Cleveland Guardians vs. Kansas City Royals: game summary
Final · August 31, 2021 at 8:10 p.m.
Kauffman Stadium
Summary
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Cleveland GuardiansCLE | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 0 |
 Kansas City RoyalsKC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
Decisions
- WinnerZach Plesac
- LoserJakob Junis
Scoring plays
- Top 1Amed Rosario hits an inside-the-park home run (9) on a fly ball to right field.1-0
- Top 5Amed Rosario singles on a ground ball to left fielder Andrew Benintendi. Daniel Johnson scores. Myles Straw scores.3-0
- Top 7Amed Rosario homers (10) on a fly ball to center field. Myles Straw scores.5-0
- Top 8Bobby Bradley homers (12) on a fly ball to right field. Bradley Zimmer scores.7-0
- Bot 9Carlos Santana singles on a sharp ground ball to center fielder Myles Straw. Emmanuel Rivera scores. Salvador Perez to 2nd.7-1
- Bot 9Andrew Benintendi doubles (18) on a fly ball to left fielder Daniel Johnson. Salvador Perez scores. Carlos Santana to 3rd.7-2
Box score
Cleveland Guardians
| Batters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Myles StrawCF | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .267 |
| Amed RosarioSS | 5 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | .290 |
| José Ramírez3B | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .260 |
| Franmil ReyesDH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .256 |
| Bradley ZimmerRF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .249 |
| Bobby Bradley1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .215 |
| Owen Miller2B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .180 |
| Austin HedgesC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .183 |
| Daniel JohnsonLF | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .242 |
| Totals | 37 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 9 |
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | P-S | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zach Plesac | 7.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 96-59 | 4.49 |
| Nick Wittgren | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18-10 | 4.47 |
| Alex Young | 1.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 22-10 | 6.66 |
Kansas City Royals
| Batters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whit Merrifield2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .280 |
| Nicky LopezSS | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .292 |
| Salvador PerezC | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .275 |
| Carlos Santana1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .225 |
| Andrew BenintendiLF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .256 |
| Michael A. TaylorCF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .246 |
| Edward OlivaresRF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .221 |
| Hunter DozierDH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .203 |
| Emmanuel Rivera3B | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .265 |
| Totals | 30 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | P-S | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jakob Junis | 4.2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 78-52 | 5.26 |
| Joel Payamps | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8-3 | 2.75 |
| Kyle Zimmer | 2.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 37-19 | 4.91 |
| Wade Davis | 2.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 35-25 | 6.58 |
Game info
- Ballpark
- Kauffman Stadium
- Attendance
- 11,542
- Duration
- 2 h 54
- Weather
- 78 °F, Partly Cloudy · wind 8 mph, L To R
- Umpires
- Lance Barksdale (Home plate) · Adrian Johnson (First base) · Brian Gorman (Second base) · Jeremy Riggs (Third base)
About this game
Who won Guardians vs Royals?
Guardians won 7-2 over Royals on Tuesday, August 31, 2021.
When was Guardians vs Royals played?
On Tuesday, August 31, 2021, at 8:10 PM ET at Kauffman Stadium.
Where was Guardians vs Royals played?
At Kauffman Stadium.