| TEAM | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | FINAL | HITS | ERRORS |
| ROYALS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
| GUARDIANS | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 4 | 8 | 0 |
The Royals dropped yet another game on Wednesday, as Konnor Pilkington and the Guardians pitching staff frustrated a pedestrian Royals offense to the tune of a 4-0 shutout.
The win brings the Royals’ record to 16-33, solidifying them as officially the worst team in the majors by record. Cleveland; however, improved to 22-24, earning the three game sweep of Kansas City.
The loss fell on Brad Keller who is now 1-6 as a starter this season.
Kansas City is off Thursday, ending a 10-game road trip, and starting a homestand on Friday night by welcoming the Houston Astros to town.
STATS
Royals Hitting
| HITTERS | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W. MerrifieldCF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .212 | .250 | .310 |
| A. BenintendiLF | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .337 | .402 | .431 |
| B. Witt Jr.SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .227 | .269 | .431 |
| S. PerezDH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .187 | .227 | .355 |
| M. MelendezC | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .259 | .323 | .471 |
| H. DozierRF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .274 | .341 | .446 |
| C. Santana1B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .161 | .293 | .250 |
| E. Rivera3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .232 | .284 | .463 |
| N. Lopez2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .225 | .303 | .263 |
| TEAM | 34 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 15 |
Royals Pitching
| PITCHERS | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B. Keller (L, 1-6) | 6.0 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 99-62 | 4.15 |
| A. Vizcaino | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 25-15 | 0.00 |
| S. Barlow | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 20-12 | 1.64 |
| TEAM | 8.0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 144-89 |
Guardians Hitting
| HITTERS | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S. KwanCF-LF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .252 | .358 | .354 |
| A. RosarioSS | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .241 | .284 | .307 |
| J. Ramirez3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .292 | .393 | .632 |
| J. Naylor1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .279 | .339 | .500 |
| O. MillerDH | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .273 | .329 | .448 |
| O. GonzalezRF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .360 | .360 | .480 |
| O. MercadoRF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .198 | .228 | .385 |
| A. Gimenez2B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .302 | .326 | .504 |
| R. PalaciosLF | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .326 | .354 | .391 |
| M. StrawPR-CF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .231 | .337 | .296 |
| L. MaileC | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .300 | .371 | .467 |
| TEAM | 33 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 3 |
Guardians Pitching
| PITCHERS | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| K. Pilkington (W, 1-0) | 5.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 91-61 | 2.65 |
| E. Morgan (H, 2) | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 32-25 | 2.35 |
| B. Shaw | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12-8 | 4.50 |
| E. Clase | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7-6 | 2.33 |
| TEAM | 9.0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 142-100 |
