Bottom 4th
Andrés Giménez singles to right field, tagged out at second, MJ Melendez to Matt Duffy to Michael Massey. José Ramírez scores.
92.5 mph
239 ft
15 deg

Top 5th
Kyle Isbel homers to center field.
106.3 mph
397 ft
20 deg
Top 6th
Freddy Fermin doubles to left field. Salvador Perez scores.
100.2 mph
116 ft
7 deg
Michael Massey triples. Kyle Isbel scores. Freddy Fermin scores.
102.1 mph
17 ft
-4 deg
1
HR
0
4
R
1
10
H
7
0
SB
1
5
LOB
7
.303
AVG
.212
.361
OBP
.257
.515
SLG
.242
1.00
ERA
4.00
7
K
9
2
BB
1
Current Series
Royals
1
Guardians
6
Game 1
Final
Royals
0
Guardians
3
Game 2
Final
Royals
6
Guardians
10
Game 3
Final
Royals
4
Guardians
1
Game 4
Final
2023 AL Central
Game Summary
The Cleveland Guardians were decisively beaten by the Kansas City Royals, 4 to 1, on July 9, 2023.
Game Info
Progressive Field
Cleveland, Ohio
73°
12 mph W
Home Plate: Randy Rosenberg
First Base: Jordan Baker
Second Base: Brennan Miller
Third Base: Derek Thomas
1
HR
0
4
R
1
10
H
7
0
SB
1
5
LOB
7
.303
AVG
.212
.361
OBP
.257
.515
SLG
.242
1.00
ERA
4.00
7
K
9
2
BB
1
Current Series
Royals
1
Guardians
6
Game 1
Final
Royals
0
Guardians
3
Game 2
Final
Royals
6
Guardians
10
Game 3
Final
Royals
4
Guardians
1
Game 4
Final
2023 AL Central
Game Summary
The Cleveland Guardians were decisively beaten by the Kansas City Royals, 4 to 1, on July 9, 2023.
Game Info
Progressive Field
Cleveland, Ohio
73°
12 mph W
Home Plate: Randy Rosenberg
First Base: Jordan Baker
Second Base: Brennan Miller
Third Base: Derek Thomas
| Batters | AB | R | H | RBI | HR | SB | BB | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Garcia 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
B. Witt Jr. SS | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
S. Perez DH | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
MJ Melendez RF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
D. Blanco PR-RF-LF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
F. Fermin C | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
K. Isbel CF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
M. Massey 2B | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Waters RF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Duffy 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
N. Lopez LF-2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals | 33 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| Batters | AB | R | H | RBI | HR | SB | BB | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Kwan LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Rosario SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
J. Ramírez DH | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
J. Naylor 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
A. Giménez 2B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
T. Freeman 3B | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
W. Brennan RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
M. Straw CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
C. Gallagher C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Bell PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Fry C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 33 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
Batting
2B: B. Witt Jr., F. Fermin
3B: M. Massey
HR: K. Isbel
TB: M. Duffy, S. Perez, K. Isbel 5, B. Witt Jr. 2, M. Massey 5, F. Fermin 2, M. Garcia
RBI: K. Isbel, M. Massey 2, F. Fermin
2-out RBI: M. Massey 2, F. Fermin
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: M. Duffy, F. Fermin, M. Garcia
HBP: S. Perez, B. Witt Jr.
GIDP: M. Duffy
Team RISP: 4-for-8
Team LOB: 5
Baserunning
CS: B. Witt Jr., M. Garcia, D. Blanco
Batting
2B: A. Giménez
TB: J. Ramírez, A. Rosario, J. Naylor, T. Freeman 2, A. Giménez 3
RBI: A. Giménez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: M. Straw 2, J. Naylor, T. Freeman 2
GIDP: J. Bell
Team RISP: 1-for-7
Team LOB: 7
Baserunning
SB: T. Freeman
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Yarbrough (W) | 6.0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1.50 |
C. Hernández (H) | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
S. Barlow (S) | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 0 |
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Bieber (L) | 6.1 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 5.68 |
N. Sandlin | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
T. Herrin | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 1 |
WP: S. Barlow
Pitches-strikes: S. Barlow 16-10, R. Yarbrough 78-59, C. Hernández 26-15
Groundouts-flyouts: S. Barlow 1-1, R. Yarbrough 6-2, C. Hernández 2-1
Batters faced: S. Barlow 5, R. Yarbrough 24, C. Hernández 6
Pitches-strikes: S. Bieber 91-67, N. Sandlin 13-7, T. Herrin 13-12
Groundouts-flyouts: S. Bieber 7-3, N. Sandlin 2-0, T. Herrin 0-1
Batters faced: S. Bieber 28, N. Sandlin 4, T. Herrin 4
Inherited runners-scored: N. Sandlin 1-0
| Batters | AB | R | H | RBI | HR | SB | BB | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Garcia 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
B. Witt Jr. SS | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
S. Perez DH | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
MJ Melendez RF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
D. Blanco PR-RF-LF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
F. Fermin C | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
K. Isbel CF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
M. Massey 2B | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Waters RF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Duffy 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
N. Lopez LF-2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals | 33 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
Batting
2B: B. Witt Jr., F. Fermin
3B: M. Massey
HR: K. Isbel
TB: M. Duffy, S. Perez, K. Isbel 5, B. Witt Jr. 2, M. Massey 5, F. Fermin 2, M. Garcia
RBI: K. Isbel, M. Massey 2, F. Fermin
2-out RBI: M. Massey 2, F. Fermin
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: M. Duffy, F. Fermin, M. Garcia
HBP: S. Perez, B. Witt Jr.
GIDP: M. Duffy
Team RISP: 4-for-8
Team LOB: 5
Baserunning
CS: B. Witt Jr., M. Garcia, D. Blanco
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Yarbrough (W) | 6.0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1.50 |
C. Hernández (H) | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
S. Barlow (S) | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 0 |
WP: S. Barlow
Pitches-strikes: S. Barlow 16-10, R. Yarbrough 78-59, C. Hernández 26-15
Groundouts-flyouts: S. Barlow 1-1, R. Yarbrough 6-2, C. Hernández 2-1
Batters faced: S. Barlow 5, R. Yarbrough 24, C. Hernández 6
| Batters | AB | R | H | RBI | HR | SB | BB | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Kwan LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Rosario SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
J. Ramírez DH | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
J. Naylor 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
A. Giménez 2B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
T. Freeman 3B | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
W. Brennan RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
M. Straw CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
C. Gallagher C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Bell PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Fry C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 33 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
Batting
2B: A. Giménez
TB: J. Ramírez, A. Rosario, J. Naylor, T. Freeman 2, A. Giménez 3
RBI: A. Giménez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: M. Straw 2, J. Naylor, T. Freeman 2
GIDP: J. Bell
Team RISP: 1-for-7
Team LOB: 7
Baserunning
SB: T. Freeman
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Bieber (L) | 6.1 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 5.68 |
N. Sandlin | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
T. Herrin | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 1 |
Pitches-strikes: S. Bieber 91-67, N. Sandlin 13-7, T. Herrin 13-12
Groundouts-flyouts: S. Bieber 7-3, N. Sandlin 2-0, T. Herrin 0-1
Batters faced: S. Bieber 28, N. Sandlin 4, T. Herrin 4
Inherited runners-scored: N. Sandlin 1-0
Top 1st
Maikel Garcia flies out to right field to Will Brennan.
94.2 mph
234 ft
54 deg

