CLE 3, KC 4 | Jul 8, 2022 | The Best Box Score

Saturday, July 9, 2022•Kauffman Stadium•88°F, Clear

CLE

Guardians

Royals

Final

WIN

Scott Barlow

LOSS

Sam Hentges

The Royals edged the Guardians 4-3 in a tightly contested game that came down to the final outs.

⚾Aaron Civale7.0 IP, 1 ER, 6 K

★Whit Merrifield3-for-4, 2 RBI

Key Moment

Top 7: Franmil Reyes homers (8) on a fly ball to right field. Jose Ramirez scores.

Weather: 88°F, ClearWind: 11 mph, L To RFirst pitch: 12:10 AM UTCT: 2:44Att: 19,611Venue: Kauffman Stadium

Ump Audit

Chris Conroy

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93.0%B

10 missed calls

+4.6% CLE

No run favor

Win Probability

KC WinCLE Win

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
CLE	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	3	9	1
KC	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	2

Game 662614 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

Cleveland Guardians

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Steven KwanLF	4	0	1	0	0	0	.273/.360/.349	98.2	.360	.343
Amed RosarioSS	4	0	1	0	0	1	.274/.313/.376	105.1	.245	.221
José Ramírez3B	4	1	1	0	0	1	.285/.368/.569	100.4	.291	.290
Franmil ReyesDH	4	1	1	2	0	1	.212/.260/.373	103.5	.318	.570
Andrés Giménez2B	2	0	0	0	0	1	.295/.352/.480	106.7	.574	.604
Owen Miller1B	4	1	0	0	0	0	.244/.296/.366	88.1	.156	.144
Óscar MercadoRF	0	0	0	0	1	0	.210/.246/.378	106	-	-
Luke MaileC	0	0	0	0	0	0	.184/.264/.276	-	-	-
Myles StrawCF	4	0	2	0	0	0	.199/.293/.247	98.6	.368	.350
Bench
Nolan JonesRF	3	0	2	1	0	0	.667/.667/1.000	104.6	.539	.578
Austin HedgesC	3	0	0	0	0	2	.156/.219/.265
Totals	33	3	9	3	1	6	-	-	-	-

HR:Reyes (7th off Singer, 1 on, 0 out)

2B:Jones; Ramírez

TB:14

RBI:Jones; Reyes 2

GIDP:Rosario

Team LOB:7

Kansas City Royals

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Whit Merrifield2B	4	1	3	2	0	0	.242/.293/.346	104.2	.562

Pitching

Cleveland Guardians

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Aaron Civale	7.0	6	1	1	6	0	91-61	85.5	6.28
Eli MorganBS	1.0	2	2	2	0	1	20-13	86.2	3.05
Sam HentgesL	0.1	2	1	1	1	0	13-8	92.1	3.60
Totals	8.1	10	4	4	7	1	124-82	-	-

Pitches-strikes:Civale 91-61; Morgan 20-13; Hentges 13-8

Groundouts-flyouts:Civale 8-6; Morgan 1-3; Hentges 0-0

Kansas City Royals

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Brady Singer	7.0	6	3	3	0	5	1	100-66	91.2	4.25

Top 2 • CLE

1-0

Nolan Jones doubles (1) on a line drive to right fielder Kyle Isbel. Owen Miller scores. Nolan Jones to 3rd. Nolan Jones advances to 3rd, on a throwing error by right fielder Kyle Isbel.

EV: 95.8 mph172 ftLA: 10°

Bot 3 • KC

1-1

Andrew Benintendi singles on a line drive to right fielder Nolan Jones. Michael A. Taylor scores. Whit Merrifield out at home on the throw, right fielder Nolan Jones to third baseman Jose Ramirez to catcher Austin Hedges.

EV: 81.1 mph238 ftLA: 20°

Top 7 • CLE

3-1

Franmil Reyes homers (8) on a fly ball to right field. Jose Ramirez scores.

EV: 102.6 mph💣 377 ftLA: 33°

Bot 8 • KC

3-3

Whit Merrifield homers (5) on a fly ball to left center field. Nicky Lopez scores.

EV: 104.2 mph💣 413 ftLA: 32°

Bot 9 • KC

3-4

Michael A. Taylor singles on a line drive to right fielder Oscar Mercado. Edward Olivares scores. Michael A. Taylor to 2nd.

EV: 100.4 mph93 ftLA: 3°

Bench
Vinnie PasquantinoDH	4	0	1	0	0	0	.147/.310/.265	108.9	.305	.368
Emmanuel Rivera3B	3	0	1	0	0	0	.219/.271/.406	84.3	.266	.257
Brady SingerP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Joel PayampsP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Scott BarlowP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-