Indians rally off bullpen for win over Royals
Asdrubal Cabrera drove in the go-ahead run in the eighth inning, and the Cleveland Indians rallied against the stingy Kansas City Royals bullpen for a 5-3 victory Tuesday night.
Major League Baseball
FINAL
Cleveland Indians
5
Kansas City Royals
3
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| KC | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Kauffman Stadium · 21,685 att.
Match Report
Play by Play
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Foul Ball 5-3
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-3
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-3
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 5-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-3
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-3
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-3
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Play Result 5-3
M Bourn homered to right (400 feet).
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Foul Ball 4-3
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 4-3
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-3
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-3
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-3
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Play Result 4-3
A Cabrera doubled to deep center, D Stubbs scored.
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Advancing On Play 4-3
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Foul Ball 3-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-3
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-3
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-3
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-3
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Play Result 3-3
N Swisher hit sacrifice fly to left, M Bourn scored.
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Advancing On Play 3-3
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-3
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Play Result 2-3
M Bourn tripled to deep right, Y Gomes scored.
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Advancing On Force 2-3
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Foul Ball 1-3
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-3
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 1-3
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Out 1-3
Pitch 5: in play
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Foul Ball 1-3
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 1-3
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-3
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-3
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Play Result 1-3
M Brantley singled to right, N Swisher scored, C Santana to third.
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Advancing On Play 1-3
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Foul Ball 0-3
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-3
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-3
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 0-3
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-3
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-3
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-3
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Out 0-3
Pitch 3: in play
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Foul Ball 0-3
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-3
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-3
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-3
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 0-3
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Play Result 0-3
M Moustakas doubled to deep center, E Hosmer scored, B Butler to third.
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Advancing On Force 0-3
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End Batter/Pitcher 0-2
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Play Result 0-2
S Perez hit sacrifice fly to left, E Bonifacio scored.
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Advancing On Play 0-2
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Foul Ball 0-1
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-1
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-1
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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End Inning 5-3
End of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-3
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Play Result 5-3
B Butler struck out looking.
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Strike Looking 5-3
Pitch 3: strike 3 (looking)
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Foul Ball 5-3
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Strike Looking 5-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 5-3
B Butler batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-3
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Play Result 5-3
E Hosmer struck out looking.
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Strike Looking 5-3
Pitch 3: strike 3 (looking)
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Foul Ball 5-3
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Strike Looking 5-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 5-3
E Hosmer batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-3
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Play Result 5-3
E Bonifacio grounded out to shortstop.
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Ground Out 5-3
Pitch 6: in play
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Foul Ball 5-3
Pitch 5: foul
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Strike Looking 5-3
Pitch 4: strike 2 (looking)
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Ball 5-3
Pitch 3: ball 2
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Ball 5-3
Pitch 2: ball 1
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Strike Looking 5-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 5-3
E Bonifacio batting
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Play Result 5-3
C Perez relieved J Smith.
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Start Inning 5-3
Bottom of the 9th inning
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Lineup Change 5-3
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Lineup Change 5-3
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Lineup Change 5-3
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End Inning 5-3
Middle of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-3
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Play Result 5-3
J Giambi grounded into double play, first to shortstop to first, J Kipnis out at second.
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Advancing On Force 5-3
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Ground Out 5-3
Pitch 2: in play
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Foul Ball 5-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 5-3
J Giambi batting
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Play Result 5-3
J Giambi hit for D Stubbs.
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Lineup Change 5-3
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Lineup Change 5-3
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-3
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Play Result 5-3
J Kipnis walked.
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Ball 5-3
Pitch 6: ball 4
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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
Emilio Bonifacio2B27
Eric Hosmer1B51
Billy ButlerDH36
Salvador PerezC13
Mike Moustakas3B18
David LoughRF3
Alcides EscobarSS3
Jarrod DysonCF1
Substitutes
Lorenzo CainRF6
CLE
Michael BournCF1
Nick Swisher1B23
Jason Kipnis2B22
Carlos SantanaDH41
Michael BrantleyLF23
Asdrubal CabreraSS3
Ryan RaburnRF18
Lonnie Chisenhall3B5
Yan GomesC15
Substitutes
Drew StubbsDH46
Jason GiambiDH72
Matt CarsonRF55
Mike Aviles3B12
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