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Guardians score 3 runs on Witt's wild throw, down Royals 8-5 in matchup of AL Central's top teams

CLEVELAND (AP) Kansas City shortstop Bobby Witt's Jr.'s throwing error led to Cleveland scoring three runs on an infield grounder in the seventh inning in the Guardians' 8-5 win over the Royals on Tuesday night, the first matchup this season between the AL Central’s top two teams.

The Guardians trailed 5-0 in the fourth before storming back to win the three-game series opener and push their division lead to five over the Royals.

Witt clobbered a pair of two-run homers totaling nearly 1,000 feet, but his errant throw in the seventh swung the game to Cleveland.

“I made a mistake,” Witt said. “It cost us the game.”

After Tyler Freeman's homer tied it 5-5 for the Guardians and chased Royals starter Seth Lugo, Cleveland loaded the bases on a fielder's choice and two walks - one by Sam Long (0-1) - with two outs when David Fry hit a grounder up the middle.

Witt gloved it to the right of the base and initially tried to beat Josh Naylor to second for a force. When Witt realized he couldn't get the sliding Naylor, he unleashed a wild throw that first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino had no chance of getting.

The ball wound up in the photographer's pit, and because Naylor had already gotten to second base, he was awarded third and home.

Witt wished he could have a do-over.

“I should have just thrown the ball to first and made the play," he said. “I just kind of slow played it and should have just made the decision to throw it to first. You learn from it and you try not to make those mistakes and do the little things right and tonight I didn’t.

"I’ve got to move on and learn from it,” he said while there was little conversation taking place in Kansas City's subdued clubhouse following a tough loss.

Over in Cleveland's side, it was a familiar scene - music and card games following the club's 15th come-from-behind win.

“Our guys truly believe we’re one rally, one hit away from starting a rally to come back and we don’t quit,” said Guardians manager Stephen Vogt. “These guys don’t quit. And it’s just a testament to who they are. That’s who they’ve always been. And it’s just that belief that we’re going to come back.”

Rookie Cade Smith (3-0) came on for Triston McKenzie, and Emmanuel Clase worked the ninth for his AL-leading 19th save. Clase has given up just one earned run in 2024.

Naylor hit a two-run homer for the Guardians, who reached 40 wins in 60 games for just the fourth time in club history. They also did it in 1954 (42-18), 1995 (42-18) and 1999 (40-20).

Witt connected in the third and fourth innings off Cleveland starter McKenzie, who has given up eight homers in his last three starts.

Down 5-0 in the fourth after Witt's second homer, the Guardians got Naylor's 16th homer while scoring three in the fourth off Lugo, who came in leading the AL in wins (9) and was 6-0 in six road starts.

OLD FRIENDS, NEW RIVALS

Vogt credits Royals manager Matt Quatraro for helping shape his path to the majors.

Vogt's first manager in the minor leagues was Quatraro.

“He taught me everything,” Vogt said. “How to work and act like a professional. I had him my first two years and I couldn’t have been more thankful for somebody to show me what it means to be a pro, what it means to work, what it means to hold your teammates accountable and hold yourself accountable to being the best you can be.”

TRAINER'S ROOM

Royals: OF Kyle Isbel wasn't in the lineup out of an abundance of caution after colliding with Witt in Sunday's game. Isbel was struck in the head by Witt’s knee as they chased a bloop. Isbel also recently fouled a ball off his face and suffered bruises and fractures. “This was just me being more careful than trying to rush him,” Quatraro said.

Guardians: RHP Gavin Williams (elbow soreness) pitched 2 1/3 innings in his second rehab start for Triple-A Columbus.

UP NEXT

The Guardians will go with a bullpen game Tuesday as reliever Nick Sandlin makes his first career start against Royals RHP Brady Singer (4-2, 2.63), who gave up a career-high 13 hits in his previous outing at Progressive Field.

It had been Logan Allen's turn in the rotation, but Vogt said he'll be available in relief.

This story has been changed to correct that Cleveland has started with 40 wins in 60 games four times, not three.

