Cleveland Indians @ Kansas City Royals

61-42, 29-21 Away

Final

39-66, 22-31 Home


CLE
KC

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

Z. Plesac5-3

7.0 IP, 6 H, 0 ER, 4 K, 2 BB

J. Junis6-9

6.0 IP, 10 H, 6 ER, 5 K, 2 BB

IndiansTop 1st
- J. Junis pitching for KC
  CLE
  KC
- Pitch Type MPH
  1
  Ball
  Four-seam FB 90
  2
  Ball
  Sinker 90
  3
  Single
  Sinker 90
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 1st
- Z. Plesac pitching for CLE
  CLE
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
IndiansTop 2nd
- J. Junis pitching for KC
  CLE
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 2nd
- Z. Plesac pitching for CLE
  CLE
  KC
- 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
IndiansTop 3rd
- J. Junis pitching for KC
  CLE
  KC
- 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 3rd
- Z. Plesac pitching for CLE
  CLE
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
IndiansTop 4th
- J. Junis pitching for KC
  CLE
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 4th
- Z. Plesac pitching for CLE
  CLE
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
IndiansTop 5th
- J. Junis pitching for KC
  CLE
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 5th
- Z. Plesac pitching for CLE
  CLE
  KC
- Merrifield safe at first on throwing error by third baseman Freeman.
  2
  0
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 1 Error
IndiansTop 6th
- J. Junis pitching for KC
  CLE
  KC
- 3 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 6th
- Z. Plesac pitching for CLE
  CLE
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
IndiansTop 7th
- J. Junis pitching for KC
  CLE
  KC
- J. Lopez pitching for KC
  CLE
  KC
- Lindor stole second.
  5
  1
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 7th
- Z. Plesac pitching for CLE
  CLE
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
IndiansTop 8th
- J. Lopez pitching for KC
  CLE
  KC
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 8th
- A. Cimber pitching for CLE
  CLE
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
IndiansTop 9th
- J. Lopez pitching for KC
  CLE
  KC
- Freeman safe at second on error by second baseman Merrifield.
  7
  1
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 1 Error
RoyalsBottom 9th
- A. Cimber pitching for CLE
  CLE
  KC
- Merrifield to second on fielder's indifference.
  8
  3
- 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors

Pitch	Type	MPH
1 Ball	Four-seam FB	90
2 Ball	Sinker	90
3 Single	Sinker	90

Indians
5
Royals
4

Game 1

7/25

Indians
8
Royals
3

Game 2

7/26

Indians
9
Royals
1

Game 3

7/27

Indians
6
Royals
9

Game 4

7/28

Kauffman Stadium

8:15 PM, July 26, 2019

Kansas City, Missouri

Attendance: 26,609

Game Time:2:56

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Larry Vanover
First Base Umpire - Ramon DeJesus
Second Base Umpire - David Rackley
Third Base Umpire - Eric Cooper

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Cleveland	16	16	.500	-	W1
Detroit	15	16	.484	0.5	L2
Chicago	14	17	.452	1.5	W3
Minnesota	13	18	.419	2.5	L2
Kansas City	12	18	.400	3	L1

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Cleveland Indians @ Kansas City Royals

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J. Junis6-9

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