The Indians edged the Royals 3-2 in a tightly contested game that came down to the final outs.
Top 8: Nicky Lopez doubles (7) on a sharp ground ball to left fielder Mike Freeman. Terrance Gore scores.
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | R | H | E |
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| KC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| CLE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Game 565356 • Sources: MLB + Statcast
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| Batters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | ||||
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Whit MerrifieldRF | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Nicky Lopez2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||
Alex GordonLF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||||
Hunter Dozier3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Jorge SolerDH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Cheslor Cuthbert1B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||
Humberto ArteagaSS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||
Cam GallagherC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||
Billy HamiltonCF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||
| Bench | ||||||||||
Martín MaldonadoC | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Brad KellerP | ||||||||||
| Totals | 34 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 8 | ||||
| Batters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K |
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Francisco LindorSS | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | ERA |
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Brad Keller | 3.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4.32 |
Brian Flynn | 3.2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2.08 |
Jorge López | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6.30 |
Jake Diekman | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4.91 |
Wily PeraltaL | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4.91 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | - |
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Adam Plutko | 4.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4.26 |
Brian FlynnP |
Jorge LópezP |
Jake DiekmanP |
Wily PeraltaP |
Óscar MercadoCF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Carlos Santana1B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jason Kipnis2B | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
José Ramírez3B | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
Bobby BradleyDH | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Roberto PérezC | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Tyler NaquinRF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jordan LuplowLF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bench | ||||||||||
Mike FreemanLF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||
Adam PlutkoP | ||||||||||
A.J. ColeP | ||||||||||
Tyler OlsonP | ||||||||||
Tyler ClippardP | ||||||||||
Nick WittgrenP | ||||||||||
Brad HandP | ||||||||||
| Totals | 35 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 9 |
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Tyler Olson | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4.03 |
Tyler ClippardH | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.91 |
Nick WittgrenBS | 2.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.76 |
Brad HandW | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.05 |
| Totals | 10.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | - |