MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT CLEVELAND GUARDIANS
05/02/2038
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT CLEVELAND GUARDIANS
GAME ID: 936 - SUNDAY, MAY 2ND , 2038 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals (12-15) 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 5 8 0
Cleveland Guardians (13-13) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 7 2
Royals Deal Guardians 5-2 Loss
Maddux Bruns, who finished 2nd in the AL in strikeouts with 224 in 2026, was locked in. The left-hander led the Kansas City Royals to a 5-2 win against the Cleveland Guardians at Progressive Field. Bruns picked up the win for Kansas City, going 6 innings. He gave up 1 run on 4 hits. He now sports a record of 2-2. The save went to Ismael Cabrera, his 5th this season.

A defensive lapse proved costly in the contest. In the top of the seventh, with the game tied, Dave Rath was at the plate when Kansas City scored 1 on an error. The miscue enabled the Royals to go in front, 2-1.

"Maddux pitched like a champ," said Kansas City manager Justin Dixon.

Kansas City has a record of 12-15.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Capps CF 5 1 3 0 0 0 0 .200 0 5
C. Horne C 5 1 1 0 0 1 5 .172 0 3
C. Groff RF 4 0 0 1 0 1 6 .234 5 14
C. Mendez 3B 5 0 1 2 0 0 3 .228 7 17
D. Robinson 1B 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .186 1 4
   a-D. Nagle 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .226 1 7
D. Rath LF 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .185 4 7
M. Mayer SS 3 0 0 0 1 2 2 .188 3 8
F. Tatis Jr. DH 4 1 2 0 0 0 2 .248 3 14
J. Ennis 2B 2 1 0 1 0 0 2 .233 2 14
Totals 35 5 8 4 2 4 21      
a - D. Nagle substituted for D. Robinson in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: F. Tatis Jr. (5, 6th Inning off J. Keels, 0 on, 0 outs) , D. Robinson (3, 7th Inning off J. Keels, 0 on, 1 out) , C. Mendez (4, 8th Inning off J. Keels, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Capps 3 , C. Horne , C. Mendez 2 , D. Robinson 2 , F. Tatis Jr. 3
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , C. Mendez 2 , M. Mayer , J. Ennis
Sac Fly: C. Groff , J. Ennis
Hit by Pitch: J. Ennis
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Capps (8) , F. Tatis Jr. (10)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Lopez SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .242 4 13
O. Jaquez 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .230 4 14
J. Holland CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .217 4 12
B. Corn 1B 4 2 2 1 0 0 1 .207 6 14
M. Antol 2B 4 0 1 1 0 2 0 .250 4 13
R. Rivera DH 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .296 0 1
J. Gerken RF 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .230 3 14
N. Tillini LF 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .333 1 1
T. Newcomb C 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .143 1 2
Totals 34 2 7 2 2 11 10      
BATTING
Doubles: B. Corn (6, 4th Inning off M. Bruns, 0 on, 2 outs) , O. Jaquez (4, 6th Inning off M. Bruns, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: B. Corn (6, 9th Inning off N. Bertolozzi, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: B. Lopez , O. Jaquez 2 , B. Corn 6 , M. Antol , J. Gerken , N. Tillini
2-out RBI: M. Antol
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Corn , T. Newcomb
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: B. Lopez (6) , M. Antol (4)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Bruns W (2-2) 6.0 4 1 1 0 9 0 89 2.35   
N. Bertolozzi H (4) 2.0 3 1 1 0 0 1 24 1.88   
I. Cabrera SV (5) 1.0 0 0 0 2 2 0 26 0.77   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Bruns 69
Batters Faced: M. Bruns 22, N. Bertolozzi 9, I. Cabrera 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Bruns 5-4, N. Bertolozzi 4-2, I. Cabrera 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Bruns 89-62, N. Bertolozzi 24-17, I. Cabrera 26-14
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Keels L (1-2) 7.2 6 4 2 1 3 0 102 3.73   
M. Acker 0.1 0 0 0 1 1 0 10 5.14   
C. Klee 1.0 2 1 1 0 0 0 19 6.75   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Keels 57
Batters Faced: J. Keels 32, M. Acker 2, C. Klee 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Keels 5-15, M. Acker 0-0, C. Klee 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Keels 102-67, M. Acker 10-5, C. Klee 19-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Acker 1-0
Hit Batsmen: C. Klee
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Maddux Bruns
Ballpark: Progressive Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (54 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:14
Attendance: 24299
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