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Royals
@ Indians
Progressive Field
September 4, 2018
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Cleveland Indians and the Kansas City Royals, played on September 4, 2018 at Progressive Field.
Game Summary
| Date | September 4, 2018 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Kansas City Royals
|
| Home Team |
Cleveland Indians
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 4, 2018 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Home Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Danny Duffy |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Mike Clevinger |
| Ballpark | Progressive Field |
| City | Cleveland |
| State | OH |
| Attendance | 17,041 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 59 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Joe West 1B: Marty Foster 2B: Mark Ripperger 3B: Doug Eddings |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Whit Merrifield | Second Baseman |
| Adalberto Mondesi | Shortstop |
| Alex Gordon | Left Fielder |
| Hunter Dozier | First Baseman |
| Ryan O'Hearn | DH |
| Brian Goodwin | Center Fielder |
| Alcides Escobar | Third Baseman |
| Brett Phillips | Right Fielder |
| Cam Gallagher | Catcher |
| Ned Yost | Manager |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Francisco Lindor | Shortstop |
| Yandy Diaz | DH |
| Jose Ramirez | Third Baseman |
| Edwin Encarnacion | First Baseman |
| Brandon Guyer | Left Fielder |
| Melky Cabrera | Right Fielder |
| Jason Kipnis | Second Baseman |
| Roberto Perez | Catcher |
| Rajai Davis | Center Fielder |
| Terry Francona | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Royals
@ Indians
Progressive Field
September 4, 2018
Top 1
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Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Merrifield vs. Clevinger
Merrifield hits a line drive into left field. Guyer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Mondesi vs. Clevinger
Mondesi hits a ball on the ground towards first. Encarnacion scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Mondesi for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Clevinger
Gordon strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Lindor vs. Duffy
Lindor hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Diaz vs. Duffy
Diaz hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Ramirez vs. Duffy
Ramirez takes first base on ball four. Diaz moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Encarnacion vs. Duffy
Encarnacion hits a fly ball into left field. Gordon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Guyer vs. Duffy
Guyer hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Diaz moves to third. Ramirez moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 123
Cabrera vs. Duffy
Cabrera hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Merrifield fields it and throws to second for the out. Diaz scores. Ramirez moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1-3
Kipnis vs. Duffy
Kipnis hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Ramirez scores. Cabrera moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Perez vs. Smith
Burch Smith now pitching.
Perez strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Royals, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Dozier vs. Clevinger
Dozier hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Davis. Dozier reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
vs. Clevinger
takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Goodwin vs. Clevinger
Goodwin strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Escobar vs. Clevinger
Escobar strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Phillips vs. Clevinger
Phillips strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Royals, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Smith
Davis strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Lindor vs. Smith
Lindor is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Diaz vs. Smith
Diaz takes first base on ball four. Lindor moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Ramirez vs. Smith
Ramirez hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Goodwin. Ramirez reaches second base with a double. Lindor scores. Diaz moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Encarnacion vs. Smith
Encarnacion hits a fly ball into center field. Goodwin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Diaz tags and scores. Ramirez tags and moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: --3
Guyer vs. Smith
Guyer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Ramirez scores. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Cabrera vs. Smith
Cabrera hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Guyer moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1-3
Kipnis vs. Smith
Kipnis hits a popup towards short. Mondesi settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Royals, 0 - Indians, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Gallagher vs. Clevinger
Gallagher strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Merrifield vs. Clevinger
Merrifield hits a line drive into left field. Guyer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Mondesi vs. Clevinger
Mondesi strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Royals, 0 - Indians, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Smith
Jorge Bonifacio now playing right field.
Perez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Davis vs. Smith
Davis strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Lindor vs. Smith
Lindor hits a fly ball into left field. Gordon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Diaz vs. Smith
Diaz strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Royals, 0 - Indians, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Clevinger
Gordon hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Indians, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Dozier vs. Clevinger
Dozier hits a line drive towards short. Lindor reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Indians, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
vs. Clevinger
strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Indians, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Goodwin vs. Clevinger
Goodwin hits a ball on the ground towards first. Encarnacion scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Goodwin for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Royals, 1 - Indians, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Ramirez vs.
Unknown Player now pitching.
Ramirez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Dozier fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Dozier. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Indians, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Encarnacion vs.
Encarnacion strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Indians, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Guyer vs.
Guyer hits a fly ball into center field. Goodwin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Indians, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Cabrera vs.
Cabrera hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Ramirez moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Indians, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kipnis vs.
Kipnis hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Ramirez scores. Cabrera moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Indians, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Perez vs.
Perez strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Royals, 1 - Indians, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Escobar vs. Clevinger
Escobar hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Indians, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Bonifacio vs. Clevinger
Bonifacio strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Indians, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Gallagher vs. Clevinger
Gallagher strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Indians, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Merrifield vs. Clevinger
Merrifield hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lindor scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Royals, 1 - Indians, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Davis vs.
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mondesi scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Indians, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Lindor vs.
