Kansas City Royals vs Cleveland Guardians, September 18, 2023
September 18, 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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Cleveland Guardians, MLBDB pick
Kansas City Royals, MLBDB pick
Cleveland Guardians, MLBDB pick
Box Score
Batting
Andrés Giménez led Cleveland Guardians with 3 hits.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steven KwanLF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| José Ramírez3B | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh NaylorDH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Kole Calhoun1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| David Fry1B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andrés Giménez2B | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gabriel AriasSS | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Will BrennanRF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bo NaylorC | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Myles StrawCF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Totals | 31 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 1 |
Drew Waters led Kansas City Royals with 2 hits and 2 RBI.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maikel Garcia3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Witt Jr.SS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MJ MelendezLF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dairon BlancoPR/LF | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nelson VelázquezDH | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Michael Massey2B | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Drew WatersRF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Pratto1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Logan PorterC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Kyle IsbelCF | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 30 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 1 |
Pitching
Cal Quantrill went 5.2 innings for Cleveland Guardians (3 SO, 2 ER); Brady Singer went 6.0 innings for Kansas City Royals (4 SO, 4 ER).
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Guardians | |||||||
| Cal Quantrill | 5.2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Sam Hentges | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Reynaldo López | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Trevor Stephan | 0.2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Enyel De Los Santos | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Kansas City Royals | |||||||
| Brady Singer | 6.0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| Tucker Davidson | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jackson Kowar | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| James McArthur | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 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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