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	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Royals KC36-26	0	0	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	5	10	1
Guardians CLE40-20	0	0	0	3	0	0	5	0	X	8	7	0

Progressive FieldCleveland, OH

W: C. Smith (3-0)L: S. Long (0-1)S: E. Clase (19)
HR: KC - B. Witt 2 (32), H. Renfroe (15), CLE - J. Naylor (31), T. Freeman (7)

KCRoyals

CLEGuardians

.B. WittBobby Witt
SS
3-5, 2 R, 4 RBI, 2 HR, 2 SO
.E. ClaseEmmanuel Clase
P
1.0 IP, BB, 2 SO, 20 P

HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	SO	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	FPTS
M. Garcia 3B	4	2	2	0	0	1	1	1	.267	.316	.398	.715	6.5
B. Witt SS	5	2	3	4	2	0	2	1	.319	.371	.565	.935	14.0
V. Pasquantino 1B	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.239	.311	.424	.735	0.0
S. Perez C	3	0	1	0	0	1	1	1	.315	.383	.521	.903	2.5
N. Velazquez DH	3	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	.215	.280	.413	.693	0.5
N. Loftin 2B	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	.269	.333	.269	.603	2.0
A. Frazier LF	4	0	0	0	0	0	3	5	.205	.307	.262	.569	-1.5
H. Renfroe RF	4	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	.179	.256	.327	.583	6.0
G. Hampson CF	4	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	.311	.363	.365	.727	0.0

HITTERS	AB
M. Garcia 3B	4
B. Witt SS	5
V. Pasquantino 1B	4
S. Perez C	3
N. Velazquez DH	3
N. Loftin 2B	4
A. Frazier LF	4
H. Renfroe RF	4
G. Hampson CF	4

HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	SO	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	FPTS
S. Kwan LF	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	.361	.418	.500	.918	5.0
A. Gimenez 2B	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	5	.271	.331	.376	.707	-1.0
J. Ramirez 3B	3	2	1	1	0	1	1	3	.272	.329	.540	.870	4.5
J. Naylor 1B	3	2	1	2	1	1	0	0	.229	.315	.500	.815	9.0
D. Fry C	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.342	.479	.613	1.092	0.0
K. Manzardo DH	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	.212	.246	.333	.580	-0.5
W. Brennan RF	4	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	.244	.303	.381	.684	2.5
T. Freeman CF	4	1	1	2	1	0	2	1	.219	.308	.358	.667	6.0
D. Schneemann SS	2	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	.400	.500	.600	1.100	2.0
B. Rocchio SS	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.201	.306	.258	.564	-0.5

HITTERS	AB
S. Kwan LF	3
A. Gimenez 2B	4
J. Ramirez 3B	3
J. Naylor 1B	3
D. Fry C	4
K. Manzardo DH	4
W. Brennan RF	4
T. Freeman CF	4
D. Schneemann SS	2
B. Rocchio SS	1

2B - S. Perez (15)
HR - B. Witt 2 (11), H. Renfroe (5)
RBI - B. Witt 4 (46), H. Renfroe (21)
2-Out RBI - B. Witt 2 (2)
Runners left in scoring position, 2-Out - B. Witt, A. Frazier 3 (3)

2B - S. Kwan (7)
HR - J. Naylor (16), T. Freeman (5)
RBI - J. Ramirez (58), J. Naylor 2 (44), T. Freeman 2 (24)
Runners left in scoring position, 2-Out - J. Ramirez 2 (2), K. Manzardo

SB - M. Garcia (14)

E - B. Witt (7)

DP - 2 (Schneemann-Gimenez-Naylor; Schneemann-Gimenez-Naylor)

PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA	WHIP	FPTS
S. Lugo	6.0	6	5	5	1	5	2	2.13	1.02	7.5
S. Long (L, 0-1)	0.2	1	2	0	1	1	0	0.00	0.38	-4.5
A. Zerpa	0.1	0	1	0	1	0	0	2.28	1.31	0.0
N. Anderson	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	4.03	1.70	4.0

