Indians 7-4 Royals (9 Jul, 2021) Play-by-Play

Cleveland Indians

43-42, 22-19 home


KC
CLE

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

J. Karinchak5-2

1.0 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 2 K, 0 BB

G. Holland2-4

0.2 IP, 2 H, 3 ER, 1 K, 1 BB

RoyalsTop 1st
- Z. Plesac pitching for CLE
  KC
  CLE
- Pitch Type MPH
  1
  Ball
  Four-seam FB 93
  2
  Foul Ball
  Slider 87
  3
  Ball
  Slider 86
  4
  Ball
  Four-seam FB 93
  5
  Strike Looking
  Four-seam FB 95
  6
  Fly Out
  Four-seam FB 95
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
IndiansBottom 1st
- D. Duffy pitching for KC
  KC
  CLE
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 2nd
- Z. Plesac pitching for CLE
  KC
  CLE
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
IndiansBottom 2nd
- D. Duffy pitching for KC
  KC
  CLE
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 3rd
- Z. Plesac pitching for CLE
  KC
  CLE
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
IndiansBottom 3rd
- D. Duffy pitching for KC
  KC
  CLE
- 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 4th
- Z. Plesac pitching for CLE
  KC
  CLE
- 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
IndiansBottom 4th
- D. Duffy pitching for KC
  KC
  CLE
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 5th
- P. Maton pitching for CLE
  KC
  CLE
- Merrifield safe at first on throwing error by shortstop A. Rosario.
  3
  1
- Merrifield stole second.
  3
  1
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Error
IndiansBottom 5th
- D. Duffy pitching for KC
  KC
  CLE
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 6th
- N. Wittgren pitching for CLE
  KC
  CLE
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
IndiansBottom 6th
- J. Staumont pitching for KC
  KC
  CLE
- 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 7th
- B. Shaw pitching for CLE
  KC
  CLE
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
IndiansBottom 7th
- J. Brentz pitching for KC
  KC
  CLE
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 8th
- B. Shaw pitching for CLE
  KC
  CLE
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
IndiansBottom 8th
- S. Barlow pitching for KC
  KC
  CLE
- 3 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 9th
- J. Karinchak pitching for CLE
  KC
  CLE
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
IndiansBottom 9th
- G. Holland pitching for KC
  KC
  CLE
- 3 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors

Pitch	Type	MPH
1 Ball	Four-seam FB	93
2 Foul Ball	Slider	87
3 Ball	Slider	86
4 Ball	Four-seam FB	93
5 Strike Looking	Four-seam FB	95
6 Fly Out	Four-seam FB	95

Royals
4
Indians
7

Game 1

9/7

Royals
1
Indians
2

Game 2

10/7

Royals
6
Indians
14

Game 3

10/7

Royals
-
Indians
-

Game 4

11/7

Progressive Field

12:10 AM, 9 July 2021

Cleveland, Ohio

Attendance: 13,272

Game Time:3:10

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - James Hoye
First Base Umpire - Tripp Gibson
Second Base Umpire - Quinn Wolcott
Third Base Umpire - Nick Mahrley

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Cleveland	92	69	.571	-	L2
Kansas City	86	76	.531	6.5	W1
Detroit	86	76	.531	6.5	L2
Minnesota	82	80	.506	10.5	L4
Chicago	41	121	.253	51.5	W2

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Kansas City Royals

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J. Karinchak5-2

G. Holland2-4

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