KC 12, CLE 8 | Mar 21, 2018 | The Best Box Score

Thursday, March 22, 2018•Goodyear Ballpark•82°F, Clear

Royals

CLE

Indians

Final

WIN

Brian Flynn

LOSS

Matt Belisle

The Royals defeated the Indians 12-8.

★Frank Schwindel4-for-6, 4 RBI

★José Ramírez3-for-4, 0 RBI

Key Moment

Top 7: Frank Schwindel singles on a ground ball to right fielder Lonnie Chisenhall. Humberto Arteaga scores. Drew Butera to 2nd.

Weather: 82°F, ClearWind: 8 mph, VariesFirst pitch: 1:05 AM UTCT: 3:20Att: 6,869Venue: Goodyear Ballpark

Win Probability

CLE WinKC Win

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
KC	0	0	0	4	2	5	1	0	0	12	19	0
CLE	1	1	4	0	0	2	0	0

Game 534182 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

Kansas City Royals

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG
Tyler CollinsCF	2	0	0	0	0	0	.314/.368/.371
Humberto Arteaga2B	2	1	1	0	0	0	.423/.452/.538
Billy BurnsDH	2	0	0	0	1	1	.200/.273/.200
Drew ButeraC	0	0	0	0	2	0	.241/.351/.345
Frank Schwindel1B	6	2	4	4	0	0	.378/.395/.973
Cody Asche3B	1	0	0	0	0	1	.269/.412/.500
Khalil LeeRF	2	0	1	0	0	1	.500/.500/.500
Michael SaundersLF	1	0	0	0	0	1	.265/.342/.353
Nicky LopezSS	1	0	0	0	0	0	.158/.200/.158
Bench
Jon JayCF	3	1	2	2	1	0	.370/.485/.481
Whit Merrifield2B	4	2	2	1	0	0	.468/.469/.957
Mike MoustakasDH
Totals	42	12	19	12	5	4	-

HR:Moustakas (5th off Carrasco, 0 on, 0 out); Schwindel (5th off Carrasco, 0 on, 1 out)

2B:Schwindel; Moustakas; Arteaga

TB:28

RBI:Merrifield; Schwindel 4; Goins; Jay 2; Moustakas; Cuthbert 2; Gordon

SF:Cuthbert

GIDP:Merrifield; Schwindel; Orlando

Team LOB:11

Cleveland Indians

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG
Erik GonzálezSS	1	0	0	0	0	1	.297/.366/.324
Mark Mathias2B	1	0

Pitching

Kansas City Royals

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	ERA
Jason Hammel	4.0	9	6	6	1	7	3	47-36	9.75
Brian FlynnW	2.0	4	2	2	0	3	1	19-17	2.31
Brandon Maurer	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	7-7	1.42
Blaine Boyer	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	5-5	0.00
Mike Broadway	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	5-5	1.42
Totals	9.0	13	8	8	1	14	4	83-70	-

HBP:Alonso (by Hammel)

Pitches-strikes:Hammel 47-36; Flynn 19-17; Maurer 7-7; Boyer 5-5; Broadway 5-5

Groundouts-flyouts:Hammel 0-5; Flynn 2-1; Maurer 1-0; Boyer 1-1; Broadway 1-1

Cleveland Indians

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	ERA
Carlos Carrasco	4.2	9	6	6	1	0	2	33-24	6.14
Ben Taylor

Scoring Plays

Bot 1 • CLE

0-1

Francisco Lindor homers (1) on a fly ball to right center field.

Bot 2 • CLE

0-2

Michael Brantley homers (1) on a fly ball to right field.

Bot 3 • CLE

0-4

Yonder Alonso homers (1) on a fly ball to right center field. Jose Ramirez scores.

0-6

Tyler Naquin doubles (1) on a line drive to right fielder Paulo Orlando. Lonnie Chisenhall scores. Yan Gomes scores.