PITCHERS	IP
S. Lugo	6.0
S. Long (L, 0-1)	0.2
A. Zerpa	0.1
N. Anderson	1.0

PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA	WHIP	FPTS
T. McKenzie	5.1	9	5	5	2	7	3	4.16	1.44	3.5
C. Smith (W, 3-0)	1.2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.67	0.89	11.0
S. Barlow (H, 15)	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3.91	1.34	3.5
E. Clase (S, 19)	1.0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0.30	0.63	10.0

PITCHERS	IP
T. McKenzie	5.1
C. Smith (W, 3-0)	1.2
S. Barlow (H, 15)	1.0
E. Clase (S, 19)	1.0

Pitches-Strikes - S. Lugo 98-64, S. Long 23-13, A. Zerpa 12-8, N. Anderson 14-12
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - S. Lugo 6-8, S. Long 1-1, A. Zerpa 2-0, N. Anderson 1-0
Batters Faced - S. Lugo 26, S. Long 4, A. Zerpa 3, N. Anderson 3

Pitches-Strikes - T. McKenzie 86-52, C. Smith 11-8, S. Barlow 15-9, E. Clase 20-11
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - T. McKenzie 3-7, C. Smith 3-0, S. Barlow 0-1
Batters Faced - T. McKenzie 27, C. Smith 4, S. Barlow 3, E. Clase 4

.B. WittBobby Witt
SS
3-5, 2 R, 4 RBI, 2 HR, 2 SO
.E. ClaseEmmanuel Clase
P
1.0 IP, BB, 2 SO, 20 P

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Royals KC36-26	0	0	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	5	10	1
Guardians CLE40-20	0	0	0	3	0	0	5	0	X	8	7	0

Progressive FieldCleveland, OH

HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	SO	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	FPTS
M. Garcia 3B	4	2	2	0	0	1	1	1	.267	.316	.398	.715	6.5
B. Witt SS	5	2	3	4	2	0	2	1	.319	.371	.565	.935	14.0
V. Pasquantino 1B	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.239	.311	.424	.735	0.0
S. Perez C	3	0	1	0	0	1	1	1	.315	.383	.521	.903	2.5
N. Velazquez DH	3	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	.215	.280	.413	.693	0.5
N. Loftin 2B	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	.269	.333	.269	.603	2.0
A. Frazier LF	4	0	0	0	0	0	3	5	.205	.307	.262	.569	-1.5
H. Renfroe RF	4	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	.179	.256	.327	.583	6.0
G. Hampson CF	4	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	.311	.363	.365	.727	0.0
Total	35	5	10	5	3	3	10	11	-	-	-	-	-

HITTERS	AB
M. Garcia 3B	4
B. Witt SS	5
V. Pasquantino 1B	4
S. Perez C	3
N. Velazquez DH	3
N. Loftin 2B	4
A. Frazier LF	4
H. Renfroe RF	4
G. Hampson CF	4
Total	35

HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	SO	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	FPTS
S. Kwan LF	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	.361	.418	.500	.918	5.0
A. Gimenez 2B	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	5	.271	.331	.376	.707	-1.0
J. Ramirez 3B	3	2	1	1	0	1	1	3	.272	.329	.540	.870	4.5
J. Naylor 1B	3	2	1	2	1	1	0	0	.229	.315	.500	.815	9.0
D. Fry C	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.342	.479	.613	1.092	0.0
K. Manzardo DH	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	.212	.246	.333	.580	-0.5
W. Brennan RF	4	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	.244	.303	.381	.684	2.5
T. Freeman CF	4	1	1	2	1	0	2	1	.219	.308	.358	.667	6.0
D. Schneemann SS	2	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	.400	.500	.600	1.100	2.0
B. Rocchio SS	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.201	.306	.258	.564	-0.5
Total	32	8	7	5	2	3	8	11	-	-	-	-	-

