Kansas City Royals @ Cleveland Indians

77-75, 32-45 Away

Final

88-63, 51-26 Home


KC
CLE

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	7	0
0	1	0	0	2	0	0	1	-	4	13	0

RoyalsTop 1st
- C. Kluber pitching for CLE
  KC
  CLE
- Pitch Type MPH
  1
  Strike Looking
  Fastball 92
  2
  Strike Looking
  Fastball 93
  3
  Ball
  Fastball 93
  4
  Ball
  Curve 83
  5
  Single
  Fastball 93
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
IndiansBottom 1st
- I. Kennedy pitching for KC
  KC
  CLE
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 2nd
- C. Kluber pitching for CLE
  KC
  CLE
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
IndiansBottom 2nd
- I. Kennedy pitching for KC
  KC
  CLE
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 3rd
- C. Kluber pitching for CLE
  KC
  CLE
- 2 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors
IndiansBottom 3rd
- I. Kennedy pitching for KC
  KC
  CLE
- 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 4th
- C. Kluber pitching for CLE
  KC
  CLE
- Burns caught stealing second, pitcher to first to shortstop.
  2
  1
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
IndiansBottom 4th
- I. Kennedy pitching for KC
  KC
  CLE
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 5th
- C. Kluber pitching for CLE
  KC
  CLE
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
IndiansBottom 5th
- I. Kennedy pitching for KC
  KC
  CLE
- 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 6th
- C. Kluber pitching for CLE
  KC
  CLE
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
IndiansBottom 6th
- I. Kennedy pitching for KC
  KC
  CLE
- Davis caught stealing second, catcher to shortstop.
  2
  3
- M. Strahm pitching for KC
  KC
  CLE
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 7th
- C. Kluber pitching for CLE
  KC
  CLE
- A. Miller pitching for CLE
  KC
  CLE
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
IndiansBottom 7th
- M. Strahm pitching for KC
  KC
  CLE
- Almonte hit for Chisenhall.
  2
  3
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 8th
- B. Shaw pitching for CLE
  KC
  CLE
- Almonte in right field.
  2
  3
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
IndiansBottom 8th
- K. McCarthy pitching for KC
  KC
  CLE
- S. Alexander pitching for KC
  KC
  CLE
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 9th
- C. Allen pitching for CLE
  KC
  CLE
- Gore ran for Gordon.
  3
  4
- Gore caught stealing second, catcher to shortstop.
  3
  4
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors

Pitch	Type	MPH
1 Strike Looking	Fastball	92
2 Strike Looking	Fastball	93
3 Ball	Fastball	93
4 Ball	Curve	83
5 Single	Fastball	93

Royals
3
Indians
4

Game 1

22/9

Royals
2
Indians
5

Game 2

23/9

Progressive Field

12:10 AM, 22 September 2016

Cleveland, Ohio

Attendance: 13,888

Game Time:3:20

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Sam Holbrook
First Base Umpire - Paul Emmel
Second Base Umpire - Scott Barry
Third Base Umpire - Carlos Torres

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

C. Kluber18-9

I. Kennedy11-10

C. Allen28

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