Kansas City Royals @ Cleveland Indians
Royals Hitting
- Batting
- 2BMerrifield (10, Bauer); Jay (3, Bauer); Duda 3 (7, Bauer 2, Otero); Moustakas (9, Otero)
- HRPérez (5, 7th inning off Miller 1 on, 2 Out)
- RBIEscobar 4 (11), Jay 2 (9), Moustakas (29), Duda (19), Pérez 2 (15)
- 2Out RBIEscobar 3, Jay 2, Pérez 2
- GIDPPérez
- Team LOB10
- Team RISP6-17 (Merrifield 1-2, Moustakas 1-1, Jay 1-2, Gordon 0-3, Escobar 2-3, Pérez 0-2, Almonte 0-2, Duda 1-1, Soler 0-1)
- Fielding
- DP1 (Duda-Escobar-Keller)
Indians Hitting
- Batting
- 2BNaquin (3, Hammel)
- HRRamírez (11, 1st inning off Hammel 1 on, 1 Out); Alonso (9, 1st inning off Hammel 0 on, 2 Out); Brantley (4, 4th inning off Hammel 3 on, 2 Out)
- RBIRamírez 2 (24), Alonso (22), Naquin 2 (11), Brantley 4 (22)
- 2Out RBIAlonso, Brantley 4
- GIDPBrantley
- Team LOB5
- Team RISP2-6 (Kipnis 0-1, Naquin 1-1, G. Allen 0-2, Brantley 1-1, Guyer 0-1)
- Fielding
- DP1 (Lindor-Kipnis-Alonso)
- EG. Allen (1, line drive); Lindor (8, throw)
Royals Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
B. Keller(W, 1-1) |
K. Herrera(S, 8) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.2 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 89-54 | 6.13 |
| 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3-3 | 3.75 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 34-15 | 4.67 |
| 3.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 43-27 | 2.20 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22-14 | 0.61 |
| 9.0 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 191-113 |
- Pitching
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedHammel 11/20; Hill 1/1; Smith 2/6; Keller 7/11; Herrera 1/3
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesHammel 11-5-22-16; Hill 2-0-1-0; Smith 5-4-5-1; Keller 7-4-8-8; Herrera 2-2-7-3
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsHammel 5-5; Hill 0-0; Smith 0-1; Keller 4-3; Herrera 2-1
- Game ScoresJ Hammel 11
Indians Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
E. Marshall(H, 1) |
A. Miller(L, 1-1; B, 1) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.2 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 109-67 | 3.00 |
| 0.2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19-12 | 5.87 |
| 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 15-10 | 0.00 |
| 0.2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 16-11 | 1.69 |
| 2.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15-13 | 7.36 |
| 9.0 | 15 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 174-113 |
- Pitching
- WPBauer
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedBauer 16/27; Otero 2/5; Marshall 2/4; Miller 3/4; McAllister 5/7
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesBauer 13-15-18-21; Otero 1-3-3-5; Marshall 0-4-4-2; Miller 6-3-1-1; McAllister 4-3-1-5
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsBauer 8-3; Otero 1-1; Marshall 0-1; Miller 0-0; McAllister 4-1
- Game ScoresT Bauer 25
Scoring Summary
Inning | KC | CLE | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Ramírez homered to right center (397 feet), Brantley scored. | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1st | Alonso homered to left center (385 feet). | 0 | 3 | ||
| 2nd | Escobar singled to center, Merrifield scored. | 1 | 3 | ||
| 2nd | Jay doubled to left, Escobar and Almonte scored. | 3 | 3 | ||
| 3rd | Escobar walked, Pérez scored, Duda to third, Merrifield to second. | 4 | 3 | ||
| 4th | Naquin doubled to deep left center, Alonso and Kipnis scored. | 4 | 5 | ||
| 4th | Brantley homered to right (374 feet), Naquin, Pérez and Lindor scored. | 4 | 9 | ||
| 5th | Escobar grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Duda scored, Merrifield out at second. | 5 | 9 | ||
| 6th | Moustakas doubled to left, Soler scored. | 6 | 9 | ||
| 6th | Duda doubled to deep left, Moustakas scored. | 7 | 9 | ||
| 6th | Escobar singled to center, Duda scored, Gordon to second. | 8 | 9 | ||
| 7th | Pérez homered to left (363 feet), Jay scored. | 10 | 9 | ||
CLE wins 2-1
Game Information
Progressive Field
12:10 AM, 12 May 2018
Cleveland, Ohio
Attendance: 24,408
Game Time:3:34
- Umpires:
- Home Plate Umpire - Eric Cooper
- First Base Umpire - Gary Cederstrom
- Second Base Umpire - Cory Blaser
- Third Base Umpire - Stu Scheurwater
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 |