Bobby Witt Jr. hit by pitch.

Bobby Witt Jr. picked off, caught stealing second.

Salvador Perez grounds out to shortstop, Amed Rosario to Josh Naylor.
93.1 mph
7 ft
-20 deg

Bottom 1st
Steven Kwan reaches on error to second base, advances to 2nd. Throwing error by Michael Massey.
69.8 mph
7 ft
-30 deg

Amed Rosario grounds out to third base, Maikel Garcia to Matt Duffy.
96.3 mph
11 ft
-13 deg
José Ramírez strikes out swinging.

Josh Naylor strikes out swinging.

Top 2nd
MJ Melendez strikes out swinging.
Freddy Fermin flies out to deep left field to Steven Kwan.
92.9 mph
352 ft
33 deg
Kyle Isbel called out on strikes.
Bottom 2nd
Andrés Giménez strikes out on a foul tip.

Tyler Freeman singles to center field.
95.3 mph
269 ft
17 deg
Will Brennan strikes out swinging.
Tyler Freeman steals second.
Stolen Base
Myles Straw grounds out to shallow infield, Ryan Yarbrough to Matt Duffy.
55.4 mph
10 ft
-15 deg
Top 3rd
Michael Massey singles to right field.
107.3 mph
157 ft
8 deg
Matt Duffy grounds out to shortstop. Michael Massey out at second.
72.4 mph
123 ft
10 deg
Nicky Lopez grounds out to second base, Andrés Giménez to Josh Naylor.
90.1 mph
5 ft
-31 deg
Bottom 3rd
Cam Gallagher grounds out to shallow infield to Matt Duffy.
25.4 mph
7 ft
-6 deg
Steven Kwan pops out to Maikel Garcia.
60.5 mph
95 ft
73 deg

Amed Rosario strikes out swinging.
Top 4th
Maikel Garcia grounds out to shortstop, Amed Rosario to Josh Naylor.
97.7 mph
12 ft
-11 deg

Bobby Witt Jr. doubles to left field.
99.7 mph
228 ft
14 deg

Salvador Perez singles to left center field. Bobby Witt Jr. to third.
99.3 mph
126 ft
8 deg

MJ Melendez called out on strikes.
Freddy Fermin strikes out swinging.
Bottom 4th
José Ramírez singles to center field.
107.8 mph
56 ft
1 deg

Josh Naylor grounds out to shallow infield, Ryan Yarbrough to Matt Duffy. José Ramírez to second.
73.6 mph
3 ft
-67 deg

Andrés Giménez singles to right field, tagged out at second, MJ Melendez to Matt Duffy to Michael Massey. José Ramírez scores.
92.5 mph
239 ft
15 deg

Tyler Freeman walks.
Will Brennan flies out to right field to MJ Melendez.
76.1 mph
270 ft
40 deg
Top 5th
Kyle Isbel homers to center field.
106.3 mph
397 ft
20 deg
Michael Massey singles to left center field.
94.6 mph
264 ft
13 deg
Matt Duffy reaches on a fielder's choice to first base. Michael Massey out at second.
67.3 mph
4 ft
-23 deg
Nicky Lopez grounds out to shallow infield, Josh Naylor to Shane Bieber. Matt Duffy to second.
73 mph
3 ft
-47 deg
Maikel Garcia strikes out swinging.

