CLE 8, KC 3 | Jul 26, 2019 | The Best Box Score

Saturday, July 27, 2019•Kauffman Stadium•84°F, Partly Cloudy

CLE

Indians

Royals

Final

WIN

Zach Plesac

LOSS

Jakob Junis

The Indians cruised past the Royals 8-3 in a dominant performance.

★José Ramírez3 RBI

★Francisco Lindor3-for-5, 1 RBI

★Tyler Naquin3-for-4, 1 RBI

Key Moment

Top 8: Tyler Naquin doubles (17) on a sharp fly ball to left fielder Alex Gordon. Jake Bauers scores.

Weather: 84°F, Partly CloudyWind: 12 mph, R To LFirst pitch: 12:15 AM UTCT: 2:56Att: 26,609Venue: Kauffman Stadium

Ump Audit

Larry Vanover

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90.1%C

14 missed calls

+14.6% CLE

+0.31 runs KC

Win Probability

KC WinCLE Win

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
CLE	0	0	2	0	0	3	1	1	1	8	13	1
KC	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0

Game 565754 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

Cleveland Indians

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Francisco LindorSS	5	1	3	1	0	0	.299/.352/.519	108.5	.261	.280
Óscar MercadoCF	4	1	1	0	1	1	.285/.336/.465	97.1	.376	.369
Mike Freeman3B	3	1	1	2	1	0	.270/.362/.416	103.2	.795	.558
Jason Kipnis2B	3	1	0	0	1	0	.248/.311/.367	102.4	.210	.371
José RamírezDH	4	1	2	3	1	0	.243/.321/.409	107.2	.725	.929
Jake Bauers1B	5	1	2	1	0	2	.242/.313/.394	105.7	.472	.452
Greg AllenLF	4	0	0	0	1	2	.235/.307/.402	92.4	.283	.270
Kevin PlaweckiC	4	0	1	0	0	1	.215/.286/.336	103.2	.335	.313
Tyler NaquinRF	4	2	3	1	0	0	.297/.330/.515	101.4	.716	.773
Bench
Zach PlesacP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Adam CimberP							.000/.000/.000	-	-
Totals	36	8	13	8	5	6	-	-	-	-

HR:Ramírez (6th off Junis, 2 on, 1 out)

2B:Bauers; Naquin

3B:Lindor

TB:20

RBI:Bauers; Freeman 2; Ramírez 3; Lindor; Naquin

SB:Lindor

SF:Freeman

GIDP:Bauers; Kipnis; Naquin

Team LOB:8

Kansas City Royals

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Whit Merrifield2B	4	1	0	1	1	1	.302/.357/.488	92	.147

Pitching

Cleveland Indians

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	P-S	Velo	ERA
Zach PlesacW	7.0	6	1	0	2	4	104-72	88.4	3.10
Adam Cimber	2.0	3	2	2	0	0	30-22	81.7	2.98
Totals	9.0	9	3	2	2	4	134-94	-	-

HBP:Duda (by Plesac)

Pitches-strikes:Plesac 104-72; Cimber 30-22

Groundouts-flyouts:Plesac 9-7; Cimber 1-5

Kansas City Royals

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Jakob JunisL	6.0	10	6	6	2	5	1	99-61	86	5.03

Game Notes

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T1Replay review: Royals challenged (play at 1st), call on the field was overturned: Jason Kipnis grounds into a double play, first baseman Lucas Duda to shortstop Humberto Arteaga to first baseman Lucas Duda. Mike Freeman out at 2nd. Jason Kipnis out at 1st.

Top 3 • CLE

2-0

Mike Freeman singles on a line drive to right fielder Jorge Soler. Francisco Lindor scores.

EV: 83.2 mph207 ftLA: 18°

1-0

Francisco Lindor triples (2) on a ground ball to right fielder Jorge Soler. Tyler Naquin scores.

EV: 97.0 mph17 ftLA: -6°

Bot 5 • KC

2-1

Hunter Dozier singles on a line drive to center fielder Oscar Mercado. Whit Merrifield scores. Alex Gordon to 2nd.

EV: 81.0 mph245 ftLA: 18°

Top 6 • CLE

5-1

Jose Ramirez homers (12) on a fly ball to right field. Oscar Mercado scores. Jason Kipnis scores.

EV: 107.2 mph💣 428 ftLA: 27°

Top 7 • CLE

6-1

Mike Freeman out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Bubba Starling. Tyler Naquin scores.

EV: 98.0 mph287 ftLA: 50°

Top 8 • CLE

7-1

Tyler Naquin doubles (17) on a sharp fly ball to left fielder Alex Gordon. Jake Bauers scores.

EV: 101.4 mph391 ftLA: 24°

Top 9 • CLE

8-1

Jake Bauers singles on a fly ball to left fielder Alex Gordon. Mike Freeman scores. Jose Ramirez to 3rd.

EV: 73.8 mph261 ftLA: 29°

Bot 9 • KC

8-2

Humberto Arteaga singles on a line drive to right fielder Tyler Naquin. Bubba Starling scores. Lucas Duda to 2nd.

EV: 79.1 mph123 ftLA: 8°

8-3

Whit Merrifield grounds into a force out, shortstop Francisco Lindor to second baseman Jason Kipnis. Lucas Duda scores. Humberto Arteaga out at 2nd. Whit Merrifield to 1st.

EV: 69.3 mph15 ftLA: -4°

Bench
Jakob JunisP	.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Jorge LópezP	.000/.000/.000	-	-	-