Royals top Indians to tighten AL wild-card race
Bruce Chen worked five innings and Salvador Perez doubled home two runs and the Kansas City Royals beat the Cleveland Indians 7-2 on Wednesday night.
Major League Baseball
FINAL
Cleveland Indians
2
Kansas City Royals
7
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLE | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| KC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
Kauffman Stadium · 21,198 att.
Match Report
Play by Play
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Foul Out 2-7
Pitch 3: in play
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Foul Ball 2-7
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-7
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Play Result 2-7
A Escobar singled to left center, S Perez and L Cain scored, J Dyson to third, A Escobar to second advancing on throw.
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Advancing On Play 2-7
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Advancing On Play 2-6
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Foul Ball 2-5
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 2-5
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 2-5
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-5
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-5
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Play Result 2-5
J Dyson walked, C Getz scored, S Perez to third, L Cain to second.
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Advancing On Force 2-5
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Foul Ball 2-4
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 2-4
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Bunted Foul 2-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (bunted foul)
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Foul Ball 2-4
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 2-4
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 2-4
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-4
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 2-4
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-4
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-4
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-4
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-4
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-4
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 2-4
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Play Result 2-4
A Escobar stole home.
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Stolen Base 2-4
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Foul Ball 2-3
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-3
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-3
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-3
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 2-3
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Out 2-3
Pitch 2: in play
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Foul Ball 2-3
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-3
Pitch 8: foul
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Foul Ball 2-3
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 2-3
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 2-3
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Out 2-3
Pitch 4: in play
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Foul Ball 2-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-3
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 2-3
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 2-3
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-3
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Play Result 2-3
M Bourn hit sacrifice fly to left, M Brantley scored.
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Advancing On Play 2-3
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Foul Ball 1-3
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Play Result 1-3
M Brantley doubled to center, Y Gomes to third, Y Gomes scored on error by center fielder J Dyson.
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Error 1-3
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Foul Ball 0-3
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 0-3
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-3
Pitch 3: foul
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Play Result 0-3
S Perez scored on D Salazar's wild pitch.
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Wild Pitch 0-3
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End Batter/Pitcher 0-2
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Play Result 0-2
S Perez doubled to deep left, E Hosmer and B Butler scored, S Perez to third advancing on throw.
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Advancing On Play 0-2
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End Inning 2-7
Middle of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-7
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Play Result 2-7
A Cabrera flied out to right.
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Fly Out 2-7
Pitch 1: in play
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Start Batter/Pitcher 2-7
A Cabrera batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-7
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Play Result 2-7
R Raburn flied out to right.
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Fly Out 2-7
Pitch 2: in play
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Ball 2-7
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 2-7
R Raburn batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-7
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Play Result 2-7
C Santana grounded out to first.
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Ground Out 2-7
Pitch 5: in play
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Ball 2-7
Pitch 4: ball 3
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Strike Looking 2-7
Pitch 3: strike 1 (looking)
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Ball 2-7
Pitch 2: ball 2
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Ball 2-7
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 2-7
C Santana batting
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Play Result 2-7
G Holland relieved W Smith.
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Start Inning 2-7
Top of the 9th inning
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End Inning 2-7
End of the 8th
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-7
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Play Result 2-7
E Hosmer grounded out to first.
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Ground Out 2-7
Pitch 1: in play
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Start Batter/Pitcher 2-7
E Hosmer batting
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Play Result 2-7
C Rapada relieved C Carrasco.
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-7
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Play Result 2-7
E Bonifacio fouled out to third.
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Foul Out 2-7
Pitch 3: in play
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Ball 2-7
Pitch 2: ball 1
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Foul Ball 2-7
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 2-7
E Bonifacio batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-7
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Play Result 2-7
A Gordon intentionally walked.
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Intentional Ball 2-7
Pitch 4: ball 4 (intentional ball)
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Intentional Ball 2-7
Pitch 3: ball 3 (intentional ball)
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Intentional Ball 2-7
Pitch 2: ball 2 (intentional ball)
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Intentional Ball 2-7
Pitch 1: ball 1 (intentional ball)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 2-7
A Gordon batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-7
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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
Lorenzo CainRF6
Jarrod DysonCF1
Alcides EscobarSS3
Substitutes
Chris GetzDH39
CLE
Michael BournCF1
Nick Swisher1B23
Jason Kipnis2B22
Carlos SantanaDH41
Ryan RaburnRF18
Asdrubal CabreraSS3
Yan GomesC15
Michael BrantleyLF23
Mike Aviles3B12
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