Michael Waka trying to be the stopper and put an end to a season long five-game losing streak well he might definitely be the right guy there's no question about it his consistency all season long especially in the second half have been off the charts Walkers ready to work and here we go the first pitch has swung on and popped up on the infield into foul ground goes guel the first baseman right at the first base coach's box and the game begins with a high pop foul andr Jimenez steps in he swings and rips it fair down the first Basel line that's going to roll into the right field corner on his way to second is jenez and the Guardians have a base runner at second with one out now Jose Ramirez who has always hit well in this ballpark onew pitch had him reaching and a popup on the infield and right there D young to make the play in the air the center field his Bell is there so walk and it works around the one out double Gavin Williams will be our starting pitcher Gavin making his 12th start a record of two and seven both those wins have come on the road Tommy fam leads things up here comes the 10 pitch swung on popped him up out toward the shortstop spot roio calling for it called off by Jimenez who makes the catch two pitches one out for Williams and up comes Bobby Whit Jr when he hit his 30th home run in Houston he became the first loyal to do that in back-to-back years this is his first game this year that he is dhing and here he'll take a one- out walk one- out base runner for Michael Massie swinging a Fly ball to left Juan moving over makes the catch two down that brings up Perez salvie 25 home runs there goes Bobby salvi takes down and in and Junior is going to stay on the bag and gets stolen baby number 28 Whit took full advantage of what he thought would be an offspeed pitch and he was right not much opportunity to nail with a check swing and a miss he went fishing and big rig gets his first strike out H Beauty from Williams and he fans Perez to retire the side 3-2 pitch swinging a miss so he came back from a three-oh count to strike him out that is waka's First Strike Up change up so Waka in this inning has come back from 2 and0 and 3 and0 to get a couple of strikeouts fast ball strike three called he struck out the side so Noel manzardo Thomas all down on strikes we go to the bottom of the second the 02 swing and a miss strike three curb ball gets him and there's the second strike out for Williams swing and a miss he pull the string on him and gets his third consecutive strike out the 3-2 pitch second walk issued by Gavin the inning will continue as Michel Garcia coming up way outside and guriel moves up to second base ped Fair here comes guriel to score his first run as a royal and Michael Garcia gives the Royals a one- nothing lead so the Royals take full advantage of that base on balls here's the one-w swing and a miss strike three good breaking pitch Strikes Out Isbell but the Royals jump in front Naylor draws a lead on off walk up to the plate Brian roio back to wak he'll play it to Second that's on target double play bam just like that wak nice feed that's what made that double play Garcia with a cannon his first started short stop this year that's a beauty and W made that top of the fifth inning at cofin stadium and Michael Waka seems pretty settled in he's retired five in a row and 10 of the last 11 he's faced John Kenzie Noel to lead off line drive in a base hit left field that was a really nice piece of hitting on a curve ball just waited back yes didn't try to do too much kept his hands back nicely and Noel's aboard with the guardian second hit one-on-one out now for Lane Thomas that's swatted deep left Centerfield Melendez chasing back he will wave goodbye Lane Thomas how do you do Lane Thomas first home run in a Cleveland uniform is a game changer here in the it puts the Guardians in front two to one could not have come at a better time they gave him the silent treatment that's his ninth home run of the year and and more importantly for him his first in a Cleveland uniform Baylor he's got a base hit so three hits in the fifth after the Guardians had one hit in the first four Innings of the game the 1-1 bun attempt out in front of Home Plate good bunt picked up by Waka fires to First low safe at first is roio with a bunch single this is what they do when they're going well a good combo of small ball and some power so two down and that gets Jimenez to the plate the waka's command in this inning is not quite as crisp as it's been for most of the afternoon trying to limit them to two in this Frame and the 10 oh and a fast ball pulled up the first BCE line glove by guriel takes it to the base and WKA gets out of the jam Julie guriel leads things off for Kansas City right back up the middle diving Stu by roio gets up throws got him a dynamite play by roio put a star next to that one there once he smothered that ball he took his time and threw a strike over to first base for out number one swing and a miss oh he struck him out made him look bad yes he did 5Ks for big rig Williams is rolling we head to the sixth Michael Walker his afternoon is over Chris bit now comes on the Lefty and he faces Jose Ramirez to start the top of the sixth here's the 1-1 it's swung on and chopped to the third base side high in the air and by the time it drops no play is made and Ramirez is safe with an infield single Ramirez hit it right off the end of the bat and even if bage had gotten a glove on it streaking to his right toward the line it would have been hard for him to spin and fire to first to get Ramirez now Josh Naylor will step in with Ramirez at first there's a ball rocked deep right center field isbel chasing it is gone a home run for Josh Naylor the guardian second two-run Homer of the afternoon and that makes it 4 to one Cleveland well that ball was smoked that's home run number 29 for Josh and gives him 100 runs batted in on the season 14 Royals have been set down in a row by Williams going back to two outs in the second inning he's he's on a roll here's the 02 fast ball called strike three Melinda is caught looking strikeout number six for Gavin Williams he's on a roll maning C he's feeling him Williams delivers and it's swung on and drilled high in deep to dead center back is Thomas at the track makes the catch and another quick inning for Gavin Williams he retires the final 16 he faces Kate Smith is on the pitch for the Guardians in the eighth inning he will face the bottom third of the Kansas City order with Julie guriel leading it off and the Royals get a good start gel's first hit at coffin stadium is a royal and it's going to roll deep and he'll jog into second base with a lead off double uh-oh Here Comes Paul Hoover uh-oh Kyle Turner and Jose alil I was hoping what you were hoping that that's a 40-year-old who knew he had a double and nothing more but he he really slowed down after rounding first base it's going to do it for guriel and oyos are going to the pinch Runner Julie guriel was pulled because of right hamstring tightness and the injury that put him on the listed Triple A right before the Royals acquired him was a hamstring here's the onew swung on and that's drill right center Long Run Thomas same with Noel who dives and he makes the catch tagging heading to third is fir mean but another highlight reel catch by right fielder John Kenzie Noel you know when that ball left the bat it looked like it was a double for sure into the Gap but that ball just kept slicing towards Noel and give him credit for not giving up on that ball and made a big catch a big first out here in the eight Kyle Isbell steps in runner at third and now a Fly ball out into center field that will score the run there to make the catch is Thomas and here comes fine to score the Royal second run of the game Emanuel CL on to try and close it out and continue what has been a potential Sai Young season he's allowed five earned runs all season and he'll go to work on Bobby wit Jr with the Guardians up by by two in the ninth swung on a Tapper to the second baseman up with it Jimenez throws got him at first one down here in the ninth here's the one-1 pitch swung on bouncing ball to First nice hop for Naylor takes it to the bag in time and the Guardians are one out away from pading their lead over the Royals as we get deeper into this final month of the Season Salvador Perez will step in in the air left Center that's hit a ton Lane Thomas is there book it class gets it done again and the Guardians take this crucial opening game of the three- game series here in Kansas City Royals dropped to four and a half back in the central Royals have lost six in a row that's a season High losing streak the Guardians winners by a final score of 4-2