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KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT CLEVELAND GUARDIANS
08/27/2024
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KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT CLEVELAND GUARDIANS
GAME ID: 2561 - TUESDAY, AUGUST 27TH , 2024
GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals (72-61) 0 0 0 0 2 5 0 0 0 7 12 0
Cleveland Guardians (58-75) 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 5 9 0
Royals Spill Guardians, 7-5
Kansas City right fielder Bernard Blanchard contributed to his team's 7-5 win over the Cleveland Guardians. Blanchard, who finished 3rd in the AL in stolen bases with 39 last year, went 1 for 3 with 2 runs scored to lead the offensive attack for the Royals. The winning pitcher was Chris Rivers. He's now 11-8. He went 6 innings, allowing 2 runs on 5 hits for the Royals. Kansas City now has a record of 72-61 with the win.

With Kansas City leading 3-0 in the top of the sixth, Blanchard hit a fastball from Michael Favre for a grand slam home run. It was his 3rd home run of the season and put the Royals ahead, 7-0.

"Nice win for us," said Blanchard. "Now we'll go after the next one."
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORES CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORES
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. López 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .304 4 53
D. Bryant DH 5 0 2 0 0 0 1 .231 3 16
M. Baker LF, RF 5 1 1 2 0 1 2 .298 19 52
F. Alvarez C 3 0 0 0 2 2 0 .257 20 66
K. Clemens 1B 5 1 2 1 0 2 3 .255 30 88
N. De Sedas 3B 5 1 3 0 0 0 0 .295 9 59
D. Cameron CF 4 1 3 0 0 0 2 .248 14 65
T. Donaldson SS 3 1 0 0 1 1 5 .226 8 67
B. Blanchard RF 3 2 1 4 1 0 2 .294 3 38
   a-A. Javier LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .212 3 20
Totals 37 7 12 7 4 7 19      
a - A. Javier substituted for B. Blanchard in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Cameron (27, 6th Inning off M. Favre, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: M. Baker (19, 5th Inning off M. Favre, 1 on, 2 outs) , K. Clemens (30, 6th Inning off M. Favre, 0 on, 0 outs) , B. Blanchard (3, 6th Inning off M. Favre, 3 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: D. Bryant 2 , M. Baker 4 , K. Clemens 5 , N. De Sedas 3 , D. Cameron 4 , B. Blanchard 4
2-out RBI: M. Baker
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. López , K. Clemens , T. Donaldson
GIDP: T. Donaldson
Sac Bunt: G. López
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Double Plays: 3 (De Sedas-López-Clemens, Donaldson-López-Clemens, Donaldson-López-Clemens)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. Musgrave LF 4 2 3 1 0 0 0 .302 23 58
E. Waxman 1B 4 1 1 2 0 2 1 .302 26 96
J. Chisholm SS 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 .227 7 31
J. Justice RF 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .258 19 71
J. Ayala DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .230 10 37
N. Gonzales 2B 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 .241 9 43
M. Jenkins 3B 4 0 0 1 0 0 2 .210 6 33
N. Williams CF 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .240 5 35
T. Joseph C 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .180 3 11
Totals 33 5 9 5 1 5 9      
BATTING
Triples: N. Gonzales (1, 7th Inning off H. Wesneski, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: E. Waxman (26, 6th Inning off C. Rivers, 1 on, 0 outs) , L. Musgrave (23, 8th Inning off H. Wesneski, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Chisholm (7, 8th Inning off M. Diemer, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: L. Musgrave 6 , E. Waxman 4 , J. Chisholm 5 , N. Gonzales 3 , N. Williams 2
GIDP: J. Ayala , M. Jenkins , T. Joseph
Hit by Pitch: N. Gonzales
Team LOB: 3

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Gonzales-Chisholm-Waxman)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORES CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORES
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
C. Rivers W (11-8) 6.0 5 2 2 1 5 1 79 52 3.67
H. Wesneski 1.1 3 2 2 0 0 1 26 14 3.02
M. Diemer H (20) 0.2 1 1 1 0 0 1 8 4 4.01
A. Reed SV (31) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 5 3.18
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Rivers 58
Batters Faced: C. Rivers 23, H. Wesneski 6, M. Diemer 3, A. Reed 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Rivers 10-2, H. Wesneski 3-0, M. Diemer 0-2, A. Reed 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: C. Rivers 79-52, H. Wesneski 26-14, M. Diemer 8-4, A. Reed 8-5
Hit Batsmen: A. Reed
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
M. Favre L (5-7) 5.0 9 7 7 4 3 3 85 52 5.61
J. Sheffield 1.1 1 0 0 0 2 0 17 11 4.67
J. Vázquez 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 17 12 2.31
C. Jones 1.1 1 0 0 0 2 0 18 11 4.27
M. Castillanos 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 3 5.56
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Favre 20
Batters Faced: M. Favre 27, J. Sheffield 5, J. Vázquez 4, C. Jones 5, M. Castillanos 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Favre 6-5, J. Sheffield 1-1, J. Vázquez 1-2, C. Jones 1-1, M. Castillanos 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: M. Favre 85-52, J. Sheffield 17-11, J. Vázquez 17-12, C. Jones 18-11, M. Castillanos 6-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Vázquez 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Bernard Blanchard
Ballpark: Progressive Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (67 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:17
Attendance: 24331
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