MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT CLEVELAND GUARDIANS
06/09/2023
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT CLEVELAND GUARDIANS
GAME ID: 1072 - FRIDAY, JUNE 9TH , 2023 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals (28-41) 1 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 9 1
Cleveland Guardians (43-23) 0 3 0 4 0 3 0 0 X 10 12 2
Ramirez Slugs Guardians to 10-5 Win
Getting offensive support from Jose Ramirez, the Cleveland Guardians topped the Kansas City Royals, 10-5. Ramirez slugged 2 home runs, while adding 5 RBI and scoring twice for the Guardians. Cleveland, at 43-23, is 2½ games up in the American Division.

The game turned with two out in the bottom of the fourth when Ramirez, who is tied for 5th in the AL with a .392 on-base percentage, hit a 2-run home run. It propelled the Guardians into the lead, 6-4.

"I'm just trying to make good contact," said Ramirez, "one at-bat at a time."
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Isbel CF 5 1 2 0 0 0 2 .241 5 31
M. Massey DH 3 1 0 0 0 1 2 .260 5 20
   a-D. Blanco DH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .171 0 1
B. Witt Jr. SS 5 1 1 0 0 3 4 .246 6 18
V. Pasquantino 1B 3 1 3 2 2 0 0 .292 6 34
F. Reyes LF 5 0 0 1 0 2 5 .261 16 45
N. Loftin 3B 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .226 0 10
E. Olivares RF 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .286 5 18
N. Lopez 2B 3 1 2 2 1 0 0 .195 1 17
J. Reetz C 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .154 0 0
Totals 35 5 9 5 4 8 20      
a - D. Blanco inserted as DH in the 6th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Witt Jr. (21, 3rd Inning off T. Bibee, 1 on, 0 outs)
Triples: K. Isbel (3, 1st Inning off T. Bibee, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: N. Lopez (1, 6th Inning off T. Bibee, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: K. Isbel 4 , B. Witt Jr. 2 , V. Pasquantino 3 , E. Olivares , N. Lopez 5
2-out RBI: V. Pasquantino , N. Lopez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Isbel , B. Witt Jr. , J. Reetz
GIDP: B. Witt Jr. , F. Reyes , E. Olivares
Hit by Pitch: M. Massey , E. Olivares
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Errors: N. Loftin (3)
Double Plays: 1 (Witt Jr.-Lopez-Pasquantino)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Gimenez 2B 4 1 1 0 1 1 3 .281 10 38
S. Kwan CF 3 2 1 1 2 2 3 .237 1 26
J. Ramirez 3B 5 2 3 5 0 0 3 .294 19 51
J. Naylor 1B 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 .312 6 38
M. Zunino C 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .200 10 28
J. Bell DH 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .242 12 42
O. Gonzalez RF 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 .226 5 28
A. Rosario SS 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .249 4 20
W. Brennan LF 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .271 0 15
Totals 35 10 12 9 4 3 14      
BATTING
Home Runs: J. Ramirez 2 (19, 4th Inning off C. Hernandez, 1 on, 2 outs; 6th Inning off T. Clarke, 2 on, 1 out) , J. Naylor (6, 4th Inning off C. Hernandez, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: A. Gimenez , S. Kwan , J. Ramirez 9 , J. Naylor 4 , M. Zunino , J. Bell 2 , O. Gonzalez , A. Rosario , W. Brennan
2-out RBI: S. Kwan , J. Ramirez , J. Naylor
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Ramirez , J. Naylor
GIDP: O. Gonzalez
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: A. Gimenez (6)

FIELDING
Errors: A. Gimenez (3) , A. Rosario (5)
Double Plays: 3 (Rosario-Gimenez-Naylor, Gimenez-Rosario-Naylor, Rosario-Gimenez-Naylor)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Coleman 1.0 3 3 1 1 1 0 23 5.35   
C. Hernandez L (6-2) 4.0 7 4 4 0 2 2 62 3.21   
T. Clarke 0.1 1 3 3 2 0 1 17 4.15   
J. Lyles 2.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 31 5.51   
D. Lynch 0.1 1 0 0 1 0 0 7 7.17   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Coleman 33
Batters Faced: D. Coleman 7, C. Hernandez 19, T. Clarke 4, J. Lyles 7, D. Lynch 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Coleman 0-2, C. Hernandez 8-1, T. Clarke 0-1, J. Lyles 4-3, D. Lynch 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: D. Coleman 23-14, C. Hernandez 62-41, T. Clarke 17-7, J. Lyles 31-20, D. Lynch 7-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Hernandez 2-2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Bibee W (7-2) 5.1 8 5 3 2 3 1 79 5.25   
T. Stephan H (2) 1.0 0 0 0 2 3 0 31 3.06   
X. Curry 2.2 1 0 0 0 2 0 41 6.56   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Bibee 37
Batters Faced: T. Bibee 26, T. Stephan 7, X. Curry 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Bibee 5-6, T. Stephan 0-0, X. Curry 2-3
Pitches - Strikes: T. Bibee 79-55, T. Stephan 31-18, X. Curry 41-26
Inherited Runners - Scored: X. Curry 2-0
Hit Batsmen: T. Bibee , T. Stephan
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jose Ramirez
Ballpark: Progressive Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (65 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 3:30
Attendance: 34982
Special Notes: 2B Michael Massey was injured being hit by a pitch.
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