[Game Thread] Royals (73-58) @ Guardians (75-56) – August 26, 2024


Royals (73-58) @ Guardians (75-56)

First Pitch: 6:40 PM at Progressive Field

Official Game Notes (updated roughly an hour before first pitch)


TeamStarterTVRadio
RoyalsAlec Marsh (7-7, 4.71 ERA)BSKCKCSP
GuardiansLogan Allen (8-4, 5.56 ERA)BSGLWTAM, WARF1350 (ES)

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Line Score – Bases empty, 1 Out, Bottom of the 7th

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KC011214091327
CLE3001004605

Box Score

CLEABRHRBIBBSOBA
LFKwan411000.303
2BGimenez211000.251
DHRamírez, Jo312100.276
1BNaylor, J200000.235
RFNoel300003.254
CFBrennan200000.248
CFThomas, L000010.231
3BSchneemann312100.240
CNaylor, B100010.206
PHFry100000.260
CHedges000000.162
SSRocchio300001.208
CLEIPHRERBBSOP-SERA
Allen, L.T.5.08554176-435.73
Avila, P0.12331011-94.02
Herrin1.23111131-192.21
KCABRHRBIBBSOBA
2BGarcia, M423101.238
SSWitt Jr.211020.347
1BPasquantino410000.262
DHPerez, S322610.283
CFermin400000.292
3BDeJong322110.238
LFMelendez402001.214
RFBlanco311010.270
CFHampson302110.241
KCIPHRERBBSOP-SERA
Marsh4.25421287-574.67
Long1.11001226-152.37
Lynch IV0.1000002-16.26

Scoring Plays

InningEventScore
B1José Ramírez doubles (29) on a line drive to right fielder Dairon Blanco. Steven Kwan scores. Andrés Giménez scores. José Ramírez to 3rd. Throwing error by right fielder Dairon Blanco.2-0
B1Will Brennan grounds out, second baseman Maikel Garcia to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino.3-0
T2Paul DeJong homers (22) on a fly ball to left center field.3-1
T3Salvador Perez grounds out, shortstop Brayan Rocchio to first baseman Josh Naylor. Maikel Garcia scores. Bobby Witt Jr. to 3rd.3-2
T4Garrett Hampson singles on a line drive to center fielder Will Brennan. Paul DeJong scores. Dairon Blanco to 3rd.3-3
T4Maikel Garcia out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Steven Kwan. Dairon Blanco scores.3-4
B4Daniel Schneemann homers (5) on a fly ball to right center field.4-4
T5Salvador Perez homers (24) on a fly ball to left center field.4-5
T6Salvador Perez hits a grand slam (25) to center field. Maikel Garcia scores. Bobby Witt Jr. scores. Vinnie Pasquantino scores.4-9

Highlights

DescriptionLength
Probable pitchers for Royals at Guardians – August 26, 20240:06
Bullpen availability for Cleveland, August 26 vs Royals0:07
Bullpen availability for Kansas City, August 26 vs Guardians0:07
Fielding alignment for Kansas City, August 26 vs Guardians0:11
Bench availability for Kansas City, August 26 vs Guardians0:07
Fielding alignment for Cleveland, August 26 vs Royals0:11
Bench availability for Cleveland, August 26 vs Royals0:07
Starting lineups for Royals at Guardians – August 26, 20240:09
Paul DeJong: Home Run Statcast Analysis0:11
The distance behind Daniel Schneemann's home run0:12
The distance behind Salvador Perez's home run0:13
Breaking down Alec Marsh's pitches0:04
Breaking down Logan Allen's pitches0:04
Breaking down Salvador Perez's home run0:13
Logan Allen's outing against the Royals0:23
Two score on José Ramírez's RBI double0:29
Paul DeJong's solo home run (22)0:29
Salvador Perez's RBI groundout0:20
Brayan Rocchio's diving catch0:26
Garrett Hampson's RBI single0:19
Maikel Garcia's sac fly0:20
Daniel Schneeman's solo home run (5)0:29
Salvador Perez's solo home run (24)0:29
Alec Marsh K's Jhonkensy Noel0:07
Vinnie Pasquantino grounds into a force out, pitcher Tim Herrin to catcher Bo Naylor. Garrett Hampson out at home. Maikel Garcia to 3rd. Bobby Witt Jr. to 2nd. Vinnie Pasquantino to 1st.0:23
Logan Allen K's MJ Melendez0:07
Salvador Perez's grand slam (25)0:30
Jhonkensy Noel's nice throw0:25
Tim Herrin Called Strike to Maikel Garcia0:16

Updated at 8:47 PM.

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43 comments
  1. Tyler freeman 5 for his last 50 and isn’t a good defender. Someone explain why he isn’t in triple a

  2. They had an absolutely special bullpen this year and if this team ends up falling short of reasonable expectation then we will not look at this year fondly.

  3. If it makes anyone feel better the Rangers played like ass down the stretch and blew the division, but won the World Series…

  4. The team looks exactly how everyone thought they would look going into the year. It’s nice that they had a few good months there (largely propped up by clutch hitting, which has never ever been a sustainable strategy in the history of the game). They might limp to the playoffs, but they really need to start getting Manzardo some MLB at bats, and give Valera his cup of coffee.

  5. I wonder what it would be like to jump into an active volcano, surely it has to be better than this

  6. Terrible pitching and terrible decisions at the plate do not make for a good baseball team.

  7. I feel like we’re all more upset than the guardian organizations themselves🤣 it’s almost like in a relationship where you want someone to change and they won’t 💀 we might be the hopeless romantics with this one

  8. I was feeling great 24 hours ago, and even 30 mins ago I was like “ok, I’ll be happy with a split today”. Frustrating.

  9. Who could’ve predicted that the relievers who have pitched every day for 5 months would start to regress?

  10. I’m not listening but how many times has hammy said “mmm, mmm-mmm” tonight?

  11. Team is eerily similar to 2013. That team was .500 and got hot late. This team got hot early and is about a .500 team. This team has a ton of holes and is just not that good. A bullpen can carry a team so far with 1 starter and 3 solid offensive players. As frustrating of a team as they can be, they are still a fun team and they could get hot. Very Cleveland. 

  12. It feel the closer a pitch is to the heart of the plate the more likely we are to not swing

  13. Boy am I glad we possess the two most team friendly contracts in baseball with Jose and Clase. ~~That unspent cash should free up some space to sign some complementary~~ I fucking hate it here

  14. Idk bout y’all but I’ll sacrifice 20 years of mediocre/bad baseball for a WS

    I love being good enough to just hang around 80-90 wins every year

    But I’m starting to wonder if it’s worth it

  15. Another year where 3/5 of our opening day starting rotation is not with the team. I know Allen is currently back, but we all know he’s going back to Columbus

  16. Literally all teams I hate aside from the Orioles are going to make the playoffs in the AL. This October is going to suck

  17. Imagine being told in March that this team would be in first place on August 26th. Literally everyone here would be ecstatic. Perspective. Breathe. Please.

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