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								| MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL CLEVELAND GUARDIANS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS 09/29/2049 |  |  
								
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					| MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL |  
					| CLEVELAND GUARDIANS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS |  
					| GAME ID: 2946 - WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 29TH , 2049 - GAME LOG |  
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								| Cleveland Guardians (68-90) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 1 |  
								| Kansas City Royals (85-73) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 1 |  |  |  |  | 
	
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					| Guardians Sneak Past Royals, 6-5 |  
					| The Cleveland Guardians topped the Kansas City Royals, 6-5, with first baseman Valentin Laporte playing a big role. Laporte went 1 for 3 with a home run and a walk, while scoring 2 runs and driving in 2 for the Guardians in the win. Chris Cohen earned his 30th save in 34 chances. Cleveland occupies 4th place in the American League Central Division at 68-90. 
 Laporte had a game-changing home run in the top of the eighth. On a 2-2 fastball from Joe Jordahl, he banged a 2-run  home run to left, giving the Guardians a 6-4 lead. It was the 3rd home run of the year for Laporte.
 
 "We can always improve and get better, but we're feeling confident after that win," said Laporte.
 
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					| CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE |  | KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE |  | 
	
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								| a - J. Harring substituted for V. Laporte in the 8th 
 BATTING
 Doubles: 
A. Matthews
 (28, 8th Inning off J. Jordahl, 0 on, 2 outs)
 Home Runs: 
N. Sharp
 (13, 6th Inning off J. Hall, 2 on, 2 outs) 
, 
V. Laporte
 (3, 8th Inning off J. Jordahl, 1 on, 0 outs)
 Total Bases: 
J. Burd
, 
V. Laporte
 4
, 
N. Sharp
 4
, 
A. Matthews
 3
, 
C. Trevor
, 
H. Pedroso
 2-out RBI: 
N. Sharp
, 
C. Trevor
 Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: 
R. O'Reilly
, 
J. Burd
, 
C. Trevor
 GIDP: 
V. Laporte
 Sac Bunt: 
A. Soriano
 Team LOB: 
5
 
 BASERUNNING
 SB: 
A. Matthews
 (14)
 
 FIELDING
 Errors: 
A. Matthews
 (7)
 Double Plays: 
1 (Blue-Burd-Laporte)
 PB: 
N. Sharp
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								| a - M. Markus pinch hit for M. Estrada in the 8th 
 BATTING
 Doubles: 
A. Martin
 (20, 7th Inning off C. Thurner, 0 on, 0 outs)
 Home Runs: 
G. Switzer
 (22, 8th Inning off K. Omura, 0 on, 2 outs)
 Total Bases: 
A. Martin
 4
, 
R. Downey
 2
, 
W. Cogswell
, 
G. Switzer
 4
 2-out RBI: 
G. Switzer
 Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: 
J. Pacheco
, 
M. Jaquez
 2
, 
W. Cogswell
, 
M. Belgard
 GIDP: 
M. Jaquez
 Sac Bunt: 
G. Switzer
 Team LOB: 
7
 
 FIELDING
 Errors: 
M. Estrada
 (4)
 Double Plays: 
1 (Pacheco-Jaquez-Estrada)
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					| CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE |  | KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE |  | 
	
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		| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA |  
	| D. Rickelman | 6.0 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 101 | 5.62 |  
	| C. Thurner W (8-2) | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 1.90 |  
	| K. Omura H (13) | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 4.04 |  
	| C. Cohen SV (30) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3.41 |  |  | 
	
		| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA |  
	| J. Hall L (8-9) | 7.0 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 99 | 4.05 |  
	| J. Jordahl | 2.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 36 | 4.05 |  |  | 
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		| GAME NOTES | 
	
		| Player of the Game: 
Valentin Laporte Ballpark: 
Kauffman Stadium
 Weather: 
Clear skies (63 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 10 mph
 Start Time: 
7:10 PM CT
 Time: 
3:17
 Attendance: 
32056
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