HITTERS	AB
S. Kwan LF	3
A. Gimenez 2B	4
J. Ramirez 3B	3
J. Naylor 1B	3
D. Fry C	4
K. Manzardo DH	4
W. Brennan RF	4
T. Freeman CF	4
D. Schneemann SS	2
B. Rocchio SS	1
Total	32

2B - S. Perez (15)
HR - B. Witt 2 (11), H. Renfroe (5)
RBI - B. Witt 4 (46), H. Renfroe (21)
2-Out RBI - B. Witt 2 (2)
Runners left in scoring position, 2-Out - B. Witt, A. Frazier 3 (3)

2B - S. Kwan (7)
HR - J. Naylor (16), T. Freeman (5)
RBI - J. Ramirez (58), J. Naylor 2 (44), T. Freeman 2 (24)
Runners left in scoring position, 2-Out - J. Ramirez 2 (2), K. Manzardo

SB - M. Garcia (14)

E - B. Witt (7)

DP - 2 (Schneemann-Gimenez-Naylor; Schneemann-Gimenez-Naylor)

PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA	WHIP	FPTS
S. Lugo	6.0	6	5	5	1	5	2	2.13	1.02	7.5
S. Long (L, 0-1)	0.2	1	2	0	1	1	0	0.00	0.38	-4.5
A. Zerpa	0.1	0	1	0	1	0	0	2.28	1.31	0.0
N. Anderson	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	4.03	1.70	4.0
Total	8.0	7	8	5	3	8	2	-	-	-

PITCHERS	IP
S. Lugo	6.0
S. Long (L, 0-1)	0.2
A. Zerpa	0.1
N. Anderson	1.0
Total	8.0

PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA	WHIP	FPTS
T. McKenzie	5.1	9	5	5	2	7	3	4.16	1.44	3.5
C. Smith (W, 3-0)	1.2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.67	0.89	11.0
S. Barlow (H, 15)	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3.91	1.34	3.5
E. Clase (S, 19)	1.0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0.30	0.63	10.0
Total	9.0	10	5	5	3	10	3	-	-	-

PITCHERS	IP
T. McKenzie	5.1
C. Smith (W, 3-0)	1.2
S. Barlow (H, 15)	1.0
E. Clase (S, 19)	1.0
Total	9.0

Pitches-Strikes - S. Lugo 98-64, S. Long 23-13, A. Zerpa 12-8, N. Anderson 14-12
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - S. Lugo 6-8, S. Long 1-1, A. Zerpa 2-0, N. Anderson 1-0
Batters Faced - S. Lugo 26, S. Long 4, A. Zerpa 3, N. Anderson 3

Pitches-Strikes - T. McKenzie 86-52, C. Smith 11-8, S. Barlow 15-9, E. Clase 20-11
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - T. McKenzie 3-7, C. Smith 3-0, S. Barlow 0-1
Batters Faced - T. McKenzie 27, C. Smith 4, S. Barlow 3, E. Clase 4

SCORING

ALL PLAYS

3RD INNING
Renfroe homered to right 1 0
Witt homered to center, Garcia scored 3 0
4TH INNING
Witt homered to center, Garcia scored 5 0
Ramirez singled to shallow left, Kwan scored 5 1
Naylor homered to center, Ramirez scored 5 3
7TH INNING
Freeman homered to left center, Brennan scored 5 5
Fry safe at first on shortstop Witt throwing error, Naylor, Ramirez and Kwan scored, Fry to second 5 8

3RD INNING
	Renfroe homered to right	1	0
	Witt homered to center, Garcia scored	3	0


Witt homered to center, Garcia scored	5	0
Ramirez singled to shallow left, Kwan scored	5	1
Naylor homered to center, Ramirez scored	5	3

7TH INNING
	Freeman homered to left center, Brennan scored	5	5
	Fry safe at first on shortstop Witt throwing error, Naylor, Ramirez and Kwan scored, Fry to second	5	8

