MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT CLEVELAND GUARDIANS
08/27/2024
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT CLEVELAND GUARDIANS
GAME ID: 2551 - TUESDAY, AUGUST 27TH , 2024 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals (76-57) 0 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 5 11 0
Cleveland Guardians (67-66) 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 9 0
Royals Drop Guardians, 5-2
Good production from shortstop Willy Adames helped the Kansas City Royals topple the Cleveland Guardians, 5-2. Adames went 2-4 with a home run, a double, and a walk. He scored 2 runs and drove in 2 for the Royals. The winning pitcher was Aaron Nola. His record now stands at 10-7. The right-hander went 6 innings, allowing 2 runs on 6 hits for the Royals. Ryan Helsley notched his 29th save in 34 chances.

Kansas City used the hitting of Daulton Varsho to pick up the win. The center fielder clubbed a 2-run home run in the top of the fourth inning to put the Royals on top, 4-2. For the game, Varsho had 1 home run and 1 single in 4 at-bats.

"We did enough to win," said Adames.

Kansas City raised its record to 76-57 with the win.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Carroll DH 3 0 1 0 2 1 0 .296 20 67
M. Canha LF 5 0 1 0 0 0 3 .295 6 27
R. Devers 1B 4 1 2 0 0 1 2 .269 40 103
   a-D. Hamilton 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .173 2 10
W. Adames SS 4 2 2 2 1 1 4 .259 24 82
M. Chapman 3B 5 1 1 0 0 3 5 .225 20 63
D. Varsho CF 4 1 2 3 0 1 1 .226 26 77
J. Foscue 2B, 1B 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .270 7 55
F. Mejia C 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .215 2 16
O. Cabrera RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .239 14 42
Totals 37 5 11 5 3 9 19      
a - D. Hamilton substituted for R. Devers in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Devers (23, 4th Inning off K. Hendricks, 0 on, 1 out) , M. Chapman (22, 4th Inning off K. Hendricks, 0 on, 1 out) , W. Adames (28, 6th Inning off K. Hendricks, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: C. Carroll (14, 5th Inning off K. Hendricks, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: D. Varsho (26, 4th Inning off K. Hendricks, 1 on, 1 out) , W. Adames (24, 4th Inning off K. Hendricks, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: C. Carroll 3 , M. Canha , R. Devers 3 , W. Adames 6 , M. Chapman 2 , D. Varsho 5 , J. Foscue , O. Cabrera
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , R. Devers 2 , M. Chapman , F. Mejia
GIDP: M. Canha
Hit by Pitch: D. Hamilton
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Varsho(Peterson at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Benintendi LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .295 7 46
K. Bryant 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .232 14 62
T. Kemp RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .268 4 39
G. Sanchez DH 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .233 37 106
M. Moniak CF 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 .331 18 61
C. Wong C 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .302 13 66
   a-J. Profar PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .088 0 2
B. Dalbec 1B 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 .231 27 74
J. Peterson 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 6 .258 6 34
M. Rojas SS 3 0 2 2 0 0 0 .224 3 36
   b-S. Haggerty PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .257 6 37
Totals 35 2 9 2 0 7 15      
a - J. Profar pinch hit for C. Wong in the 9th
b - S. Haggerty pinch hit for M. Rojas in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Rojas (16, 2nd Inning off A. Nola, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: K. Bryant , T. Kemp , G. Sanchez , M. Moniak , J. Profar , B. Dalbec , J. Peterson , M. Rojas 3
2-out RBI: M. Rojas
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Benintendi , S. Haggerty
Hit by Pitch: B. Dalbec
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Rojas-Peterson-Dalbec)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Nola W (10-7) 6.0 6 2 2 0 4 0 87 3.73   
L. Hendriks H (21) 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 9 3.23   
S. Okert H (21) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 5.06   
J. Duran H (17) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 3.43   
R. Helsley SV (29) 1.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 18 5.01   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Nola 56
Batters Faced: A. Nola 24, L. Hendriks 3, S. Okert 1, J. Duran 3, R. Helsley 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Nola 8-5, L. Hendriks 0-1, S. Okert 0-0, J. Duran 1-2, R. Helsley 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: A. Nola 87-53, L. Hendriks 9-6, S. Okert 6-4, J. Duran 10-6, R. Helsley 18-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Okert 1-0
Hit Batsmen: A. Nola
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Hendricks L (15-8) 6.0 8 5 5 0 4 2 78 3.86   
S. Miller 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 16 3.52   
Y. Kikuchi 1.0 1 0 0 1 2 0 21 5.53   
J. Payamps 1.0 1 0 0 1 2 0 21 4.91   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Hendricks 40
Batters Faced: K. Hendricks 26, S. Miller 4, Y. Kikuchi 5, J. Payamps 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Hendricks 5-9, S. Miller 1-0, Y. Kikuchi 1-0, J. Payamps 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: K. Hendricks 78-59, S. Miller 16-8, Y. Kikuchi 21-13, J. Payamps 21-12
Hit Batsmen: J. Payamps
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Willy Adames
Ballpark: Progressive Field
Weather: Rain (68 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 18 mph
Start Time: 6:40 PM ET
Time: 3:12
Attendance: 22112
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