KC 5, CLE 7 | Aug 28, 2024 | The Best Box Score

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Wednesday, August 28, 2024•Progressive Field•83°F, Cloudy

Royals

CLE

Guardians

Final

WIN

Eli Morgan

LOSS

Lucas Erceg

SAVE

Emmanuel Clase

The Guardians defeated the Royals 7-5.

★Vinnie Pasquantino4-for-5, 1 RBI

★Josh Naylor3-for-5, 2 RBI

Key Moment

Bot 7: Will Brennan singles on a line drive to center fielder Kyle Isbel. Andrés Giménez scores. Josh Naylor to 2nd.

Weather: 83°F, CloudyWind: 7 mph, L To RFirst pitch: 5:10 PM UTCT: 2:53Att: 19,722Venue: Progressive Field

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89.1%C

15 missed calls

+14.2% KC

+0.49 runs KC

Win Probability

CLE WinKC Win

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
KC	2	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	5	11	1
CLE	1	0	0	0	1	0	4	1

Game 746589 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

Kansas City Royals

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Maikel Garcia2B	2	0	1	1	0	1	.240/.287/.347	96.6	.939	.890
Bobby Witt Jr.SS	5	1	2	1	0	1	.346/.399/.618	105.2	.316	.394
Vinnie Pasquantino1B	5	1	4	1	0	0	.264/.317/.449	107.8	.375	.395
Salvador PerezDH	4	0	0	0	1	3	.281/.340/.489	97.2	.326	.611
MJ MelendezLF	3	1	0	0	1	1	.215/.273/.430	94.5	.148	.155
Paul DeJong3B	4	1	1	0	0	2	.239/.290/.456	73.7	.157	.156
Adam FrazierRF	4	0	1	1	0	1	.209/.285/.289	98.9	.400	.382
Freddy FerminC	4	0	1	0	0	1	.296/.342/.411	97.8	.573	.535
Kyle IsbelCF	4	0	0	0	0	0	.229/.280/.371	85.3	.050	.045
Bench
Michael Massey2B	3	1	1	1	0	0	.270/.297/.472	101	.255	.364
Michael WachaP							.000/.000/.000	-
Totals	38	5	11	5	2	10	-	-	-	-

HR:Massey (1st off Bibee, 0 on, 0 out); Pasquantino (1st off Bibee, 0 on, 1 out); Jr. (3rd off Bibee, 0 on, 1 out)

TB:20

RBI:Frazier; Massey; Pasquantino; Garcia; Jr.

Team LOB:8

Cleveland Guardians

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Steven KwanLF	4	1	2	1	1	0	.301/.364/.440	95.4	.249

Pitching

Kansas City Royals

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Michael Wacha	6.0	9	5	5	0	7	1	100-69	86.2	3.50
Lucas ErcegLBS	1.0	3	1	1	0	1	0	20-14	91.8	2.88
Chris Stratton	1.0	1	1	1	1	0	0	24-14	84.2	5.20
Totals	8.0	13	7	7	1	8	1	144-97	-	-

WP:Erceg

HBP:Giménez (by Wacha); Noel (by Wacha); Naylor (by Stratton)

Inherited runners-scored:Erceg 2-2

Pitches-strikes:Wacha 100-69; Erceg 20-14; Stratton 24-14

Groundouts-flyouts:Wacha 5-6; Erceg 0-2; Stratton 1-2

Cleveland Guardians

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Tanner Bibee	5.0	8	5	5	2	6	3	99-68	88.4	3.65

Top 1 • KC

2-0

Vinnie Pasquantino homers (19) on a fly ball to right field.

EV: 95.1 mph💣 378 ftLA: 29°

1-0

Michael Massey homers (11) on a fly ball to right field.

EV: 101.0 mph💣 351 ftLA: 23°

Bot 1 • CLE

2-1

Josh Naylor grounds into a force out, shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. to second baseman Michael Massey. Andrés Giménez scores. José Ramírez out at 2nd. Josh Naylor to 1st.

EV: 62.3 mph86 ftLA: 8°

Top 3 • KC

3-1

Bobby Witt Jr. homers (28) on a fly ball to left field.

EV: 98.7 mph💣 385 ftLA: 36°

Bot 5 • CLE

3-2

Steven Kwan singles on a pop up to shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. Jhonkensy Noel scores.

EV: 65.0 mph161 ftLA: 50°

Top 6 • KC

5-2

Maikel Garcia singles on a line drive to center fielder Will Brennan. Paul DeJong scores. Kyle Isbel to 2nd.

EV: 96.6 mph272 ftLA: 13°

4-2

Adam Frazier singles on a line drive to center fielder Will Brennan. MJ Melendez scores. Paul DeJong to 2nd.

EV: 93.6 mph251 ftLA: 15°

Bot 7 • CLE

5-3

Bo Naylor homers (11) on a fly ball to right center field.

EV: 98.6 mph💣 379 ftLA: 25°

5-4

Josh Naylor singles on a fly ball to center fielder Kyle Isbel. Steven Kwan scores. Andrés Giménez to 2nd.

EV: 77.8 mph255 ftLA: 39°

5-5

Will Brennan singles on a line drive to center fielder Kyle Isbel. Andrés Giménez scores. Josh Naylor to 2nd.

EV: 69.8 mph189 ftLA: 18°

5-6

Jhonkensy Noel singles on a line drive to left fielder MJ Melendez. Josh Naylor scores. Will Brennan to 2nd.

EV: 75.5 mph246 ftLA: 21°

Bot 8 • CLE

5-7

Andrés Giménez out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Adam Frazier. Lane Thomas scores.

EV: 104.2 mph358 ftLA: 23°

Bench
Will BrennanCF	4	0	1	1	0	1	.248/.297/.383	103.8	.353	.324
Bo NaylorC	2	1	1	1	0	1	.206/.267/.368	98.6	.402	.699
Tanner BibeeP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Tim HerrinP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Eli MorganP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Hunter GaddisP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Emmanuel ClaseP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-

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