Melendez homers, McArthur stars in relief as Royals hold off Guardians 7-6

— Royals reliever James McArthur earned his first big league win and first career save in a span of three days this week.
Sep 19, 2023, 11:34 pm - AP
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A. Marsh
win

A. Marsh2-8

4.1 IP, 5 H, 3 ER, 2 K, 1 BB
L. Allen
loss

L. Allen7-8

3.0 IP, 8 H, 4 ER, 1 K, 2 BB
C. Snider
save

C. Snider1

1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 K, 0 BB

Scoring Summary

Inning

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1stMelendez homered to right center (410 feet), Witt Jr. scored.02
3rdMelendez singled to left, Isbel scored.03
3rdLoftin reached on infield single to shortstop, Melendez scored, Velázquez to second, Olivares to third.04
5thJ. Naylor singled to center, Kwan scored and Ramírez scored.24
5thMelendez scored on error, Velázquez safe at first on fielding error by first baseman J. Naylor, Olivares safe at third on error.25
5thLoftin reached on infield single to second, Olivares scored, Velázquez to third.26
5thCropley hit sacrifice fly to center, Velázquez scored.27
6thKwan tripled to right, Giménez scored and Bo Naylor scored.47
7thGiménez tripled to center, Calhoun scored.57
8thBo Naylor homered to right center (400 feet).67
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