Kansas City Royals vs Cleveland Guardians, September 20, 2023
September 20, 2023, 2:10 PM ET | Kauffman Stadium
Starting Pitchers
Cleveland Guardians
Recorded starter
Kansas City Royals
Recorded starter
Season Comparison
2023Cleveland GuardiansKansas City Royals
.694
OPS.701
124
HR163
662
Runs676
3.96
ERA5.17
1.31
WHIP1.41
1311
Strikeouts by pitchers1270
Lower is better for ERA and WHIP; bars show each value against the larger of the two.
Top Performers
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Kansas City Royals, MLBDB pick
Cleveland Guardians, MLBDB pick
Kansas City Royals, MLBDB pick
Box Score
Batting
Josh Naylor led Cleveland Guardians with 2 hits.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Will BrennanLF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| José Ramírez3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Josh NaylorDH | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kole Calhoun1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Ramón LaureanoRF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Andrés Giménez2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Myles StrawCF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| José TenaSS | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Tyler FreemanPH/SS | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Cam GallagherC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| David FryPH/C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 34 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
3 players led Kansas City Royals with 2 hits each.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maikel Garcia3B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Bobby Witt Jr.SS | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MJ MelendezDH | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Nelson VelázquezRF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Edward OlivaresLF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Dairon BlancoLF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Massey2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nick Loftin1B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nick Pratto1B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Drew WatersCF | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Logan PorterC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 35 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 1 |
Pitching
Lucas Giolito went 5.1 innings for Cleveland Guardians (6 SO, 3 ER); Angel Zerpa went 5.1 innings for Kansas City Royals (4 SO, 0 ER).
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Guardians | |||||||
| Lucas Giolito | 5.1 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 |
| James Karinchak | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Michael Kelly | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Enyel De Los Santos | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Kansas City Royals | |||||||
| Zack Greinke | 3.2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Angel Zerpa | 5.1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
- AB
- at-bats
- R
- runs
- H
- hits
- RBI
- runs batted in
- BB
- walks
- SO
- strikeouts
- HR
- home runs
- IP
- innings pitched
- ER
- earned runs
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