MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT CLEVELAND GUARDIANS
09/04/2028
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT CLEVELAND GUARDIANS
GAME ID: 2638 - MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 4TH , 2028 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals (57-80) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 4 11 0
Cleveland Guardians (68-69) 3 0 1 0 0 0 5 0 X 9 13 0
Guardians Rack Up 9-4 Win Versus Kansas City
Behind the hitting of Miguel Bleis, the Cleveland Guardians stopped the Kansas City Royals, 9-4. Bleis went 2 for 4 with a home run and a walk, while scoring 3 times and driving in 2 for the Guardians. The Cleveland winning streak has reached 4 games.

Early in the game, Bleis had a 2-run home run for Cleveland. It was his 36th home run of the season and put the Guardians on top, 2-0.

"We came out with clear minds and swung the bats well," said Cleveland manager Mike Parrish.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Houston 2B 4 0 0 0 1 2 1 .312 6 34
J. Marino LF 3 1 0 0 2 2 2 .263 6 39
G. Cross RF 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .289 21 52
   a-J. McNeil PH, RF 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .229 1 14
C. Wallace 3B 4 0 3 1 1 1 0 .306 26 95
J. Ramirez DH 3 1 1 0 2 0 1 .241 19 57
C. Mead 1B 4 1 1 0 1 0 4 .274 4 25
B. Witt Jr. SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 5 .295 17 61
J. DeLuca CF 3 1 2 1 0 1 2 .180 8 18
   b-V. Pasquantino PH 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 .238 2 25
   c-D. Fletcher CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231 3 31
K. Parada C 4 0 1 0 0 2 3 .218 6 12
Totals 35 4 11 4 7 10 19      
a - J. McNeil pinch hit for G. Cross in the 8th
b - V. Pasquantino pinch hit for J. DeLuca in the 8th
c - D. Fletcher substituted for V. Pasquantino in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: K. Parada (3, 5th Inning off D. Espino, 0 on, 0 outs) , C. Wallace (31, 9th Inning off F. Aleman, 2 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. DeLuca (8, 5th Inning off D. Espino, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. McNeil , C. Wallace 4 , J. Ramirez , C. Mead , B. Witt Jr. , J. DeLuca 5 , V. Pasquantino , K. Parada 2
2-out RBI: V. Pasquantino
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Marino , B. Witt Jr. , J. DeLuca , K. Parada
GIDP: C. Mead
Team LOB: 11

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Vesia-Witt Jr.-Mead)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Gimenez 2B 5 1 3 1 0 0 0 .288 14 64
J. Ramirez DH 4 1 1 0 0 2 2 .280 17 63
   a-J. Martinez DH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 0 0
M. Bleis CF 4 3 2 2 1 0 0 .249 36 107
K. Manzardo 1B 5 2 3 2 0 1 0 .281 27 88
A. Martinez SS 4 1 2 3 1 0 1 .283 15 68
B. Naylor C 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .211 17 44
S. Thompson LF 3 0 0 0 1 0 4 .000 0 0
J. Gallo RF 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 .000 0 0
G. Rodriguez 3B 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 .249 13 52
Totals 36 9 13 9 4 5 15      
a - J. Martinez inserted as DH in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: K. Manzardo (27, 3rd Inning off D. Vitriago, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: K. Manzardo (27, 1st Inning off D. Vitriago, 0 on, 1 out) , M. Bleis (36, 1st Inning off D. Vitriago, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: A. Gimenez 3 , J. Ramirez , M. Bleis 5 , K. Manzardo 7 , A. Martinez 2 , B. Naylor , G. Rodriguez
2-out RBI: A. Gimenez , G. Rodriguez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Martinez , S. Thompson 2 , J. Gallo
GIDP: G. Rodriguez
Hit by Pitch: J. Gallo
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: A. Martinez (10)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Gimenez-Martinez, Gimenez-Martinez-Manzardo)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Vitriago L (4-12) 5.0 8 4 4 2 5 2 87 4.42   
A. Vesia 1.0 3 4 4 1 0 0 18 7.38   
E. Small 2.0 2 1 1 1 0 0 30 4.68   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Vitriago 38
Batters Faced: D. Vitriago 25, A. Vesia 7, E. Small 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Vitriago 7-3, A. Vesia 1-1, E. Small 4-2
Pitches - Strikes: D. Vitriago 87-54, A. Vesia 18-10, E. Small 30-17
Inherited Runners - Scored: E. Small 1-1
Hit Batsmen: A. Vesia
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Espino 4.0 4 1 1 3 6 1 70 3.54   
J. Cantillo W (17-3) 2.1 2 0 0 1 1 0 29 3.44   
J. Benitez H (7) 1.2 3 2 2 1 3 0 32 4.31   
F. Aleman 1.0 2 1 1 2 0 0 22 4.53   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Espino 53
Batters Faced: D. Espino 18, J. Cantillo 9, J. Benitez 9, F. Aleman 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Espino 2-3, J. Cantillo 2-3, J. Benitez 1-1, F. Aleman 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: D. Espino 70-36, J. Cantillo 29-16, J. Benitez 32-20, F. Aleman 22-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Cantillo 1-0
WP: D. Espino 2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Miguel Bleis
Ballpark: Progressive Field
Weather: Clear skies (68 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 10 mph
Start Time: 4:10 PM ET
Time: 3:30
Attendance: 34893
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