Cleveland Guardians vs. Kansas City Royals: game summary
Final · September 2, 2021 at 8:10 p.m.
Kauffman Stadium
Summary
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Cleveland GuardiansCLE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 1 |
 Kansas City RoyalsKC | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
Decisions
- WinnerTriston McKenzie
- LoserMike Minor
- SaveEmmanuel Clase
Scoring plays
- Bot 2Hunter Dozier singles on a line drive to center fielder Myles Straw. Michael A. Taylor scores.0-1
- Top 5Owen Miller homers (4) on a fly ball to left field. Harold Ramirez scores. Yu Chang scores.3-1
- Top 8Yu Chang singles on a ground ball to right fielder Edward Olivares. Jose Ramirez scores.4-1
- Bot 9Edward Olivares grounds out, shortstop Amed Rosario to first baseman Yu Chang. Carlos Santana scores.4-2
Box score
Cleveland Guardians
| Batters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Myles StrawCF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .267 |
| Amed RosarioSS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .289 |
| José Ramírez3B | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .256 |
| Franmil ReyesDH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .249 |
| Harold RamírezLF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .267 |
| Bradley ZimmerRF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .249 |
| Yu Chang1B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .226 |
| Owen Miller2B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | .182 |
| Ryan LavarnwayC | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .333 |
| Óscar MercadoLF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .230 |
| Totals | 35 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 9 |
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | P-S | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Triston McKenzie | 6.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 76-57 | 4.62 |
| Nick Wittgren | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18-11 | 4.38 |
| Bryan Shaw | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 16-11 | 3.18 |
| Emmanuel Clase | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18-11 | 1.54 |
Kansas City Royals
| Batters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whit Merrifield2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .279 |
| Nicky LopezSS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .289 |
| Salvador PerezC | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .273 |
| Andrew BenintendiLF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .250 |
| Carlos SantanaDH | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .223 |
| Michael A. TaylorCF | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .242 |
| Edward OlivaresRF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .222 |
| Hunter Dozier1B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .206 |
| Emmanuel Rivera3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .256 |
| Ryan O'HearnPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .228 |
| Totals | 34 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | P-S | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Minor | 5.0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 93-62 | 5.25 |
| Joel Payamps | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 18-12 | 2.68 |
| Kris Bubic | 2.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 43-27 | 5.16 |
| Tyler Zuber | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6-6 | 6.30 |
Game info
- Ballpark
- Kauffman Stadium
- Attendance
- 10,042
- Duration
- 2 h 56
- Weather
- 80 °F, Cloudy · wind 9 mph, R To L
- Umpires
- Brian Gorman (Home plate) · Jeremy Riggs (First base) · Lance Barksdale (Second base) · Adrian Johnson (Third base)
About this game
Who won Guardians vs Royals?
Guardians won 4-2 over Royals on Thursday, September 2, 2021.
When was Guardians vs Royals played?
On Thursday, September 2, 2021, at 8:10 PM ET at Kauffman Stadium.
Where was Guardians vs Royals played?
At Kauffman Stadium.