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								| MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT CLEVELAND GUARDIANS 09/08/2048 |  |  
								
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					| MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL |  
					| KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT CLEVELAND GUARDIANS |  
					| GAME ID: 2668 - TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8TH , 2048 - GAME LOG |  
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								| Kansas City Royals (79-61) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 1 |  
								| Cleveland Guardians (59-82) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 1 |  |  |  |  | 
	
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					| Guardians Lose Late, 6-3 |  
					| Cleveland wasted an exceptional performance by pitcher Bruce Poff, falling to the Kansas City Royals, 6-3. Poff threw 7.0 innings of 4-hit ball for the losing team. Chris Eaker earned the win after being called from the bullpen. The left-hander allowed no runs on 1 hit in 3 innings. He upped his record to 10-1.  Asa Hahn was credited with the save. He has now successfully converted 25 of 29 save opportunities. 
 Kansas City used the clutch hitting of Justin Rupert to capture the win. The first baseman drilled a 3-run  home run in the top of the eighth inning to put the Royals ahead, 6-3. It was his only hit in 4 at-bats, but it was a big one.
 
 "We'll relax tonight and get back after it tomorrow," Rupert said after the game.
 
 The triumph puts Kansas City at 79-61 for the season.
 
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					| KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE |  | CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE |  | 
	
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								| a - P. Hansel pinch hit for I. Faber in the 6th b - J. Pacheco substituted for P. Hansel in the 6th
 c - M. Estrada pinch hit for M. Markus in the 7th
 d - K. Postlethwaite substituted for M. Estrada in the 7th
 
 BATTING
 Doubles: 
M. Jaquez
 (46, 4th Inning off B. Poff, 0 on, 1 out)
 Home Runs: 
I. Faber
 (4, 4th Inning off B. Poff, 0 on, 1 out) 
, 
M. Belgard
 (23, 8th Inning off F. Tashima, 0 on, 0 outs) 
, 
J. Rupert
 (2, 8th Inning off F. Tashima, 2 on, 2 outs)
 Total Bases: 
M. Belgard
 4
, 
I. Faber
 4
, 
P. Hansel
, 
M. Jaquez
 2
, 
J. Rupert
 4
, 
M. Markus
 2-out RBI: 
J. Rupert
 Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: 
B. Baconneck
, 
J. Rupert
 Sac Fly: 
R. Downey
 Hit by Pitch: 
B. Baconneck
 Team LOB: 
4
 
 BASERUNNING
 SB: 
M. Jaquez
 (12)
 
 FIELDING
 Errors: 
S. Britt
 (5)
 Double Plays: 
3 (Britt-Rupert, Pacheco-Belgard-Rupert, Pacheco-Belgard-Rupert)
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		| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | LOB | AVG | HR | RBI |  
		| A. Dungca 1B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .248 | 6 | 29 |  
		| H. Pedroso LF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | .263 | 7 | 31 |  
		| D. Dunham DH | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .275 | 1 | 7 |  
		| J. Burd 2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | .260 | 16 | 61 |  
		| C. Blue 3B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .253 | 9 | 54 |  
		| J. Bell CF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .186 | 3 | 12 |  
		| a-N. Ogle PH, RF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .304 | 17 | 73 |  
		| J. Keefe C | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 0 | 0 |  
		| A. Matthews SS | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .231 | 7 | 40 |  
		| R. O'Reilly RF, CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .225 | 6 | 46 |  
		| Totals | 31 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 19 |  |  |  |  
							
								| a - N. Ogle pinch hit for J. Bell in the 8th 
 BATTING
 Total Bases: 
A. Dungca
, 
H. Pedroso
, 
D. Dunham
, 
C. Blue
 2
, 
J. Keefe
, 
A. Matthews
 2
 2-out RBI: 
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C. Blue
 2
 Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: 
J. Bell
, 
J. Keefe
 GIDP: 
D. Dunham
, 
C. Blue
, 
A. Matthews
 Hit by Pitch: 
A. Dungca
, 
D. Dunham
, 
R. O'Reilly
 Team LOB: 
8
 
 BASERUNNING
 SB: 
A. Dungca
 (22)
, 
H. Pedroso
 (10)
 CS: 
A. Matthews
 (9)
 
 FIELDING
 Errors: 
C. Blue
 (5)
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					| KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE |  | CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE |  | 
	
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		| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA |  
	| J. Silveira IV | 5.0 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 110 | 3.38 |  
	| C. Eaker W (10-1) | 3.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 2.98 |  
	| A. Hahn SV (25) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 4.68 |  |  | 
	
		| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA |  
	| B. Poff | 7.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 105 | 6.00 |  
	| F. Tashima L (5-1), BS (3) | 0.2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 4.26 |  
	| D. Beals | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 21 | 4.38 |  |  | 
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		| GAME NOTES | 
	
		| Player of the Game: 
Bruce Poff Ballpark: 
Progressive Field
 Weather: 
Partly Cloudy (59 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 12 mph
 Start Time: 
7:10 PM ET
 Time: 
3:21
 Attendance: 
19572
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