Indians trip Royals 5-3
Indians trip Royals 5-3
Major League Baseball
FINAL
Kansas City Royals
3
Cleveland Indians
5
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KC | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| CLE | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
Progressive Field · 9,311 att.
Match Report
Play by Play
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Foul Ball 3-5
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-5
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Play Result 3-5
L Chisenhall singled to shallow left, D Murphy scored, M Brantley to third, A Cabrera to second.
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Advancing On Force 3-5
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Foul Ball 3-4
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 3-4
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 3-4
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-4
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 3-4
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-4
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-4
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Play Result 3-4
J Kipnis doubled to deep right center, N Swisher scored.
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Advancing On Play 3-4
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Foul Ball 3-3
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-3
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-3
Pitch 5: foul
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Play Result 3-3
M Brantley stole second, M Brantley safe at third on throwing error by catcher S Perez, M Brantley scored on error by center fielder J Dyson.
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Error 3-3
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Foul Ball 3-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Out 3-2
Pitch 2: in play
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-2
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Play Result 3-2
M Moustakas singled to right, E Hosmer scored, A Gordon to third.
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Advancing On Play 3-2
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Foul Ball 2-2
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 2-2
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-2
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-2
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-2
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 2-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-2
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 2-2
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-2
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-2
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-2
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 2-2
Pitch 3: foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-2
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Play Result 2-2
M Bourn tripled to deep right center, A Cabrera and M Aviles scored.
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Advancing On Force 2-2
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Advancing On Force 2-1
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 2: 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 7: foul
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-0
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Play Result 2-0
M Moustakas homered to right (349 feet).
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-0
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Play Result 1-0
S Perez homered to center (407 feet).
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Out 0-0
Pitch 4: in play
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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End Inning 3-5
Middle of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-5
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Play Result 3-5
E Hosmer popped out to third.
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Pop Out 3-5
Pitch 4: in play
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Strike Swinging 3-5
Pitch 3: strike 2 (swinging)
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Strike Looking 3-5
Pitch 2: strike 1 (looking)
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Ball 3-5
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 3-5
E Hosmer batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-5
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Play Result 3-5
O Infante grounded out to third.
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Ground Out 3-5
Pitch 2: in play
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Strike Looking 3-5
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 3-5
O Infante batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-5
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Play Result 3-5
N Aoki grounded out to second, J Dyson to second.
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Advancing On Play 3-5
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Ground Out 3-5
Pitch 4: in play
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Ball 3-5
Pitch 3: ball 2
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Ball 3-5
Pitch 2: ball 1
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Strike Looking 3-5
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 3-5
N Aoki batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-5
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Play Result 3-5
J Dyson singled to left.
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Single 3-5
Pitch 4: in play
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Ball 3-5
Pitch 3: ball 1
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Strike Looking 3-5
Pitch 2: strike 2 (looking)
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Strike Looking 3-5
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 3-5
J Dyson batting
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Play Result 3-5
J Axford relieved C Allen.
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Play Result 3-5
L Chisenhall at third base.
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Play Result 3-5
D Murphy in right field.
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Start Inning 3-5
Top of the 9th inning
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Lineup Change 3-5
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Lineup Change 3-5
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Lineup Change 3-5
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Lineup Change 3-5
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End Inning 3-5
End of the 8th
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-5
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Play Result 3-5
N Swisher struck out looking.
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Strike Looking 3-5
Pitch 4: strike 3 (looking)
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Head to Head
Injuries
Cleveland Indians
- Colin Holderman Out
- Kahlil Watson Out
- Andrew Walters Out
Kansas City Royals
- Mitch Spence Out
- Nick Mears Out
- Ryan Bergert Out
- Cole Ragans Out
- Luinder Avila Out
Lineups
ConfirmedCLE
Michael BournCF1
Nick Swisher1B23
Jason Kipnis2B22
Carlos SantanaDH41
Ryan RaburnRF18
Michael BrantleyLF23
Asdrubal CabreraSS3
Yan GomesC15
Mike Aviles3B12
Substitutes
David MurphyRF18
Lonnie Chisenhall3B5
KC
Norichika AokiRF11
Omar Rafael Infante2B14
Eric Hosmer1B51
Billy ButlerDH36
Alex GordonLF4
Salvador PerezC13
Mike Moustakas3B18
Alcides EscobarSS3
Jarrod DysonCF1
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