The Royals have played two games and had two pitchers’ duels. The Royals didn’t get a runner to second base until Edward Olivares, running for Carlos Santana, stole second with two out in the bottom of the seventh. The Guardians didn’t get their first runner to second until Steven Kwan hit a double with one out in the top of the ninth.
Until the tenth inning, only two of the fourteen hardest-hit balls landed for hits. Only one of the balls hit over 100 MPH was a hit. All but one of the rest, despite having a 59% chance or better to become hits, turned into outs.