The Kansas City Royals decisively defeated the Cleveland Guardians, 6 to 2, on September 20.

Final

Guardians

72-81

2

Royals

51-102

6

CLE

KCR

1

0

3

2

0

3

0

4

2

1

5

0

6

0

7

0

1

8

0

1

9

0

R

2

6

H

8

10

E

3

0

Summary

Player Stats

Bottom 1st

CLE

KCR

Home run by Nelson Velázquez; Maikel Garcia and Bobby Witt Jr. scored.

0

3

Top 4th

CLE

KCR

Single by Andrés Giménez; Josh Naylor scored.

1

3

Sacrifice fly by Myles Straw; Ramón Laureano scored.

2

3

Bottom 4th

CLE

KCR

Single by Bobby Witt Jr.; Drew Waters scored.

2

4

Bottom 7th

CLE

KCR

Edward Olivares grounded out; MJ Melendez scored.

2

5

Bottom 8th

CLE

KCR

MJ Melendez line drive; Error by Tyler Freeman; Bobby Witt Jr. scored.

2

6

Guardians

Royals

Batters

Player	AB	R	H	RBI	SO	TB
Will Brennan LF	4	0	1	0	0	1
José Ramírez 3B	4	0	0	0	1	0
Josh Naylor DH	4	1	2	0	0	3
Kole Calhoun 1B	4	0	0	0	2	0
Ramón Laureano RF	4	1	1	0	1	1
Andrés Giménez 2B	4	0	1	1	1	1
Myles Straw CF	3	0	1	1	1	2
José Tena SS	2	0	1	0	1	2
Tyler Freeman PH,SS	2	0	1	0	1	2
Cam Gallagher C	2	0	0	0	1	0
David Fry PH,C	1	0	0	0	0	0
Totals	34	2	8	2	9	12

Pitchers

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
Lucas Giolito (L)	5.1	7	4	3	3	6	1
James Karinchak	0.2	0	0	0	1	1	0
Michael Kelly	1.0	2	1	1	1	0	0
Enyel De Los Santos	1.0	1	1	0	0	2	0
Totals	8.0	10	6	4	5	9	1

Batters

Player	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	SO	SB	CS	TB
Maikel Garcia 3B	5	1	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	1
Bobby Witt Jr. SS	5	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	3
MJ Melendez DH	2	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0
Nelson Velázquez RF	5	1	1	3	1	0	2	0	0	4
Edward Olivares LF	4	0	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	1
Dairon Blanco LF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Michael Massey 2B	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1
Nick Loftin 1B	4	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	2
Nick Pratto 1B	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Drew Waters CF	3	1	2	0	0	1	0	2	0	3
Logan Porter C	3	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0
Totals	35	6	10	5	1	5	9	3	1	15

Pitchers

Player	IP	H	R	ER	SO
Zack Greinke	3.2	5	2	2	5
Angel Zerpa (W)	5.1	3	0	0	4
Totals	9.0	8	2	2	9

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More Royals Stats

Team Batting Leaders

HR

8

Perez

RBI

37

Perez

AVG

.337

Perez

Team Pitching Leaders

W

7

Lugo

K

64

Ragans

ERA

1.79

Lugo

Team Rankings

HR

44

17th

R

221

8th

SO

385

22nd

ERA

3.43

8th

2024 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
Guardians	30	17	.638
Royals	29	19	.604	1.5
Twins	24	22	.522	5.5
Tigers	23	23	.500	6.5
White Sox	14	33	.298	16.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Mon 5/20	DET	@	KCR	7:40 PM
Tue 5/21	DET	@	KCR	7:40 PM
Wed 5/22	DET	@	KCR	2:10 PM
Fri 5/24	KCR	@	TBR	6:50 PM
Sat 5/25	KCR	@	TBR	4:10 PM

Last Game

Royals

29-19

8

Final

4

Athletics

19-30

Sun 19 May 2024

MLB 2024 Batting Leaders

HR Leaders

15

Henderson

15

Tucker

13

Ohtani

RBI Leaders

42

Bohm

41

Ramírez

41

Ozuna

Batting Average Leaders

.353

Ohtani

.341

Contreras

.337

Perez

Hit Leaders

66

Ohtani

64

Betts

62

Contreras

Run Leaders

42

Jr.

40

Contreras

40

Betts

OBP Leaders

.435

Betts

.423

Ohtani

.422

Profar

SLG Leaders

.658

Ohtani

.623

Tucker

.606

Ozuna

SB Leaders

30

Cruz

18

Turang

17

Caballero

MLB 2024 Pitching Leaders

Win Leaders

8

Suárez

7

Lugo

6

Sale

Strikeout Leaders

81

Glasnow

72

Flaherty

71

Wheeler

ERA Leaders

0.84

Imanaga

1.37

Suárez

1.49

Assad

WHIP Leaders

0.76

Suárez

0.78

Skubal

0.78

Cease

K/9 Leaders

12.19

Crochet

11.85

Flaherty

11.76

Glasnow

K/BB Leaders

11.00

Eflin

10.80

Kirby

9.00

Jones

Walk Leaders

4

Eflin

5

Kirby

7

Jones

Fantasy 2024

FanDuel Points Leaders

737.7

Ohtani

691.5

Betts

686.1

Tucker

DraftKings Points Leaders

567

Ohtani

529

Betts

527

Cruz

MLB 2023 Division Standings

	NL East	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Braves	104	58	.642
2	Phillies	90	72	.556	14.0
	AL East	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Orioles	101	61	.623
2	Rays	99	63	.611	2.0
	NL West	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Dodgers	100	62	.617
2	Diamondbacks	84	78	.519	16.0
	NL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Brewers	92	70	.568
2	Cubs	83	79	.512	9.0
	AL West	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Astros	90	72	.556
2	Rangers	90	72	.556
	AL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Twins	87	75	.537
2	Tigers	78	84	.481	9.0