Carlos Santana, Asdrubal Cabrera help Indians win 5th straight
Carlos Santana and Asdrubal Cabrera each drove in a pair of runs
Major League Baseball
FINAL
Cleveland Indians
6
Kansas City Royals
5
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLE | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| KC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
Kauffman Stadium · 15,625 att.
Match Report
Play by Play
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Foul Ball 6-5
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-5
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 6-5
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 6-5
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 6-5
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 6-5
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-5
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Play Result 6-5
B Butler doubled to left, E Hosmer scored.
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Advancing On Play 6-5
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Foul Ball 6-4
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 6-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-4
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 6-4
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-4
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 6-4
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-4
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 6-4
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Out 6-4
Pitch 4: in play
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-4
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Play Result 6-4
J Giambi doubled to deep right, J Kipnis scored, N Swisher to third.
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Advancing On Force 6-4
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Foul Ball 5-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-4
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-4
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Play Result 5-4
C Santana hit sacrifice fly to center, A Cabrera scored, J Kipnis to third.
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Advancing On Play 5-4
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Foul Ball 4-4
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 4-4
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-4
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 4-4
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-4
Pitch 3: foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-4
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Play Result 4-4
A Gordon homered to right (397 feet), M Moustakas, D Lough and J Giavotella scored.
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Advancing On Force 4-4
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Advancing On Force 4-3
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Advancing On Force 4-2
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Foul Ball 4-0
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 4-0
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-0
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 4-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Out 4-0
Pitch 6: in play
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Foul Ball 4-0
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-0
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-0
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-0
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Play Result 4-0
A Cabrera singled to right, J Giambi and L Chisenhall scored, M Brantley to third.
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Advancing On Play 4-0
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Advancing On Play 3-0
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Bunted Foul 2-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (bunted 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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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 3: 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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End Inning 6-5
End of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-5
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Play Result 6-5
E Hosmer grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, A Gordon out at second.
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Batter Fielders Choice Runner Movement 6-5
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Batters Fielders Choice - Runner Out 6-5
Pitch 5: in play
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Foul Ball 6-5
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Ball 6-5
Pitch 3: ball 2
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Ball 6-5
Pitch 2: ball 1
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Strike Looking 6-5
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 6-5
E Hosmer batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-5
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Play Result 6-5
A Escobar struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 6-5
Pitch 3: strike 3 (swinging)
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Strike Looking 6-5
Pitch 2: strike 2 (looking)
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Strike Looking 6-5
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 6-5
A Escobar batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-5
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Play Result 6-5
A Gordon singled to right, J Dyson to second.
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Advancing On Force 6-5
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Single 6-5
Pitch 1: in play
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Start Batter/Pitcher 6-5
A Gordon batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-5
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Play Result 6-5
J Dyson walked.
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Ball 6-5
Pitch 6: ball 4
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Strike Looking 6-5
Pitch 5: strike 2 (looking)
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Ball 6-5
Pitch 4: ball 3
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Strike Looking 6-5
Pitch 3: strike 1 (looking)
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Ball 6-5
Pitch 2: ball 2
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Ball 6-5
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 6-5
J Dyson batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-5
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Play Result 6-5
J Giavotella flied out to center.
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Fly Out 6-5
Pitch 3: in play
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Ball 6-5
Pitch 2: ball 1
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Strike Looking 6-5
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 6-5
J Giavotella batting
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Play Result 6-5
C Perez relieved V Pestano.
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Start Inning 6-5
Bottom of the 9th inning
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Lineup Change 6-5
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Lineup Change 6-5
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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
Alex GordonLF4
Alcides EscobarSS3
Eric Hosmer1B51
Billy ButlerDH36
Salvador PerezC13
Mike Moustakas3B18
David LoughRF3
Johnny Giavotella2B12
Jarrod DysonCF1
Substitutes
Elliot JohnsonDH
CLE
Michael BrantleyLF23
Asdrubal CabreraSS3
Jason Kipnis2B22
Nick Swisher1B23
Carlos SantanaC41
Mark Reynolds1B12
Jason GiambiDH72
Lonnie Chisenhall3B5
Drew StubbsCF46
Substitutes
Ryan RaburnRF18
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