Royals vs Guardians Game Highlights 8 28 24 MLB Highlights

well today Cleveland and Kansas City start the day in a dead heat they are the two best teams in the American League's Central Division as they share the top spot with a record of 75 and 58 it's really been a one-sided season series the Royals have just dominated Cleveland Tanner byby will pitch today for Cleveland in the hopes that the Guardians can avoid the sweep at the hands of the Kansas City Royals Michael Massie leads off just one for two in his career against byby that was a homer line right field and gone it's off the top of the fence and bounces into the stands lead off home run Michael Massie that's how you start the game with a bang one nothing Royals one batter into the game swing and a miss brings up Vinnie Pas quintino with the base is empty and one out Vinnie pasquantino who is hitless in the series here's the pitch curveball laced high in the air deep to right field Noel's to the track Noel's out of room it's gone second home run of the inning for Vinnie pasquantino he joins Michael Massie going deep to right field and the Royals lead two nothing in the top of the first inning Cleveland has got to be reeling from what the Royals have done in the first three games of the series Michael wers on the mound for the bottom of the first inning he is 11 and and six and this is three years in a row he's had a very impressive win percentage hit the fast ball hit him on the leg right field it'll get down it's a hit jimz on his way to third so Jose Ramirez has Cleveland threatening in the first Runners at the corners one down for Josh Naylor the pitch swung and grounded toward short Whit he'll go to Second there's one relay by Massie not in time Jimenez scores fielders Choice RBI for Naylor and it's a two to one ball game hit the left right at Melendez but he misplays it he didn't judge it well and Naylor will get the third fry in the second with a two out double that was a screaming Line Drive popped up and D young makes the play so Michael Waka strands a pair in scoring position John Kenzie Noel will lead off Cleveland second inning down on strikes on a good change up waka's got a good change up today backto back getting Noel and schneeman two down change up and he struck out the side with that pitch getting Noel schneeman and Naylor one down Bobby Wht Jr I mean for the most part Cleveland's kept Bobby Wht in check he's had one huge hit the game-winning home run in the eighth inning in game one Monday that's out over the plate into the left field corner and gone up onto the patio and the Royals have their third home run of the game number 28 on the year for number seven is 95th RBI so three runs all three solo homers off a byby so far and all the top three guys in the order all have Homer Michael Waka is on cruise control right now he's delivered backto back six pit Innings the 2-1 swung on and that's looped out to shallow right it gets down for a base hit and that's the guardian's first hit since the first inning hitting it like there there you go that was a cutting fast ball to Daniel schneeman back to back singles both hitters taken it the other way and and now the Guardians have something Brewing here with he squares again gets the bunt down the pitcher will look the first and throw him out and now the tying runs are in scoring position for Steven Quan we saw it earlier in the ball game with Will Brennan at the plate but he was there with two outs had a couple of men in scoring position and popped up great chance here with one away to tie the game for Quan here's the onew swung on and he Lofts it to shallow left there goes wit and the short stop can't make the catch it drops fair right near the left field line scoring on the play is Noel there's your break that was a change up Wht had a chance to catch it where the Run wouldn't score and all of a sudden it's a three to2 game got him fast ball up and in two on and two out Guardians down a run and now he contends with Jose Ramirez so often this season he has come up big in key spots can he do it again here in the fifth and Ramirez grounds it to Second Massie throws him out and W comes up big got Jose Ramirez to ground out to end the inning and strand a pair this is one of those days where we have watched Tanner viy compete he has not had his best stuff he has not had his best command but he's out there trying with what he has Runners at the corners with nobody out that strike out or a pop out here in this situation you don't want to give up another one line center field that's down the Royals get the run right back MJ Melendez leadoff walk turns into run number four for the Royals and manager Steven vote will go to the bullpen Tim Heron 61st appearance right back to Heron he goes to Second they get the out there haren's really upset with himself he had a double play ball and took a while for anyone to get to second then he kind of lollip popped the throw to second game is again kind of hanging in the balance line center field base hit and he gets that first pinch hit of the year and the Royals stretch the lead to five2 and again this has been 3 days worth of of four games in which the Royals have had an answer for everything W works here in the sixth inning he has gone further than any other starter in this series for the Royals already Josh Naylor drives one a deep right field and it is off the top of the wall he'll have to hustle the throw is not in time got him looking with a runner at second and nobody out and now in going to require a throw down to first base he's down on strikes and that's seven for Waka hit him schneeman Taps it back to Waka who throws him out for a scoreless bottom of the sixth inning work it and he gets around that lead off double they lead by three here's the one to Vinnie and he'll swing and line it off the glove of the shortstop schaman it trickles into right center for rear high four hits for Vinnie and that's baseball he had been 0 for 15 coming into the game Mel Waka has had another very good day he has a three-run lead pitching in the seventh inning with 91 pitches he has 99 career wins he's gotten some good run support and help him reach 100 career wins he'll get the nine1 and two hitters B one Bri field Frasier p he's out of room it's out of here Baylor's 11th home run on the year gets the Guardians their third run of the afternoon five to three Kansas City with the lead but Bo Naylor got into one and now it's a two-run game Cleveland is three for three against W in the bottom of the seventh and there're Two On and nobody out Waka did his job no question about it now it's like they got a little life to them and who knows this could be the game right here bottom of the seventh inning with Two On and nobody out and the Royals best out of the bullpen against the Guardians best flyball shallow Center Quan is not tagging and Melendez Cuts in front of isbel one down for Josh Naylor first and third yet the pitch a swing and a Fly ball to shallow Center again this is dropping base hit and the score is Quan it's somehow found grass and we've got a one-run game game another flyball to center [Applause] field so now two outs in the inning as perc tries to preserve this lead which is now 5-4 one point the Royals L 52 and the Guardians have the tying run at second the goahead run at first line drive base hit center field here comes the ti run heenez to the plate he scored and Cleveland has scored three to side at five here in the seventh and this is the kind of rally Cleveland hasn't had in a long time and big Christmas will be the eighth man to bat in the frame they need another big out two two out hit Here There It Is field it's going to drop around third with the go-ahead Run Josh Naylor will score boy they have put together a big inning that hasn't happened in a while six to five Cleveland they Trail five to2 when the inning started and down goes schneeman but Cleveland takes the lead dude it did not look good they were down 5 to2 going into the bottom of the seventh inning and they erupted for six hits Line Drive oh a leaping catch by Jimenez that's unbelievable just give him the Platinum again and what a play on the backhanded side I thought that was by him easily I didn't think even had a chance but the timing is impeccable yes take a B I think so so now Runners at the corners and the banner Andre Jimenez Juan is running Jimenez with a Fly ball to deep right field Frasier racing back makes the catch on the warning track Lane Thomas will tag and score it's 75 Cleveland and Cleveland's got a seven to5 lead and Cleveland here in the last few Innings has gotten back to doing the little things yeah this bull Pen's been so good all year long they have an opportunity now to do what they've done all year long and that's slam the door Los on to try and save it and if he converts he will tie Cody Allen for the franchise lead in saves the two two bring him up one down first pitch to Bobby wit Jr smacked through the right side of basein into right field Bobby wh Juniors on base and the Royals bring the potential tying run to the plate in Vinnie pasquantino Naylor has it he'll take the out at first two down 19,7 122 have been thoroughly entertain here this afternoon sole possession of first place on the line and the two strike pitch a swing and a drive deep center field schneeman near the track makes the catch ball game o for a minute 19,000 held their breath and he is now tied the great Cody Allen for the alltime saves lead in franchise history the Guardians with a mammoth come from behind wind take over first by a game beating the Royals 7 to five