Bottom 5th
Myles Straw lines out to left center field to Nicky Lopez.
98.6 mph
287 ft
19 deg
Cam Gallagher lines out to center field to Kyle Isbel.
83.9 mph
301 ft
27 deg
Steven Kwan grounds out to shortstop, Bobby Witt Jr. to Matt Duffy.
85.3 mph
80 ft
4 deg

Top 6th
Bobby Witt Jr. strikes out swinging.

Salvador Perez hit by pitch.

MJ Melendez grounds out to shallow infield to Josh Naylor. Salvador Perez to second.
57.5 mph
5 ft
-50 deg
Freddy Fermin doubles to left field. Salvador Perez scores.
100.2 mph
116 ft
7 deg
Kyle Isbel singles to right field. Freddy Fermin to third.
102.6 mph
223 ft
12 deg
Michael Massey triples. Kyle Isbel scores. Freddy Fermin scores.
102.1 mph
17 ft
-4 deg
Matt Duffy pops out to second base to Andrés Giménez.
76 mph
124 ft
65 deg
Bottom 6th
Amed Rosario singles to right field.
66.2 mph
199 ft
25 deg
José Ramírez flies out to right field to MJ Melendez.
87.5 mph
275 ft
47 deg

Josh Naylor singles to left field. Amed Rosario out at third.
103.4 mph
11 ft
-10 deg

Andrés Giménez doubles to left field. Josh Naylor to third.
84.9 mph
185 ft
14 deg

Tyler Freeman lines out to left field to Nicky Lopez.
103.2 mph
277 ft
17 deg
Top 7th
Nicky Lopez flies out to deep left field to Steven Kwan.
90.8 mph
303 ft
31 deg
Maikel Garcia singles to shortstop.
89.8 mph
9 ft
-22 deg

Nick Sandlin (P) replaces Shane Bieber (P).
Maikel Garcia steals second.
Stolen Base

Maikel Garcia caught stealing second.
Caught Stealing

Bobby Witt Jr. grounds out to first base, Josh Naylor to Nick Sandlin.
56 mph
9 ft
-21 deg

Bottom 7th
Carlos Hernández (P) replaces Ryan Yarbrough (P).
Will Brennan strikes out swinging.
Myles Straw walks.
Josh Bell pinch-hitting for Cam Gallagher.

Josh Bell grounds out to shallow infield. Myles Straw out at second.
107.3 mph
54 ft
-1 deg

Top 8th
David Fry (C) replaces Josh Bell (PH), batting 9th.
Salvador Perez grounds out to shallow infield, Tyler Freeman to Josh Naylor.
75.2 mph
41 ft

MJ Melendez walks.
Dairon Blanco pinch-running for MJ Melendez.
Dairon Blanco caught stealing second.
Caught Stealing
Freddy Fermin strikes out on a foul tip.
Bottom 8th
Dairon Blanco remains in the game as RF.
Steven Kwan pops out to shortstop to Bobby Witt Jr..
88.3 mph
152 ft
64 deg

Amed Rosario grounds out to shallow infield, Michael Massey to Matt Duffy.
71 mph
46 ft
2 deg
José Ramírez flies out to deep right field to Dairon Blanco.
87 mph
304 ft
36 deg

Top 9th
Tim Herrin (P) replaces Nick Sandlin (P).
Kyle Isbel called out on strikes.
Michael Massey flies out to right field to Will Brennan.
88.9 mph
259 ft
48 deg
Matt Duffy singles to shallow center field.
89.4 mph
245 ft
15 deg
Nicky Lopez strikes out swinging.
Bottom 9th
Dairon Blanco switches from RF to LF.
Drew Waters (RF) replaces Michael Massey (2B), batting 7th.
Nicky Lopez switches from LF to 2B.
Scott Barlow (P) replaces Carlos Hernández (P).
Josh Naylor flies out to deep right field to Drew Waters.
100.6 mph
324 ft
41 deg

Andrés Giménez grounds out to shallow infield, Bobby Witt Jr. to Matt Duffy.
99.5 mph
5 ft
-22 deg

Tyler Freeman singles to center field.
100.6 mph
257 ft
11 deg
Will Brennan reaches on third strike. Tyler Freeman to second.
Myles Straw lines out to right center field to Kyle Isbel.
97.2 mph
310 ft
17 deg
KCR
CLE