Santana homers again in KC, helps Indians win
Santana homers again in KC, helps Indians win
Major League Baseball
FINAL
Cleveland Indians
6
Kansas City Royals
1
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLE | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| KC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Kauffman Stadium · 31,341 att.
Match Report
Play by Play
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Foul Ball 6-1
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-1
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Play Result 6-1
A Escobar singled to left, C Colon scored, N Aoki to second.
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Advancing On Force 6-1
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Foul Ball 6-0
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 6-0
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Out 6-0
Pitch 1: in play
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Foul Ball 6-0
Pitch 8: foul
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Foul Ball 6-0
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 6-0
Pitch 6: foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-0
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Play Result 6-0
C Santana homered to left center (410 feet), J Ramirez scored.
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Advancing On Force 6-0
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Foul Ball 4-0
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-0
Pitch 9: foul
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Foul Ball 4-0
Pitch 8: foul
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Foul Ball 4-0
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 4-0
Pitch 6: foul
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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 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-0
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 4-0
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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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 6: foul
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Foul Ball 4-0
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-0
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 4-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-0
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 4-0
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 4-0
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 4-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-0
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 4-0
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 4-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-0
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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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 Out 4-0
Pitch 2: in play
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Foul Ball 4-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (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
J Kipnis grounded into fielder's choice to second, M Brantley scored, C Santana out at second.
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Batter Fielders Choice Runner Movement 4-0
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-0
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Play Result 3-0
C Santana singled to right center, J Ramirez scored, M Brantley to third.
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Advancing On Play 3-0
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-0
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Play Result 2-0
J Ramirez singled to left, T Holt scored.
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Advancing On Play 2-0
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Bunted Foul 1-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (bunted foul)
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 3: foul
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End Inning 6-1
End of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-1
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Play Result 6-1
B Butler grounded out to third.
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Ground Out 6-1
Pitch 1: in play
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Start Batter/Pitcher 6-1
B Butler batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-1
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Play Result 6-1
A Gordon struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 6-1
Pitch 5: strike 3 (swinging)
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Foul Ball 6-1
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Ball 6-1
Pitch 3: ball 2
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Ball 6-1
Pitch 2: ball 1
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Strike Looking 6-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 6-1
A Gordon batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-1
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Play Result 6-1
A Escobar singled to left, C Colon scored, N Aoki to second.
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Advancing On Force 6-1
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Advancing On Force 6-1
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Single 6-0
Pitch 7: in play
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Ball 6-0
Pitch 6: ball 3
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Ball 6-0
Pitch 5: ball 2
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Foul Ball 6-0
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 6-0
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Strike Swinging 6-0
Pitch 2: strike 1 (swinging)
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Ball 6-0
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 6-0
A Escobar batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-0
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Play Result 6-0
N Aoki singled to left, C Colon to second.
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Advancing On Force 6-0
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Single 6-0
Pitch 2: in play
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Strike Looking 6-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 6-0
N Aoki batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-0
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Play Result 6-0
C Colon singled to left center.
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Single 6-0
Pitch 2: in play
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Strike Looking 6-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 6-0
C Colon batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-0
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Play Result 6-0
M Moustakas fouled out to third.
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Foul Out 6-0
Pitch 1: in play
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Start Batter/Pitcher 6-0
M Moustakas batting
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Head to Head
CLE wins series 3-0
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
Norichika AokiRF11
Alcides EscobarSS3
Alex GordonLF4
Billy Butler1B36
Salvador PerezC13
Josh WillinghamDH7
Lorenzo CainCF6
Mike Moustakas3B18
Christian Colon2B29
CLE
Michael BournCF1
Jose RamirezSS11
Michael BrantleyLF23
Carlos Santana1B41
Jason Kipnis2B22
Yan GomesC15
Zach WaltersDH48
Lonnie Chisenhall3B5
Tyler HoltRF40
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