Kansas City Royals @ Cleveland Indians
Royals Hitting
| hitters |
|---|
W. MerrifieldCF-RF |
N. Lopez2B |
J. SolerRF |
L. Duda1B |
| team |
| AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .304 | .351 | .507 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .243 | .287 | .324 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .261 | .343 | .446 |
| 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .302 | .387 | .585 |
| 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .238 | .304 | .507 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .223 | .297 | .274 |
| 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .304 | .333 | .489 |
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .159 | .268 | .275 |
| 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .238 | .200 |
| 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .220 | .290 | .320 |
| 38 | 8 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 10 |
- Batting
- 2BMaldonado (11, Hand); Duda (2, Olson); Merrifield (21, Bieber)
- HRDozier (13, 9th inning off Hand 3 on, 0 Out)
- RBIDuda (11), Merrifield 2 (42), Dozier 4 (42), N. Lopez (8)
- SHN. Lopez
- GIDPDuda; Dozier
- Team LOB8
- Team RISP7-13 (Gordon 1-2, Maldonado 0-2, Merrifield 2-3, Dozier 1-3, Arteaga 2-2, N. Lopez 1-1)
Indians Hitting
| hitters |
|---|
| team |
| AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .291 | .353 | .504 |
| 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .309 | .361 | .471 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .290 | .412 | .545 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .244 | .304 | .382 |
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .217 | .307 | .331 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .200 | .333 | .400 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .266 | .295 | .439 |
| 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .242 | .332 | .500 |
| 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .273 | .380 | .409 |
| 37 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 8 |
- Batting
- 2BLindor 2 (14, Sparkman 2)
- HRSantana (18, 7th inning off Barlow 0 on, 1 Out); Freeman (2, 5th inning off Sparkman 0 on, 0 Out); R. Pérez (14, 5th inning off Sparkman 0 on, 0 Out); Naquin (5, 6th inning off Sparkman 1 on, 2 Out)
- RBISantana (48), Freeman (10), R. Pérez (31), Naquin 2 (18), Mercado (16)
- 2Out RBINaquin (2)
- Team LOB6
- Team RISP1-5 (Santana 0-1, Kipnis 0-1, Lindor 0-1, Mercado 1-2)
- Baserunning
- CSRamírez (3, 2nd base by Barlow/Maldonado)
- Fielding
- DP2 (Kipnis-Santana , Lindor-Ramírez-Santana)
- ESantana (6, throw)
Royals Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
K. McCarthy(W, 2-1) |
I. Kennedy(S, 10) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.2 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 105-60 | 4.07 |
| 1.1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 29-19 | 5.75 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11-8 | 4.95 |
| 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15-10 | 3.38 |
| 9.0 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 160-97 |
- Pitching
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedKennedy 3/4; Barlow 3/6; McCarthy 2/3; Sparkman 15/26
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesKennedy-3-1-4-2; Barlow-5-2-8-4; McCarthy-3-0-3-2; Sparkman-12-8-19-21
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsKennedy 0-1; Barlow 0-1; McCarthy 1-1; Sparkman 5-9
- Game ScoresG Sparkman 36
Indians Pitching
- Pitching
- WPBieber
- HBPGordon (by Bieber)
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedO. Pérez 0/2; Clippard 2/5; Hand 3/5; Goody 2/3; Olson 1/1; Cimber 1/3; Bieber 17/24
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesO. Pérez-2-0-0-2; Clippard-1-2-6-3; Hand-2-1-3-5; Goody-2-4-4-0; Olson-1-0-0-1; Cimber-0-1-0-3; Bieber-20-15-13-15
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsO. Pérez 1-1; Clippard 2-1; Cimber 1-1; Bieber 9-0
- Game ScoresS Bieber 50
Scoring Summary
Inning | KC | CLE | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Mercado singled to right, Lindor scored. | 0 | 1 | ||
| 5th | Merrifield doubled to deep center, Arteaga scored and Maldonado scored. | 2 | 1 | ||
| 5th | R. Pérez homered to right (360 feet). | 2 | 2 | ||
| 5th | Freeman homered to right (389 feet). | 2 | 3 | ||
| 6th | Duda doubled to deep center, Cuthbert scored. | 3 | 3 | ||
| 6th | Naquin homered to right (352 feet), Kipnis scored. | 3 | 5 | ||
| 7th | Santana homered to center (420 feet). | 3 | 6 | ||
| 9th | N. Lopez reached on infield single to first, Maldonado scored, Merrifield to second. | 4 | 6 | ||
| 9th | Dozier homered to left center (406 feet), Merrifield scored, N. Lopez scored and Gordon scored. | 8 | 6 | ||
CLE wins 2-1
Game Information
Progressive Field
12:10 AM, 26 June 2019
Cleveland, Ohio
Attendance: 21,766
Game Time:3:27
- Umpires:
- Home Plate Umpire - Rob Drake
- First Base Umpire - Mike Muchlinski
- Second Base Umpire - Dan Iassogna
- Third Base Umpire - Tim Timmons
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 |