1ST INNING
Royals
T. McKenzie Pitching:
M. Garcia: Strike looking, Foul, Strike swinging, Garcia struck out swinging
B. Witt: Strike looking, Strike looking, Ball, Foul tip, Witt struck out on foul tip
V. Pasquantino: Ball, Pasquantino flied out to center
Middle of the 1st (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
Guardians
S. Lugo Pitching:
S. Kwan: Strike looking, Kwan lined out to center
A. Gimenez: Ball, Gimenez flied out to left
J. Ramirez: Foul, Ball, Foul, Ramirez flied out to shallow center
End of the 1st (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
2ND INNING
Royals
T. McKenzie Pitching:
S. Perez: Ball, Foul, Strike swinging, Ball, Ball, Ball, Perez walked
N. Velazquez: Foul, Foul, Strike swinging, Velazquez struck out swinging
N. Loftin: Loftin lined out to center
A. Frazier: Strike looking, Foul, Ball, Ball, Perez to second on wild pitch, Ball, Foul, Strike swinging, Frazier struck out swinging
Middle of the 2nd (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
Guardians
S. Lugo Pitching:
J. Naylor: Strike looking, Foul, Ball, Ball, Naylor grounded out to pitcher
D. Fry: Strike looking, Ball, Fry flied out to shallow right
K. Manzardo: Ball, Ball, Manzardo grounded out to second
End of the 2nd (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
3RD INNING
Royals
T. McKenzie Pitching:
H. Renfroe: Strike looking, Renfroe homered to right
G. Hampson: Ball, Foul, Ball, Hampson flied out to deep center
M. Garcia: Garcia singled to shallow center
B. Witt: Strike looking, Garcia stole second, Witt homered to center, Garcia scored
V. Pasquantino: Ball, Ball, Pasquantino grounded out to second
S. Perez: Strike swinging, Strike looking, Perez doubled to left
N. Velazquez: Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Ball, Strike swinging, Ball, Velazquez walked
N. Loftin: Ball, Loftin reached on an infield single to pitcher, Perez to third, Velazquez to second
A. Frazier: Frazier flied out to shallow center
Middle of the 3rd (3 Runs, 5 Hits, 0 Errors)
Guardians
S. Lugo Pitching:
W. Brennan: Strike looking, Foul, Ball, Strike swinging, Brennan struck out swinging
T. Freeman: Strike looking, Strike looking, Ball, Strike swinging, Freeman struck out swinging
D. Schneemann: Strike looking, Ball, Schneemann grounded out to pitcher
End of the 3rd (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
4TH INNING
Royals
T. McKenzie Pitching:
H. Renfroe: Renfroe grounded out to shortstop
G. Hampson: Ball, Strike looking, Ball, Foul, Strike swinging, Hampson struck out swinging
M. Garcia: Ball, Garcia singled to right center
B. Witt: Pickoff attempt, Ball, Witt homered to center, Garcia scored
V. Pasquantino: Pasquantino fouled out to catcher
Middle of the 4th (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
Guardians
S. Lugo Pitching:
S. Kwan: Strike looking, Strike looking, Kwan doubled to deep right
A. Gimenez: Ball, Strike looking, Foul, Gimenez grounded out to shortstop, Kwan to third
J. Ramirez: Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Ball, Strike swinging, Foul, Ramirez singled to shallow left, Kwan scored
J. Naylor: Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Naylor homered to center, Ramirez scored
D. Fry: Foul, Ball, Fry lined out to shortstop
K. Manzardo: Manzardo grounded out to first
End of the 4th (3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors)
5TH INNING
Royals
T. McKenzie Pitching:
S. Perez: Strike swinging, Ball, Ball, Foul, Strike swinging, Perez struck out swinging
N. Velazquez: Ball, Ball, Velazquez grounded out to second
N. Loftin: Loftin singled to shallow center
A. Frazier: Ball, Strike looking, Pickoff attempt, Ball, Foul, Strike looking, Frazier struck out looking
Middle of the 5th (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
Guardians
S. Lugo Pitching:
W. Brennan: Strike looking, Foul, Ball, Brennan singled to shallow center
T. Freeman: Freeman flied out to center
