Cleveland Indians @ Kansas City Royals

67-53, 36-26 Away

Final

61-60, 32-28 Home


CLE
KC

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
3	0	2	0	0	1	3	0	1	10	13	0
0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	9	0

C. Kluber12-3

5.1 IP, 6 H, 1 ER, 4 K, 1 BB

I. Kennedy4-9

2.2 IP, 6 H, 5 ER, 1 K, 2 BB

IndiansTop 1st
- I. Kennedy pitching for KC
  CLE
  KC
- Pitch Type MPH
  1
  Strike Looking
  Fastball 91
  2
  Ball
  Slider 86
  3
  Foul Ball
  Fastball 92
  4
  Foul Ball
  Fastball 92
  5
  Foul Out
  Slider 87
- 3 Runs, 9 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 1st
- C. Kluber pitching for CLE
  CLE
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
IndiansTop 2nd
- I. Kennedy pitching for KC
  CLE
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 2nd
- C. Kluber pitching for CLE
  CLE
  KC
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
IndiansTop 3rd
- I. Kennedy pitching for KC
  CLE
  KC
- 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 3rd
- C. Kluber pitching for CLE
  CLE
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
IndiansTop 4th
- S. Alexander pitching for KC
  CLE
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 4th
- C. Kluber pitching for CLE
  CLE
  KC
- 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
IndiansTop 5th
- J. Junis pitching for KC
  CLE
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 5th
- C. Kluber pitching for CLE
  CLE
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
IndiansTop 6th
- J. Junis pitching for KC
  CLE
  KC
- 1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 6th
- C. Kluber pitching for CLE
  CLE
  KC
- 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
IndiansTop 7th
- J. Junis pitching for KC
  CLE
  KC
- 3 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 7th
- J. Smith pitching for CLE
  CLE
  KC
- Guyer in left field.
  9
  1
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
IndiansTop 8th
- K. McCarthy pitching for KC
  CLE
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 8th
- T. Olson pitching for CLE
  CLE
  KC
- 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
IndiansTop 9th
- R. Buchter pitching for KC
  CLE
  KC
- Cuthbert at third base.
  9
  1
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 9th
- N. Goody pitching for CLE
  CLE
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors

Pitch	Type	MPH
1 Strike Looking	Fastball	91
2 Ball	Slider	86
3 Foul Ball	Fastball	92
4 Foul Ball	Fastball	92
5 Foul Out	Slider	87

Indians
10
Royals
1

Game 1

19/8

Indians
5
Royals
0

Game 2

20/8

Indians
4
Royals
7

Game 3

20/8

Kauffman Stadium

1:15 AM, 19 August 2017

Kansas City, Missouri

Attendance: 35,974

Game Time:2:58

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Ron Kulpa
First Base Umpire - Marvin Hudson
Second Base Umpire - Brian Knight
Third Base Umpire - Chris Conroy

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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