Kansas City Royals @ Cleveland Indians

Doubleheader - Game 1

68-82, 32-43 Away

Final/7

73-75, 36-37 Home

hitters	H-AB	R	HR	RBI	AVG
W. Merrifield2B	1-4	0	0	0	.279
N. LopezSS	2-4	2	0	0	.302
S. PerezC	2-4	1	1	2	.275
A. BenintendiLF	1-3	1	1	2	.278
C. SantanaDH	0-3	0	0	0	.215
A. Mondesi3B	1-3	1	0	0	.267
M. TaylorCF	0-2	1	0	0	.246
R. O'Hearn1B	0-3	0	0	0	.217
H. DozierRF	2-3	1	1	3	.214

pitchers	IP	H	ER	BB	K	PC-ST	ERA
B. Singer	7.0	6	2	1	7	97-62	4.72

According to ESPN Analytics

CLE

Hits

Home Runs

Total Bases

Runners LOB

Progressive Field

9:10 PM, 20 September 2021

Cleveland, Ohio

Game Time:2:08

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - D.J. Reyburn
First Base Umpire - John Bacon
Second Base Umpire - Alex Tosi
Third Base Umpire - Adrian Johnson

Perez breaks Bench's record with 46th HR, KC tops Indians

— Salvador Perez hit his 46th home run, breaking Johnny Bench’s record for homers by a catcher in a season, and the Kansas City Royals beat the Cleveland Indians 7-2 Monday in the first game of a doubleheader.

Sep 21, 2021, 12:33 am - AP


KC
CLE

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
0	2	2	1	2	0	0	-	-	7	9	0
0	0	0	0	2	0	0	-	-	2	6	0

B. Singer5-10

7.0 IP, 6 H, 2 ER, 7 K, 1 BB

T. McKenzie5-7

4.1 IP, 9 H, 7 ER, 4 K, 1 BB

Scoring Summary

		KC	CLE
2nd	Dozier homered to left (434 feet), Mondesi scored.	2	0
3rd	Benintendi homered to right (409 feet), Lopez scored.	4	0
4th	Dozier singled to right, Taylor scored.	5	0
5th	Perez homered to left center (429 feet), Lopez scored.	7	0
5th	J. Ramírez singled to center, Hedges scored and Straw scored.	7	2

Data is currently unavailable.

Royals
7
Indians
2

Game 1

20/9

Royals
4
Indians
2

Game 2

21/9

Royals
1
Indians
4

Game 3

21/9

Royals
-
Indians
-

Game 4

22/9

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

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Kansas City Royals @ Cleveland Indians

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