Lindor, Ramirez help Indians sweep Royals with 8-4 clincher
Francisco Lindor drove in three runs, Jose Ramirez homered twice and the Cleveland Indians rallied to beat the bumbling Kansas City Royals 8-4 on Thursday to complete a three-game sweep.
Major League Baseball
FINAL
Cleveland Indians
8
Kansas City Royals
4
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLE | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| KC | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
Kauffman Stadium · 18,076 att.
Match Report
Last five matches
| Date | Opp | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/19/26 | @ Tampa Bay Rays | L 3-7 | MLB |
| 10/18/26 | vs Tampa Bay Rays | L 1-3 | MLB |
| 10/17/26 | vs Tampa Bay Rays | L 3-7 | MLB |
| 10/16/26 | vs Tampa Bay Rays | D 0-0 | MLB |
| 10/15/26 | vs Tampa Bay Rays | W 3-2 | MLB |
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Play by Play
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Foul Ball 8-4
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
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Foul Ball 8-4
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-4
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Play Result 8-4
Gallagher homered to left (378 feet).
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Home Run 8-4
Pitch 7 : Ball In Play
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Foul Ball 8-3
Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul
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Ball 8-3
Pitch 5 : Ball 3
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Ball 8-3
Pitch 4 : Ball 2
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Foul Ball 8-3
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
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Ball 8-3
Pitch 2 : Ball 1
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Strike Looking 8-3
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking
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Foul Ball 8-3
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 8-3
Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul
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Foul Ball 8-3
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 8-3
Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 8-3
Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 8-3
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 8-3
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
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Foul Ball 8-3
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
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Foul Ball 8-3
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
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Foul Ball 8-3
Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 8-3
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
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Foul Ball 8-3
Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 8-3
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
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Foul Ball 8-3
Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 8-3
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
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Foul Ball 8-3
Pitch 8 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 8-3
Pitch 7 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 8-3
Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 8-3
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 8-3
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
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Foul Ball 8-3
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
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Foul Ball 8-3
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 8-3
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 8-3
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 8-3
Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-3
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Play Result 8-3
Ramírez homered to right (403 feet).
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Home Run 8-3
Pitch 6 : Ball In Play
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Foul Ball 7-3
Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul
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Ball 7-3
Pitch 4 : Ball 3
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Ball 7-3
Pitch 3 : Ball 2
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Strike Looking 7-3
Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Looking
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Ball 7-3
Pitch 1 : Ball 1
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End Batter/Pitcher 7-3
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Play Result 7-3
Kipnis hit sacrifice fly to left, Mercado scored.
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Sacrifice Fly 7-3
Pitch 5 : Ball In Play
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Strike Looking 6-3
Pitch 4 : Strike 1 Looking
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Ball 6-3
Pitch 3 : Ball 3
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Ball 6-3
Pitch 2 : Ball 2
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Ball 6-3
Pitch 1 : Ball 1
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Foul Ball 6-3
Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-3
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Play Result 6-3
Mercado sacrificed, Lindor scored, Mercado to second.
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Error 6-3
Mercado sacrificed, Lindor to home on throwing error by catcher Gallagher, Mercado to second on throwing error by catcher Gallagher.
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Error 6-3
Mercado sacrificed, Lindor to home on throwing error by catcher Gallagher, Mercado to second on throwing error by catcher Gallagher.
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Error 6-3
Mercado sacrificed, Lindor to home on throwing error by catcher Gallagher, Mercado to second on throwing error by catcher Gallagher.
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Sacrifice 6-3
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Ball 5-3
Pitch 2 : Ball 1
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Strike Looking 6-3
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking
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End Inning 8-4
End of the 9th inning
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-4
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Play Result 8-4
Mondesi grounded out to second.
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Ground Out 8-4
Pitch 3 : Ball In Play
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Ball 8-4
Pitch 2 : Ball 1
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Foul Ball 8-4
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
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Start Batter/Pitcher 8-4
Nick Wittgren pitches to Adalberto Mondesi
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-4
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Play Result 8-4
Merrifield flied out to right.
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Fly Out 8-4
Pitch 2 : Ball In Play
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Foul Ball 8-4
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
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Start Batter/Pitcher 8-4
Nick Wittgren pitches to Whit Merrifield
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-4
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Play Result 8-4
Gore lined out to right.
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Line Out 8-4
Pitch 2 : Ball In Play
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Strike Looking 8-4
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking
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Start Batter/Pitcher 8-4
Nick Wittgren pitches to Terrance Gore
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-4
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Play Result 8-4
Gallagher homered to left (378 feet).
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Home Run 8-4
Pitch 7 : Ball In Play
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Foul Ball 8-3
Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul
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Ball 8-3
Pitch 5 : Ball 3
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Ball 8-3
Pitch 4 : Ball 2
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Foul Ball 8-3
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
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Ball 8-3
Pitch 2 : Ball 1
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Strike Looking 8-3
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking
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Start Batter/Pitcher 8-3
Nick Wittgren pitches to Cam Gallagher
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Play Result 8-3
Wittgren relieved Cimber
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Start Inning 8-3
Bottom of the 9th inning
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End Inning 8-3
Middle of the 9th inning
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-3
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Play Result 8-3
Ramírez grounded into double play, first to shortstop to first, Santana out at second.
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Ground Out 8-3
Pitch 7 : Ball In Play
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Ball 8-3
Pitch 6 : Ball 3
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Ball 8-3
Pitch 5 : Ball 2
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Foul Ball 8-3
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul
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Strike Looking 8-3
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Looking
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Foul Ball 8-3
Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul
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Ball 8-3
Pitch 1 : Ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 8-3
Ian Kennedy pitches to Jose Ramirez
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Head to Head
CLE wins series 3-0
Injuries
Kansas City Royals
- Mitch Spence Day-To-Day
- Steven Cruz Out
- Nick Mears 60-Day-IL
- Ryan Bergert Day-To-Day
- Cole Ragans 60-Day-IL
Cleveland Indians
- Kahlil Watson Out
- Colin Holderman 15-Day-IL
- Andrew Walters Out
Lineups
ConfirmedKC
Whit MerrifieldCF15
Adalberto MondesiSS43
Alex GordonDH4
Hunter Dozier3B17
Jorge SolerRF12
Cheslor Cuthbert1B57
Nicky Lopez2B33
Cam GallagherC67
Terrance GoreLF4
CLE
Francisco LindorSS12
Oscar MercadoCF11
Carlos SantanaDH41
Jason Kipnis2B22
Jose Ramirez3B11
Jake Bauers1B9
Kevin PlaweckiC24
Bobby Bradley1B44
Tyler NaquinRF46
Substitutes
Mike FreemanLF27
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