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KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT CLEVELAND GUARDIANS
05/28/2029
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KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT CLEVELAND GUARDIANS
GAME ID: 1420 - MONDAY, MAY 28TH , 2029 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals (16-38) 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 4 8 0
Cleveland Guardians (36-17) 0 0 1 0 1 0 4 2 X 8 14 0
Guardians LF Cotton goes 4-for-4 in Win
John Cotton was a vital contributor to the 8-4 Cleveland victory over Kansas City. The Guardians left fielder went 4-4 with a home run, 2 triples, and a walk, while scoring 3 times and driving in 2. Cleveland is second in the American League East Division with a record of 36-17.

Forest Heitert, who is on pace for 116 RBI this season, chipped in for Cleveland with a grand slam home run in the bottom of the seventh. For the game, the catcher had 2 hits in 5 at-bats with 1 home run, 1 single, 1 run scored, and 4 RBI.

Cotton told a Cleveland Herald reporter that he was "satisfied" with the win.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
P. Sanchez CF 4 2 2 0 0 2 4 .295 4 16
M. Andujar DH 5 0 1 1 0 2 4 .254 8 19
A. Kirilloff RF 4 1 1 1 1 2 3 .133 0 2
L. Parker 1B 4 0 0 0 1 2 4 .259 6 14
D. Darke 2B 3 0 2 1 1 0 0 .222 9 24
B. O'Brien LF 4 0 1 1 0 0 3 .226 9 18
G. Perdomo 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 .000 0 0
J. Thomas C 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 .192 2 7
J. Thayer SS 3 1 1 0 1 1 0 .240 0 2
Totals 34 4 8 4 5 10 26      
BATTING
Doubles: D. Darke (11, 5th Inning off R. Techer, 0 on, 0 outs) , M. Andujar (5, 6th Inning off J. Romero, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: P. Sanchez 2 , M. Andujar 2 , A. Kirilloff , D. Darke 3 , B. O'Brien , J. Thayer
2-out RBI: A. Kirilloff , D. Darke , B. O'Brien
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Kirilloff , L. Parker , G. Perdomo , J. Thomas 2
Sac Bunt: P. Sanchez
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: P. Sanchez (3)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Parker)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Cotton DH 4 3 4 2 1 0 0 .336 16 40
D. Morgan SS 5 1 2 0 0 0 3 .256 1 21
S. Beano 1B 4 1 2 1 1 0 1 .383 19 60
F. Heitert C 5 1 2 4 0 1 2 .289 7 38
K. Harper LF 5 0 2 0 0 1 2 .245 7 27
R. Allen CF 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .322 4 25
B. Schreiber RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .216 2 8
F. Lindor 2B 4 1 1 1 0 1 0 .331 2 16
J. Melfi 3B 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 .176 1 5
Totals 37 8 14 8 4 5 13      
BATTING
Doubles: K. Harper (10, 6th Inning off A. Piseno, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: J. Cotton 2 (4, 5th Inning off A. Piseno, 1 on, 1 out; 8th Inning off E. Uceta, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Cotton (16, 3rd Inning off A. Piseno, 0 on, 2 outs) , F. Heitert (7, 7th Inning off A. Alzolay, 3 on, 2 outs) , F. Lindor (2, 8th Inning off E. Uceta, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Cotton 11 , D. Morgan 2 , S. Beano 2 , F. Heitert 5 , K. Harper 3 , R. Allen , F. Lindor 4
2-out RBI: J. Cotton , S. Beano , F. Heitert
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Beano , F. Heitert , K. Harper , B. Schreiber 2
Team LOB: 9
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Piseno 6.0 6 2 2 2 4 1 90 3.44   
A. Alzolay L (0-1), BS (1) 0.2 3 4 4 1 1 1 19 54.00   
E. Uceta 0.2 3 2 2 1 0 1 28 27.00   
J. Carey 0.2 2 0 0 0 0 0 7 6.46   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Piseno 54
Batters Faced: A. Piseno 25, A. Alzolay 6, E. Uceta 6, J. Carey 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Piseno 7-6, A. Alzolay 0-1, E. Uceta 1-1, J. Carey 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: A. Piseno 90-54, A. Alzolay 19-9, E. Uceta 28-15, J. Carey 7-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Carey 1-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Techer 5.0 6 3 3 5 5 0 116 3.54   
J. Romero 1.0 2 1 1 0 2 0 27 1.95   
S. Houck W (2-0) 3.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 30 2.20   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Techer 43
Batters Faced: R. Techer 26, J. Romero 5, S. Houck 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Techer 5-5, J. Romero 0-1, S. Houck 3-3
Pitches - Strikes: R. Techer 116-67, J. Romero 27-17, S. Houck 30-22
WP: R. Techer
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: John Cotton
Ballpark: Progressive Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (56 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:39
Attendance: 36726
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