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								| MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL CLEVELAND GUARDIANS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS 09/30/2049 |  |  
								
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					| MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL |  
					| CLEVELAND GUARDIANS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS |  
					| GAME ID: 2957 - THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 30TH , 2049 - GAME LOG |  
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								| Cleveland Guardians (68-91) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |  
								| Kansas City Royals (86-73) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 3 | 9 | 0 |  |  |  |  | 
	
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					| Royals Shut Out Guardians, 3-0 |  
					| Right-hander Bryan Boykin mesmerized the Cleveland Guardians while leading the Kansas City Royals to a 3-0 victory. Boykin, now 11-8, was the winner. In 6 innings, he gave up 2 hits, while striking out 5, walking 3, and allowing no runs. Joe Noonan notched his 31st save in 37 chances. 
 With one out in the bottom of the fourth, Adam Martin barreled up a fastball from Adrian Serratos. The result was a 2-run  home run, putting the Royals in front, 3-0.
 
 "We put it together today and came out with the win," Boykin said in postgame remarks. "That's the main thing."
 
 The triumph puts Kansas City at 86-73 for the season.
 
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					| CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE |  | KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE |  | 
	
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								| a - M. Belgard substituted for M. Jaquez in the 8th 
 BATTING
 Doubles: 
R. Downey
 (35, 3rd Inning off A. Serratos, 0 on, 1 out) 
, 
K. Roseen
 (15, 4th Inning off A. Serratos, 0 on, 0 outs)
 Home Runs: 
A. Martin
 (12, 4th Inning off A. Serratos, 1 on, 1 out)
 Total Bases: 
J. Pacheco
 2
, 
A. Martin
 4
, 
M. Jaquez
 2
, 
R. Downey
 3
, 
K. Roseen
 3
 2-out RBI: 
J. Pacheco
 Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: 
J. Pacheco
, 
A. Martin
, 
G. Switzer
 2
, 
M. Markus
 GIDP: 
M. Estrada
 Hit by Pitch: 
M. Estrada
, 
W. Cogswell
 Team LOB: 
11
 
 BASERUNNING
 SB: 
M. Jaquez
 (10)
 
 FIELDING
 Double Plays: 
2 (Pacheco-Jaquez-Estrada, 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 |  
	| B. Boykin W (11-8) | 6.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 102 | 4.30 |  
	| J. Moncada H (11) | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 3.51 |  
	| J. Noonan SV (31) | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 3.56 |  |  | 
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		| GAME NOTES | 
	
		| Player of the Game: 
Bryan Boykin Ballpark: 
Kauffman Stadium
 Weather: 
Partly Cloudy (63 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 4 mph
 Start Time: 
7:10 PM CT
 Time: 
3:11
 Attendance: 
30268
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