Starting Lineups:
Kansas City Royals Cleveland Guardians
1. Merrifield dh Straw cf
2. Benintendi lf Rosario ss
3. Witt ss J. Ramirez dh
4. Perez c Miller 1b
5. Melendez rf Gonzalez rf
6. Dozier 1b Clement 3b
7. Isbel cf Gimenez 2b
8. Rivera 3b Mercado lf
9. Lopez 2b Hedges c
Lynch p Quantrill p
ROYALS 1ST: Merrifield flied to center; Benintendi flied to
left; Witt lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0,
Guardians 0.
GUARDIANS 1ST: Straw grounded out (shortstop to first); Rosario
tripled to center; J. Ramirez was walked intentionally; Miller
grounded out (shortstop to first) [Rosario scored, J. Ramirez to
second]; Gonzalez singled to shortstop [J. Ramirez to third];
Clement singled to left [J. Ramirez scored, Gonzalez to second];
Gimenez singled to center [Gonzalez scored, Clement to third];
Gimenez stole second; Mercado grounded out (first to pitcher); 3
R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 0, Guardians 3.
ROYALS 2ND: Perez struck out; Melendez lined to left; Dozier
doubled to left; Isbel singled to center [Dozier scored]; Rivera
grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 1,
Guardians 3.
GUARDIANS 2ND: Hedges struck out; Straw grounded out (shortstop
to first); Rosario doubled to right; J. Ramirez was walked
intentionally; Miller was hit by a pitch [Rosario to third, J.
Ramirez to second]; Gonzalez grounded out (shortstop to first);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Royals 1, Guardians 3.
ROYALS 3RD: Lopez doubled to left; Merrifield popped to
shortstop; Benintendi singled to left [Lopez scored]; Witt was
hit by a pitch [Benintendi to second]; Perez struck out;
Melendez singled to right [Benintendi out at home (right to
catcher), Witt to second]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 2,
Guardians 3.
GUARDIANS 3RD: Clement singled to left; Gimenez out on a
sacrifice bunt (third to first) [Clement to second]; Mercado
walked; Hedges homered to left [Clement scored, Mercado scored];
Straw grounded out (shortstop to first); Rosario flied to right;
3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Guardians 6.
ROYALS 4TH: Dozier popped to third; Isbel was called out on
strikes; Rivera grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB. Royals 2, Guardians 6.
GUARDIANS 4TH: J. Ramirez singled to center; Miller was called
out on strikes; J. Ramirez stole second; Gonzalez flied to right
[J. Ramirez to third]; Clement lined to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB. Royals 2, Guardians 6.
ROYALS 5TH: Lopez was called out on strikes; Merrifield grounded
out (second to first); Benintendi flied to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB. Royals 2, Guardians 6.
GUARDIANS 5TH: On a bunt Gimenez singled to first; CUAS REPLACED
LYNCH (PITCHING); Mercado struck out; Perez allowed a passed
ball [Gimenez to second]; Hedges grounded out (pitcher to
first); Straw grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB. Royals 2, Guardians 6.
ROYALS 6TH: Witt flied to right; Perez lined to center; Melendez
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 2,
Guardians 6.
GUARDIANS 6TH: COLEMAN REPLACED CUAS (PITCHING); Rosario
grounded out (shortstop to first); J. Ramirez walked; Miller
doubled to right [J. Ramirez to third]; Gonzalez doubled to
center [J. Ramirez scored, Miller scored]; Clement grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Gonzalez to third]; Gimenez flied to left;
2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Guardians 8.
ROYALS 7TH: Dozier was hit by a pitch; Isbel was called out on
strikes; Rivera singled to right [Dozier to second]; HENTGES
REPLACED QUANTRILL (PITCHING); Lopez lined to left; Merrifield
doubled to left [Dozier scored, Rivera to third]; Benintendi
struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 3, Guardians 8.
GUARDIANS 7TH: Mercado lined to right; Hedges grounded out
(second to first); Straw singled to second; Rosario struck out;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 3, Guardians 8.
ROYALS 8TH: DE LOS SANTOS REPLACED HENTGES (PITCHING); Witt
struck out; Perez grounded out (second to first); Melendez flied
to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Guardians 8.
GUARDIANS 8TH: CLARKE REPLACED COLEMAN (PITCHING); J. Ramirez
popped to second; Miller lined to second; Gonzalez flied to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Guardians 8.
ROYALS 9TH: SHAW REPLACED DE LOS SANTOS (PITCHING); Dozier
walked; Isbel forced Dozier (second to shortstop) [Isbel to
first]; Rivera struck out; Isbel advanced to second because of
defensive indifference [Isbel to second]; Lopez walked;
Merrifield flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 3,
Guardians 8.
Final Totals R H E LOB
Royals 3 7 0 7
Guardians 8 12 0 9