Lindor hits a popup, foul, towards third. Escobar settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Indians, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Diaz vs.
Diaz hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Indians, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Ramirez vs.
Ramirez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Indians, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Encarnacion vs.
Encarnacion hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Merrifield settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Royals, 1 - Indians, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Mondesi vs. Clevinger
Mondesi hits a ball on the ground towards first. Encarnacion scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Mondesi for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Indians, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Clevinger
Gordon hits a line drive into left field. Guyer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Indians, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Dozier vs. Clevinger
Dozier strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Royals, 1 - Indians, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Guyer vs.
Unknown Player now pitching.
Guyer strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Indians, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Cabrera vs.
Cabrera hits a popup, foul, towards first. Dozier settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Indians, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Kipnis vs.
Kipnis hits a line drive into left field. Gordon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Royals, 1 - Indians, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
vs. Perez
Brandon Barnes now playing right field. Erik Gonzalez now playing second base. Oliver Perez now pitching.
hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Perez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Indians, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Goodwin vs. Perez
Goodwin is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Indians, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Escobar vs.
Unknown Player now pitching.
The ball gets by Perez for a passed ball. Goodwin moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Indians, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Escobar vs.
Escobar hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Goodwin moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Indians, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1-3
Bonifacio vs.
Bonifacio hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ramirez throws to second for one, and Gonzalez throws the ball away attempting to make the double play. Goodwin scores. Bonifacio moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gallagher vs.
Gallagher hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Perez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Royals, 2 - Indians, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Maurer
Brandon Maurer now pitching.
Perez hits a popup, foul, towards first. Dozier settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Maurer
Davis is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Lindor vs. Maurer
Lindor hits a fly ball into center field. Goodwin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Diaz vs. Maurer
Diaz hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Bonifacio who is chasing the ball. Diaz reaches third base with a triple. Davis goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: --3
Ramirez vs. Maurer
Ramirez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mondesi scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Royals, 2 - Indians, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Merrifield vs.
Adam Rosales now playing first base.
Merrifield hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gonzalez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Mondesi vs. Hand
Brad Hand now pitching.
Mondesi is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Gordon vs. Hand
Gordon hits a popup towards third. Ramirez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Dozier vs. Hand
Dozier hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Davis. Dozier reaches second base with a double. Mondesi goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Indians, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
vs. Hand
strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Royals, 3 - Indians, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Rosales vs. Hammel
Jason Hammel now pitching.
Rosales strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Indians, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Guyer vs. Hammel
Guyer strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Indians, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Barnes vs. Hammel
Barnes strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Royals, 3 - Indians, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Goodwin vs. Allen
Cody Allen now pitching.
Goodwin takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Indians, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Escobar vs. Allen
Escobar hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Barnes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Indians, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Bonifacio vs. Allen
Bonifacio strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Indians, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Gallagher vs. Allen
Gallagher strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/4/2018 -- Kansas City at Cleveland (N)
Kansas City AB R H RBI Cleveland AB R H RBI
Merrifield W, 2b 4 0 0 0 Lindor F, ss 4 2 1 1
Mondesi A, ss 3 1 0 0 Diaz Y, dh 4 3 3 2
Gordon A, lf 4 1 1 1 Ramirez J, 3b 3 3 1 1
Dozier H, 1b 4 0 2 1 Encarnacion E, 1b 3 0 0 1
O'Hearn R, dh 3 0 0 0 Rosales A, 1b 1 0 0 0
Goodwin B, cf 2 1 0 0 Guyer B, lf 5 0 2 1
Escobar A, 3b 4 0 2 0 Cabrera M, rf 4 0 2 1
Phillips B, rf 1 0 0 0 Barnes B, rf 1 0 0 0
Bonifacio J, rf 3 0 0 1 Kipnis J, 2b 4 0 2 2
Gallagher C, c 4 0 0 0 Gonzalez E, 2b 0 0 0 0
Perez R, c 3 0 0 0
Davis R, cf 3 1 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
32 3 5 3 35 9 11 9
Kansas City 000 100 110 -- 3
Cleveland 330 110 10x -- 9
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Duffy D (L) 0.2 4 3 3 1 0
Smith B 2.1 3 3 3 2 4
Newberry J 2.0 3 2 1 1 2
Vasto J 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Maurer B 1.0 1 1 1 0 0
Hammel J 1.0 0 0 0 0 3
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO
Clevinger M (W) 6.0 3 1 1 1 10
Perez O 0.1 0 1 0 0 0
Cimber A 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Hand B 0.2 1 1 1 0 1
Allen C 1.0 0 0 0 1 2
E -- Dozier H, Gonzalez E
LOB -- Kansas City 6, Cleveland 9
2B -- Dozier H 2, Ramirez J
3B -- Diaz Y
HR -- Lindor F, Gordon A, Diaz Y
SF -- Encarnacion E
HBP -- by Smith B (Lindor F), by Perez O (Goodwin B), by Maurer B (Davis R), by Hand B (Mondesi A)
PB -- Perez R
T -- 2:59
A -- 17041
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