Top 4 • KC

4-6

Ryan Goins grounds into a force out, second baseman Jason Kipnis to shortstop Francisco Lindor. Frank Schwindel scores. Paulo Orlando to 3rd. Alex Gordon out at 2nd. Ryan Goins to 1st.

3-6

Alex Gordon singles on a ground ball to shortstop Francisco Lindor. Salvador Perez scores. Frank Schwindel to 3rd. Paulo Orlando to 2nd.

2-6

Cheslor Cuthbert out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Lonnie Chisenhall. Mike Moustakas scores.

1-6

Frank Schwindel singles on a ground ball to second baseman Jason Kipnis. Whit Merrifield scores. Mike Moustakas to 3rd. Salvador Perez to 2nd.

Top 5 • KC

6-6

Frank Schwindel homers (1) on a fly ball to left center field.

5-6

Mike Moustakas homers (1) on a fly ball to right field.

Top 6 • KC

11-6

Cheslor Cuthbert singles on a line drive to right fielder Lonnie Chisenhall. Salvador Perez scores. Frank Schwindel out at home on the throw, right fielder Lonnie Chisenhall to first baseman Yonder Alonso to catcher Yan Gomes.

10-6

Frank Schwindel doubles (1) on a line drive to right fielder Lonnie Chisenhall. Whit Merrifield scores. Salvador Perez to 3rd.

9-6

Whit Merrifield singles on a line drive to left fielder Rob Refsnyder. Jon Jay scores.

8-6

Jon Jay singles on a ground ball to right fielder Lonnie Chisenhall. Alex Gordon scores. Ryan Goins scores. Jon Jay to 2nd.

Bot 6 • CLE

11-8

Edwin Encarnacion homers (1) on a fly ball to left field. Drew Maggi scores.

Top 7 • KC

12-8

Frank Schwindel singles on a ground ball to right fielder Lonnie Chisenhall. Humberto Arteaga scores. Drew Butera to 2nd.

HR:Lindor (1st off Hammel, 0 on, 0 out); Brantley (2nd off Hammel, 0 on, 0 out); Alonso (3rd off Hammel, 1 on, 2 out); Encarnación (6th off Flynn, 1 on, 1 out)

2B:Naquin 2

TB:27

RBI:Encarnación 2; Alonso 2; Naquin 2; Brantley; Lindor

SB:Ramírez

Team LOB:7

WP:Belisle 2; Ogando

HBP:Perez (by Carrasco); Perez (by Carrasco)

Inherited runners-scored:DeMasi 2-1

Pitches-strikes:Carrasco 33-24; Taylor 1-1; Belisle 9-7; DeMasi 7-3; Torres 13-9; Olson 7-7; Ogando 11-3

Groundouts-flyouts:Carrasco 8-4; Taylor 1-0; Belisle 0-1; DeMasi 1-0; Torres 2-0; Olson 0-1; Ogando 2-0

Bench
Francisco LindorSS	4	1	1	1	0	2	.269/.333/.654
Jason Kipnis2B	4	0	0	0	0	2	.429/.467/.952
José Ramírez3B	4	1	3	0	0	1	.238/.353/.405
Edwin EncarnaciónDH	4	1	1	2	0	2	.186/.255/.326
Michael BrantleyLF	3	1	1	1	0	1	.333/.333/1.333
Yonder Alonso1B	3	1	2	2	0	0	.378/.462/.867
Lonnie ChisenhallRF	4	1	2	0	0	1	.222/.286/.244
Yan GomesC	3	1	1	0	0	1	.324/.378/.676
Tyler NaquinCF	2	0	2	2	1	0	.311/.380/.578
Carlos CarrascoP							.000/.000/.000
Ben TaylorP							.000/.000/.000
Matt BelisleP							.000/.000/.000
Dominic DeMasiP							.000/.000/.000
Carlos TorresP							.000/.000/.000
Tyler OlsonP							.000/.000/.000
Alexi OgandoP							.000/.000/.000

Win Probability

Batting

Kansas City Royals

Cleveland Indians

Pitching

Kansas City Royals

Cleveland Indians

Game Notes