Cleveland Indians @ Kansas City Royals

68-53, 37-26 Away

Final

61-61, 32-29 Home


CLE
KC

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

T. Bauer12-8

6.1 IP, 7 H, 0 ER, 4 K, 2 BB

J. Vargas14-7

4.2 IP, 6 H, 4 ER, 7 K, 3 BB

IndiansTop 1st
- J. Vargas pitching for KC
  CLE
  KC
- Pitch Type MPH
  1
  Ball
  Fastball 85
  2
  Strike Swinging
  Changeup 80
  3
  Foul Ball
  Changeup 80
  4
  Foul Ball
  Curve 72
  5
  Ball
  Fastball 86
  6
  Strike Swinging
  Curve 71
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 1st
- T. Bauer pitching for CLE
  CLE
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
IndiansTop 2nd
- J. Vargas pitching for KC
  CLE
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 2nd
- T. Bauer pitching for CLE
  CLE
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
IndiansTop 3rd
- J. Vargas pitching for KC
  CLE
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 3rd
- T. Bauer pitching for CLE
  CLE
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
IndiansTop 4th
- J. Vargas pitching for KC
  CLE
  KC
- 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 4th
- T. Bauer pitching for CLE
  CLE
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
IndiansTop 5th
- J. Vargas pitching for KC
  CLE
  KC
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 5th
- T. Bauer pitching for CLE
  CLE
  KC
- 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
IndiansTop 6th
- M. Minor pitching for KC
  CLE
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 6th
- T. Bauer pitching for CLE
  CLE
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
IndiansTop 7th
- M. Minor pitching for KC
  CLE
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 7th
- T. Bauer pitching for CLE
  CLE
  KC
- Urshela at third base.
  4
  0
- Ramírez at second base.
  4
  0
- Butera to third on passed ball by Pérez.
  4
  0
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
IndiansTop 8th
- B. Maurer pitching for KC
  CLE
  KC
- Zimmer ran for Jackson.
  5
  0
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 8th
- B. Shaw pitching for CLE
  CLE
  KC
- Zimmer in center field.
  5
  0
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
IndiansTop 9th
- R. Buchter pitching for KC
  CLE
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 9th
- C. Allen pitching for CLE
  CLE
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors

Pitch	Type	MPH
1 Ball	Fastball	85
2 Strike Swinging	Changeup	80
3 Foul Ball	Changeup	80
4 Foul Ball	Curve	72
5 Ball	Fastball	86
6 Strike Swinging	Curve	71

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

12:15 AM, 20 August 2017

Kansas City, Missouri

Attendance: 34,204

Game Time:2:50

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

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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J. Vargas14-7

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