Cleveland Indians @ Kansas City Royals

65-64, 30-34 Away

Final

59-72, 32-32 Home


CLE
KC

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
1	0	0	0	2	0	2	2	0	7	11	0
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	5	0

Z. Plesac9-4

7.0 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 7 K, 0 BB

J. Junis2-4

4.2 IP, 4 H, 3 ER, 6 K, 1 BB

IndiansTop 1st
- J. Junis pitching for KC
  CLE
  KC
- Pitch Type MPH
  1
  Strike Looking
  Four-seam FB 89
  2
  Strike Looking
  Slider 78
  3
  Foul Ball
  Slider 81
  4
  Ball
  Four-seam FB 91
  5
  Foul Ball
  Four-seam FB 91
  6
  Ball
  Slider 81
  7
  Ball
  Slider 79
  8
  Line Out
  Four-seam FB 88
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 1st
- Z. Plesac pitching for CLE
  CLE
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
IndiansTop 2nd
- J. Junis pitching for KC
  CLE
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 2nd
- Z. Plesac pitching for CLE
  CLE
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
IndiansTop 3rd
- J. Junis pitching for KC
  CLE
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 3rd
- Z. Plesac pitching for CLE
  CLE
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
IndiansTop 4th
- J. Junis pitching for KC
  CLE
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 4th
- Z. Plesac pitching for CLE
  CLE
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
IndiansTop 5th
- J. Junis pitching for KC
  CLE
  KC
- J. Payamps pitching for KC
  CLE
  KC
- 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 5th
- Z. Plesac pitching for CLE
  CLE
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
IndiansTop 6th
- K. Zimmer pitching for KC
  CLE
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 6th
- Z. Plesac pitching for CLE
  CLE
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
IndiansTop 7th
- K. Zimmer pitching for KC
  CLE
  KC
- 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 7th
- Z. Plesac pitching for CLE
  CLE
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
IndiansTop 8th
- W. Davis pitching for KC
  CLE
  KC
- 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 8th
- N. Wittgren pitching for CLE
  CLE
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
IndiansTop 9th
- W. Davis pitching for KC
  CLE
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 9th
- A. Young pitching for CLE
  CLE
  KC
- 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors

Pitch	Type	MPH
1 Strike Looking	Four-seam FB	89
2 Strike Looking	Slider	78
3 Foul Ball	Slider	81
4 Ball	Four-seam FB	91
5 Foul Ball	Four-seam FB	91
6 Ball	Slider	81
7 Ball	Slider	79
8 Line Out	Four-seam FB	88

Indians
7
Royals
2

Game 1

1/9

Indians
5
Royals
3

Game 2

2/9

Indians
4
Royals
2

Game 3

3/9

Kauffman Stadium

1:10 AM, 1 September 2021

Kansas City, Missouri

Attendance: 11,542

Game Time:2:54

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Lance Barksdale
First Base Umpire - Adrian Johnson
Second Base Umpire - Brian Gorman
Third Base Umpire - Jeremy Riggs

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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Cleveland Indians @ Kansas City Royals

Z. Plesac9-4

J. Junis2-4

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