Austin Hedges leads Cleveland Guardians to win vs Kansas City Royals

CLEVELAND — Austin Hedges hit a three-run homer and rookie Oscar Gonzalez doubled in two runs, sending the Cleveland Guardians to an 8-3 victory over the Kansas Metropolis Royals on Tuesday night time.

Hedges’ third-inning drive, which barely cleared the 19-foot wall in left, scored Ernie Clement and Oscar Mercado to increase Cleveland’s result in 6-2. The Guardians put 11 males on base within the first three frames towards Daniel Lynch (2-4).

Gonzalez, who’s 9-for-21 by way of 5 video games within the majors, tacked on a two-run double within the sixth off Dylan Coleman. Cleveland has gained three of 4, together with the primary two in its three-game set with AL-worst Kansas Metropolis.

Cal Quantrill (2-3) labored 6 1/3 innings, permitting three runs, to stay unbeaten in his profession at Progressive Area and towards the Royals. The appropriate-hander struck out 5 and not using a stroll in enhancing to 6-0 in Cleveland and 5-0 all-time towards Kansas Metropolis.

Lynch was lifted within the fourth after Andrés Giménez led off with a single. The left-hander gave up six runs, three within the first, in dropping his third straight resolution for the 16-32 Royals.

Kansas Metropolis acquired on the board within the second when Kyle Isbel’s seeing-eye single drove in Hunter Dozier, then pulled inside 3-2 within the third on Andrew Benintendi’s single to left. Benintendi was later thrown out on the plate by proper fielder Gonzalez.

Guardians third baseman José Ramírez, who leads the majors with 51 RBIs, was deliberately walked in his first two plate appearances and completed 1 for two with a stolen base. They have been the primary two intentional passes by a Cleveland participant in 2022.

Royals reliever Jose Cuas, who started final season with Lengthy Island within the unbiased Atlantic League, made his large league debut by retiring all three batters he confronted.

Bobby Witt Jr. and Dozier have been each hit by pitches from Quantrill close to their left wrist, however remained within the recreation. Kansas Metropolis is 2-6 on a nine-game, 10-day journey that wraps up Wednesday in Cleveland.

Jose Ramirez’s torrid RBI tempo

Ramírez was chosen the AL Participant of the Week for the second time this yr after batting .348 with 11 RBIs in six video games. The three-time All-Star has pushed in 51 runs on the season, the third most in franchise historical past earlier than the top of Might. Cleveland’s report is 63 by Manny Ramirez in 1999.

“Manny and Josey are so completely different, however while you’re speaking about Josey in these comparisons, that’s a reasonably large praise, most likely to each guys,” Cleveland supervisor Terry Francona mentioned.

Royals-Guardians damage updates

Royals: C Cam Gallagher (left hamstring pressure), who has been on the 10-day injured listing since Might 2, joined Triple-A Omaha on a rehab project. Gallagher has missed 28 video games. “He’s acquired slightly methods to go,” supervisor Mike Matheny mentioned. “Cam has to get behind the plate.”

Guardians: RHP Aaron Civale (left gluteal soreness) underwent a process to aspirate blood from the affected space. Civale was harm on Might 20 when he fell twice whereas mishandling a grounder towards Detroit. “Hopefully, that may velocity issues up for him,” Francona mentioned.

Guardians-Royals Wednesday pitching matchup

Royals: RHP Brad Keller (1-5, 3.95 ERA) seeks his first highway victory since Aug. 20, 2021, towards the Cubs. Keller is 0-3 with a 6.33 ERA in 4 begins away from Kansas Metropolis this season.

Guardians: LHP Konnor Pilkington (0-0, 3.75 ERA) makes his sixth look within the majors since debuting on April 15. Pilkington has allowed 5 runs in seven innings over two begins, each in Might.