Kansas City Royals @ Cleveland Indians
Royals Hitting
| hitters |
|---|
L. CainCF |
| team |
| AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .285 | .321 | .463 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .290 | .353 | .434 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .294 | .335 | .442 |
| 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .320 | .383 | .503 |
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .278 | .307 | .505 |
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .255 | .322 | .431 |
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .238 | .261 | .321 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .223 | .273 | .330 |
| 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .204 | .290 | .293 |
| 34 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
- Batting
- 2BEscobar (25, Merritt); Gordon (15, Merritt); Hosmer (24, Merritt)
- GIDPCabrera; Bonifacio
- Team LOB8
- Team RISP0-7 (Merrifield 0-2, Cabrera 0-1, Cuthbert 0-1, Pérez 0-1, Cain 0-2)
- Baserunning
- SBMerrifield (25, 2nd base off Merritt/Gomes)
- Fielding
- DP1 (Escobar-Merrifield-Hosmer)
- EPérez (3, throw)
Indians Hitting
- Batting
- 2BUrshela (3, Vargas)
- HRLindor (23, 5th inning off Vargas 1 on, 1 Out)
- RBIUrshela (8), Jackson (27), Lindor 2 (63)
- GIDPGuyer
- Team LOB8
- Team RISP1-8 (Gomes 0-1, Urshela 0-1, Jackson 1-2, Encarnación 0-1, Ramírez 0-1, Bruce 0-1, Lindor 0-1)
- Baserunning
- SBJackson (2, 2nd base off Vargas/Pérez); Lindor (10, 2nd base off McCarthy/Pérez)
- Fielding
- DP2 (Lindor-Ramírez-Santana 2)
- ELindor (9, throw)
Royals Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
J. Vargas(L, 14-8) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.0 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 97-58 | 3.72 |
| 1.2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 36-22 | 1.59 |
| 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 22-17 | 4.26 |
| 8.0 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 155-97 |
- Pitching
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedVargas 14/22; McCarthy 7/9; Buchter 4/5
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesVargas 15-5-21-17; McCarthy 6-3-6-7; Buchter 1-2-10-4
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsVargas 6-7; McCarthy 2-2; Buchter 1-2
- Game ScoresJ Vargas 39
Indians Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
R. Merritt(W, 1-0) |
J. Smith(H, 16) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 97-66 | 1.76 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9-7 | 3.25 |
| 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5-3 | 0.00 |
| 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 17-11 | 3.00 |
| 9.0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 128-87 |
- Pitching
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedMerritt 21/27; Smith 3/3; Olson 0/1; Allen 2/4
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesMerritt 21-8-14-23; Smith 3-0-1-3; Olson 2-0-0-1; Allen 1-2-6-2
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsMerritt 12-5; Smith 0-3; Olson 0-0; Allen 1-1
- Game ScoresR Merritt 62
Scoring Summary
Inning | KC | CLE | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | Urshela doubled to deep left, Gomes scored, Urshela to third advancing on throw. | 0 | 1 | ||
| 3rd | Jackson singled to right, Urshela scored. | 0 | 2 | ||
| 5th | Lindor homered to left (404 feet), Urshela scored. | 0 | 4 | ||
CLE wins 3-0
Game Information
Progressive Field
12:10 AM, 26 August 2017
Cleveland, Ohio
Attendance: 34,061
Game Time:2:44
- Umpires:
- Home Plate Umpire - Sam Holbrook
- First Base Umpire - D.J. Reyburn
- Second Base Umpire - Chris Guccione
- Third Base Umpire - Greg Gibson
2025 American League Central Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland | 88 | 74 | .543 | - | W2 |
| Detroit | 87 | 75 | .537 | 1 | L1 |
| Kansas City | 82 | 80 | .506 | 6 | W2 |
| Minnesota | 70 | 92 | .432 | 18 | L1 |
| Chicago | 60 | 102 | .370 | 28 | W1 |

