MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT CLEVELAND INDIANS
07/23/2044
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT CLEVELAND INDIANS
GAME ID: 2035 - SATURDAY, JULY 23RD , 2044 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals (49-48) 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 3 1 7 9 0
Cleveland Indians (34-62) 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 8 1
Indians Lose to Royals, 7-2
The Cleveland Indians and Kansas City Royals were greeted by an enthusiastic crowd.

The Kansas City Royals beat the Cleveland Indians, 7-2, at Progressive Field. Kansas City catcher Mike Meyerhoff had an outstanding performance. He went 2-4 with a home run, a double, and a walk, while scoring 2 runs and driving in 3. Kansas City pitcher Matt Evans got the win, upping his record to 4-2. Andy Zecher got the loss.

Kansas City used the clutch hitting of Aaron Matthews to capture the win. The shortstop drilled a bases-clearing double in the top of the eighth inning to give the Royals the lead, 6-2. For the game, Matthews had 1 single and 1 double in 4 at-bats.

Matthews told a Kansas City Citizen reporter that he was "more than satisfied" with the win.

Kansas City raised its record to 49-48 with the win.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Jaquez 2B 5 0 0 0 0 3 2 .184 15 38
G. Busby 3B 4 3 2 0 0 0 1 .295 14 57
M. Meyerhoff C 4 2 2 3 1 0 0 .362 27 67
T. Prado CF 4 0 1 0 1 1 3 .312 16 45
M. Estrada 1B 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 .212 10 45
A. Martin DH 3 0 0 0 0 3 1 .270 2 17
   a-G. Switzer DH 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 .245 2 14
A. Matthews SS 4 0 2 3 0 1 1 .302 14 54
A. Rosales RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .238 3 15
Z. Davidson LF 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 .230 9 39
Totals 36 7 9 7 3 10 16      
a - G. Switzer substituted for A. Martin in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Prado (19, 2nd Inning off A. Zecher, 0 on, 0 outs) , G. Busby 2 (13, 8th Inning off A. Zecher, 0 on, 0 outs; 9th Inning off H. Guerrero, 0 on, 2 outs) , A. Matthews (17, 8th Inning off D. Korte, 3 on, 2 outs) , M. Meyerhoff (14, 9th Inning off H. Guerrero, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: M. Meyerhoff (27, 4th Inning off A. Zecher, 1 on, 0 outs) , Z. Davidson (9, 5th Inning off A. Zecher, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: G. Busby 4 , M. Meyerhoff 6 , T. Prado 2 , A. Matthews 3 , A. Rosales , Z. Davidson 4
2-out RBI: M. Meyerhoff , A. Matthews , Z. Davidson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Jaquez , G. Busby , T. Prado , A. Matthews , A. Rosales
GIDP: M. Estrada
Hit by Pitch: G. Busby
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Jaquez (9)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Estrada-Matthews-Evans, Rosales-Meyerhoff)
OF assists: 2 (Rosales(Ganey at 2nd base), Rosales(Campos at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
F. Campos RF 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 .254 5 30
D. Thaqi SS 4 1 3 0 0 0 1 .295 4 24
M. Lester LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 .278 15 48
M. Geter 3B 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .245 12 34
A. Dungca 1B 2 0 0 0 2 2 2 .299 14 54
P. Word CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .264 12 38
K. Howard DH 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .179 3 8
   a-K. Schaible DH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .224 11 36
D. Hill 2B 3 1 0 0 0 1 1 .179 11 40
J. Ganey C 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .218 2 18
Totals 32 2 8 2 2 6 15      
a - K. Schaible substituted for K. Howard in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Thaqi (15, 3rd Inning off M. Evans, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: F. Campos 2 , D. Thaqi 4 , M. Lester , M. Geter , J. Ganey
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Geter , P. Word
GIDP: M. Lester
Hit by Pitch: D. Hill
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: M. Geter (3)
Double Plays: 1 (Hill-Thaqi-Dungca)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Evans W (4-2) 7.1 8 2 2 1 5 0 108 4.55   
T. Lakatos 1.2 0 0 0 1 1 0 26 3.27   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Evans 58
Batters Faced: M. Evans 29, T. Lakatos 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Evans 10-4, T. Lakatos 1-3
Pitches - Strikes: M. Evans 108-73, T. Lakatos 26-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Lakatos 1-0
Hit Batsmen: M. Evans
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Zecher L (2-10) 7.0 6 5 5 2 6 2 101 4.89   
D. Korte 1.0 1 1 1 1 2 0 20 6.80   
H. Guerrero 1.0 2 1 1 0 2 0 24 2.25   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Zecher 49
Batters Faced: A. Zecher 30, D. Korte 5, H. Guerrero 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Zecher 8-6, D. Korte 0-1, H. Guerrero 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: A. Zecher 101-65, D. Korte 20-12, H. Guerrero 24-16
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Korte 2-2
Hit Batsmen: A. Zecher
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Mike Meyerhoff
Ballpark: Progressive Field
Weather: Clear skies (78 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:15 PM ET
Time: 3:20
Attendance: 33197
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