Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE
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Kansas City 6,
Cleveland 2
When: 2:10 PM ET, Wednesday, September 20, 2023
Where: Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
Temperature: 79°
Umpires: Home - Doug Eddings, 1B - Alfonso Marquez, 2B - Ramon De Jesus, 3B - Emil Jimenez
Attendance: 12162
Where: Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
Temperature: 79°
Umpires: Home - Doug Eddings, 1B - Alfonso Marquez, 2B - Ramon De Jesus, 3B - Emil Jimenez
Attendance: 12162
Final Scoring Summary
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| Cleveland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 3 |
| Kansas City | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | - | 6 | 10 | 0 |
Cleveland
| Hitters | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | LOB | Avg |
| Will Brennan | LF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .266 |
| Jose Ramirez | 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .277 |
| Josh Naylor | DH | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .311 |
| Kole Calhoun | 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .232 |
| Ramon Laureano | RF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .226 |
| Andres Gimenez | 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .249 |
| Myles Straw | CF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .227 |
| Jose Tena | SS | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .217 |
| Tyler Freeman | PH-SS | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .244 |
| Cam Gallagher | C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .132 |
| David Fry | PH-C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .229 |
| Totals | 34 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 11 | ||
| Batting | |||||||||
| 2B - Josh Naylor (29), Myles Straw (17), Jose Tena (2), Tyler Freeman (7) | |||||||||
| TB - Will Brennan, Josh Naylor 3, Ramon Laureano, Andres Gimenez, Myles Straw 2, Jose Tena 2, Tyler Freeman 2 | |||||||||
| RBI - Andres Gimenez (59), Myles Straw (28) | |||||||||
| Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Jose Ramirez (52), Kole Calhoun (21), Jose Tena (4), Tyler Freeman (14), David Fry (11) | |||||||||
| SF - Myles Straw (6) | |||||||||
| Team LOB - 6 | |||||||||
| Fielding | |||||||||
| E - Will Brennan (3), Jose Tena (2), Tyler Freeman (3) | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
| Lucas Giolito (L 8-14) | 5.1 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 4.60 |
| James Karinchak | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3.28 |
| Michael Kelly | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4.30 |
| Enyel De Los Santos | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3.36 |
| WP - Lucas Giolito, Michael Kelly | ||||||||
| Pitches-Strikes - Lucas Giolito 105-66, James Karinchak 13-8, Michael Kelly 29-19, Enyel De Los Santos 14-11 | ||||||||
| Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Lucas Giolito 4-1, James Karinchak 0-1, Michael Kelly 2-1, Enyel De Los Santos 0-1 | ||||||||
| Batters Faced - Lucas Giolito 26, James Karinchak 3, Michael Kelly 6, Enyel De Los Santos 5 | ||||||||
| Inherited Runners-Scored - James Karinchak 1-0 | ||||||||
Kansas City
| Hitters | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | LOB | Avg |
| Maikel Garcia | 3B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | .275 |
| Bobby Witt Jr. | SS | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .278 |
| MJ Melendez | DH | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | .234 |
| Nelson Velazquez | RF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 | .245 |
| Edward Olivares | LF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .264 |
| Dairon Blanco | LF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .226 |
| Michael Massey | 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .225 |
| Nick Loftin | 1B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .372 |
| Nick Pratto | 1B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .228 |
| Drew Waters | CF | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .237 |
| Logan Porter | C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .250 |
| Totals | 35 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 27 | ||
| Batting | |||||||||
| 2B - Bobby Witt Jr. (28), Drew Waters (10) | |||||||||
| HR - Nelson Velazquez (12) | |||||||||
| TB - Maikel Garcia, Bobby Witt Jr. 3, Nelson Velazquez 4, Edward Olivares, Michael Massey, Nick Loftin 2, Drew Waters 3 | |||||||||
| RBI - Bobby Witt Jr. (91), Nelson Velazquez 3 (25), Edward Olivares (31) | |||||||||
| 2-Out RBI - Bobby Witt Jr. (29) | |||||||||
| Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Bobby Witt Jr. 2 (41), Michael Massey (50), Nick Loftin 2 (5), Drew Waters (29) | |||||||||
| Team LOB - 10 | |||||||||
| Baserunning | |||||||||
| CS - Bobby Witt Jr. (11, 2nd by Giolito/Gallagher) | |||||||||
| SB - Edward Olivares (10, 2nd off Giolito/Gallagher), Drew Waters 2 (15, 2nd off Karinchak/Gallagher, 3rd off Karinchak/Gallagher) | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
| Zack Greinke | 3.2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5.37 |
| Angel Zerpa (W 3-3) | 5.1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4.82 |
| Pitches-Strikes - Zack Greinke 57-42, Angel Zerpa 78-52 | ||||||||
| Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Zack Greinke 0-2, Angel Zerpa 6-1 | ||||||||
| Batters Faced - Zack Greinke 16, Angel Zerpa 19 | ||||||||
| Inherited Runners-Scored - Angel Zerpa 1-0 | ||||||||