Kansas City Royals vs Cleveland Guardians, September 19, 2023
September 19, 2023, 7:40 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
Cleveland Guardians, MLBDB pick
Box Score
Batting
3 players led Cleveland Guardians with 2 hits each.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steven KwanLF | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| José Ramírez3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Naylor1B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Kole CalhounDH | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ramón LaureanoCF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Andrés Giménez2B | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Will BrennanRF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Gabriel AriasSS | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bo NaylorC | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals | 37 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 1 |
Maikel Garcia led Kansas City Royals with 3 hits.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maikel Garcia3B | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Bobby Witt Jr.SS | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MJ MelendezLF | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Edward OlivaresDH | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nelson VelázquezRF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Loftin2B | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael MasseyPH/2B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Pratto1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Tyler CropleyC | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Dairon BlancoPR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Logan PorterC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kyle IsbelCF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 34 | 7 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 1 |
Pitching
Logan Allen went 3.0 innings for Cleveland Guardians (1 SO, 4 ER); Alec Marsh went 4.1 innings for Kansas City Royals (2 SO, 3 ER).
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Guardians | |||||||
| Logan Allen | 3.0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Michael Kelly | 1.0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| James Karinchak | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Eli Morgan | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Xzavion Curry | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Sandlin | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Kansas City Royals | |||||||
| Steven Cruz | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| Alec Marsh | 4.1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Taylor Clarke | 0.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Carlos Hernández | 0.1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| James McArthur | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Collin Snider | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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- at-bats
- R
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- H
- hits
- RBI
- runs batted in
- BB
- walks
- SO
- strikeouts
- HR
- home runs
- IP
- innings pitched
- ER
- earned runs
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