Kansas City Royals @ Cleveland Indians
Royals Hitting
| hitters |
|---|
| team |
| AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .304 | .369 | .437 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .239 | .317 | .359 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .235 | .286 | .401 |
| 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .264 | .347 | .644 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .233 | .311 | .360 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .240 | .333 | .385 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .225 | .272 | .297 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .219 | .269 | .300 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .167 | .286 | .333 |
| 29 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16 |
- Batting
- 2BGordon (18, Kluber)
- 3BO'Hearn (1, Kluber)
- RBIO'Hearn (23)
- 2Out RBIO'Hearn
- Team LOB2
- Team RISP1-3 (O'Hearn 1-1, Dozier 0-1, Bonifacio 0-1)
- Fielding
- EEscobar (10, ground ball); Dozier (7, throw)
- AssistsGoodwin (Gomes at 2nd base)
Indians Hitting
| hitters |
|---|
Y. Diaz3B |
R. DavisPR |
B. GuyerRF |
G. AllenCF |
| team |
| AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .283 | .358 | .522 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .303 | .356 | .463 |
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .333 | .371 | .470 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .242 | .292 | .303 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .281 | .315 | .397 |
| 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .234 | .321 | .472 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .244 | .309 | .430 |
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .283 | .332 | .445 |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .202 | .290 | .362 |
| 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .229 | .313 | .376 |
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .255 | .304 | .421 |
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .238 | .278 | .308 |
| 34 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
- Batting
- 2BKipnis (25, Keller); Cabrera (13, Keller)
- RBIG. Allen (16), Encarnación (94), Kipnis (60)
- 2Out RBIG. Allen
- SFKipnis
- Team LOB9
- Team RISP2-10 (Gomes 1-3, Alonso 0-1, Kipnis 0-1, G. Allen 1-4, Encarnación 0-1)
- Baserunning
- SBKipnis (7, 2nd base off Keller/Viloria)
Royals Pitching
- Pitching
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedKeller 19/33; Flynn 3/3
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesKeller 15-10-17-27; Flynn 0-3-2-2
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsKeller 7-8; Flynn 0-2
- Game ScoresB Keller 51
Indians Pitching
- Pitching
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedKluber 14/23; O. Pérez 0/1; C. Allen 3/3; Hand 0/3
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesKluber 18-19-20-11; O. Pérez 2-1-0-0; C. Allen 3-5-5-1; Hand 6-1-3-0
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsKluber 5-5; O. Pérez 0-0; C. Allen 1-0; Hand 0-0
- Game ScoresC Kluber 75
Scoring Summary
Inning | KC | CLE | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2nd | G. Allen singled to left, Kipnis scored. | 0 | 1 | ||
| 4th | O'Hearn tripled to deep center, Gordon scored. | 1 | 1 | ||
| 5th | Encarnación grounded into fielder's choice to third, Brantley scored, Díaz out at second. | 1 | 2 | ||
| 8th | Kipnis hit sacrifice fly to right, Alonso scored, Guyer to third. | 1 | 3 | ||
CLE wins 2-1
Game Information
Progressive Field
6:10 PM, 5 September 2018
Cleveland, Ohio
Attendance: 18,435
Game Time:2:31
- Umpires:
- Home Plate Umpire - Marty Foster
- First Base Umpire - Mark Ripperger
- Second Base Umpire - Doug Eddings
- Third Base Umpire - Joe West
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 |

