CLE 4, KC 9 | Sep 29, 2018 | The Best Box Score

Saturday, September 29, 2018•Kauffman Stadium•72°F, Cloudy

CLE

Indians

Royals

Final

WIN

Jakob Junis

LOSS

Andrew Miller

The Royals cruised past the Indians 9-4 in a dominant performance.

★José Ramírez3-for-4, 1 RBI

★Meibrys Viloria3-for-5, 1 RBI

★Adalberto Mondesi3 RBI

Key Moment

Top 8: Jose Ramirez homers (39) on a fly ball to right center field.

Weather: 72°F, CloudyWind: 5 mph, R To LFirst pitch: 11:15 PM UTCT: 3:07Att: 23,324Venue: Kauffman Stadium

Ump Audit

Mike Estabrook

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89.9%C

16 missed calls

+3.5% CLE

+0.28 runs CLE

Win Probability

KC WinCLE Win

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
CLE	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	4	10	0
KC	0	1	0	2	0	4	2	0

Game 531811 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

Cleveland Indians

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Adam RosalesSS	1	0	0	0	0	1	.222/.263/.444	85.3	-	-
Brandon BarnesRF	1	0	0	0	0	0	.278/.350/.444	75.2	.055	.054
José Ramírez2B	4	2	3	1	0	0	.272/.389/.556	102.3	.424	.565
Edwin EncarnaciónDH	3	0	0	1	0	2	.244/.334/.474	97.5	-	.054
Yandy Díaz3B	0	0	0	0	0	0	.306/.359/.407	-	-	-
Yonder Alonso1B	3	0	1	1	1	1	.250/.316/.421	90.8	.212	.191
Rajai DavisLF	0	0	0	0	0	0	.226/.280/.282	-	-	-
Roberto PérezC	2	0	0	0	0	0	.168/.256/.263	91.6	.084	.078
Greg AllenCF	1	0	1	0	0	0	.258/.311/.345	99.3	.331	.298
Bench
Francisco LindorSS	4	0	0	0	0	0	.277/.351/.516	98.5	.032	.041
Michael BrantleyLF	4	1	1	0	0	1	.309/.363/.469
Totals	35	4	10	4	2	9	-	-	-	-

HR:Ramírez (8th off McCarthy, 0 on, 0 out)

2B:Ramírez

3B:Allen

TB:16

RBI:Encarnación; Ramírez; Alonso; Cabrera

SF:Encarnación

GIDP:Brantley

Team LOB:7

Kansas City Royals

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Whit Merrifield2B	4	1	2	2	1	1	.304/.368/.439	99.8	.347

Pitching

Cleveland Indians

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Corey Kluber	5.0	7	3	3	2	6	0	80-59	87.2	2.89
Andrew MillerL	0.2	5	4	4	1	1	1	34-20	87	4.24
Dan Otero	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3-2	89.6	5.22
Cody Allen	0.1	3	2	2	0	1	0	14-9	88.6	4.70
Oliver Pérez	0.2	1	0	0	0	0	0	6-5	88.1	1.39
Brad Hand	1.0	0	0	0	2	1	0	24-12	90.7	2.75
Totals	8.0	16	9	9	5	9	1	161-107	-	-

Inherited runners-scored:Otero 2-0; Pérez 2-1

Pitches-strikes:Kluber 80-59; Miller 34-20; Otero 3-2; Allen 14-9; Pérez 6-5; Hand 24-12

Groundouts-flyouts:Kluber 3-6; Miller 0-1; Otero 0-1; Allen 0-0; Pérez 0-2; Hand 0-2

Kansas City Royals

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Jakob JunisW	6.0	8	3	3	1	6	0	104-68	86.9	4.37

Game Notes

⚠️

B3Alex Gordon grounds out to catcher Yan Gomes. Alex Gordon out on batter interference.

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B4Replay review: Royals challenged (play at 1st), call on the field was upheld: Adalberto Mondesi grounds out, second baseman Jose Ramirez to first baseman Yonder Alonso.

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T1Wild pitch by Jakob Junis

Scoring Plays

Top 1 • CLE

1-0

Edwin Encarnacion out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Brian Goodwin. Michael Brantley scores.

EV: 97.5 mph326 ftLA: 43°

Bot 2 • KC

1-1

Meibrys Viloria singles on a fly ball to right fielder Melky Cabrera. Jorge Bonifacio scores. Alcides Escobar to 3rd.

EV: 62.5 mph194 ftLA: 26°

Top 3 • CLE

3-1

Melky Cabrera singles on a line drive to right fielder Jorge Bonifacio. Josh Donaldson scores. Yonder Alonso to 3rd. Fielding error by right fielder Jorge Bonifacio.

EV: 96.7 mph226 ftLA: 12°

2-1

Yonder Alonso singles on a ground ball to right fielder Jorge Bonifacio. Jose Ramirez scores. Josh Donaldson to 3rd.

EV: 90.8 mph31 ftLA: -5°

Bot 4 • KC

3-3

Whit Merrifield doubles (43) on a line drive to right fielder Melky Cabrera. Jorge Bonifacio scores. Meibrys Viloria scores.

EV: 99.7 mph302 ftLA: 17°

Bot 6 • KC

3-6

Adalberto Mondesi homers (14) on a fly ball to center field. Alcides Escobar scores. Whit Merrifield scores.

EV: 102.8 mph💣 427 ftLA: 26°

3-7

Ryan O'Hearn singles on a line drive to center fielder Jason Kipnis. Alex Gordon scores. Hunter Dozier to 3rd.

EV: 71.5 mph223 ftLA: 25°

Bot 7 • KC

3-8

Alcides Escobar singles on a line drive to right fielder Melky Cabrera. Brian Goodwin scores.

EV: 75.8 mph229 ftLA: 19°

3-9

Alex Gordon singles on a ground ball to right fielder Melky Cabrera. Alcides Escobar scores. Meibrys Viloria to 3rd.

EV: 99.9 mph90 ftLA: 4°

Top 8 • CLE

4-9

Jose Ramirez homers (39) on a fly ball to right center field.

EV: 102.3 mph💣 421 ftLA: 27°

Bench
Jakob JunisP	.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Tim HillP	.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Kevin McCarthyP	.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Wily PeraltaP	.000/.000/.000	-	-	-