MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CLEVELAND GUARDIANS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
09/04/2024
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CLEVELAND GUARDIANS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
GAME ID: 2662 - WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 4TH , 2024 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Cleveland Guardians (57-83) 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 7 0
Kansas City Royals (66-75) 0 2 3 0 0 0 1 0 X 6 11 0
Royals Hang 6-2 Loss on Guardians
Kansas City catcher MJ Melendez had a 3-RBI game, which helped his team beat the Cleveland Guardians, 6-2. Cleveland's current losing streak is now 4 games.

The Royals picked up the win with a combination of good hitting and good pitching.

"Winning is always a team effort," Melendez said after the game.
CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Arias SS 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 .237 9 42
J. Ramirez 3B 4 1 3 2 0 0 0 .323 37 100
K. Manzardo DH 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .303 29 96
A. Duvall CF 3 0 2 0 1 0 1 .226 22 61
J. Naylor 1B 4 0 0 0 0 3 4 .278 19 73
T. Freeman 2B 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .281 6 62
B. Naylor C 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .258 22 55
W. Brennan LF 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .310 1 9
G. Valera RF 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .222 5 21
Totals 33 2 7 2 1 11 13      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Ramirez (41, 1st Inning off B. Garrett, 0 on, 1 out) , A. Duvall (24, 6th Inning off D. Lee, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Ramirez (37, 5th Inning off B. Garrett, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Ramirez 7 , A. Duvall 3 , T. Freeman , W. Brennan
2-out RBI: J. Ramirez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Naylor , B. Naylor 2
GIDP: A. Duvall
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Arias-Freeman-Naylor)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Guzman SS 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .252 10 30
M. Garcia 2B 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 .235 2 40
B. Witt Jr. 3B 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 .284 13 91
M. Melendez C 4 2 2 3 0 2 2 .266 16 58
G. Cross RF 4 1 1 1 0 1 2 .303 4 11
N. Velazquez DH 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .209 18 49
K. Isbel CF 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .279 9 46
D. Mann 1B 3 0 0 0 1 0 4 .190 10 35
D. Blanco LF 4 1 1 0 0 2 2 .296 5 21
Totals 34 6 11 6 2 6 13      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Guzman (15, 3rd Inning off H. Gaddis, 0 on, 1 out) , D. Blanco (20, 7th Inning off T. Stephan, 0 on, 0 outs) , M. Garcia (26, 7th Inning off T. Stephan, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: M. Melendez 2 (16, 2nd Inning off H. Gaddis, 0 on, 0 outs; 3rd Inning off H. Gaddis, 1 on, 2 outs) , G. Cross (4, 2nd Inning off H. Gaddis, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Guzman 2 , M. Garcia 2 , B. Witt Jr. 2 , M. Melendez 8 , G. Cross 4 , N. Velazquez , K. Isbel 2 , D. Blanco 2
2-out RBI: B. Witt Jr. , M. Melendez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. Cross , D. Mann
GIDP: D. Mann
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Witt Jr. (19) , K. Isbel (7)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Witt Jr.-Garcia-Mann)
CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
H. Gaddis L (9-13) 3.1 6 5 5 1 0 3 55 5.16   
J. Cantillo 2.1 0 0 0 0 3 0 28 5.12   
T. Stephan 1.0 5 1 1 0 1 0 21 5.54   
E. De Los Santos 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 18 4.89   
R. Lopez 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 4.03   
PITCHING
Game Score: H. Gaddis 25
Batters Faced: H. Gaddis 16, J. Cantillo 7, T. Stephan 8, E. De Los Santos 4, R. Lopez 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: H. Gaddis 5-4, J. Cantillo 1-3, T. Stephan 2-0, E. De Los Santos 0-2, R. Lopez 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: H. Gaddis 55-37, J. Cantillo 28-19, T. Stephan 21-13, E. De Los Santos 18-10, R. Lopez 3-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Cantillo 1-0 , E. De Los Santos 2-0 , R. Lopez 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Garrett W (8-8) 5.0 5 2 2 1 4 1 86 4.37   
D. Lee H (18) 2.0 1 0 0 0 3 0 26 4.26   
A. Reyes 2.0 1 0 0 0 4 0 23 3.90   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Garrett 52
Batters Faced: B. Garrett 21, D. Lee 7, A. Reyes 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Garrett 5-6, D. Lee 1-2, A. Reyes 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: B. Garrett 86-59, D. Lee 26-21, A. Reyes 23-16
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: MJ Melendez
Ballpark: Kauffman Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (75 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 12 mph
Start Time: 6:40 PM CT
Time: 3:06
Attendance: 33704
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