Indians Hitting
- Batting
- 2BAlonso (18, López); G. Allen (6, López); Kipnis (22, Smith)
- HREncarnación (28, 8th inning off Newberry 1 on, 2 Out); Kipnis (12, 9th inning off Maurer 1 on, 0 Out)
- RBICabrera (27), Kipnis 4 (53), G. Allen 2 (13), Lindor 2 (78), Encarnación 2 (87)
- 2Out RBILindor 2, Kipnis, Encarnación 2
- SHR. Pérez
- Team LOB8
- Team RISP5-12 (Kipnis 1-1, Cabrera 1-1, G. Allen 1-3, Brantley 0-2, J. Ramírez 0-2, Encarnación 1-1, Lindor 1-2)
- Baserunning
- SBKipnis (6, 3rd base off Smith/Butera)
- Fielding
- DP1 (Lindor-Kipnis-Alonso)
- EJ. Ramírez (8, ground ball)
Royals Hitting
- Batting
- 2BEscobar (19, Bieber); Gordon (16, Bieber); Merrifield (35, Miller)
- HRMerrifield (10, 1st inning off Bieber 0 on, 0 Out); Pérez (23, 4th inning off Bieber 0 on, 0 Out); Duda (13, 6th inning off Bieber 1 on, 1 Out)
- RBIMerrifield (47), Pérez (65), Duda 3 (48)
- 2Out RBIDuda
- GIDPButera
- Team LOB5
- Team RISP2-11 (Merrifield 0-2, Butera 0-2, Phillips 0-2, Gordon 0-1, Pérez 0-2, Duda 2-2)
- Fielding
- DP1 (Duda)
- EDuda (3, ground ball)
- AssistsPhillips (Cabrera at 2nd base)
Indians Pitching
- Pitching
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedBieber 15/22; O. Pérez 4/4; Cimber 1/1; Miller 2/5; C. Allen 4/5
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesBieber 18-15-11-15; O. Pérez 5-4-0-2; Cimber 1-0-1-1; Miller 4-1-3-5; C. Allen 7-1-6-3
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsBieber 5-4; O. Pérez 1-1; Cimber 0-1; Miller 1-2; C. Allen 1-1
- Game ScoresS Bieber 47
Royals Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
López(L, 0-3) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 79-48 | 7.90 |
| 2.2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 54-25 | 6.53 |
| 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-3 | 3.47 |
| 1.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 17-10 | 3.86 |
| 1.0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 24-16 | 8.64 |
| 9.0 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 177-102 |
- Pitching
- WPLópez
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedLópez 10/20; Smith 2/15; McCarthy 1/1; Newberry 3/5; Maurer 3/6
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesLópez 16-5-14-13; Smith 4-5-5-11; McCarthy 0-1-1-1; Newberry 5-0-1-4; Maurer 4-2-6-4
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsLópez 4-4; Smith 4-2; McCarthy 1-0; Newberry 0-2; Maurer 2-1
- Game ScoresJ Lopez 33
Scoring Summary
Inning | CLE | KC | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Merrifield homered to center (430 feet). | 0 | 1 | |
| 4th | Cabrera singled to right, Encarnación scored, Alonso to third. | 1 | 1 | |
| 4th | Kipnis singled to center, Alonso scored, Cabrera to second. | 2 | 1 | |
| 4th | G. Allen doubled to shallow left, Cabrera and Kipnis scored, R. Pérez to third. | 4 | 1 | |
| 4th | R. Pérez scored, G. Allen to third on wild pitch by López. | 5 | 1 | |
| 4th | Pérez homered to center (435 feet). | 5 | 2 | |
| 6th | Lindor singled to right, Cabrera and Kipnis scored. | 7 | 2 | |
| 6th | Duda homered to right center (432 feet), Gordon scored. | 7 | 4 | |
| 7th | Kipnis doubled to deep center, Cabrera scored. | 8 | 4 | |
| 8th | Encarnación homered to left center (410 feet), Lindor scored. | 10 | 4 | |
| 8th | Duda reached on infield single to shortstop, Merrifield scored. | 10 | 5 | |
| 9th | Kipnis inside-the-park home run to deep right (351 feet), Cabrera scored. | 12 | 5 | |
KC wins 2-1
Game Information
Kauffman Stadium
7:15 PM, 26 August 2018
Kansas City, Missouri
Attendance: 18,575
Game Time:3:08
- Umpires:
- Home Plate Umpire - Gary Cederstrom
- First Base Umpire - Eric Cooper
- Second Base Umpire - Ramon DeJesus
- Third Base Umpire - Stu Scheurwater
2024 American League Central Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland | 20 | 12 | .625 | - | L2 |
| Kansas City | 20 | 13 | .606 | 0.5 | W3 |
| Minnesota | 18 | 13 | .581 | 1.5 | W11 |
| Detroit | 18 | 14 | .563 | 2 | L1 |
| Chicago | 6 | 26 | .188 | 14 | L4 |
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