KC 9, CLE 4 | Aug 26, 2024 | The Best Box Score

Monday, August 26, 2024•Progressive Field•85°F, Clear

Royals

CLE

Guardians

Final

WIN

Sam Long

LOSS

Logan Allen

SAVE

Daniel Lynch IV

The Royals cruised past the Guardians 9-4 in a dominant performance.

★Salvador Perez2 HR, 6 RBI

★MJ Melendez3-for-5, 0 RBI

★Maikel Garcia3-for-4, 1 RBI

Key Moment

Top 6: Salvador Perez hits a grand slam (25) to center field. Maikel Garcia scores. Bobby Witt Jr. scores. Vinnie Pasquantino scores.

Weather: 85°F, ClearWind: 4 mph, In From CFFirst pitch: 10:40 PM UTCT: 2:35Att: 16,856Venue: Progressive Field

Ump Audit

John Tumpane

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88.4%D

18 missed calls

+24.8% KC

+0.34 runs CLE

Win Probability

CLE WinKC Win

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
KC	0	1	1	2	1	4	0	0	0	9	15	2
CLE	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	0

Game 746596 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

Kansas City Royals

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Maikel Garcia2B	4	2	3	1	0	1	.238/.285/.347	98.2	.690	.572
Bobby Witt Jr.SS	3	1	1	0	2	0	.347/.399/.615	109.2	.343	.364
Vinnie Pasquantino1B	5	1	0	0	0	0	.261/.315/.444	106	.210	.211
Salvador PerezDH	4	2	2	6	1	1	.282/.341/.494	108.2	.574	.1140
Freddy FerminC	5	0	1	0	0	0	.295/.341/.411	101.3	.351	.337
Paul DeJong3B	4	2	2	1	1	1	.238/.288/.450	107.5	.569	.878
MJ MelendezLF	5	0	3	0	0	1	.216/.274/.433	99.8	.438	.414
Dairon BlancoRF	4	1	1	0	1	0	.267/.312/.405	105.1	.452	.585
Garrett HampsonCF	4	0	2	1	1	0	.239/.281/.314	98.6	.622	.606
Bench
Alec MarshP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Sam LongP							.000/.000/.000	-	-
Totals	38	9	15	9	6	4	-	-	-	-

HR:DeJong (2nd off Allen, 0 on, 0 out); Perez (5th off Allen, 0 on, 1 out); Perez (6th off Herrin, 3 on, 2 out)

2B:Blanco; Garcia; Jr.

TB:27

RBI:Perez 6; Hampson; DeJong; Garcia

SB:Hampson; Blanco

SF:Garcia

GIDP:Blanco; Pasquantino

Team LOB:9

Cleveland Guardians

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Steven KwanLF	5	1	1	0	0	0	.302/.365/.443	96	.209

Pitching

Kansas City Royals

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Alec Marsh	4.2	5	4	2	1	2	1	87-57	88.9	4.67
Sam LongW	1.1	1	0	0	1	2	0	26-15	85.5	2.37
Daniel Lynch IVS	3.0	1	0	0	1	1	0	34-24	90	5.61
Totals	9.0	7	4	2	3	5	1	147-96	-	-

HBP:Naylor (by Marsh); Giménez (by Marsh)

Inherited runners-scored:Long 1-0

Pitches-strikes:Marsh 87-57; Long 26-15; IV 34-24

Groundouts-flyouts:Marsh 3-8; Long 0-2; IV 5-3

Cleveland Guardians

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Logan AllenL	5.0	8	5	5	4	1	2	76-43	86	5.73

Bot 1 • CLE

0-2

José Ramírez doubles (29) on a line drive to right fielder Dairon Blanco. Steven Kwan scores. Andrés Giménez scores. José Ramírez to 3rd. Throwing error by right fielder Dairon Blanco.

EV: 99.0 mph325 ftLA: 16°

0-3

Will Brennan grounds out, second baseman Maikel Garcia to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino.

EV: 84.2 mph3 ftLA: -39°

Top 2 • KC

1-3

Paul DeJong homers (22) on a fly ball to left center field.

EV: 107.5 mph💣 408 ftLA: 34°

Top 3 • KC

2-3

Salvador Perez grounds out, shortstop Brayan Rocchio to first baseman Josh Naylor. Maikel Garcia scores. Bobby Witt Jr. to 3rd.

EV: 67.6 mph7 ftLA: -14°

Top 4 • KC

4-3

Maikel Garcia out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Steven Kwan. Dairon Blanco scores.

EV: 94.6 mph366 ftLA: 32°

3-3

Garrett Hampson singles on a line drive to center fielder Will Brennan. Paul DeJong scores. Dairon Blanco to 3rd.

EV: 98.6 mph277 ftLA: 15°

Bot 4 • CLE

4-4

Daniel Schneemann homers (5) on a fly ball to right center field.

EV: 100.6 mph💣 392 ftLA: 31°

Top 5 • KC

5-4

Salvador Perez homers (24) on a fly ball to left center field.

EV: 104.2 mph💣 402 ftLA: 33°

Top 6 • KC

9-4

Salvador Perez hits a grand slam (25) to center field. Maikel Garcia scores. Bobby Witt Jr. scores. Vinnie Pasquantino scores.

EV: 108.2 mph💣 457 ftLA: 27°

Bench
Will BrennanCF	2	0	0	0	0	0	.248/.298/.385	92.1	.031	.039
Bo NaylorC	1	0	0	0	1	0	.206/.266/.360	96.6	.008	.008
David FryPH	1	0	0	0	0	0	.260/.360/.446	82.4	.026	.026
Logan AllenP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Pedro AvilaP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Tim HerrinP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Cade SmithP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Emmanuel ClaseP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-