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								| MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL CLEVELAND GUARDIANS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS 08/28/2048 |  |  
								
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					| MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL |  
					| CLEVELAND GUARDIANS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS |  
					| GAME ID: 2514 - FRIDAY, AUGUST 28TH , 2048 - GAME LOG |  
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								|  | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |  
								| Cleveland Guardians (55-75) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 0 |  
								| Kansas City Royals (71-59) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | X | 7 | 8 | 0 |  |  |  |  | 
	
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					| Guardians Lose to Royals, 7-3 |  
					| The Kansas City Royals took Cleveland pitcher Risto Pandev's best shot and still were able to claim a win at Kauffman Stadium. The final score had Kansas City getting past the Guardians, 7-3. Pandev went 5.1 innings and allowed 1 run, striking out 7. Asa Hahn was credited with the save. He has now successfully converted 20 of 24 save opportunities. The win for the Royals raised their record to 71-59. 
 Kansas City took a 4-3 lead on Gil Switzer's 13th home run of the season. The 3-run  home run came off Cleveland pitcher Rene Eenkhoorn in the bottom of the seventh.
 
 "We'll sip on a cold one and savor this win," said Switzer.
 
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					| CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE |  | KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE |  | 
	
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								| a - J. Ganey pinch ran for N. Sharp in the 1st b - D. Eberhart substituted for B. Albertson in the 7th
 c - A. Dungca pinch hit for D. Eberhart in the 8th
 d - J. Burd substituted for A. Dungca in the 8th
 
 BATTING
 Doubles: 
J. Bell
 (4, 4th Inning off J. Silveira IV, 1 on, 1 out)
 Total Bases: 
C. Blue
, 
N. Ogle
, 
N. Sharp
, 
J. Ganey
, 
B. Albertson
 2
, 
J. Bell
 2
, 
A. Matthews
 Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: 
N. Ogle
, 
J. Ganey
, 
J. Bell
 Hit by Pitch: 
J. Harring
, 
N. Ogle
 Team LOB: 
9
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								| a - R. Diaz pinch hit for M. Markus in the 6th b - I. Faber substituted for R. Diaz in the 7th
 
 BATTING
 Triples: 
J. Pacheco
 (9, 8th Inning off D. Beals, 2 on, 0 outs)
 Home Runs: 
R. Downey
 (21, 2nd Inning off R. Pandev, 0 on, 0 outs) 
, 
G. Switzer
 (13, 7th Inning off R. Eenkhoorn, 2 on, 2 outs)
 Total Bases: 
J. Pacheco
 3
, 
M. Belgard
, 
M. Meyerhoff
, 
R. Downey
 4
, 
G. Switzer
 4
, 
M. Markus
, 
I. Faber
, 
M. Estrada
 2-out RBI: 
G. Switzer
 Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: 
, 
J. Pacheco
 2
, 
M. Jaquez
 2
, 
R. Downey
 Hit by Pitch: 
J. Pacheco
, 
M. Meyerhoff
 Team LOB: 
10
 
 BASERUNNING
 SB: 
J. Pacheco
 2 (8)
 CS: 
M. Belgard
 (10)
 
 FIELDING
 PB: 
M. Meyerhoff
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					| CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE |  | KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE |  | 
	
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								| PITCHING Game Score: 
R. Pandev
 61
 Batters Faced: 
R. Pandev
 26, 
F. Tashima
 3, 
R. Eenkhoorn
 4, 
D. Beals
 5, 
M. Zambon
 3
 Ground Outs - Fly Outs: 
R. Pandev
 4-5, 
F. Tashima
 1-0, 
R. Eenkhoorn
 0-1, 
D. Beals
 0-0, 
M. Zambon
 0-2
 Pitches - Strikes: 
R. Pandev
 101-54, 
F. Tashima
 11-8, 
R. Eenkhoorn
 15-6, 
D. Beals
 21-13, 
M. Zambon
 8-6
 Inherited Runners - Scored: 
F. Tashima
 3-0
, 
M. Zambon
 1-0
 Hit Batsmen: 
R. Pandev
 2
 
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		| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA |  
	| J. Silveira IV | 5.1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 106 | 3.31 |  
	| J. Hall W (4-1) | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 3.51 |  
	| J. Moncada H (5) | 1.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 4.73 |  
	| A. Hahn SV (20) | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 5.11 |  
							
								| PITCHING Game Score: 
J. Silveira IV
 53
 Batters Faced: 
J. Silveira IV
 25, 
J. Hall
 7, 
J. Moncada
 6, 
A. Hahn
 1
 Ground Outs - Fly Outs: 
J. Silveira IV
 3-4, 
J. Hall
 2-2, 
J. Moncada
 1-0, 
A. Hahn
 0-0
 Pitches - Strikes: 
J. Silveira IV
 106-62, 
J. Hall
 25-18, 
J. Moncada
 20-17, 
A. Hahn
 6-4
 Inherited Runners - Scored: 
J. Hall
 1-0
, 
J. Moncada
 1-0
, 
A. Hahn
 2-0
 Hit Batsmen: 
J. Silveira IV
 2
 
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		| GAME NOTES | 
	
		| Player of the Game: 
Risto Pandev Ballpark: 
Kauffman Stadium
 Weather: 
Clear skies (79 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 12 mph
 Start Time: 
6:10 PM CT
 Time: 
3:39
 Attendance: 
39995
 Special Notes: 
C Nick Sharp was injured while running the bases.
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