ARIZONA ROOKIE LEAGUE
CLEVELAND (AZL) GUARDIANS AT KANSAS CITY (AZL) ROYALS
08/16/2025
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ARIZONA ROOKIE LEAGUE
CLEVELAND (AZL) GUARDIANS AT KANSAS CITY (AZL) ROYALS
GAME ID: 12532 - SATURDAY, AUGUST 16TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Cleveland (AZL) Guardians (20-23) 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 6 2 11 18 1
Kansas City (AZL) Royals (21-23) 0 1 0 0 0 5 0 0 3 9 11 0
Rock 'Em! Sock 'Em! Ballard Blasts 3 Homers in Cleveland (AZL) Win
The Cleveland (AZL) Guardians topped the Kansas City (AZL) Royals, 11-9, the lion's share of the credit going to first baseman Chris Ballard. On the day, Ballard slugged 3 home runs. He drove in 5 runs and scored three times for the Guardians. Mike Bunch picked up the win in relief, improving his record to 1-0. Randy Dean was tagged with the loss. The setback makes Kansas City (AZL) 21-23.

With Cleveland (AZL) leading 7-6 in the top of the eighth, Ballard hit a fastball from Randy Dean for a 2-run double. It was his 10th double of the season and put the Guardians ahead, 9-6.

"It was a good night for them and a bad night for us," said Kansas City (AZL) manager Craig Stammen.
CLEVELAND (AZL) BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY (AZL) BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. White LF 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .293 0 4
   b-B. Robinson PH, LF 3 1 2 2 0 0 3 .333 0 3
D. Hoffman 2B 6 0 1 0 0 4 5 .253 2 12
C. Ballard 1B 4 3 4 5 1 0 0 .367 5 17
J. Brault SS 5 1 1 1 0 2 3 .211 1 1
J. Kelley CF 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 .336 2 13
   c-D. Jones PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .360 0 5
   d-D. Tanh CF 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .275 2 18
G. Powell RF 5 3 2 0 0 2 2 .286 2 4
C. Melton 3B 5 0 1 0 0 1 4 .324 2 10
D. Gary C 5 1 3 1 0 2 2 .600 0 1
E. Burris P, DH 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 0 0
   a-J. Lawson DH 1 0 0 1 2 1 2 .247 1 10
Totals 44 11 18 10 3 14 22      
a - J. Lawson inserted as DH in the 7th
b - B. Robinson pinch hit for K. White in the 7th
c - D. Jones pinch hit for J. Kelley in the 8th
d - D. Tanh substituted for D. Jones in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: G. Powell 2 (4, 8th Inning off R. Dean, 1 on, 0 outs; 9th Inning off E. Watts, 1 on, 0 outs) , C. Ballard (10, 8th Inning off R. Dean, 3 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: C. Ballard 3 (5, 1st Inning off R. O'Keefe, 0 on, 2 outs; 4th Inning off R. O'Keefe, 0 on, 1 out; 8th Inning off C. Randull, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Brault (1, 8th Inning off C. Randull, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: B. Robinson 2 , D. Hoffman , C. Ballard 14 , J. Brault 4 , J. Kelley 2 , D. Jones , D. Tanh , G. Powell 4 , C. Melton , D. Gary 3
2-out RBI: , B. Robinson 2 , C. Ballard 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , D. Hoffman 2 , J. Brault
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Errors: D. Gary (1)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Sackett 2B 4 1 0 0 1 1 2 .244 3 6
J. Bates CF 3 2 1 0 2 2 0 .388 2 13
D. Webb LF 5 1 1 3 0 2 2 .312 10 43
R. Laidler 3B 5 2 3 1 0 0 1 .289 2 14
R. Harmon SS 5 1 3 1 0 1 1 .307 4 19
   a-J. Denton PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .115 1 1
T. Vázquez RF 3 2 1 2 2 1 1 .231 4 22
D. Davis DH 4 0 2 2 0 1 0 .325 1 7
J. Sánchez C 4 0 0 0 1 1 3 .143 1 2
M. Brown 1B 4 0 0 0 0 4 2 .315 3 14
Totals 37 9 11 9 6 13 12      
a - J. Denton pinch ran for R. Harmon in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Harmon 2 (9, 4th Inning off E. Burris, 0 on, 2 outs; 9th Inning off D. O'Halloran, 1 on, 2 outs) , J. Bates (11, 6th Inning off E. Burris, 1 on, 0 outs) , R. Laidler 2 (10, 6th Inning off E. Burris, 1 on, 1 out; 9th Inning off M. Bunch, 0 on, 2 outs)
Triples: T. Vázquez (1, 6th Inning off E. Burris, 2 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: D. Webb (10, 9th Inning off M. Bunch, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Bates 2 , D. Webb 4 , R. Laidler 5 , R. Harmon 5 , T. Vázquez 3 , D. Davis 2
2-out RBI: D. Webb , R. Harmon
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Sackett , R. Laidler , T. Vázquez , J. Sánchez
Sac Fly: D. Davis
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Bates (5) , T. Vázquez (2)
CS: D. Webb (6)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Brown)
PB: J. Sánchez
CLEVELAND (AZL) PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY (AZL) PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
E. Burris 5.1 5 6 5 3 6 0 90 6.17   
M. Bunch W (1-0) 3.1 4 3 3 2 7 1 63 7.36   
D. O'Halloran SV (1) 0.1 2 0 0 1 0 0 13 3.24   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Burris 39
Batters Faced: E. Burris 24, M. Bunch 16, D. O'Halloran 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Burris 6-4, M. Bunch 0-3, D. O'Halloran 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: E. Burris 90-56, M. Bunch 63-43, D. O'Halloran 13-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Bunch 1-1 , D. O'Halloran 1-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. O'Keefe 5.0 4 2 2 0 7 2 76 6.86   
C. Randull 2.0 5 3 3 2 3 2 54 4.93   
R. Dean L (0-1), BS (1) 0.2 6 4 4 0 2 0 35 7.30   
E. Watts 1.1 3 2 2 1 2 0 33 5.35   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. O'Keefe 58
Batters Faced: R. O'Keefe 18, C. Randull 13, R. Dean 8, E. Watts 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. O'Keefe 4-3, C. Randull 2-1, R. Dean 0-0, E. Watts 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: R. O'Keefe 76-49, C. Randull 54-31, R. Dean 35-22, E. Watts 33-22
Inherited Runners - Scored: E. Watts 2-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Chris Ballard
Ballpark: Surprise Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (87 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 5 mph
Start Time: 12:00 PM MT
Time: 4:04
Attendance: 4202
Special Notes: Chris Ballard sets the ACLE regular season game record for home runs with 3.
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