Cleveland Indians @ Kansas City Royals

68-54, 37-27 Away

Final

62-61, 33-29 Home


CLE
KC

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	4	8	0
0	2	0	1	3	0	1	0	-	7	15	1

J. Hammel6-9

6.0 IP, 5 H, 3 ER, 3 K, 1 BB

D. Salazar5-6

4.2 IP, 12 H, 6 ER, 5 K, 1 BB

IndiansTop 1st
- J. Hammel pitching for KC
  CLE
  KC
- Pitch Type MPH
  1
  Strike Looking
  Fastball 90
  2
  Ball
  Fastball 90
  3
  Bunted Foul
  Fastball 91
  4
  Ball
  Slider 86
  5
  Foul Ball
  Slider 85
  6
  Ball
  Fastball 91
  7
  Ground Out
  Fastball 92
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 1st
- D. Salazar pitching for CLE
  CLE
  KC
- 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
IndiansTop 2nd
- J. Hammel pitching for KC
  CLE
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 2nd
- D. Salazar pitching for CLE
  CLE
  KC
- 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
IndiansTop 3rd
- J. Hammel pitching for KC
  CLE
  KC
- Zimmer stole second.
  0
  2
- 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 3rd
- D. Salazar pitching for CLE
  CLE
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
IndiansTop 4th
- J. Hammel pitching for KC
  CLE
  KC
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 4th
- D. Salazar pitching for CLE
  CLE
  KC
- 1 Run, 4 Hits, 0 Errors
IndiansTop 5th
- J. Hammel pitching for KC
  CLE
  KC
- Lindor stole second.
  3
  3
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 5th
- D. Salazar pitching for CLE
  CLE
  KC
- 3 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors
IndiansTop 6th
- J. Hammel pitching for KC
  CLE
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 6th
- Z. McAllister pitching for CLE
  CLE
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
IndiansTop 7th
- S. Alexander pitching for KC
  CLE
  KC
- Gomes safe at first on throwing error by third baseman Cuthbert.
  3
  6
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Error
RoyalsBottom 7th
- D. Otero pitching for CLE
  CLE
  KC
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
IndiansTop 8th
- B. Maurer pitching for KC
  CLE
  KC
- Cabrera in right field.
  3
  7
- Gordon in left field.
  3
  7
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 8th
- D. Otero pitching for CLE
  CLE
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
IndiansTop 9th
- K. Herrera pitching for KC
  CLE
  KC
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors

Pitch	Type	MPH
1 Strike Looking	Fastball	90
2 Ball	Fastball	90
3 Bunted Foul	Fastball	91
4 Ball	Slider	86
5 Foul Ball	Slider	85
6 Ball	Fastball	91
7 Ground Out	Fastball	92

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

7:15 PM, 20 August 2017

Kansas City, Missouri

Attendance: 27,417

Game Time:3:02

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

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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