Royals vs Guardians: 5-8 Box Score & Player Stats (Mar 21, 2024)

Final · March 21, 2024 at 4:05 p.m.

Goodyear Ballpark

Summary

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Kansas City RoyalsKC	0	0	0	3	0	0	2	0	0	5	6	1
Cleveland GuardiansCLE	1	0	1	2	1	1	2	0	-	8	14	1

Decisions

WinnerCarlos Carrasco
LoserAlec Marsh
SaveLenny Torres Jr.

Scoring plays

Bot 1Ramón Laureano singles on a line drive to right fielder John Rave. Steven Kwan scores. Andrés Giménez to 3rd.0-1
Bot 3José Ramírez homers (4) on a fly ball to right field.0-2
Top 4Nelson Velázquez singles on a fly ball to left fielder Steven Kwan. Drew Waters scores. Nick Loftin to 2nd.1-2
Top 4Austin Nola reaches on a fielder's choice, fielded by shortstop Gabriel Arias. Nick Loftin scores. Nelson Velázquez to 3rd. Throwing error by shortstop Gabriel Arias.2-2
Top 4Tyler Tolbert out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Will Brennan. Nelson Velázquez scores.3-2
Bot 4Steven Kwan singles on a ground ball to center fielder Drew Waters. Gabriel Arias scores.3-3
Bot 4Josh Naylor out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder John Rave. Steven Kwan scores. Andrés Giménez to 3rd.3-4
Bot 5Bo Naylor doubles (1) on a line drive to left fielder Nelson Velázquez. Will Brennan scores.3-5
Bot 6Josh Naylor singles on a line drive to center fielder Drew Waters. Andrés Giménez scores.3-6
Top 7John Rave singles on a line drive to center fielder Myles Straw. Tyler Tolbert scores.4-6
Top 7Trevor Werner doubles (1) on a line drive to right fielder Will Brennan. Ryan Fitzgerald scores.5-6
Bot 7Steven Kwan doubles (3) on a line drive to center fielder Drew Waters. Myles Straw scores.5-7
Bot 7Andrés Giménez singles on a line drive to center fielder Drew Waters. Joe Lampe scores. Andrés Giménez out at 2nd on the throw, center fielder Drew Waters to catcher Logan Porter to shortstop Tyler Tolbert.5-8

Box score

Kansas City Royals

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG
Drew WatersCF	3	1	0	0	1	1	.276
Spencer NivensCF	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Nick Loftin1B	4	1	1	0	0	0	.333
Josh Lester1B	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333
Nelson VelázquezLF	4	1	1	1	0	0	.179
CJ Alexander3B	4	0	0	0	0	1	.250
Austin NolaC	2	0	0	0	0	0	.200
Logan PorterC	1	0	0	0	1	1	.200
Tyler TolbertSS	3	1	1	1	0	1	.259
John RaveRF	4	0	1	1	0	1	.250
Peyton Wilson2B	2	0	0	0	0	0	.273
Ryan Fitzgerald2B	2	1	1	0	0	1	.308
Trevor WernerDH	3	0	1	1	0	2	.333
Totals	32	5	6	4	2	8

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	ERA
Alec Marsh	3.2	7	4	4	3	3	1	39-26	3.57
Jacob Wallace	0.1	1	0	0	0	0	0	2-2	0.00
Evan Sisk	1.0	2	1	1	0	2	0	10-9	3.00
Luis Cessa	1.2	2	2	1	0	0	0	10-8	4.70
Ryan Brady	0.1	2	1	1	0	0	0	2-2	27.00
Walter Pennington	1.0	0	0	0	0	3	0	9-9	1.42

Cleveland Guardians

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG
Steven KwanLF	4	2	2	2	1	1	.326
Joe LampeCF	0	1	0	0	0	0	.000
Andrés Giménez2B	3	1	2	1	2	0	.333
Dayan Frias2B	0	0	0	0	0	0	.400
José Ramírez3B	4	1	1	1	0	1	.195
Daniel SchneemannSS	1	0	0	0	0	1	.333
Josh Naylor1B	3	0	1	2	0	1	.326
Raynel Delgado3B	1	0	0	0	0	1	.263
Ramón LaureanoDH	4	0	1	1	0	0	.256
Barrett RiebockDH	1	0	0	0	0	1	.000
Will BrennanRF	4	1	2	0	0	0	.243
Deyvison De Los Santos1B	0	0	0	0	0	0	.238
Myles StrawCF	4	1	1	0	0	2	.345
Micah PriesLF	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167
Bo NaylorC	4	0	2	1	0	0	.241
Dom NuñezC	0	0	0	0	0	0	.190
Gabriel AriasSS	4	1	2	0	0	0	.206
Lorenzo CedrolaRF	0	0	0	0	0	0	.571
Totals	37	8	14	8	3	8

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	P-S	ERA
Carlos Carrasco	6.0	2	3	1	1	4	34-29	2.57
Tim Herrin	0.2	3	2	2	0	1	7-6	4.22
Alaska Abney	0.1	1	0	0	0	0	2-2	0.00
Anthony Gose	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	3-3	5.40
Lenny Torres Jr.	1.0	0	0	0	1	3	13-9	0.00

Game info

Ballpark: Goodyear Ballpark
Attendance: 3,738
Duration: 2 h 36
Weather: 79 °F, Sunny · wind 6 mph, Out To LF
Umpires: Emil Jimenez (Home plate) · Alan Porter (First base) · Nic Lentz (Second base) · John Bacon (Third base)

About this game

Who won Royals vs Guardians?

Guardians won 8-5 over Royals on Thursday, March 21, 2024.

When was Royals vs Guardians played?

On Thursday, March 21, 2024, at 4:05 PM ET at Goodyear Ballpark.

Where was Royals vs Guardians played?

At Goodyear Ballpark.