Final
KCR
CLEBottom 1st
José Ramírez doubles to deep right field, advances to 3rd. Andrés Giménez scores. Steven Kwan scores. Throwing error by Dairon Blanco.
Josh Naylor out at second. José Ramírez scores.
Top 2nd
Paul DeJong homers to center field.
Top 3rd
Salvador Perez grounds out to shortstop, Brayan Rocchio to Josh Naylor. Bobby Witt to third. Maikel Garcia scores.
Top 4th
Garrett Hampson singles to center field. Dairon Blanco to third. Paul DeJong scores.
Maikel Garcia out on a sacrifice fly to deep left center field to Steven Kwan. Dairon Blanco scores.
Bottom 4th
Daniel Schneemann homers to center field.
Top 5th
Salvador Perez homers to center field.
Top 6th
Salvador Perez homers to center field. Vinnie Pasquantino scores. Bobby Witt scores. Maikel Garcia scores.
Current Series
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4
Guardians
3
Game 1
Final
Royals
9
Guardians
4
Game 2
Final
Royals
6
Guardians
1
Game 3
Final
Royals
5
Guardians
7
Game 4
Final
2024 AL Central
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White Sox Game Summary
The Cleveland Guardians were easily defeated by the Kansas City Royals, 9 to 4, on August 26.
Game Info
Progressive Field
Cleveland, Ohio
83°
4 mph NE
Home Plate: John Tumpane
First Base: Jonathan Parra
Second Base: Marvin Hudson
Third Base: Tom Hanahan
| Batters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Garcia 2B | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .750 | .600 | 1.000 |
B. Witt Jr. SS | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .333 | .600 | .667 |
V. Pasquantino 1B | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
S. Perez DH | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | .500 | .600 | 2.000 |
F. Fermin C | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .200 | .200 |
P. DeJong 3B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .500 | .600 | 1.250 |
MJ Melendez LF | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .600 | .600 | .600 |
D. Blanco RF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .250 | .400 | .500 |
G. Hampson CF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | .600 | .500 |
| Totals | 38 | 9 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 4 |
| Batters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Kwan LF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .200 | .200 |
A. Giménez 2B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .400 | .250 |
J. Ramírez DH | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .750 | .750 | 1.500 |
J. Naylor 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .250 | .000 |
J. Noel RF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .000 | .250 | .000 |
W. Brennan CF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
L. Thomas PH-CF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .500 | .000 |
D. Schneemann 3B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .500 | .500 | 1.250 |
B. Naylor C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .500 | .000 |
D. Fry PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
A. Hedges C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
B. Rocchio SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Totals | 33 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
Batting
2B: B. Witt Jr., M. Garcia, D. Blanco
HR: P. DeJong, S. Perez 2
RBI: P. DeJong, G. Hampson, S. Perez 6, M. Garcia
Baserunning
SB: G. Hampson, D. Blanco
Batting
2B: J. Ramírez 3
HR: D. Schneemann
RBI: J. Ramírez, D. Schneemann
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Marsh | 4.2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3.86 |
S. Long (W) | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 |
D. Lynch IV (S) | 3.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 |
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
L. Allen (L) | 5.0 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 9.00 |
P. Avila | 0.1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 81.00 |
T. Herrin | 1.2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5.40 |
C. Smith | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
E. Clase | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 3 |
| Batters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Garcia 2B | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .750 | .600 | 1.000 |
B. Witt Jr. SS | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .333 | .600 | .667 |
V. Pasquantino 1B | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
S. Perez DH | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | .500 | .600 | 2.000 |
F. Fermin C | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .200 | .200 |
P. DeJong 3B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .500 | .600 | 1.250 |
MJ Melendez LF | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .600 | .600 | .600 |
D. Blanco RF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .250 | .400 | .500 |
G. Hampson CF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | .600 | .500 |
| Totals | 38 | 9 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 4 |
Batting
2B: B. Witt Jr., M. Garcia, D. Blanco
HR: P. DeJong, S. Perez 2
RBI: P. DeJong, G. Hampson, S. Perez 6, M. Garcia
Baserunning
SB: G. Hampson, D. Blanco
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Marsh | 4.2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3.86 |
S. Long (W) | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 |
D. Lynch IV (S) | 3.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 |
| Batters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Kwan LF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .200 | .200 |
A. Giménez 2B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .400 | .250 |
J. Ramírez DH | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .750 | .750 | 1.500 |
J. Naylor 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .250 | .000 |
J. Noel RF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .000 | .250 | .000 |
W. Brennan CF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
L. Thomas PH-CF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .500 | .000 |
D. Schneemann 3B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .500 | .500 | 1.250 |
B. Naylor C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .500 | .000 |
D. Fry PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
A. Hedges C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
B. Rocchio SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Totals | 33 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
Batting
2B: J. Ramírez 3
HR: D. Schneemann
RBI: J. Ramírez, D. Schneemann
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
L. Allen (L) | 5.0 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 9.00 |
P. Avila | 0.1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 81.00 |
T. Herrin | 1.2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5.40 |
C. Smith | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
E. Clase | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 3 |
Top 1st
Maikel Garcia doubles.
Bobby Witt walks.
Vinnie Pasquantino grounds out to shallow infield. Bobby Witt out at second. Maikel Garcia to third.
Salvador Perez walks.
Freddy Fermin hits into a force out to shortstop. Salvador Perez out at second.
Bottom 1st
Steven Kwan singles to deep right field.
Andrés Giménez singles to left field. Steven Kwan to second.
José Ramírez doubles to deep right field, advances to 3rd. Andrés Giménez scores. Steven Kwan scores. Throwing error by Dairon Blanco.
Josh Naylor hit by pitch.
Jhonkensy Noel called out on strikes.
