MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CLEVELAND GUARDIANS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
06/27/2024
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CLEVELAND GUARDIANS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
GAME ID: 1797 - THURSDAY, JUNE 27TH , 2024 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Cleveland Guardians (44-37) 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 6 0
Kansas City Royals (41-43) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 8 1
Royals Suffer 2-1 Home Defeat
The Cleveland Guardians picked up a win at Kauffman Stadium, knocking off the Kansas City Royals, 2-1. Starting pitcher Matt Walker was a big reason why. Walker got the win, improving to 1-0. He gave up 6 hits and walked 2 over 7 innings. He allowed 1 run. Matt Brash wrapped it up, recording his 6th save.

Harold Castro had a direct impact on the outcome. Castro contributed a run-scoring single in the top of the fifth inning to put Cleveland up, 2-0.

"That's baseball," said Kansas City manager Jimmy Hoffman. "Sometimes the other team plays better than yours."

With the victory, the Guardians upped their record to 44-37.
CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
O. Albies 2B 3 0 2 0 0 1 0 .300 9 48
M. Beaty LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .236 3 17
B. Witt Jr. SS 4 0 0 0 0 3 3 .309 9 45
R. Devers 3B 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .284 17 62
   a-J. Jung PH, 3B 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .268 3 10
R. Mountcastle 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .270 12 38
S. Suzuki RF 2 2 1 1 2 1 0 .326 13 40
A. Riley DH 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .239 7 33
A. Wells C 3 0 1 0 1 1 2 .284 3 15
H. Castro CF 4 0 1 1 0 2 3 .280 3 27
Totals 30 2 6 2 5 10 16      
a - J. Jung pinch hit for R. Devers in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: S. Suzuki (13, 2nd Inning off T. Anderson, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: O. Albies 2 , J. Jung , S. Suzuki 4 , A. Wells , H. Castro
2-out RBI: S. Suzuki
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Beaty , B. Witt Jr. , H. Castro
GIDP: R. Mountcastle
Sac Bunt: O. Albies
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: S. Suzuki (9)
CS: O. Albies (3)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Witt Jr.-Albies-Mountcastle, Albies-Witt Jr.-Mountcastle)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Segura 3B 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .266 4 32
M. Tauchman RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .167 1 3
E. Sosa SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .257 11 38
D. Varsho CF 3 0 0 0 1 2 0 .219 15 53
E. Quero C 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .182 1 6
J. Schoop 1B 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .248 6 30
C. Cowser LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .298 2 10
J. Brito DH 3 0 1 0 1 1 2 .333 0 0
O. Dunn 2B 4 0 2 1 0 2 3 .200 3 20
Totals 33 1 8 1 3 9 16      
BATTING
Doubles: E. Sosa (11, 1st Inning off M. Walker, 0 on, 2 outs) , E. Quero (9, 9th Inning off M. Brash, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: M. Tauchman , E. Sosa 2 , E. Quero 2 , J. Schoop , C. Cowser , J. Brito , O. Dunn 2
2-out RBI: O. Dunn
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Tauchman , E. Quero , O. Dunn
GIDP: E. Sosa , J. Brito
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Errors: E. Quero (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Segura-Dunn-Schoop)
CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Walker W (1-0) 7.0 6 1 1 2 6 0 106 0.64   
K. Leahy H (2) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 11 2.08   
M. Brash SV (6) 1.0 1 0 0 1 2 0 21 3.97   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Walker 65
Batters Faced: M. Walker 28, K. Leahy 3, M. Brash 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Walker 11-3, K. Leahy 1-0, M. Brash 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: M. Walker 106-74, K. Leahy 11-9, M. Brash 21-12
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Anderson L (7-5) 5.0 5 2 2 3 2 1 91 3.41   
A. Kittredge 2.1 0 0 0 0 5 0 26 3.94   
J. Walker 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 11 6.91   
A. Houser 1.0 0 0 0 2 2 0 25 5.16   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Anderson 48
Batters Faced: T. Anderson 22, A. Kittredge 6, J. Walker 3, A. Houser 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Anderson 5-7, A. Kittredge 1-0, J. Walker 1-0, A. Houser 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: T. Anderson 91-57, A. Kittredge 26-17, J. Walker 11-8, A. Houser 25-14
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Kittredge 1-0 , A. Houser 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Matt Walker
Ballpark: Kauffman Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (75 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:10 PM CT
Time: 3:21
Attendance: 22501
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