D. Schneemann: Ball, Ball, Ball, Ball, Schneemann walked, Brennan to second
S. Kwan: Ball, Strike looking, Foul, Ball, Ball, Kwan hit by pitch, Brennan to third, Schneemann to second
A. Gimenez: Ball, Foul, Foul, Strike swinging, Gimenez struck out swinging
J. Ramirez: Foul, Foul, Strike swinging, Ramirez struck out swinging
End of the 5th (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
6TH INNING
Royals
T. McKenzie Pitching:
H. Renfroe: Ball, Ball, Strike swinging, Strike looking, Ball, Renfroe flied out to shallow center
G. Hampson: Foul, Ball, Ball, Ball, Hampson singled to left
Cade Smith relieved Triston McKenzie
M. Garcia: Garcia grounded into double play shortstop to second to first, Hampson out at second
Middle of the 6th (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
Guardians
S. Lugo Pitching:
J. Naylor: Ball, Strike looking, Ball, Foul, Ball, Foul, Naylor flied out to deep right
D. Fry: Strike looking, Ball, Strike swinging, Ball, Foul, Ball, Foul, Fry flied out to shallow left
K. Manzardo: Ball, Foul, Strike swinging, Strike swinging, Manzardo struck out swinging
End of the 6th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
7TH INNING
Royals
C. Smith Pitching:
B. Witt: Strike looking, Ball, Strike looking, Witt singled to shallow right
V. Pasquantino: Pickoff attempt, Foul, Ball, Pasquantino popped out to shortstop
S. Perez: Strike swinging, Ball, Perez grounded into double play shortstop to second to first, Witt out at second
Middle of the 7th (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 1 Error)
Guardians
S. Lugo Pitching:
W. Brennan: Foul, Ball, Strike looking, Brennan singled to center
T. Freeman: Strike looking, Freeman homered to left center, Brennan scored
Sam Long relieved Seth Lugo
D. Schneemann: Foul, Foul, Foul, Foul, Foul, Ball, Schneemann singled to left
S. Kwan: Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Kwan reached on fielder's choice to second, Schneemann out at second
A. Gimenez: Ball, Foul, Ball, Ball, Foul, Pickoff attempt, Strike swinging, Gimenez struck out swinging
J. Ramirez: Ball, Strike swinging, Foul, Ball, Ball, Ball, Ramirez walked, Kwan to second
Angel Zerpa relieved Sam Long
J. Naylor: Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Ball, Ball, Naylor walked, Kwan to third, Ramirez to second
D. Fry: Strike looking, Foul, Foul, Fry safe at first on shortstop Witt throwing error, Naylor, Ramirez and Kwan scored, Fry to second
K. Manzardo: Foul, Strike swinging, Manzardo grounded out to third
End of the 7th (5 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors)
8TH INNING
Royals
Brayan Rocchio at shortstop
Scott Barlow relieved Cade Smith
N. Velazquez: Strike looking, Ball, Foul, Ball, Ball, Velazquez flied out to center
N. Loftin: Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Loftin popped out to shortstop
A. Frazier: Ball, Foul, Strike looking, Foul, Strike swinging, Frazier struck out swinging
Middle of the 8th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
Guardians
Nick Anderson relieved Angel Zerpa
W. Brennan: Strike looking, Foul, Brennan grounded out to second
T. Freeman: Strike looking, Strike looking, Foul, Foul, Foul, Strike looking, Freeman struck out looking
B. Rocchio: Strike swinging, Ball, Foul, Ball, Strike swinging, Rocchio struck out swinging
End of the 8th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
9TH INNING
Royals
Emmanuel Clase relieved Scott Barlow
H. Renfroe: Ball, Strike looking, Strike looking, Ball, Renfroe lined out to center
G. Hampson: Foul, Strike swinging, Strike swinging, Hampson struck out swinging
M. Garcia: Foul, Ball, Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Ball, Garcia walked
B. Witt: Strike looking, Garcia to second on fielder's indifference, Ball, Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Strike swinging, Witt struck out swinging
Middle of the 9th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)

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