Indians' Asdrubal Cabrera belts grand slam to fuel romp of Royals
Asdrubal Cabrera capped a 10-run fifth inning with a grand slam and the Cleveland Indians routed the Kansas City Royals 15-3 Sunday.
Major League Baseball
FINAL
Kansas City Royals
3
Cleveland Indians
15
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| CLE | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 15 |
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Match Report
Play by Play
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Foul Ball 3-15
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 3-15
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 3-15
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-15
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-15
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Play Result 3-15
V Rottino struck out swinging, J Donald scored, T Neal to third, C Phelps to second on wild pitch by L Coleman.
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Wild Pitch 3-15
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-14
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Play Result 3-14
C Phelps singled to right, L Marson scored, J Donald to third, T Neal to second.
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Advancing On Force 3-14
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Foul Ball 3-13
Pitch 8: foul
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Foul Ball 3-13
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 3-13
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 3-13
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 3-13
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-13
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-13
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-13
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-13
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-13
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-13
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Play Result 3-13
M LaPorta doubled to deep left, J Kipnis and A Cabrera scored.
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Advancing On Play 3-13
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Advancing On Play 3-12
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Foul Ball 3-11
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-11
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Play Result 3-11
T Abreu singled to left center, J Giavotella scored.
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Advancing On Play 3-11
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Foul Ball 2-11
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-11
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Out 2-11
Pitch 3: in play
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Foul Ball 2-11
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 2-11
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 2-11
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-11
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-11
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Play Result 2-11
A Gordon homered to right, I Falu scored.
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Advancing On Force 2-11
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Foul Ball 0-11
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-11
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-11
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-11
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-11
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 0-11
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 0-11
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Play Result 0-11
A Cabrera homered to left, J Donald, S Choo and J Kipnis scored.
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Advancing On Force 0-11
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Advancing On Force 0-10
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Advancing On Force 0-9
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End Batter/Pitcher 0-7
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Play Result 0-7
S Choo singled to center, C Kotchman and L Marson scored, J Donald to third.
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Advancing On Play 0-7
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Advancing On Play 0-6
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End Batter/Pitcher 0-5
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Play Result 0-5
J Donald hit by pitch, J Hannahan scored, C Kotchman to third, L Marson to second.
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Advancing On Force 0-5
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Foul Ball 0-4
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 0-4
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 0-4
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 0-4
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End Inning 3-15
Middle of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-15
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Play Result 3-15
T Abreu grounded out to second.
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Ground Out 3-15
Pitch 6: in play
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Foul Ball 3-15
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 3-15
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 3-15
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Strike Swinging 3-15
Pitch 2: strike 1 (swinging)
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Play Result 3-15
D Lough to second on fielder's indifference.
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Fielders Indifference 3-15
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Ball 3-15
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 3-15
T Abreu batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-15
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Play Result 3-15
D Lough reached on infield single to second.
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Single 3-15
Pitch 3: in play
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Strike Looking 3-15
Pitch 2: strike 2 (looking)
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Foul Ball 3-15
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 3-15
D Lough batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-15
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Play Result 3-15
J Francoeur struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 3-15
Pitch 5: strike 3 (swinging)
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Ball 3-15
Pitch 4: ball 2
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Ball 3-15
Pitch 3: ball 1
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Strike Swinging 3-15
Pitch 2: strike 2 (swinging)
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Strike Looking 3-15
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 3-15
J Francoeur batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-15
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Play Result 3-15
J Giavotella lined out to center.
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Line Out 3-15
Pitch 2: in play
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Ball 3-15
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 3-15
J Giavotella batting
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Play Result 3-15
F Herrmann relieved T Sipp.
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Start Inning 3-15
Top of the 9th inning
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-15
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Play Result 3-15
M LaPorta struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 3-15
Pitch 3: strike 3 (swinging)
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Strike Swinging 3-15
Pitch 2: strike 2 (swinging)
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Foul Ball 3-15
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 3-15
M LaPorta batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-15
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Head to Head
CLE wins series 2-1
Injuries
Cleveland Indians
- Colin Holderman Out
- Kahlil Watson Out
- Andrew Walters Out
Kansas City Royals
- Mitch Spence Out
- Nick Mears Out
- Ryan Bergert Out
- Cole Ragans Out
- Luinder Avila Out
Lineups
ConfirmedCLE
Shin-Soo ChooRF17
Jason Kipnis2B22
Asdrubal CabreraSS3
Lonnie ChisenhallDH5
Jack Hannahan3B9
Brent LillibridgeSS20
Casey Kotchman1B35
Lou MarsonC4
Jason DonaldCF45
Substitutes
Thomas NealLF
Cord Phelps2B71
Vinny RottinoRF
Matt LaPortaDH
KC
Jarrod DysonDH1
Irving FaluSS13
Alex GordonLF4
Billy Butler1B36
Salvador PerezC13
Mike Moustakas3B18
Jeff FrancoeurRF5
David LoughCF3
Tony Abreu3B10
Substitutes
Brayan Pena1B25
Manny PinaC28
Johnny Giavotella2B12
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