Ubaldo Jimenez silences Royals as Indians cruise
Ubaldo Jimenez pitched into the eighth inning, Ryan Raburn hit two home runs and the Cleveland Indians pounded the Kansas City Royals 9-0 on Monday night to split their four-game series.
Major League Baseball
FINAL
Cleveland Indians
9
Kansas City Royals
0
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLE | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 |
| KC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Match Report
Play by Play
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Foul Ball 9-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 9-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 9-0
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 9-0
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Out 9-0
Pitch 5: in play
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Foul Ball 9-0
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 9-0
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 9-0
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 9-0
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 9-0
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 9-0
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Play Result 9-0
R Raburn homered to right (383 feet).
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Foul Ball 8-0
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-0
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 8-0
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-0
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 8-0
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 8-0
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-0
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-0
Pitch 8: foul
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Foul Ball 8-0
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 8-0
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 8-0
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-0
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-0
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 8-0
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Out 8-0
Pitch 3: in play
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-0
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Play Result 8-0
R Raburn homered to left (377 feet), M Reynolds and C Santana scored.
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Advancing On Force 8-0
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Advancing On Force 7-0
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Foul Ball 5-0
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-0
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-0
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Play Result 5-0
C Santana doubled to deep right, A Cabrera scored, M Reynolds to third.
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Advancing On Force 5-0
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-0
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Play Result 4-0
M Reynolds singled to right, J Kipnis scored, A Cabrera to third.
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Advancing On Play 4-0
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-0
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Play Result 3-0
A Cabrera doubled to deep right, M Brantley scored, J Kipnis to third.
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Advancing On Force 3-0
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-0
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Play Result 2-0
A Cabrera singled to left, M Brantley scored.
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Advancing On Play 2-0
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Inning 9-0
End of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 9-0
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Play Result 9-0
E Hosmer flied out to left.
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Fly Out 9-0
Pitch 5: in play
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Ball 9-0
Pitch 4: ball 2
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Strike Swinging 9-0
Pitch 3: strike 2 (swinging)
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Ball 9-0
Pitch 2: ball 1
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Foul Ball 9-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 9-0
E Hosmer batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 9-0
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Play Result 9-0
M Tejada struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 9-0
Pitch 5: strike 3 (swinging)
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Ball 9-0
Pitch 4: ball 2
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Ball 9-0
Pitch 3: ball 1
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Strike Swinging 9-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (swinging)
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Foul Ball 9-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 9-0
M Tejada batting
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Play Result 9-0
M Tejada hit for B Butler.
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Lineup Change 9-0
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Lineup Change 9-0
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End Batter/Pitcher 9-0
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Play Result 9-0
A Escobar grounded out to pitcher.
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Ground Out 9-0
Pitch 2: in play
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Ball 9-0
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 9-0
A Escobar batting
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Play Result 9-0
C Allen relieved N Hagadone.
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Play Result 9-0
Y Gomes catching.
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Start Inning 9-0
Bottom of the 9th inning
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Lineup Change 9-0
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Lineup Change 9-0
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Lineup Change 9-0
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Lineup Change 9-0
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End Inning 9-0
Middle of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 9-0
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Play Result 9-0
N Swisher grounded out to pitcher.
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Ground Out 9-0
Pitch 6: in play
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Foul Ball 9-0
Pitch 5: foul
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Ball 9-0
Pitch 4: ball 2
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Strike Looking 9-0
Pitch 3: strike 2 (looking)
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Ball 9-0
Pitch 2: ball 1
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Head to Head
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
Alex GordonLF4
Alcides EscobarSS3
Billy ButlerDH36
Eric Hosmer1B51
Lorenzo CainCF6
Mike Moustakas3B18
Jeff FrancoeurRF5
Salvador PerezC13
Chris Getz2B39
Substitutes
Miguel TejadaPH24
George KottarasC10
Elliot Johnson2B
CLE
Michael BrantleyLF23
Jason Kipnis2B22
Asdrubal CabreraSS3
Nick Swisher1B23
Mark ReynoldsDH12
Carlos SantanaC41
Ryan RaburnRF18
Lonnie Chisenhall3B5
Drew StubbsCF46
Substitutes
Mike AvilesSS12
Yan GomesC15
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