1
Cleveland Guardians (70-67) 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 5 12 0
Royals Over Guardians, 8-5
The Kansas City Royals defeated the Cleveland Guardians by the score of 8-5. Jean Ramirez starred for Kansas City, going 2-for-3 with 1 home run. DL Hall got credit for the save for Kansas City. It was his 28th of the year. The first-place Royals bumped their record to 73-64.

Who knows how it might've ended, had it not been for Dominic Fletcher? The Kansas City center fielder had a 2-run single in the top of the eighth inning to put the Royals on top, 6-3. For the game, Fletcher had 1 double and 1 single in 4 at-bats.

"It's nice to come out on top today," said Fletcher.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Mead 1B 5 0 2 1 0 1 2 .321 3 7
G. Cross LF 3 2 0 0 2 2 2 .278 15 57
C. Wallace 3B 5 0 1 1 0 2 3 .306 25 88
J. Ramirez DH 3 1 2 2 2 0 0 .299 27 82
B. Witt Jr. SS 5 2 3 0 0 1 3 .282 10 59
J. McNeil RF 3 1 0 0 0 0 4 .296 2 13
   a-J. Adell RF 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .188 11 46
K. Villavicencio 2B 4 0 0 1 0 2 4 .257 2 40
S. Michelson C 3 1 1 0 1 1 1 .208 9 41
D. Fletcher CF 4 1 2 3 0 0 0 .284 6 43
Totals 36 8 11 8 5 10 20      
a - J. Adell substituted for J. McNeil in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Wallace (33, 1st Inning off T. McKenzie, 1 on, 1 out) , C. Mead (9, 2nd Inning off T. McKenzie, 1 on, 1 out) , D. Fletcher (32, 2nd Inning off T. McKenzie, 1 on, 1 out) , B. Witt Jr. (42, 6th Inning off J. Cantillo, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Ramirez (27, 9th Inning off J. Hicks, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: C. Mead 3 , C. Wallace 2 , J. Ramirez 5 , B. Witt Jr. 4 , S. Michelson , D. Fletcher 3
2-out RBI: D. Fletcher
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Mead , C. Wallace , J. McNeil , K. Villavicencio
GIDP: B. Witt Jr.
Sac Fly: K. Villavicencio
Hit by Pitch: J. McNeil
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Ramirez (3) , B. Witt Jr. (26) , S. Michelson (4)

FIELDING
Errors: D. Fletcher (2)
Double Plays: 1 (Witt Jr.-Villavicencio-Mead)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Cowser LF 5 1 1 0 0 2 2 .263 20 60
J. Ramirez 1B 5 0 3 0 0 1 0 .303 16 55
M. Bleis CF 5 0 0 0 0 4 5 .290 23 96
C. DeLauter RF 4 1 2 1 0 1 2 .286 12 30
   b-D. Fabian PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .167 0 0
J. Noel DH 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .275 6 21
   a-K. Manzardo DH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .289 22 75
A. Gimenez 2B 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .296 14 63
A. Martinez SS 4 2 2 1 0 0 2 .262 16 57
G. Rodriguez 3B 4 1 2 3 0 1 2 .277 11 63
J. Quero C 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .253 12 33
Totals 39 5 12 5 1 11 21      
a - K. Manzardo inserted as DH in the 8th
b - D. Fabian pinch hit for C. DeLauter in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Ramirez (34, 3rd Inning off J. Steele, 0 on, 0 outs) , A. Martinez (27, 8th Inning off A. Kittredge, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: G. Rodriguez (11, 6th Inning off J. Steele, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: C. Cowser , J. Ramirez 4 , C. DeLauter 2 , A. Gimenez 2 , A. Martinez 3 , G. Rodriguez 5
2-out RBI: A. Martinez , G. Rodriguez 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Cowser , D. Fabian , J. Noel , J. Quero
GIDP: J. Noel
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Gimenez-Martinez-Ramirez)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Steele W (6-1) 6.0 9 3 3 1 5 1 97 2.52   
A. Kittredge H (4) 1.2 2 2 2 0 3 0 29 4.77   
C. Hernandez H (9) 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 3.81   
D. Hall SV (28) 1.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 23 2.76   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Steele 46
Batters Faced: J. Steele 27, A. Kittredge 7, C. Hernandez 2, D. Hall 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Steele 10-2, A. Kittredge 0-2, C. Hernandez 1-0, D. Hall 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Steele 97-65, A. Kittredge 29-20, C. Hernandez 8-5, D. Hall 23-15
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Hernandez 1-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. McKenzie L (5-15) 4.0 5 3 3 2 5 0 68 4.92   
J. Cantillo 2.1 1 1 1 1 2 0 37 4.37   
A. Minter 1.0 2 1 1 0 0 0 17 4.31   
F. Aleman 0.2 1 2 2 2 1 0 36 5.65   
J. Hicks 1.0 2 1 1 0 2 1 17 3.40   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. McKenzie 43
Batters Faced: T. McKenzie 18, J. Cantillo 9, A. Minter 5, F. Aleman 6, J. Hicks 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. McKenzie 3-3, J. Cantillo 2-3, A. Minter 0-3, F. Aleman 1-0, J. Hicks 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: T. McKenzie 68-41, J. Cantillo 37-19, A. Minter 17-9, F. Aleman 36-21, J. Hicks 17-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: F. Aleman 1-1 , J. Hicks 1-1
Hit Batsmen: F. Aleman
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jean Ramirez
Ballpark: Progressive Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (63 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 12 mph
Start Time: 4:10 PM ET
Time: 3:57
Attendance: 34685
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