Cleveland Guardians at Kansas City Royals
· Major League Baseball
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Bibee throws shutout ball into the seventh inning as Guardians defeat Royals 6-2
Bibee (1-0) gave up no runs and two hits in 6 2/3 innings with two strikeouts and two walks. The right-hander bounced back after he was scheduled to make the opening day start for Cleveland on Thursday, but was scratched because of an illness.
Royals starter Michael Wacha (0-1) threw 87 pitches over four innings and allowed one run and four hits with two strikeouts and four walks. None of Kansas City's starting pitchers got past the fifth inning in any game during the three-game season-opening series.
Mazardo's home run traveled 417 feet nearly into the right field fountains off Sam Long to give the Guardians a 3-0 lead. It was his second home run of the series.
Arias' homer in the sixth made it 4-0. He started in place of six-time All-Star José Ramírez, who missed the game due to a sprained right wrist he suffered on a slide in Saturday’s game.
Cleveland took a 1-0 lead in the second inning on Arias' sacrifice fly that scored Carlos Santana.
Schneemann's homer in the eighth extended the Guardians' lead to 6-0.
Bobby Witt Jr. hit an RBI single and Hunter Renfroe drew a bases-loaded walk in the eighth for the Royals.
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Scoring Summary
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9th Inning | Witt Jr. struck out swinging. |
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9th Inning | Melendez to second on fielder's indifference. |
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9th Inning | Melendez ran for India |
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9th Inning | India hit by pitch. |
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9th Inning | Biggio flied out to center. |
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9th Inning | Fermin grounded out to second. |
Statistics
 CLE |
 KC |
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|---|---|---|
| 1 | Games Played | 1 |
| 1 | Team Games Played | 1 |
| 0 | Hit By Pitch | 2 |
| 13 | Ground Balls | 12 |
| 6 | Strikeouts | 6 |
| 6 | Runs Batted In | 2 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Hit | 0 |
| 11 | Hits | 5 |
| 0 | Stolen Bases | 0 |
| 6 | Walks | 4 |
| 0 | Catcher Interference | 0 |
| 6 | Runs | 2 |
| 2 | Ground Into Double Play | 0 |
| 1 | Sacrifice Flies | 0 |
| 35 | At Bats | 32 |
| 3 | Home Runs | 0 |
| 0 | Grand Slam Home Runs | 0 |
| 22 | Runners Left On Base | 17 |
| 0 | Triples | 1 |
| 1 | Game Winning RBIs | 0 |
| 0 | Intentional Walks | 0 |
| 1 | Doubles | 2 |
| 17 | Fly Balls | 14 |
| 0 | Caught Stealing | 1 |
| 195 | Pitches | 160 |
| 0 | Games Started | 0 |
| 0 | Pinch At Bats | 1 |
| 0 | Pinch Hits | 0 |
| 0.0 | Player Rating | 0.0 |
| 1 | Is Qualified | 1 |
| 0 | Is Qualified In Steals | 1 |
| 21 | Total Bases | 9 |
| 42 | Plate Appearances | 38 |
| 486.0 | Projected Home Runs | 0.0 |
| 4 | Extra Base Hits | 3 |
| 7.8 | Runs Created | 2.6 |
| .314 | Batting Average | .156 |
| .000 | Pinch Hit Average | .000 |
| .600 | Slugging Percentage | .281 |
| .457 | Secondary Average | .219 |
| .405 | On Base Percentage | .289 |
| 1.005 | OBP Pct + SLG Pct | .571 |
| 0.8 | Ground To Fly Ball Ratio | 0.9 |
| 7.8 | Runs Created Per 27 Outs | 2.5 |
| 46.0 | Batter Rating | 19.5 |
| 11.7 | At Bats Per Home Run | 0.0 |
| 0.00 | Stolen Base Percentage | 0.00 |
| 4.64 | Pitches Per Plate Appearance | 4.21 |
| .286 | Isolated Power | .125 |
| 1.00 | Walk To Strikeout Ratio | 0.67 |
| .143 | Walks Per Plate Appearance | .105 |
| .143 | Secondary Average Minus Batting Average | .063 |
| 12.0 | Runs Produced | 4.0 |
| 1.0 | Runs Ratio | 1.0 |
| 0.7 | Patience Ratio | 0.4 |
| 0.3 | Balls In Play Average | 0.2 |
| 97.3 | MLB Rating | 70.0 |
| 0.0 | Offensive Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
| 0.0 | Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
Game Information
Location: Kansas City, Missouri
Attendance: 15,414 | Capacity:
2025 American League Central Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Minnesota |
- | 4 | W2 | 0.33333334 | 2 |
| Kansas City |
- | 4 | L2 | 0.33333334 | 2 |
 Detroit |
- | 4 | L1 | 0.33333334 | 2 |
| Cleveland |
- | 4 | L3 | 0.33333334 | 2 |
 Chicago |
- | 4 | L2 | 0.33333334 | 2 |