Saturday, April 9th, 2022 3:10PM CST
In a dramatic finish on April 9, 2022, the Kansas City Royals edged out the Cleveland Guardians with a 1-0 victory. The game remained scoreless into extra innings before rookie Bobby Witt Jr. made a spectacular defensive play at third base in the top of the tenth, throwing out a runner trying to score at the plate and preserving the tie. The Royals then won the game in the bottom half of the tenth when Adalberto Mondesi delivered an RBI single to secure the walk-off win.
Date: Saturday, April 9th, 2022
Time: 3:10PM CST
Stadium: Kauffman Stadium
Location: Kansas City, Missouri
Attendance: 17,103
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
KC |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
CLE |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

Runs Batted In: Mondesi (1)
Ground Into Double Play: O'Hearn
Team Left On Base: 7
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 2-3 (Taylor 0-1, Mondesi 1-1, Dozier 1-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Taylor 1

Hit By Pitch: Clement (by Garrett)
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Garrett 2/3; Clarke 1/1; Keller 15/19; Staumont 2/4; Coleman 2/4; Snider 3/4
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Garrett-3-2-3-0; Clarke-0-3-0-0; Keller-10-9-14-13; Staumont-1-3-2-3; Coleman-2-1-2-3; Snider-1-3-2-3
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Garrett 0-1; Keller 6-5; Staumont 1-1; Coleman 0-2; Snider 2-0
Game Scores: B Keller 72

Double Plays: 2 (Mondesi-Santana , Santana-Mondesi-Santana)

Stolen Bases: Olivares (1, 2nd base off Sandlin/Hedges)

Doubles: Kwan (1, Staumont)
Ground Into Double Play: Ramírez; Reyes
Team Left On Base: 6
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 1-6 (Ramírez 0-1, Rosario 0-1, Reyes 0-1, Chang 0-1, Mercado 0-1, Clement 1-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Reyes 1; Chang 1

Pitcher Notes: Clase pitched to 2 batters in the 10th.
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Shaw 2/3; Gose 2/3; Stephan 2/3; Sandlin 2/3; Clase 2/2; Plesac 12/20
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Shaw-3-2-4-2; Gose-0-1-0-3; Stephan-2-1-5-3; Sandlin-0-2-2-2; Clase-0-2-1-2; Plesac-11-8-11-17
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Shaw 1-1; Gose 1-1; Stephan 1-2; Sandlin 0-2; Plesac 4-10
Game Scores: Z Plesac 66

Double Plays: 1 (Chang-Rosario-Clement)
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