Kansas City Royals @ Cleveland Indians
Royals Hitting
- Batting
- 2BMaldonado (10, Wittgren); N. Lopez (7, Wittgren)
- HRMerrifield (11, 4th inning off Plutko 0 on, 0 Out)
- RBIMerrifield (40), N. Lopez (7)
- 2Out RBIN. Lopez
- GIDPCuthbert
- Team LOB5
- Team RISP1-5 (Maldonado 0-1, Hamilton 0-1, Merrifield 0-1, Dozier 0-1, N. Lopez 1-1)
- Fielding
- DP1 (Cuthbert-Arteaga-Cuthbert)
Indians Hitting
| hitters |
|---|
| team |
| AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .289 | .352 | .498 |
| 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .305 | .359 | .473 |
| 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .291 | .413 | .538 |
| 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .248 | .305 | .387 |
| 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .217 | .308 | .332 |
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .333 | .500 | .667 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .236 | .328 | .483 |
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .267 | .296 | .422 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .258 | .373 | .355 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .252 | .325 | .511 |
| 35 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 |
a-walked for Freeman in the 9th
- Batting
- 2BSantana (15, Flynn); Ramírez 2 (14, Keller, Flynn); Bradley (2, Flynn)
- HRKipnis (6, 10th inning off Peralta 0 on, 0 Out)
- RBIKipnis (29), Ramírez (30), Bradley (2)
- 2Out RBIBradley
- SHFreeman
- GIDPSantana
- Team LOB10
- Team RISP1-14 (Santana 0-1, Kipnis 0-1, Lindor 0-1, R. Pérez 0-4, Naquin 0-2, Ramírez 1-1, Bradley 0-2, Mercado 0-2)
- Fielding
- DP1 (Ramírez-Kipnis-Santana)
Royals Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
W. Peralta(L, 2-4) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 40-26 | 4.32 |
| 3.2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 63-37 | 2.08 |
| 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 31-15 | 6.30 |
| 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17-8 | 4.91 |
| 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-1 | 4.91 |
| 9.0 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 153-87 |
- Pitching
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedPeralta 0/1; Diekman 1/5; Flynn 10/17; J. López 2/6; Keller 5/11
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesPeralta-0-0-0-1; Diekman-1-2-1-4; Flynn-10-5-10-12; J. López-2-4-6-3; Keller-5-5-9-7
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsDiekman 2-1; Flynn 6-2; J. López 2-0; Keller 3-1
- Game ScoresB Keller 57
Indians Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
T. Clippard(H, 2) |
N. Wittgren(B, 2) |
B. Hand(W, 4-2) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 34-24 | 4.26 |
| 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 25-17 | 3.45 |
| 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14-10 | 4.03 |
| 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15-8 | 2.91 |
| 2.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 32-20 | 2.76 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10-7 | 1.05 |
| 10.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 130-86 |
- Pitching
- IBBGordon (by Wittgren).
- HBPSoler (by Plutko)
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedClippard 2/4; Hand 1/3; Cole 5/6; Wittgren 7/9; Olson 2/2; Plutko 10/13
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesClippard-3-0-1-3; Hand-2-1-2-2; Cole-7-3-3-4; Wittgren-7-1-6-6; Olson-1-2-6-1; Plutko-8-2-5-9
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsClippard 2-1; Hand 0-2; Cole 3-0; Wittgren 2-2; Olson 0-1; Plutko 3-5
- Game ScoresA Plutko 59
Scoring Summary
Inning | KC | CLE | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4th | Merrifield homered to center (387 feet). | 1 | 0 | ||
| 4th | Ramírez doubled to left, Santana scored. | 1 | 1 | ||
| 6th | Bradley doubled to deep right center, Ramírez scored. | 1 | 2 | ||
| 8th | N. Lopez doubled to left, Gore scored. | 2 | 2 | ||
| 10th | Kipnis homered to right (390 feet). | 2 | 3 | ||
CLE wins 2-1
Game Information
Progressive Field
12:10 AM, 25 June 2019
Cleveland, Ohio
Attendance: 15,413
Game Time:3:05
- Umpires:
- Home Plate Umpire - Tim Timmons
- First Base Umpire - Rob Drake
- Second Base Umpire - Mike Muchlinski
- Third Base Umpire - Mike Winters
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 |

