CLE 5, KC 4 | Jul 25, 2019 | The Best Box Score

Friday, July 26, 2019•Kauffman Stadium•80°F, Cloudy

CLE

Indians

Royals

Final

WIN

Nick Goody

LOSS

Brian Flynn

SAVE

A.J. Cole

The Indians edged the Royals 5-4 in a tightly contested game that came down to the final outs.

★Jason Kipnis3-for-5, 1 RBI

★José Ramírez3-for-6, 1 RBI

★Francisco Lindor3-for-8, 1 RBI

Key Moment

Top 14: Jake Bauers singles on a sharp line drive to right fielder Whit Merrifield. Jason Kipnis scores.

Weather: 80°F, CloudyWind: 6 mph, R To LFirst pitch: 12:15 AM UTCT: 4:51Att: 15,224Venue: Kauffman Stadium

Ump Audit

Eric Cooper

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92.4%B

18 missed calls

+37.1% CLE

+0.96 runs KC

Win Probability

KC WinCLE Win

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	R	H	E
CLE	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	5	14

Game 565753 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

Cleveland Indians

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Francisco LindorSS	8	1	3	1	0	2	.295/.348/.512	109.5	.431	.548
Óscar MercadoCF	7	0	1	0	0	2	.286/.335/.469	100.6	.356	.345
Carlos Santana1B	4	1	2	0	3	0	.282/.405/.518	102.1	.327	.297
Mike FreemanLF	2	0	0	0	0	0	.267/.360/.419	93.6	.145	.203
José Ramírez3B	6	2	3	1	1	0	.240/.318/.400	109.8	.416	.496
Jason Kipnis2B	5	1	3	1	2	0	.250/.310/.370	104.7	.500	.498
Roberto PérezC	4	0	0	0	2	1	.235/.324/.465	86.9	.078	.090
Jake BauersDH	7	0	2	1	0	1	.240/.312/.391	104.5	.302	.307
Greg AllenRF	7	0	0	0	0	0	.245/.312/.418	99.9	.244	.248
Bench
Jordan LuplowRF	3	0	0	0	1	0	.254/.337/.486	99.4	.527	.706
Adam PlutkoP							.000/.000/.000	-
Totals	53	5	14	4	9	6	-	-	-	-

HR:Lindor (1st off Montgomery, 0 on, 0 out); Ramírez (14th off Flynn, 0 on, 0 out)

2B:Ramírez 2; Lindor

TB:23

RBI:Bauers; Kipnis; Ramírez; Lindor

GIDP:Freeman

Team LOB:17

Kansas City Royals

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Whit MerrifieldRF	5	1	1	1	1	0	.304/.358/.492	105.1	.275

Pitching

Cleveland Indians

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Adam Plutko	5.1	7	3	3	2	1	1	102-65	87	4.83
Oliver PérezH	0.1	0	0	0	2	0	0	14-5	86.5	3.00
Adam CimberBS	1.1	0	0	0	0	1	0	11-7	82	2.68
Tyler Clippard	1.1	0	0	0	0	1	0	15-11	81.6	3.18
Nick Wittgren	1.1	1	0	0	1	1	0	29-14	89.1	3.00
Brad Hand	1.1	0	0	0	1	1	0	34-23	88.4	2.47
Nick GoodyW	2.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	17-14	87.2	1.69
A.J. ColeS	1.0	2	1	1	1	1	0	29-16	87.3	3.63
Totals	14.0	11	4	4	7	7	1	251-155	-	-

HBP:Merrifield (by Cimber)

Inherited runners-scored:Pérez 1-0; Cimber 3-1

Pitches-strikes:Plutko 102-65; Pérez 14-5; Cimber 11-7; Clippard 15-11; Wittgren 29-14; Hand 34-23; Goody 17-14; Cole 29-16

Groundouts-flyouts:Plutko 4-10; Pérez 1-0; Cimber 1-2; Clippard 2-1; Wittgren 1-2; Hand 1-2; Goody 2-3; Cole 0-2

Kansas City Royals

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Mike Montgomery	5.0	5	1	1	1	0	1	64-36	87.5	6.09

Top 1 • CLE

1-0

Francisco Lindor homers (17) on a fly ball to left center field.

EV: 101.6 mph💣 402 ftLA: 29°

Bot 1 • KC

1-2

Hunter Dozier homers (16) on a line drive to left center field. Alex Gordon scores.

EV: 103.2 mph💣 399 ftLA: 22°

Top 6 • CLE

3-2

Jake Bauers reaches on a fielding error by second baseman Whit Merrifield. Jose Ramirez scores. Jason Kipnis to 2nd.

EV: 104.5 mph9 ftLA: -13°

2-2

Jason Kipnis singles on a sharp line drive to right fielder Bubba Starling. Carlos Santana scores. Jose Ramirez to 3rd.

EV: 104.7 mph104 ftLA: 5°

Bot 6 • KC

3-3

Whit Merrifield hit by pitch. Nicky Lopez scores. Meibrys Viloria to 3rd. Billy Hamilton to 2nd.

Top 14 • CLE

5-3

Jake Bauers singles on a sharp line drive to right fielder Whit Merrifield. Jason Kipnis scores.

EV: 103.8 mph257 ftLA: 16°

4-3

Jose Ramirez homers (11) on a fly ball to left center field.

EV: 99.2 mph💣 396 ftLA: 30°

Bot 14 • KC

5-4

Jorge Soler out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Oscar Mercado. Whit Merrifield scores.

EV: 80.4 mph282 ftLA: 38°

IBB:Hill; Barlow; Staumont; Flynn

Inherited runners-scored:McCarthy 2-2; Hill 1-0

Pitches-strikes:Montgomery 64-36; López 9-1; McCarthy 28-19; Newberry 14-8; Hill 8-5; Barlow 26-18; Staumont 30-18; Flynn 31-18

Groundouts-flyouts:Montgomery 6-8; López 0-0; McCarthy 5-0; Newberry 0-1; Hill 0-2; Barlow 3-2; Staumont 2-3; Flynn 3-0

Bench
Billy HamiltonCF	4	0	0	0	1	2	.214/.279/.268	91.6	.477	.448
Lucas DudaPH	1	0	0	0	0	1	.157/.235/.314	74.4	-	-
Mike MontgomeryP							.200/.200/.200	-	-	-
Jorge LópezP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Kevin McCarthyP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Jake NewberryP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Tim HillP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Scott BarlowP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Josh StaumontP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Brian FlynnP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-