MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT CLEVELAND GUARDIANS
06/01/2025
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT CLEVELAND GUARDIANS
GAME ID: 877 - SUNDAY, JUNE 1ST , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals (25-35) 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 4 7 1
Cleveland Guardians (31-29) 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 2 5 15 2
Cleveland's Pitts Goes Ballistic with 5 Hits
Micah Pitts had an answer for everything the Kansas City Royals threw at him at Progressive Field. The Cleveland center fielder went 5-for-6 in the game to put his name in the record book and give the Guardians a win, 5-4.

Summing up his batting philosophy to BNN writers after the game, Pitts said, "I just see the ball and I hit it."

Micah Pitts flied out in the 1st, singled in the 3rd, singled in the 5th, singled in the 7th, singled in the 8th and hit an RBI single in the 9th.

This year, Pitts is hitting .316, produced 27 RBIs and 8 home runs, scored 38 times and gotten on base at a .381 rate.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Sherry CF 3 0 2 0 2 0 1 .246 7 22
G. de Jesus DH 5 0 0 0 0 1 5 .305 12 34
J. Martin 1B 4 1 0 0 1 2 3 .238 8 24
G. Williams LF 3 2 1 0 1 2 2 .302 14 43
R. Padron SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .228 10 27
E. Schmitz C 4 0 2 3 0 0 0 .362 3 14
D. Sessoms RF 4 1 1 0 0 2 2 .263 5 22
K. Cho 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .294 5 13
M. Wright 2B 3 0 1 1 1 0 0 .212 2 8
Totals 33 4 7 4 5 8 18      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Sherry 2 (14, 1st Inning off J. Hayes, 0 on, 0 outs; 5th Inning off J. Hayes, 0 on, 2 outs) , E. Schmitz 2 (15, 4th Inning off J. Hayes, 1 on, 2 outs; 8th Inning off J. Pacheco, 2 on, 1 out) , D. Sessoms (11, 7th Inning off J. Hayes, 0 on, 1 out) , M. Wright (2, 7th Inning off J. Pacheco, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Sherry 4 , G. Williams , E. Schmitz 4 , D. Sessoms 2 , M. Wright 2
2-out RBI: E. Schmitz , M. Wright
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , G. de Jesus 2 , R. Padron , D. Sessoms , K. Cho
GIDP: J. Sherry , J. Martin
Sac Bunt: R. Padron
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: G. Williams (33)

FIELDING
Errors: R. Padron (12)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Pitts CF, LF 6 1 5 1 0 0 0 .316 8 27
H. Garcia 3B 5 0 3 0 0 1 3 .326 14 37
N. Roundtree LF 3 1 0 0 1 0 5 .286 8 28
   a-R. Lazo PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .245 3 12
   b-R. Young LF, CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .178 0 6
J. Cromer DH 4 0 0 0 0 2 8 .324 10 32
K. Novak C 4 2 1 1 1 0 4 .301 5 25
C. Herber RF 5 1 3 1 0 1 3 .285 4 26
A. Diaz 1B 5 0 3 2 0 0 1 .244 8 29
M. Ridenour SS 5 0 0 0 0 2 6 .213 9 28
G. Gentil 2B 4 0 0 0 1 0 4 .221 11 26
Totals 42 5 15 5 3 6 36      
a - R. Lazo pinch hit for N. Roundtree in the 8th
b - R. Young substituted for R. Lazo in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: K. Novak (9, 7th Inning off D. Gessler, 2 on, 2 outs) , A. Diaz (11, 9th Inning off F. Labrador, 2 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: M. Pitts 5 , H. Garcia 3 , K. Novak 2 , C. Herber 3 , A. Diaz 4
2-out RBI: M. Pitts , K. Novak , C. Herber , A. Diaz
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Cromer , K. Novak 2 , C. Herber , M. Ridenour , G. Gentil 2
Hit by Pitch: J. Cromer
Team LOB: 15

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Pitts 2 (14) , H. Garcia (3) , A. Diaz (10) , M. Ridenour (30)

FIELDING
Errors: C. Herber (5) , M. Ridenour (10)
Double Plays: 2 (Gentil-Ridenour-Diaz, Gentil-Ridenour-Diaz)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. Girley 6.0 8 1 1 1 3 0 91 1.44   
D. Gessler BS (2) 1.0 3 2 2 1 2 0 39 6.11   
R. Benitez H (1) 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 13 1.44   
F. Labrador L (1-1), BS (2) 0.2 3 2 0 0 1 0 18 1.33   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Girley 54
Batters Faced: L. Girley 28, D. Gessler 7, R. Benitez 5, F. Labrador 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Girley 7-8, D. Gessler 0-1, R. Benitez 0-3, F. Labrador 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: L. Girley 91-54, D. Gessler 39-25, R. Benitez 13-5, F. Labrador 18-14
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Gessler 1-1
Hit Batsmen: L. Girley
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Hayes 6.2 4 2 2 2 7 0 95 3.93   
J. Pacheco 1.1 3 2 2 2 1 0 35 6.97   
I. Negrete W (1-1) 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 23 2.16   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Hayes 63
Batters Faced: J. Hayes 26, J. Pacheco 9, I. Negrete 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Hayes 11-1, J. Pacheco 3-0, I. Negrete 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Hayes 95-60, J. Pacheco 35-19, I. Negrete 23-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Pacheco 1-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Micah Pitts
Ballpark: Progressive Field
Weather: Clear skies (62 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 11 mph
Start Time: 1:10 PM ET
Time: 3:35
Attendance: 29348
Special Notes: Micah Pitts ties the CLE regular season game record for hits with 5.
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