Major League Baseball
Kansas City Royals
6
Cleveland Indians
2
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| CLE | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Alex Gordon homered on the game's first pitch, James Shields dominated after a shaky first inning, and the Kansas City Royals beat the Cleveland Indians 6-2 on Wednesday in a matchup of teams fighting for an American League playoff spot.
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 4: foul
Pitch 3: foul
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
M Moustakas singled to center, L Cain scored.
Pitch 7: foul
Pitch 5: foul
Pitch 4: foul
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 8: foul
Pitch 6: foul
Pitch 4: foul
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 8: foul
Pitch 7: foul
Pitch 6: foul
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
A Gordon scored, E Bonifacio safe at second on throwing error by pitcher R Hill.
Pitch 4: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 4: foul
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 5: foul
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 4: foul
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
B Butler grounded into double play, third to second to first, E Bonifacio scored, E Hosmer out at second.
Pitch 7: foul
Pitch 6: foul
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 5: foul
Pitch 4: foul
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 7: foul
Pitch 6: foul
Pitch 4: foul
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 3: foul
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
M Brantley singled to center, M Bourn and M Aviles scored.
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 3: foul
L Cain singled to center, E Hosmer scored, J Maxwell to second.
End of the 9th
A Cabrera struck out looking.
Pitch 5: strike 3 (looking)
Pitch 4: ball 2
Pitch 3: strike 2 (looking)
Pitch 2: ball 1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (swinging)
A Cabrera batting
A Cabrera hit for J Kubel.
Y Gomes struck out swinging, J Kipnis stole third, C Santana stole second.
Pitch 5: strike 3 (swinging)
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 3: ball 2
Pitch 2: strike 1 (looking)
Pitch 1: ball 1
Y Gomes batting
M Brantley struck out swinging.
Pitch 5: strike 3 (swinging)
Pitch 4: ball 2
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 2: strike 1 (looking)
Pitch 1: ball 1
M Brantley batting
G Holland relieved J Shields.
C Santana singled to left, J Kipnis to second.
Pitch 3: in play
Pitch 2: strike 2 (looking)
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
C Santana batting
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KC wins series 2-1
Michael BournCF1
Mike AvilesSS12
Jason Kipnis2B22
Carlos Santana1B41
Michael BrantleyLF23
Yan GomesC15
Jason KubelDH13
Lonnie Chisenhall3B5
Drew StubbsRF46
Asdrubal CabreraPH3
Alex GordonLF4
Emilio Bonifacio2B27
Eric Hosmer1B51
Billy ButlerDH36
Salvador PerezC13
Justin MaxwellRF10
Lorenzo CainRF6
Jamey Carroll3B1
Alcides EscobarSS3
Jarrod DysonCF1
Mike Moustakas3B18
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