Cleveland Guardians at Kansas City Royals
Final
Recap
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- José Ramírez, Chase DeLauter and Petey Halpin drew consecutive bases-loaded walks in a five-run ninth inning capped by Angel Martínez's two-run double, and the Cleveland Guardians beat the Kansas City Royals 12-9 Friday night to maintain a one-game lead over the Chicago White Sox in the AL Central. Cleveland (84-76) and Chicago (83-77) are both assured at least wild card berths. Each team has two games left, and the White Sox hold the division tiebreaker. Rookie Carter Jensen, who had a career-high five RBI, tied the score 7-7 in the eighth with his second homer of the game, a two-run shot off Hunter Gaddis (6-3). Jensen has 27 homers this season.
Team stats
9Hits14
2Home runs3
13Walks5
3Strikeouts6
0Stolen bases2
176Pitches thrown182
6Pitching strikeouts3
Box score
Batting
| Batters | AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steven KwanCF-LF | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Angel Genao2B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| David Fry1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Angel MartinezLF-RF | 5 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jo AdellRF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Nathaniel LowePH-1B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Austin HedgesC | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Travis Bazzana2B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Chase DeLauterDH | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Brayan RocchioSS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Jose Ramirez3B | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Patrick BaileyPH-C | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Petey HalpinPR-CF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 35 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 13 | 3 |
Pitching
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gavin WilliamsP | 3.1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| Daniel EspinoP | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Tim HerrinP | 0.2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shawn ArmstrongP | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hunter GaddisP | 1.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Erik SabrowskiP | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Matt FestaP | 1.0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |