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Royals
@ Indians
Progressive Field
July 8, 2021
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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 July 8, 2021 at Progressive Field.
Game Summary
| Date | July 8, 2021 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Kansas City Royals
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| Home Team |
Cleveland Indians
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 8, 2021 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Home Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Danny Duffy |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Zach Plesac |
| Ballpark | Progressive Field |
| City | Cleveland |
| State | OH |
| Attendance | 13,272 |
| Time of Game | 3 hours 10 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: James Hoye 1B: Tripp Gibson 2B: Quinn Wolcott 3B: Nick Mahrley |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Whit Merrifield | Second Baseman |
| Andrew Benintendi | Left Fielder |
| Salvador Perez | Catcher |
| Carlos Santana | First Baseman |
| Ryan O'Hearn | DH |
| Hunter Dozier | Third Baseman |
| Jarrod Dyson | Right Fielder |
| Michael Taylor | Center Fielder |
| Nicky Lopez | Shortstop |
| Mike Matheny | Manager |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Cesar Hernandez | Second Baseman |
| Amed Rosario | Shortstop |
| Jose Ramirez | Third Baseman |
| Franmil Reyes | DH |
| Harold Ramirez | Right Fielder |
| Bobby Bradley | First Baseman |
| Roberto Perez | Catcher |
| Oscar Mercado | Left Fielder |
| Bradley Zimmer | Center Fielder |
| Terry Francona | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Royals
@ Indians
Progressive Field
July 8, 2021
Top 1
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Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Merrifield vs. Plesac
Merrifield hits a fly ball into right field. Ramirez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Benintendi vs. Plesac
Benintendi hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Plesac
Perez strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Duffy
Hernandez strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rosario vs. Duffy
Rosario hits a popup, foul, towards first. Santana settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Ramirez vs. Duffy
Ramirez strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Santana vs. Plesac
Santana strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Hearn vs. Plesac
O'Hearn hits a fly ball into left field. Mercado settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Dozier vs. Plesac
Dozier hits a line drive into left field. Mercado settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Reyes vs. Duffy
Reyes strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Ramirez vs. Duffy
Ramirez strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Bradley vs. Duffy
Bradley takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Perez vs. Duffy
Perez hits a fly ball into center field. Taylor settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Dyson vs. Plesac
Dyson strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Plesac
Taylor hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Mercado. Taylor reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lopez vs. Plesac
Lopez hits a fly ball into center field. Zimmer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Merrifield vs. Plesac
Merrifield hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rosario fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Taylor scores. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Benintendi vs. Plesac
Benintendi hits a fly ball into left field. Mercado settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Royals, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mercado vs. Duffy
Mercado hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Benintendi. Mercado reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Zimmer vs. Duffy
Zimmer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Hernandez vs. Duffy
Hernandez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Merrifield fields it, throws to second for one, with Lopez covering, and over to third - double play. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Rosario vs. Duffy
Rosario hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Hernandez moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Ramirez vs. Duffy
Ramirez hits a popup towards first. Santana settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Royals, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Plesac
Perez strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Santana vs. Plesac
Santana hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
O'Hearn vs. Plesac
O'Hearn hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Dozier vs. Plesac
Dozier hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Dyson vs. Plesac
Dyson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Ramirez. Dyson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Taylor vs. Plesac
Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bradley scoops it up and throws to first, with Plesac covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Royals, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Reyes vs. Duffy
Reyes hits a popup towards short. Lopez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Ramirez vs. Duffy
Ramirez strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Bradley vs. Duffy
Bradley hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Duffy
Perez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Merrifield scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Royals, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Maton
Phil Maton now pitching.
Lopez hits a fly ball into left field. Mercado settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Merrifield vs. Maton
Merrifield hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rosario fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Rosario. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Benintendi vs. Maton
There goes Merrifield. The throw from Perez and he is safe. Merrifield steals second. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Benintendi vs. Maton
Benintendi strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Perez vs. Maton
Perez strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Royals, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Mercado vs. Duffy
Mercado hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Merrifield scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zimmer vs. Duffy
Zimmer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Santana fields the ball and throws to Duffy covering. Safe. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Hernandez vs. Duffy
Hernandez takes first base on ball four. Zimmer moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Rosario vs. Duffy
Rosario hits a popup, foul, towards first. Santana settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Ramirez vs. Duffy
Ramirez hits a fly ball into left field. Benintendi settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Royals, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Santana vs. Wittgren
Nick Wittgren now pitching.
Santana takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
O'Hearn vs. Wittgren
O'Hearn strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Dozier vs. Wittgren
Dozier hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rosario fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 6
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Royals, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Reyes vs. Staumont
Josh Staumont now pitching.
Reyes hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lopez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Ramirez vs. Staumont
Ramirez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Staumont fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Bradley vs. Staumont
Bradley hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Ramirez moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Perez vs. Staumont
Perez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Dozier fields it and throws to first for the out. Ramirez moves to third. Bradley moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -23
Mercado vs. Staumont
Mercado strikes out. Perez drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Mercado out. View Play
Top 7
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Royals, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Dyson vs. Shaw
Bryan Shaw now pitching.
Dyson strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Shaw
Taylor hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Lopez vs. Shaw
Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rosario scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Bottom 7
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Royals, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Zimmer vs. Brentz
Jake Brentz now pitching.
Zimmer strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Brentz
Hernandez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lopez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Rosario vs. Brentz
Rosario hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lopez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Royals, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Merrifield vs. Shaw
Merrifield strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Benintendi vs. Shaw
Benintendi hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rosario scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Shaw
Perez hits a fly ball into center field. Zimmer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Royals, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Ramirez vs. Barlow
Scott Barlow now pitching.
Ramirez strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Reyes vs. Barlow
Reyes takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Ramirez vs. Barlow
Ramirez hits a popup, foul, towards first. Santana settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Bradley vs. Barlow
Bradley takes first base on ball four. Reyes moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
Perez vs. Barlow
Perez hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Mercado vs. Barlow
Mercado hits a fly ball into left field. Benintendi settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Royals, 3 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Santana vs. Karinchak
James Karinchak now pitching.
Santana hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
O'Hearn vs. Karinchak
O'Hearn strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Dozier vs. Karinchak
Dozier hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Mercado. Dozier reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Dyson vs. Karinchak
Dyson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rosario scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Dozier moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
Taylor vs. Karinchak
Taylor strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Royals, 4 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Zimmer vs. Holland
Greg Holland now pitching.
Zimmer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Dozier fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Holland
Hernandez hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Dyson. Hernandez reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Rosario vs. Holland
Rosario strikes out. Perez drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Rosario out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Ramirez vs. Holland
Ramirez is walked intentionally. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Reyes vs. Holland
Reyes hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/8/2021 -- KCA at CLE (N)
KCA AB R H RBI CLE AB R H RBI
Whit Merrifield, 2b 4 0 1 1 Cesar Hernandez, 2b 4 1 1 0
Andrew Benintend, lf 4 0 0 0 Amed Rosario, ss 5 0 1 0
Salvador Perez, c 4 0 0 0 Jose Ramirez, 3b 4 1 0 0
Carlos Santana, 1b 3 2 2 2 Franmil Reyes, dh 4 2 1 3
Ryan O'Hearn, dh 4 0 0 0 Harold Ramirez, rf 4 0 1 0
Hunter Dozier, 3b 4 1 2 1 Bobby Bradley, 1b 2 2 2 1
Jarrod Dyson, rf 4 0 1 0 Roberto Perez, c 4 1 1 3
Michael A. Taylo, cf 4 1 2 0 Oscar Mercado, lf 4 0 1 0
Nicky Lopez, ss 3 0 0 0 Bradley Zimmer, cf 3 0 1 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
34 4 8 4 34 7 9 7
KCA 001 200 001 -- 4
CLE 000 100 033 -- 7
2 outs when winning run was scored.
KCA IP H R ER BB SO
Danny Duffy 5.0 4 1 1 3 5
Josh Staumont 1.0 2 0 0 0 1
Jake Brentz 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Scott Barlow 1.0 1 3 3 2 1
Greg Holland (L) 0.2 2 3 3 1 1
CLE IP H R ER BB SO
Zach Plesac 4.0 5 3 3 0 4
Phil Maton 1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Nick Wittgren 1.0 0 0 0 1 1
Bryan Shaw 2.0 1 0 0 0 2
James Karinchak (W) 1.0 2 1 1 0 2
E -- Amed Rosario
DP -- KCA 1, CLE 2
LOB -- KCA 4, CLE 7
2B -- Michael A. Taylor, Oscar Mercado, Jarrod Dyson, Hunter Dozier, Cesar Hernandez
HR -- Carlos Santana 2, Hunter Dozier, Bobby Bradley, Roberto Perez, Franmil Reyes
SB -- Whit Merrifield
T -- 3:10
A -- 13272
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