Cleveland Guardians vs. Kansas City Royals: game summary
Final · September 28, 2021 at 8:10 p.m.
Kauffman Stadium
Summary
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Cleveland GuardiansCLE | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 1 |
 Kansas City RoyalsKC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | - | 6 | 6 | 0 |
Decisions
- WinnerJosh Staumont
- LoserBlake Parker
Scoring plays
- Top 1Franmil Reyes singles on a sharp line drive to right fielder Kyle Isbel. Myles Straw scores. Amed Rosario scores. Jose Ramirez to 3rd.2-0
- Top 1Harold Ramirez grounds into a double play, second baseman Whit Merrifield to shortstop Nicky Lopez to first baseman Carlos Santana. Jose Ramirez scores. Franmil Reyes out at 2nd. Harold Ramirez out at 1st.3-0
- Bot 1Andrew Benintendi homers (17) on a fly ball to right field. Salvador Perez scores.3-2
- Bot 4Carlos Santana out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Bradley Zimmer. Salvador Perez scores.3-3
- Bot 6Salvador Perez homers (47) on a fly ball to left field.3-4
- Top 8Yu Chang doubles (13) on a sharp line drive to center fielder Michael A. Taylor. Oscar Mercado scores.4-4
- Bot 8Nicky Lopez triples (6) on a line drive to left fielder Harold Ramirez. Whit Merrifield scores.4-5
- Bot 8Salvador Perez strikes out swinging.4-6
Box score
Cleveland Guardians
| Batters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Myles StrawCF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .273 |
| Amed RosarioSS | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .283 |
| José Ramírez3B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .268 |
| Franmil ReyesDH | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .255 |
| Harold RamírezLF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .264 |
| Bradley ZimmerRF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .225 |
| Óscar MercadoRF | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .216 |
| Yu Chang1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .228 |
| Roberto PérezC | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .156 |
| Andrés Giménez2B | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .218 |
| Owen Miller2B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .202 |
| Totals | 35 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | P-S | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Civale | 5.1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 90-56 | 4.03 |
| Anthony Gose | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11-8 | 1.93 |
| Blake Parker | 1.1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 24-16 | 2.74 |
| Bryan Shaw | 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 26-13 | 3.57 |
Kansas City Royals
| Batters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whit MerrifieldRF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .278 |
| Nicky LopezSS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .301 |
| Salvador PerezC | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .276 |
| Andrew BenintendiLF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .275 |
| Hanser Alberto2B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .269 |
| Carlos Santana1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .208 |
| Adalberto Mondesi3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .243 |
| Hunter DozierDH | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .213 |
| Michael A. TaylorCF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .244 |
| Kyle IsbelLF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .268 |
| Totals | 30 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 8 |
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | P-S | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brady Singer | 0.2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18-8 | 4.91 |
| Ervin Santana | 3.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 54-34 | 4.76 |
| Dylan Coleman | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17-11 | 0.00 |
| Gabe Speier | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11-8 | 0.00 |
| Domingo Tapia | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16-7 | 2.53 |
| Jake Brentz | 0.1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6-4 | 3.66 |
| Josh Staumont | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15-10 | 2.92 |
Game info
- Ballpark
- Kauffman Stadium
- Attendance
- 11,670
- Duration
- 3 h 24
- Weather
- 81 °F, Clear · wind 6 mph, R To L
- Umpires
- Ryan Additon (Home plate) · Lance Barksdale (First base) · Angel Hernandez (Second base) · Stu Scheurwater (Third base)
About this game
Who won Guardians vs Royals?
Royals won 6-4 over Guardians on Tuesday, September 28, 2021.
When was Guardians vs Royals played?
On Tuesday, September 28, 2021, at 8:10 PM ET at Kauffman Stadium.
Where was Guardians vs Royals played?
At Kauffman Stadium.