Josh Naylor out at second. José Ramírez scores.
Will Brennan grounds out to second base, Maikel Garcia to Vinnie Pasquantino.
Top 2nd
Paul DeJong homers to center field.
MJ Melendez singles to center field.
Dairon Blanco grounds out to shortstop. MJ Melendez out at second.
Garrett Hampson grounds out to shortstop, Brayan Rocchio to Josh Naylor.
Bottom 2nd
Daniel Schneemann pops out to Vinnie Pasquantino.
Bo Naylor pops out to shallow infield to Paul DeJong.
Brayan Rocchio flies out to center field to Garrett Hampson.
Top 3rd
Maikel Garcia singles to shallow center field.
Bobby Witt doubles to deep left center field. Maikel Garcia to third.
Vinnie Pasquantino flies out to right field to Jhonkensy Noel.
Salvador Perez grounds out to shortstop, Brayan Rocchio to Josh Naylor. Bobby Witt to third. Maikel Garcia scores.
Freddy Fermin lines out to shortstop to Brayan Rocchio.
Bottom 3rd
Steven Kwan grounds out to shallow infield, Paul DeJong to Vinnie Pasquantino.
Andrés Giménez hit by pitch.
José Ramírez pops out to Maikel Garcia.
Josh Naylor grounds out to shallow infield to Vinnie Pasquantino.
Top 4th
Paul DeJong singles to center field.
MJ Melendez flies out to left field to Steven Kwan.
Dairon Blanco walks. Paul DeJong to second.
Garrett Hampson singles to center field. Dairon Blanco to third. Paul DeJong scores.
Maikel Garcia out on a sacrifice fly to deep left center field to Steven Kwan. Dairon Blanco scores.
Bobby Witt grounds out to shallow infield, Brayan Rocchio to Josh Naylor.
Bottom 4th
Jhonkensy Noel strikes out swinging.
Will Brennan pops out to shortstop to Paul DeJong.
Daniel Schneemann homers to center field.
Bo Naylor walks.
Brayan Rocchio pops out to shallow left field to Paul DeJong.
Top 5th
Vinnie Pasquantino grounds out to shallow right field, Andrés Giménez to Josh Naylor.
Salvador Perez homers to center field.
Freddy Fermin lines out to center field to Will Brennan.
Paul DeJong walks.
MJ Melendez strikes out on a foul tip.
Bottom 5th
Steven Kwan flies out to center field to Garrett Hampson.
Andrés Giménez pops out to shallow left field to Paul DeJong.
José Ramírez doubles to left field.
Sam Long (P) replaces Alec Marsh (P).
Josh Naylor flies out to deep left field to MJ Melendez.
Top 6th
Pedro Avila (P) replaces Logan Allen (P).
Dairon Blanco grounds out to shortstop, Brayan Rocchio to Josh Naylor.
Garrett Hampson singles to center field.
Maikel Garcia singles to shallow center field, advances to 2nd. Garrett Hampson to third.
Bobby Witt is intentionally walked.
Tim Herrin (P) replaces Pedro Avila (P).
Vinnie Pasquantino hits into a force out to shallow infield. Bobby Witt to second. Maikel Garcia to third. Garrett Hampson out at home.
Salvador Perez homers to center field. Vinnie Pasquantino scores. Bobby Witt scores. Maikel Garcia scores.
Freddy Fermin grounds out to shallow infield, Tim Herrin to Josh Naylor.
Bottom 6th
Jhonkensy Noel called out on strikes.
Lane Thomas pinch-hitting for Will Brennan.
Lane Thomas walks.
Daniel Schneemann singles to shallow center field. Lane Thomas to second.
David Fry pinch-hitting for Bo Naylor.
David Fry flies out to deep left field to MJ Melendez.
Brayan Rocchio called out on strikes.
Top 7th
Lane Thomas remains in the game as CF.
Austin Hedges (C) replaces David Fry (PH), batting 8th.
Paul DeJong lines out to deep right field to Jhonkensy Noel.
MJ Melendez singles to deep right field, tagged out at second, Jhonkensy Noel to Brayan Rocchio.
Dairon Blanco doubles to deep center field.
Garrett Hampson walks.
Garrett Hampson steals second.Dairon Blanco steals third.
Stolen Base
Maikel Garcia strikes out swinging.
Bottom 7th
Daniel Lynch (P) replaces Sam Long (P).
Steven Kwan grounds out to second base, Maikel Garcia to Vinnie Pasquantino.
Andrés Giménez grounds out to shallow right field, Vinnie Pasquantino to Daniel Lynch.
José Ramírez doubles to deep left field.
Josh Naylor flies out to left field to MJ Melendez.
Top 8th
Cade Smith (P) replaces Tim Herrin (P).
Bobby Witt grounds out to third base, Daniel Schneemann to Josh Naylor.
Vinnie Pasquantino flies out to deep left field to Steven Kwan.
Salvador Perez called out on strikes.
Bottom 8th
Jhonkensy Noel walks.
Lane Thomas flies out to deep center field to Garrett Hampson.
Daniel Schneemann called out on strikes.
Austin Hedges hits into a force out to shortstop. Jhonkensy Noel out at second.
Top 9th
Emmanuel Clase (P) replaces Cade Smith (P).
Freddy Fermin singles to shortstop.
Paul DeJong strikes out swinging.
MJ Melendez singles to right field. Freddy Fermin to second.
Dairon Blanco lines out to center field to Lane Thomas.
Garrett Hampson lines out to shallow center field to Brayan Rocchio.
Bottom 9th
Brayan Rocchio grounds out to third base, Paul DeJong to Vinnie Pasquantino.
Steven Kwan grounds out to first base, Vinnie Pasquantino to Daniel Lynch.
Andrés Giménez lines out to center field to Garrett Hampson.
