Carlos Santana's 2 HRs, 5 RBIs carry Indians to rout
Carlos Santana hit two homers and drove in five runs as the Cleveland Indians routed Kansas City 15-4 Sunday in their highest-scoring game of the season.
Major League Baseball
FINAL
Cleveland Indians
15
Kansas City Royals
4
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 15 |
| KC | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
Kauffman Stadium · 22,960 att.
Match Report
Play by Play
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Foul Ball 15-4
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 15-4
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Out 15-4
Pitch 3: in play
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Foul Ball 15-4
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 15-4
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 15-4
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 15-4
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 15-4
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Play Result 15-4
C Santana homered to right (354 feet), J Kipnis and A Cabrera scored.
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Advancing On Force 15-4
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Advancing On Force 14-4
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Foul Ball 12-4
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 12-4
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Play Result 12-4
A Cabrera singled to right, L Marson scored, J Kipnis to second.
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Advancing On Play 12-4
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End Batter/Pitcher 11-4
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Play Result 11-4
J Kipnis grounded into fielder's choice to second, E Carrera scored, S Choo out at second, L Marson to third.
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Batter Fielders Choice Runner Movement 11-4
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End Batter/Pitcher 10-4
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Play Result 10-4
S Choo walked, J Hannahan scored, E Carrera to third, L Marson to second.
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Advancing On Force 10-4
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Foul Ball 9-4
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 9-4
Pitch 6: foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 9-4
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Play Result 9-4
E Carrera singled to center, M Brantley scored, J Hannahan to second.
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Advancing On Play 9-4
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-4
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Play Result 8-4
J Francoeur singled to center, B Butler scored.
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Advancing On Play 8-4
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-3
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Play Result 8-3
B Butler doubled to left, I Falu scored.
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Advancing On Play 8-3
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Foul Ball 8-2
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 8-2
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-2
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-2
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 8-2
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 8-2
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-2
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Play Result 8-2
T Abreu hit sacrifice fly to center, J Francoeur scored.
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Advancing On Play 8-2
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Foul Ball 8-1
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-1
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Play Result 8-1
E Carrera grounded out to shortstop, M Brantley scored, C Kotchman to third, J Hannahan to second.
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Advancing On Play 8-1
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End Batter/Pitcher 7-1
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Play Result 7-1
J Hannahan singled to left, C Santana scored, M Brantley to third, C Kotchman to second.
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Advancing On Force 7-1
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-1
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Play Result 6-1
C Kotchman singled to deep center, A Cabrera scored, C Santana to third, M Brantley to second.
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Advancing On Force 6-1
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Foul Ball 5-1
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 5-1
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 5-1
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Play Result 5-1
C Santana singled to right, J Kipnis to third, A Cabrera to second, J Kipnis scored, A Cabrera to third, C Santana to second on throwing error by right fielder J Francoeur.
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Error 5-1
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Play Result 4-1
S Choo stole third, J Kipnis stole second, S Choo scored on throwing error by catcher A Moore.
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Error 4-1
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Foul Ball 3-1
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 3-1
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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End Inning 15-4
End of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 15-4
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Play Result 15-4
A Moore struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 15-4
Pitch 4: strike 3 (swinging)
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Strike Swinging 15-4
Pitch 3: strike 2 (swinging)
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Ball 15-4
Pitch 2: ball 1
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Strike Looking 15-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 15-4
A Moore batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 15-4
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Play Result 15-4
T Abreu struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 15-4
Pitch 4: strike 3 (swinging)
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Foul Ball 15-4
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 15-4
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Strike Looking 15-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 15-4
T Abreu batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 15-4
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Play Result 15-4
E Hosmer fouled out to third.
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Foul Out 15-4
Pitch 3: in play
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Strike Looking 15-4
Pitch 2: strike 1 (looking)
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Ball 15-4
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 15-4
E Hosmer batting
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Start Inning 15-4
Bottom of the 9th inning
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Lineup Change 15-4
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Lineup Change 15-4
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End Inning 15-4
Middle of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 15-4
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Play Result 15-4
C Kotchman flied out to left.
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Fly Out 15-4
Pitch 3: in play
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Ball 15-4
Pitch 2: ball 1
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Strike Looking 15-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 15-4
C Kotchman batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 15-4
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Play Result 15-4
M Brantley singled to right.
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Single 15-4
Pitch 8: in play
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Foul Ball 15-4
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 15-4
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 15-4
Pitch 5: foul
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Ball 15-4
Pitch 4: ball 2
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Strike Looking 15-4
Pitch 3: strike 2 (looking)
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Foul Ball 15-4
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Head to Head
KC wins series 2-1
Injuries
Kansas City Royals
- Mitch Spence Out
- Nick Mears Out
- Ryan Bergert Out
- Cole Ragans Out
- Luinder Avila Out
Cleveland Indians
- Colin Holderman Out
- Kahlil Watson Out
- Andrew Walters Out
Lineups
ConfirmedKC
Jason BourgeoisCF4
Alcides EscobarSS3
Alex GordonLF4
Billy ButlerDH36
Jeff FrancoeurRF5
Johnny Giavotella2B12
Eric Hosmer1B51
Tony Abreu3B10
Adam MooreC31
Substitutes
Irving FaluSS13
CLE
Shin-Soo ChooRF17
Jason Kipnis2B22
Asdrubal CabreraSS3
Carlos SantanaDH41
Michael BrantleyCF23
Casey Kotchman1B35
Jack Hannahan3B9
Ezequiel CarreraLF41
Lou MarsonC4
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